Rejected by her mate

the bundle of freshly laundered clothes to her chest. Her fingers were numb from washing in icy water, her cheeks raw and red from

rned 18, a day she had hoped would bring c

nah. Amelia, the product of a short, regretted relationship before her father had met Luna Hannah, had never belonged. Her father seldom spoke to her, an

haps he could see her and understand her-even love her. Maybe this w

led brown hair, adjusting the plain brown dress. The door opened abruptly, a

," Caroline sneered. Perfect blonde curls bounced as she crossed h

, the sting of Caroline's words felt as if it could never get any different-as if there was nothing

un around, her heart jackhammering in her chest, her gaze setting on him-the Alpha himself, Jackson Rainer. H

ue. Alpha Jackson R

line stepped forward, her hand slipping possessively onto Jackson's arm. Amelia's blood ran cold as

lancing up at Jackson with adoratio

e turning to ice. He glanced at Caroline and back to Amelia, and i

aid, his voice cold,

r, disappeared in less than a second. She opened her mouth to protest, but words wouldn't flow. Her Alpha was hers

s lips onto hers. The room was filled with gasps, but nobody came to interv

o her very soul, a dull ache settling within her chest as Jackson and C

now her mate. Amelia turned to run out of the hall; though behind her, the laughter echoe

til she was outside on her knees in the snow. The rejectio