Rejected by my cursed mate

ia'

s were ble

ing yard stuck to every inch of my sweat-soaked skin. Every breath felt like fire in my lungs, and my ribs

started before I wa

pack's best fighters, didn't bother lowering his voice. His arms were cros

offed, spitting into the dirt. "She shou

d through me like I was invisible. My parents had died in the Great War when I was three, so I had no f

attered. If I could just prove myself strong enough, m

der Garrett's voice e

hours, and he had paired me against opponents twice my size, every single time. It didn

His fist connected with my jaw before I could even think to dodge, snapping my head bac

sion blurred. The blow had knocked the wind out

Garrett's laughter w

s boot slamming into my ri

tect myself from the pain that shot through my side. My wolf whimpered insid

anking my head up. His face loomed above mine, twisted with disgust.

s of wolves were standing in the training yard, and not one of them moved. Not

yes shut, braci

never

a storm, heavy and commanding. It was the kind of power that made every wolf instincti

lves stepped back without even thinking about it, bowing

a Lu

ace in the world. Tall, broad-shouldered, and devastatingly handsome. His dark

he pain, I cou

as deadly quiet. The kind of quiet that promi

ghtened, his expression changing from cruel confidence to

to him, sharp as a blade. "Beating a mem

t's voice had lost its cruel edge. Now he just sounde

tone dropped even lower, and the temperature

is. He was known for being untouchable, cruel, the kind of wolf who enjoye

nce of an Alpha,

pression softening just a bit as

aybe, finally, someone saw me. Maybe

for his hand, my

n touched, it felt

was the place where his hand had touched mine, like a live wire connecting us. Energy passed between us, wi

Mate.

intensely. His breath caught, and his whol

ore from his throa

my wolf continued howling

verything I had ever wanted and dreamed

en me a mate. And not ju

n't nothing. I wasn't invisible. The bond between us felt alive, beautiful, and unbreakable. T

is express

enched. Those golden eyes went cold and... emp

d away from mine. "I, Alpha Lucius of

broken, barely a whisper

me with those cold, empty eyes, and in a

ut. My wolf howled in anguish, and the beautiful, perfect connection that had bl

ungs refused to work. My mind went

ten my tongue, and as I coughed, it splattere

ted, but the sounds were distant

ugh the blur, I saw Lucius turn and walk away with a straight back

rld started to fade. "Why would the Moon Goddes

rkness took me was my best friend Mi