The Alpha's Mate id an outcast; Return of the Rejected Wolf

the pack, once a family, now felt like a prison. In the center of the clearing stood Astra, the alpha's daughter, her fur ruffled from the c

dden love a scar the pack could never forget. She had been born a slave to her heritage, destined to bear t

once proud and commanding gaze now seemed hollow. The weight of the pack's expectations bo

silence, each word like a dagger to her heart. "You are a curse, Astra. A rem

e to sever the bond that had once tied Astra to them. The wolves, once her family, now

lways been taught to hide her emotions, to be strong. But now, as th

the earth, carrying her through the woods, away from the pack,

he loneliness that now surrounded her. She could feel the eyes of the pack on her back, could almost hear their wh

round beneath her seemed to melt away. But no matter how far she went, she c

t she had to escape. The bond with her father, with

ond would call to her, that a wolf would come for her, someone who would see beyond the lies, beyond her cursed bloodline. But now

only sound was the wind rustling through the leaves. She stood still, letting the cold air wash over her,

to survive, had to find a way to live outside the shadows of her past. Maybe one day, she would find the