My Alpha Rejected His True Mate

as holding a sacred nami

rogue he brought into our pack. And I, his true mate, four mont

d her own arm, drew blood, and s

e snarled, using his Alpha's Command to force me to leav

omed on my dress, threatening our child's life, she tossed he

tate. He scooped Lyra's screaming pup into his arms and sprint

y mind through our own link. My family's escort w

he threw away was actually the princes

pte

ra

an contraption. The true conversation unfolded in the silent theatre of my mind, a shi

xpanse of our Mind-Link. This link, a gift from the Moon Goddess, was meant to be a comfort, a means for

balm of moonlight and ancient power. "It is past time, my sweet girl. We have been consumed with worry. That boy, Damie

ough me. I had so feared her disappointment. "I simply...

es, Elara, not chains. We aw

against the cold stone of the great hall's archway; its coarse surface grated against the thin fabric of my dress, and a cellar-l

r, bathed in the candelabra's glo

the ceremonial furs of the Bloodstone Pack. And beside him, beam

had brought into our

, to the pup, to Lyra. It was a naming ceremony, one of the most sa

who had not been invited. The entire pack knew; their shared thoughts were a low, excited

ith the heat of a forest fire. It was his scent that struck me first-a staggering compound of pine after a thunderstorm and the richness of dark, upturned earth. It was a scent my ver

inner wolf

across the room, and for the space of a single breath, the clamor of the gallery, t

I th

r woman and her child, that m

k from Damien's Beta, his second-in-command. I c

e. To do this..." the Beta's

cut through the channel, sharp and devoid of any warmth. "She has b

she fi

the bond that still connected us. "We'll hide it as long a

my mouth. Reject me? He would sever the sacred b

er. "Our Alpha is so merciful, taking in a poor

nds out, where would she go? A pregnant Omega can't survi

nd profound numbness, a quiet that seemed to slow the very blood in my veins. I cou

to find out just h