ALPHA KAEL'S REJECTION

Lyra's POV A tall man stood there with his face sharp and seriously set and his dark eyes fixed on me. He looked like he could break a tree in half if he wanted to, and I swallowed hard. “Mason Redwood,” Mira whispered close to my ear. “Beta of Alpha Kael.” Of course, I knew who he was. Everyone knew the Alpha and his grim Beta. Beta Mason frowned as I stepped closer, and his nose wrinkled like he smelled something bad. “So you’re Lyra Darkfur,” he said in a deep voice. “The Omega who looks like she crawled out of a ditch!” Shame rushed to my cheeks, and I tried to smooth my hair with shaky fingers. “I… I had a little misfortune with a dog earlier,” I said quietly. His mouth twisted into a dark smile. “A dog, hmm? I can’t see the difference between you and it.” Mira gasped softly, but I just lowered my gaze. “I’m sorry,” I whispered. “Sorry, won’t help,” he said and stepped closer. “Clean yourself up next time someone summons you.” “Summons me?” I blinked at him. He

Kael’s POV I stormed out of the ballroom with my hands clenched and my chest heaving what annoyance. Everything had turned so fast I could hardly understand it. I had claimed Lyra in front of everyone, I had felt the bond settle between us, and then the priestess had spoken, and I had torn it all apart with my own words. The music and voices faded behind me as I walked down the corridor and I didn’t care that people moved out of my way; I just needed to be alone. My heart hurt, and my anger burned painfully as I pushed open the door to my chambers and stepped inside with Selene right behind me. “Kael, wait,” she said softly, but I slammed the door before she could step in, with the wood shook under the force. “I don’t want company,” I said through the closed door. For a moment, I stood there, staring at the door as if it could stop all the noise in my head, and then I went to the window and threw it open, letting Moonlight pour over the room. I leaned on the frame and tried to

Lyra's POV. "Seize her!" Lucius commanded. I was a little bit worried when I was bundled and thrown into a dungeon. This time around there was nothing I could have said that was going to repair the damage already done and honestly speaking I was beginning to feel weird Something was not just right and if I was being truthful to myself I needed to find out about what I could do to save the day Footsteps approached, and I readied myself for the judgment that was about to be pronounced on me. There was absolutely no way in hell that I was going to get out of this mess without losing my mind and that was true. "I see you have deceived us. You have decided to show how stealthy you can be." Camilla's commanding voice filled the room. I shivered in my bones because I was still not at ease with what had happened. I couldn't explain it and therefore made me a liar in the presence of everyone "How dare you think you can come in here and try to ruin everything? Do you honestly think that

Lyra's POV. I had heard several times that rogues were the bane of werewolves existence but I didn't think that it was that correct until my training started. I had run throughout the ends of the Earth yet Lucius still had an unimpressed look on his face like I had been wasting my time all along. I knew that I was putting in more than enough effort and if he didn't see then there was nothing I could do to change it. My legs were about to give away and I was still very passionate about showing that I could be better. Sweat trickled down my skin with so much intensity that one would have thought that I was sitting in hell. My legs gave away and I fell on the floor. "That's not how to handle things. You cannot be weak at every problem. You've got to find a solution before it's too late." His scathing remark cut through me. I paused. "What?" "You heard me. If you need to fight people you don't expect people to sit with their hands folded and waiting for you to catch your breath do

Lyra's POV. I stumbled backwards, almost colliding with the ground, save a hand sneaking out to catch me. I exhaled softly. Lucius stood behind me with an impressed smile. "Never knew you had it in you. It's beautiful to watch." He winked. "Yeah," I grinned.A loud cough broke our staring match, and I turned towards the culprit. Camille Could she give me some space?"I see that you're one of those people who love to be pushed before they can finally take steps. Not a really good thing if you ask me." She wrinkled her nose in disgust. "It's a good thing she wasn't asking you then." Lucius stepped in on my behalf. I was proud of myself for having someone like this stand up for me in the process of everyone because it sealed my fate. "Come with me lyra." He beckoned.My legs jumped into action instantly. "Aren't you too eager?" He joked. His lips remained in a tight line and if I was being honest I was a little bit afraid. Was he leading me up to the slaughter? "What does Cam