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CHAPTER 66
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2026-04-11 00:00:00I stayed hidden in the shadows, phone steady in my hand. My heart thumped hard, but I forced it to stay quiet. Luna had trusted me with this, and I wasn’t going to fail.
I barely dared to breathe, my phone was shaking in my hand as I waited for what would happen next.Richard stood in the corner of the garden, his broad shoulders tense. The scar on his face glinted in moonlight and made him look almost monstrous, but his eyes were sharp, burning with years of anger and buried memories
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Rejected by my mate, Claimed by Alpha Ryder CHAPTER 67
“What do you mean I have no children?” Richard’s voice trembled with barely contained rage. “Anna, you know how dangerous I become when I’m angry. Don’t test me right now.”“Richard, what you’re about to do will—”“Scatter my family,” he finished bitterly, his words laced with pain. “I’ve known you were selfish and greedy for years, Anna. But I never imagined you could sink this low.”Anna stood with her arms folded tightly across her chest, her posture rigid like a coiled spring. A sharp hiss slipped past her lips. “I’m not selfish or greedy,” she said coldly. “I just took a man from a weak and careless woman.”The words hung between them. Richard shook his head slowly. “Dora was never weak,” he said quietly, his voice heavy with memory. “She was only foolish enough to trust you— someone she took as her own younger sister.”He took a step closer, his shoulders tense. “Tell me something, Anna. How would you have felt if Dora had taken me from you while we we
Rejected by my mate, Claimed by Alpha Ryder CHAPTER 66
I stayed hidden in the shadows, phone steady in my hand. My heart thumped hard, but I forced it to stay quiet. Luna had trusted me with this, and I wasn’t going to fail.I barely dared to breathe, my phone was shaking in my hand as I waited for what would happen next.Richard stood in the corner of the garden, his broad shoulders tense. The scar on his face glinted in moonlight and made him look almost monstrous, but his eyes were sharp, burning with years of anger and buried memories.Anna stood before him, her hand still frozen where he had pushed it away. Fear clung to her like a heavy cloak.Richard’s voice broke the quiet. Every word hit like a heavy stone thrown into still water.“Oh yeah, before I forget,” he said, cold and mocking. “I saw your stepdaughter. Dora’s child. You remember Dorathy, right? Your best friend.”Anna’s face went pale. She took a small step back, but Richard didn’t stop.“I saw her daughter,” he said, his voice low but sharp.
Rejected by my mate, Claimed by Alpha Ryder CHAPTER 65
~ Kael ~I left the pack house quietly after the lights went out.The night was cool and still. I moved through the trees, staying low and careful so no one would see me. Luna had asked me to do something important. This was the first real job she had given me, and I did not want to let her down.I reached the big old house where the Lucious family lived. It sat far from the main pack house, behind a tall fence. I found a safe spot in the thick bushes and waited, watching.At first, everything was quiet.Then the man with the scar stepped into the yard where the other warriors were gathered.He was broad across the shoulders, solid but not massive — the kind of build that came from years of real fighting, not just show. The scar on his face caught my attention, ugly and raised, running from cheek to jaw like someone had tried to peel half his face off and almost succeeded. The other warriors called him Richard. They laughed with him, slapp
Rejected by my mate, Claimed by Alpha Ryder CHAPTER 64
The flashback faded, but my heart didn’t slow. I sat on the edge of the guest-room bed, my fingers dug into the sheets, trying to steady my breathing.The door opened.Lucious and Blade walked in together. Both looked worn out, but there was relief in their faces. Lucious wiped sweat from his brow, while Blade’s shirt hung loose, torn at the shoulder.“They’re gone,” Lucious said, his voice gravelly but thick with relief. “The rogues scattered the second they realized we were dug in. No one breached the perimeter.”Blade’s gaze locked onto mine, sharp and searching. “Are you okay?”I managed a small nod, though my throat felt like it was filled with glass. I didn't dare try to speak.Before anyone could say anything else, a loud bang echoed from downstairs. The front door slammed open. Heavy footsteps rushed up the stairs, fast and urgent.The guest-room door flew open.Ryder stood there.His chest rose and fell hard, his clothes barely holding to
Rejected by my mate, Claimed by Alpha Ryder CHAPTER 63
The question wouldn’t leave my head.First, how did he know my parents?Not just my father… but my stepmother too. And somehow, that knowledge had been enough to make him spare me that day. The moment he realized whose blood ran through my veins, his entire demeanor shifted from predator to something else. Something like a reluctant savior.But why?***FLASHBACK — THE ABDUCTION***A man stepped into my blurry view.He wore dark clothes, hood pulled low. He bent down over me. His face stayed in shadow, but I saw one thing clearly when he leaned closer. I saw a big scar running across his left cheek and down his neck. It looked old, years old, like a wound that had never healed properly. The skin was raised and twisted, pale against his darker tone, as if someone had cut him deep a long time ago and the mark refused to fade.He stared at me for a moment. His eyes were cold, but there was something else in them, almost like surprise, or recog
Rejected by my mate, Claimed by Alpha Ryder CHAPTER 62
The school gates faded behind us as Blade steered the black SUV onto the main road, heading home after a long day of classes.I sat in the back seat, staring out the window. My uniform felt too tight. The poison the doctor had found still burned low in my veins, a secret I carried like a stone in my chest.Blade glanced at me in the rearview mirror. His eyes were calm, but I could see the worry in them.“You’re quiet,” he said. “More than usual. Is there anything else I should know?”I forced a small smile. “I’m fine, Blade.”He didn’t push, but I could feel him watching me, the way a good friend does when they know you’re holding something back. I didn’t tell him about the poison. I didn’t want to add more weight to his shoulders. The road stretched ahead. I shifted in my seat.“Take me to the lake,” I said quietly. “I need to clear my head. Just for a little while before we go home.”Blade’s mouth curved into a small, understanding smile. “The same
Rejected by my mate, Claimed by Alpha Ryder CHAPTER 59
CHAPTER 59Cold water splashed across my face.I gasped and jerked awake, pulling in a sharp breath. My chest rose fast as I tried to catch my breath. My head hurt, and for a moment, everything around me spun.Then slowly… it stopped.I realized I was in Ryder’s arms.He held
Rejected by my mate, Claimed by Alpha Ryder CHAPTER 58
The car hummed quietly along the dark road, headlights cutting through the night. Ryder sat beside me in the back seat, his hand warm on my thigh. Ryder turned toward me, his dark eyes soft in the low light. He leaned in and pressed a gentle kiss to my temple, then my cheek, then the corner
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The classroom door burst open with a loud bang.A guy rushed in, eyes wild, knife flashing in his hand. He ran straight at me, face twisted with rage. Students screamed immediately and chairs scraped back. The teacher shouted something I didn’t really catch.I didn’t think.I lif
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Blade waited by the black SUV, leaning against the door with his arms crossed. He wore a simple black shirt and dark jeans, but he still looked every bit the Beta. When he saw me, he straightened and gave a small, respectful nod.“Morning, Luna,” he said, voice steady. “Ready?”
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