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WHAT LUCIAN STOLE.

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I pushed the door open harder than I meant to, the sound cracking through the air like my temper. My fingers trembled as I peeled off Ellie’s jacket, the one I’d thrown over my shoulders to hide the mark. The lingering scent of whiskey and stale alcohol clung to it, but no amount of scrubbing could cleanse my skin of the truth burning beneath it.

Ronan’s mark was still there.

Still fresh. Still claiming me.

I had no explanation for it.

Before I could gather myself, I rounded the corner and froze.

Lucian was there, pacing the room like a storm trapped in human form. His face was tight with worry, his steps restless, as though the floor itself was accusing him.

The moment his eyes caught mine, he stilled.

“Seliene.” He stepped closer, his hand reaching for me. “I’m sorry. I didn’t want last night to end like that.”

I instinctively stepped back before he could touch me.

His hand faltered in the air, then fell to his side.

“I’m fine,” I muttered, my voice too sharp, too fast.

He didn’t lo
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  • Once Rejected Then Desired    LOST

    “Seliene, if you don’t remember getting married to him... then how are you sure the marriage ever took place?”“Damon wouldn’t lie to me,” I said quickly. “He was my father’s Beta.”But as the words left my lips, I realized that he had managed to change the subject.I was about to speak again when Ronan unfolded his arms, rifled through the stack of files on the table, and handed one to me.I took it, brows lifting as I read the name on the cover. “The Lunaris?”I wasn’t too familiar with the pack names in the Midwest. After all, I hadn’t grown up in a pack. But I did remember hearing about them — the Lunaris were a forbidden bloodline, nearly wiped out for their use of dark magic and illusions.Since then, no one had heard anything about them. They had vanished.But if Ronan was still staying up at night investigating them… did that mean they were still alive?“I’ve been searching for their whereabouts for years,” Ronan said suddenly, his voice cutting through my thoughts.“For years

  • Once Rejected Then Desired    HE SAID TO CALL HIM RONAN

    “Ronan,” he said suddenly.I blinked. “What?”“We’ve been together for a whole day. Is it really that hard to call me by my name?”“I—I’ll just go check the food,” I mumbled, turning quickly toward the kitchen.He gave me a strange look as I placed the bowls on the table. “She was just like you,” he said softly, helping arrange the dishes.I froze.He turned away and ladled soup into a bowl. His quiet sigh lingered in the air like smoke.I’d stepped on old grief again and I didn’t know how to make it right.He gently shook little Riven awake and began feeding him. Riven rubbed his sleepy cheeks and grumbled, “If Father Alpha keeps feeding Riven this much, Riven’s going to turn into a big rubber ball.”Ronan raised his cup of cold tea with a smirk. “That’s a fantastic idea. Then I won’t have to carry you anymore, I could just roll you around.”Riven let out a dramatic groan and collapsed in my lap, faking tears. “Boo-boo-boo. Father is so mean.”I chuckled and patted his back, watching

  • Once Rejected Then Desired    NOTHING. JUST ANOTHER DISASTER

    It didn’t take long before word spread across the northern, southern, eastern, and western marketplaces, everyone was talking about a striking young man who had arrived in town with a small boy. The child had been calling me “Mother” and referring to the man as “Father Alpha,” sparking whispers and curious stares wherever we went.When we returned to his place, I was taken aback. Everything was already set up, the room furnished so perfectly it felt like he had been living there for years, not just recently arrived.“So you really plan on staying here for a while?” I asked, watching him unpack the things we had bought together.He didn’t answer immediately. His amber eyes flicked to mine, and the moment they did, my wolf stirred within me restless, almost pleased. It was like she craved being near him.Without missing a beat, he poured himself a cup of chilled tea, then looked over and said casually, “Go make us something to eat.”I shot him a flat look. Who did he think he was, speak

  • Once Rejected Then Desired    THIS ALPHA!

    “Is there anything to eat at your place?” Riven asked, looking up at me with hopeful eyes.Ellie, still holding his little hand, shook her head. “No... no, there isn’t,” she replied, her gaze flicking nervously between me and the boy. “I’d just finished eating when his father dropped him off.”“Ah,” I murmured, nodding in understanding, though concern tugged at my chest.I glanced down at Riven, silently praying he wouldn’t cry again. From the short time I’d known him, barely a day or two, I was already learning his moods. He didn’t cry like most kids. Instead, he wore his sadness in silence. His big, watery eyes would glisten, lips trembling just enough to twist something deep inside me. But no tears ever fell.It was that quiet sorrow that got to me the most. Seeing the mist of tears clouding his eyes made my chest ache. It was like a tiny claw scratched behind my ribs. I’d never considered myself someone who melted easily, but this boy… he was undoing all of my defenses one glance

  • Once Rejected Then Desired    CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT HIM

    I woke up feeling like I hadn’t slept at all. My limbs were heavy, my head foggy, and it was as if I had spent the entire night working in a mine rather than lying in bed. My sheets were twisted, evidence of how much I’d tossed and turned. Sleep had eluded me, again.Lately, my mind had become a battlefield of restless thoughts..wild, persistent imaginations that seemed to bloom the moment I closed my eyes. And I was certain most of them weren’t even mine.They were hers.My wolf.She’d been growing louder, more opinionated, especially about someone who didn’t belong to us. Someone we had no right to think about. I knew she’d get us into trouble someday. The way she longed for him, craved his nearness, it made it harder for me to keep her in check.Shaking off the thoughts, I wandered outside. Across the yard, I spotted Damon with a few pack members. They were sitting together, laughing, eating, and exchanging stories like nothing in the world could touch them.I should’ve joined them

  • Once Rejected Then Desired    I HATE THIS ALPHA!

    His eyes returned to mine, still glinting with amusement as he tried and failed to hold back a laugh.Alpha Ronan. What the hell was he doing?I dropped my gaze, hoping to escape the rising heat in my cheeks. I didn’t have the patience for whatever game he was playing now. I stepped to the side, trying to move past him without a word, but before I could get away, his fingers curled around my wrist.It wasn’t rough. It wasn’t aggressive. Just firm enough to stop me.Then, with a suddenness that sent my heart racing, he guided me back, pressing me gently but deliberately against the wall. My back hit the surface, and I froze.His body wasn’t touching mine, but the air between us was electric. My breath caught in my throat, and I hated how aware I was of him—his closeness, the heat radiating off him, the way his eyes bore into me like they could peel back everything I tried to hide.And the worst part? My wolf didn’t fight it.No growl, no warning, no resistance. She was quiet, unnerving

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