RECLAIMED AS A MATE BY THE ALPHA KING

I continued

"Although it is uncommon, it does happen to have your mate rejects you." I rolled the scroll to the ending.

"I will read what the last two alphas had to say."

'Although it is understandable to have a mate rejected, it is not required to get rid of anyone from the pack.'

"We are a pack and a unit, thus I have issued a law after consulting many elders from other packs." I halted and raised my head. 

"There can be no other option if the rejection has been accepted by both parties. Then an unmated male or female of the rejected line can claim the rejected for themselves." I rolled up the scroll carefully. 

"You all know I'm not mated," I said as I stole a glance at her. 

"I, Horace Wolfgrimm claims Lenora Silverberg as mine and the Luna of this pack," I declared not minding the murmurings from the people.

With that said, I walked up to Nora and placed my hand on her back and her knee joint.

Subconsciously, she curled her hand around my neck and I lifted her.

Out of Gavner's life...

Out of his wrath, he will never get the chance to touch her.

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Looking down at Nora's head, "All your stuff is here- probably not all." I said as she gave the bedroom a quick glance. "You got my stuff, this.." she stood up and pointed, "..was inside the car, did you by chance see my mother?" She asked.

"I'm sorry, she is dead" I affirmed as I held her hands tight. " I was lucky to get some of your stuff"

"I'm grateful," She said as her voice cracked, I felt her tighten her hands into a fist. 

"Grateful for everything you've done for me, I am forever indebted to you" she promised as she blinked her eyes at me, trying to hold back the tears from falling.

I was so furious to see that Gavner didn't reclaim her but wanted to sell her off like she was nothing.

"Let me know if you need anything, please." I moved back, giving her time to adjust and clear her head.

I was forced to halt when she said,

"Where will you stay if you leave? I can go outside and adjust myself, I don't want to make you uncomfortable" 

He couldn't help but follow his stare down her body. 

"Nora, you are my mate now and we both have to adjust to ourselves, you have always been welcome here" I didn't know where that last part came from.

I have watched her for years, she was a loner, and on many occasions, I have watched her sneak around to avoid her age mates.

"Now, you are the Luna of this pack, and all of them... including Gavner will respect you" I assured her as she took a deep breath. 

“We’ll talk better later in the day. It will be best if you get some rest" I said placing my hand on her shoulder as she shuddered. 

“I’m going to take care of everything now, Nora. There's nothing to be scared of.”

She pressed her plumpy lips together, a beautiful blush staining her cheeks. For a long time, I had seen her watch me, in the evenings when I go for a stroll but she never spoke to me.

"I'm leaving. I'll be in the lobby if you need anything." That being said I turned around and walked toward the lobby after quietly shutting the door.

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NORA'S POV

I never believed that my entire life can be stumbled upon in less than a week.

I was mated to Alpha Gavner, rejected by him, lost my mother while trying to escape his wrath, locked up in the dungeon, almost sold as a sex slave to foreigners, and reclaimed by the king himself, Horace.

It all happened in a twinkling of an eye, I have no idea why Alpha Horace reclaimed me but I will be indebted to him for saving my life and bringing me into his house.

I slipped into a bathrobe, walked into the bathroom, and got closer to the tub, "how do I get to control this?" I asked myself.

Everything in his house looked so expensive.

"I will go and ask him to help me out" I concluded after multiple attempts of trying to put on the water.

Before I could get to the lobby, I heard Gavner's exchanging words with Horace.

"Horace, what the hell!" Gavner said.

Even though Horace was the Alpha of the pack, he always paid his respect to Gavner as his elder brother.

He hadn't been able to become the pack's alpha without hard work, honesty, and transparency. Gavner wasn't worth it, he wasn't the nicest man, the girls and some of the women seemed to like his cruelty but the elders didn't.

"What in the world was that all about?" Gavner inquired, "What now, you're going to have my sloppy seconds? I rejected her."

I heard Horace grin. "Gavner, you would have had to have her first. You gave the pairing no consideration at all. I warned you but you took it as a threat"

Gavner had denied the mating, therefore in Horace's eyes, he was free to go after me as his own.

"Is this about the night you came to my room blabbing threats? You cannot reclaim her." Gavner stood his ground and it made me hate him more as I wondered what the night was all about.

Horace moved closer to him. "I already did" 

"You believe you can direct my actions? You are not serious_ I've had enough of seeing you harm that lady. She has a right to be in this pack as my mate and Luna, rejection or not_ you can go question the moon goddess" I heard Horace say boldly.

Gavner reaffirmed. "That legend and scroll never existed!"

Horace looked menacing. "I am aware of my opportunity to make Nora my mate."

Horace lashed out at Gavner. "Because of your rejection, there is nothing you can do to stop me from taking her, claiming her, fucking her, and making her mine."