Rejected by My Best Friend & Alpha

AN'S

8 tomorrow. What if you mate with

s face, and he wasn't joking. "There's no way the Moon Goddess would be

d come to call home the 14 years I've known them. "Best friends forever, Zeke. I won't mate with some

, and you know it. Chris and his family are t

up. "I know. I wish h

how much you mean to me. And if he claims you,

s ear, the only person who dared to touch him. "It'll be

"Pro

I pro

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should be excited to see my forever home since my parents were crappy at best. Someone to love and

nstantly felt a connection with them that was impossible to explain. But that didn't mean you were comp

nd true love in my

had ripped my favorite teddy bear to shreds. But over time, those feelings had changed. For me, at least. Zeke still ruf

true. As each new she-wolf turned 18 and they didn't mate with Zeke, I was hopeful. I watched their b

month to save up for by mowing lawns and cleaning gutters. It wasn't the most feminine

t would bring out the bright blue of my eyes and the golden hues of my d

tting my natural wavy hair cascade down my back. I slipped into strappy sandals and looked at myself in the mir

**

en I arrived, a cheer went out of the crowd. I blushed, not used

ock struck midnight. He was in conversation with his parents, the current Alpha and Luna. His

e redhead beside him, her arm looping in his. She leaned in to whisper something in his ear. He smiled and whispered something

"Jea

e Chris, a smirk across

join the pack. She got in last night. Ze

w old i

Eight

h Zeke...rogues can't mate until they enter a pack. Why is thi

arth t

g his hand in front

, but you're making it less f

away, Chris

ged. "Whatever.

and whispering to each other. Alpha Zade came on the speaker and asked, "Wi

r. I went through the crowd, my face burning with confusion and embarrassment that my f

nting in front of Zeke. Zeke stepped back, not offering a

dout, a small smile on his l

ooking at the crowd. Just then, the clock struck midnight. The

. No one else could hear but us. I felt a tug at my heart, pulling me backward. And

ve. My true love. My mate. I gr

kward, gripping Samantha's arm. "I, Zeke Worthword of the