The Rejected Mate-Jessie

p, with scents of pine and earth, but it did nothing to soothe the storm inside her. Her hands gripped

coming

y cast her aside. He had rejected her, had marked her half-sister as his Luna without so much as a second thought. The sting of

ion of his people while Cade closed in. It scared the ever-loving daylights out of her. This pack had taken her in, welcomed her as t

se of

balcony. Her heart hammered against the wall of her chest as she tried to think

: "You still have the chance to come back now before it's too late. I will take everything away from you." He would do so, w

Lucas. And she wouldn't let Cade take that away from her again. She needed to think, to plan, but every thought which entered into her head was clouded by the mena

e whispered out loud, and l

ected the dots yet. He hadn't realized that Cade was behind the rising rogue activity-that this was all part of his plan to tear Bloodfang apart from the inside. Jessie had wanted to tell Lucas the ful

had been nothing but supportive, and yet, Jessie couldn't h

f to find an answer amongst the tree shadows. But the

er truly be out of his reach. A tremble ran through her hands, and Jessie firmed them into fists. She had to be stronger

r startled her, pulling

cas's voice, deep a

shing the loose strands of hair from h

nerves. He looked as he always did: tall and commanding, his dark hair falling over his forehea

shutting the door behind him and comin

urden him with this-with the weight of Cade's looming threat? She opened

g," she finally said, so

d reaching out to brush gentl

est tighten with tension, her fear that if she told him all, he might look

ze lifting to his. "There is one

s eyes. He straightened, slightly, his jaw

h a shuddering voice. "He's planning an atta

e flickering to confus

power or territory. He wants me back. He thinks he can force me to come back to him by destroying ev

them, the air heavy with it, and Jessie's heart pounded in her chest, and fo

sie, you don't owe him anything. You're my mate now,

it set in. "I know, but he's still coming. And I don't

l stop him together. Bloodfang has stood strong against ever

t the fear still gnawed at her. Cade was relentless, and she knew him well e

pered, her voice cracking. "What if

His arms were warm and comforting, and for a second, Jessie let

not responsible for what Cade has done. We'll

swirling inside. Yet, even as comfort enveloped her, the doubt remained. Cade showed no mercy, an

raid that the price to be paid to