The Rejected Mate-Jessie

e tawny eyes blazed with anger. His breathing was in ragged gasps as his mind reeled in with the informatio

His Beta, Dorian, stood before him, head bowed in submissi

Dorian explained warily, fear lacing his tone. "There was just no sign of her. We'v

e force. "You are telling me she slipped through your finge

s carefully. "We still have people out l

his land stretching far, far into the distance. His mind churned over Jessie-of her defiance, her

aded Cade. No

care how long it takes or how far you must go. I want her found. And w

appease his Alpha. "Yes

burgeoning obsession. Jessie's betrayal gnawed at him, her rejection a wound that refused to heal. He had marked her as

she could hide amongst them, blend in with the pathetic, mundane lives of humans. She had no idea what his reach was like. He w

urned empty-handed-no leads, no sightings. Jessie seemed to have covered her tracks well, and

hrough each spot his men had searched. But each location came up empty, with no s

ibilities in his mind. She couldn't stay hidden forever. Sooner or later, she wo

t find her, the antsier he got. The need to have Jessie firmly under his control developed over the hours until it con

his reverie as Dorian stepped in

e, and pack territory that is near us," Dor

e's eyes. "And the humans? Ha

best scouts to mingle with the humans, to see if

"Keep looking," he growled. "She's out there somewh

and leaving the room once more, the

ning free, but he knew better. She was his, and no amount of running would change that. Eventually, she

his, even if it meant tearin