The Twin Alpha's Rejected Mate

th anticipation, the scent of pine and earth heavy in the night breeze. All around her, the pack stood in silence, waiting

a's ceremony. The union of two souls destined to rule

is posture was palpable, his every movement a silent warning. The pack watched from the sidelines, their faces impass

et. Leila had always known this moment would come, but she'd never imagined it would feel like this. She had never expect

posed to form between them. Leila had offered her wrist, trembling as Gareth cut into h

unreadable, but she could see the decision already made in his eyes. She had been waiting for this moment her ent

ugh the clearing, sending a ripple of murmurs throug

kept her gaze steady, refusin

s cutting deep. "You are not the mate I need. I ha

through her chest was enough to knock the breath from her

that Gareth didn't truly want her. She had never been the ideal mate he had envisioned. She wasn't strong, not in the wa

, refusing to let him see how deeply he had hurt her. The weight of the pa

ow. "Leave," he commanded, his voice devoid of

gasps. Her heart screamed at her to run, to flee from this humiliation, but her body refused to

voice was sharper now. "Le

ack members began to disperse, some muttering among themselves, others glancing at her with pity in their eyes. The pain in her chest was al

h unshed tears. Her mother approached her, plac

ar to hear the sympathy in her mother's voic

the earth, the wind whipping through her hair. Her breath came in ragged gasps as she ran, her

idn't know where she was going, only that she couldn't stay there. Not

e had been rejected. No one wanted her. Her wolf, like her, had always longed for the

t of an owl. Leila pushed herself harder, the pain of her rejection fueling her desperat

ow much time had passed when she finally slowed her pace, exhaustion dragging her limbs down. Her c

y wracked with silent sobs. She had no one left. No family, no pack, no mate. The darknes

ars. A crack of twigs. The rustle of leaves. She tensed, her wolf alert, but there was

er ear, deep and rich with authority.

figures standing over her. The moonlight caught their faces, revealing sharp features and piercing

and a scar running down the side of his cheek. The second, though eq

the tears that had already fallen. She took a st

" the scarred one said, his voice low, almost

heir reputation for strength was legendary. But never in her

, they both reached down to help her up. Despite her instincts screaming for her to run, s

red, his gaze softening as he looked a

known to her. But in that moment, with nothing else

e forest. The weight of her rejection still hung heavy in her chest, b

n alphas could offer her the r