The Twin Alpha's Rejected Mate

zon, where the sky had turned an ominous shade of gray. The trial yesterday had shaken something inside her, but it had also sparked a fire, a sense of purpose that she hadn't fel

about protecting the pack hadn't dissipated. There was something lurking beneath the su

ind Ronan approaching, his presence as calm and reassuring as ever, but there was s

ut carrying a sense of authority that seemed to settl

away from the forest and meet

air. He looked at her for a long moment, as if weighing something unspoken in hi

ed an eyeb

"Training. I know you're eager to push past what

y had responded, and how her wolf had stirred inside her. It was both exhilarating and terrifying. She wasn't sure if she was ready to face more challen

uieter than she meant it to be. "I'm not like you.

ength isn't about power alone, Leila. It's about resilience. About knowing when to s

fficult for her to trust, especially after the betrayal she had suffered from Gareth. B

ued, his voice steady. "We're a team her

lnerability of it all. "I don't know if I can ever be

r. The gesture wasn't forceful, but it carried a quiet strength. "You already

his words-something genuine-that made her pause. He believed in

fore stepping back. "We'll start tomo

tain that it was a path she had to walk. "Tomorrow," she repeat

e softening. "Get som

alone, her thoughts still tangled. She had already come so far, and yet, th

ly slept, her mind racing with everything she had learned and felt in the past days. The challenges of the pack, the intensity of her training,

ront, awaiting her arrival. The others-several pack members she hadn't met yet-were a

on more than just physical strength. We'll teach you strategy, tactics, and how to read your opponent. Knowing when

unsure how she could ever measure up to these warriors, these wolves who had

, moving through drills and sparring sessions, learning the finer points of defense, offense, and the art of reading an o

to show weakness, refusing to let her doubts take control. Her body responded, her instincts sharpening with ea

d around the fire pit, their faces illuminated by the flickering light. Rona

spirit alight with a new sense of purpose. She had made it th

over the crackling of the fire. "The real challenges are yet

in her. She had never expected to hear such words from someone like Rylan, someone who was so clearly

eeting hers. "You've made progress. Keep push

For the first time since she had arrived at Wildheart, she felt like she might actually have a place here. A part to

she was no longer alone. With Ronan and Rylan by her side, an

. The weight of the training, the intensity of the bond that was slowly growing between her and the twins, and the responsibility she was begi

d inside her, as if it too were awakening