The King's Rejected Priestess
Genre: Dark Fantasy Romance, Medieval Romance, Werewolf Romance
Tags: Rejected Mate, Alpha King, High Priestess, Second Chance Romance, Forbidden Love, Possessive King, Hidden Truths, Revenge, Royal Intrigue
The King’s Rejected Priestess
Eight years ago, Lyra Ashrode was the woman Kael, the ruthless Alpha King of Silvercrest, swore to destroy.
Accused of betraying his kingdom and bringing ruin upon his family, she was rejected, stripped of her place beside him, and banished into a life of silence. But when fate drags her back into his kingdom as the Realm's Priestess, Lyra discovers that the king who once cast her away has no intention of letting her leave again.
In front of the entire court, Kael announces his future queen—and names Lyra his mistress.
A cruel punishment. A public humiliation. Or perhaps something far more dangerous.
As old wounds reopen and forbidden desire threatens to consume them, Lyra must survive the king’s twisted games while uncovering the truth behind the tragedy that shattered their bond.
But what happens when the man who once rejected her becomes the only one who can protect her?
And with the rule assigned that the Priestess should never be affiliated with any man again in her life as she belongs to the Moon. What happens when forbidden desire starts to swirl around?
And what if the greatest betrayal was never hers to begin with?
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Chapter: AFTER ME.LYRA. “Father.” The word was sharp and clear, slicing through the fragile composure I tried so hard to maintain. I stood there in a state of absolute awe and soul crushing shock. My heart, which had been beating for him in secret all this time, felt like it was being squeezed by an icy fist. While I was wasting away in the temple, suffering through every lonely night and praying for a glimpse of the man I once knew, he had been building a life. He hadn’t just moved on, he had a child with another woman. Was I really that easy to forget? Kael didn’t even look at me at first. His entire world was centered on the small girl in his arms. He leaned down, pressing a lingering, affectionate kiss to the top of her head, his voice dropping into a low, soothing murmur I had once thought was only reserved for me. “Freya, what are you doing out of your room?” He asked, his brow furrowing with genuine concern as he ticked a stray lock of hair behind her ear. For a second I felt an immense
Last Updated: 2026-11-03
Chapter: FREYA.LYRA. Sleep refused to come. I had spent the better part of an hour lying beneath the heavy wool blankets, staring at the darkness above me. Every time I closed my eyes, I felt the phantom heat of Kael’s fingers against my wrist. The way his gaze had seared through me. I saw him each damned time. And the funniest thing was that I didn’t see the man who sat at the head of the council table, I didn’t see the Alpha King. Not the cold man who had looked at me as though my existence offended him. I saw the man who had caught me. His arms had closed around me before I could fall, and for one treacherous heartbeat, my body had remembered him before my mind could stop it.My skin hummed with the electricity of our encounter. It was a terrifying, and addictive pull. Even after all these years of hiding, one touch from him had made me feel more alive than a decade of safety ever could. Driven by a restless energy, I threw a fur-lined cloak over my nightgown and stepped out of my chambers,
Last Updated: 2026-11-03
Chapter: YOUR DAUGHTER.CHAPTER FIVE.KAEL’s POV. I woke up calling her name. Again. My eyes snapped open, and darkness surrounded me. For several seconds, I lay still, breathing heavily as I stared at the ceiling. Another dream, another night where my mind had betrayed me, I turned my head toward the grandfather clock. Past midnight. Again. I sat up slowly. The dream was already fading, but I could still remember her face. She had been standing beneath the moon. Just as she had eight years ago. Her silver dress had moved with the wind, her hair falling over her shoulders. She had been smiling at me. Not the smile she gave me yesterday. Not the cold, polite expression of a stranger. The smile she used to give me, the one that belonged to me. Then she had reached for me, and every time, I woke up before I could touch her. I dragged a hand over my face. Pathetic. Eight years. Eight years and I was still dreaming about the same woman, the woman who murdered my whole family. I should be dreaming about
Last Updated: 2026-10-28
Chapter: WELCOME BACK.CHAPTER FOUR. LYRA’s POV. The room went silent. “What’s going on?” Someone asked. I stared at Kael. He stared back. My fingers curled beneath the table, and I refused to look away. Kael’s expression remained unreadable. Only his eyes had changed, the hatred in them was unmistakable. Someone at the far end of the table whispered. “Lyra?” Took them long enough. Another voice followed. “Is that really her?” Another person asked. “The girl who was rejected by the Alpha King?”“The Moon Goddess preserves us….”The murmurs spread around the chamber. But I kept my eyes on Kael, he didn’t seem to hear them. Or perhaps, he didn’t care. His jaw tightened once. That was all. High Elder Magnus rose slowly. “Alpha King, perhaps we should—““Leave.” His voice was calm. “She can’t leave, Alpha King. She’s here to help us find answers a—““I meant all of you except her, leave.” He said in that calm voice. Maybe they thought he didn’t mean it because everybody just froze around the tab
Last Updated: 2026-10-28
Chapter: PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL.CHAPTER THREE. LYRA’s POV. I should have known returning to Silver Crest Realm would not be easy, I simply did not expect the Moon Goddess to test me so quickly. The air was thick with the scent of too many powerful wolves in one place. There was tension that I could feel in my bones. I wore a veil over the lower half of my face, a tradition of the High Priestesses, but my eyes remained uncovered. As I walked through the stone corridor toward the assembly hall, a voice stopped me in my tracks. “I need guards at the perimeter 24/7.” That voice, the voice was deeper than it had been eight years ago, it was richer, like the sound of a distant storm, but it carried a sharpness that made my skin produce goosebumps all over. My heart hammered against my ribs. Kael. I turned my head slightly, peeking through the archway. Standing in the center of the courtyard was a man who looked like he had been forged in a furnace. He was taller than I remembered, his shoulders broader. He wasn’t w
Last Updated: 2026-10-28
Chapter: TIME TO MEET THE ENEMY.CHAPTER TWO. LYRA’s POV. Eight years had taught me many things. How to heal wounds that should have killed a wolf, how to read ancient runes carved into the walls of the Moon Temple, how to speak to spirits that had been dead for hundreds of years. How to stand before powerful men without lowering my eyes, but there was one thing I had never learned. How to forget Karl Blackthorne. The man who till today still owns my heart but I would never admit that fact to myself or anybody else. I closed my eyes as the cold wind moved through the open windows of the healing chamber. “Hold still.” The young wolf lying before me whimpered as I pressed my palm against his chest. His body was burning with fever, and Wolf had gone silent three days ago, and this was not the first case that we were having. It was becoming too common. I closed my eyes and reached deeper. The faint silver light beneath my palm grew brighter, for a moment, I heard nothing. Then—A howl, not from the world lying b
Last Updated: 2026-10-28
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