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CHAPTER 8
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2026-03-03 18:42:38
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Rejected by the Alpha Heir, Mated to His Rival Brother CHAPTER 9
Ciara’s POVI brushed my fingers over the bone badge, tracing the intricate carvings that marked Draven's personal seal. The cool surface seemed to hum with authority, with power I had never possessed.My emotions were tangled, unclear. A knot I could not seem to unravel.I was nothing more than a tool in this engagement. A pawn in whatever game Draven was playing with his brother. A convenient scandal to wield against those who looked down on him.Yet his protection far exceeded anything I had expected. The badge. The guards. The authority to command his household, to use his resources as if they were my own.For the first time in years, I did not have to endure the pain alone. Did not have to lick my wounds in silence and pretend everything was fine while the world crumbled around me.I did not know what his actions truly meant. Perhaps he was as dangerous as everyone whispered. Perhaps I was still just a piece on his board, moved according to strategies I could not see.But he was
Rejected by the Alpha Heir, Mated to His Rival Brother CHAPTER 8
Draven’s POVThe door crashed open with enough force to rattle the hinges.I strode through the entrance, my guards falling into formation behind me—two perfect lines of silent authority. The Beta's household staff scattered like startled birds, their whispers dying the moment they caught sight of my face.Halfway down the grand staircase, supported by his simpering wife, stood Beta Aldric. My future father-in-law, though the title tasted bitter even in my thoughts. His face was already mottled with displeasure, no doubt from his earlier... discussion with Ciara.The red mark on Ciara’s cheek flashed through my mind, and my hands curled into fists.I didn’t even have to guess who did it.When Aldric’s eyes found mine, he froze mid-step. For a gratifying moment, genuine fear flickered across his features before years of political training smoothed it away. He descended the remaining stairs with forced dignity, his wife clinging to his arm like a decorative parasite."Lord Draven." He i
Rejected by the Alpha Heir, Mated to His Rival Brother CHAPTER 7
Ciara's POVMy face burned where his hand had connected. The skin felt hot, swollen, throbbing with each heartbeat. "You will learn—" my father snarled above me.Something inside me snapped.All the frustration I had been holding in for days—for years—rushed through me like wildfire. The rejection. The snow. The way he spoke about my mother today, using her memory as a weapon while defending the woman who had tried to erase her.It felt as if fire was rushing through my veins, hot and wild and unstoppable.My wolf surged forward.I had always kept her contained, controlled, obedient. A proper lady did not let her wolf take over. A future Luna maintained composure at all times.But I was not a future Luna anymore.And I was done being obedient.The shift tore through me. Bones cracked and reformed. Fur erupted across my skin. My vision sharpened, colors bleeding away into shades of gray as my wolf's senses took over.I lunged.My father froze, his fist still raised in the air. He had
Rejected by the Alpha Heir, Mated to His Rival Brother CHAPTER 6
DRAVEN'S POVAn hour prior.The Alpha's study smelled of old leather and older pride. I stood before my father's desk with my hands clasped behind my back, the picture of filial respect. It was a role I played well when necessary—the dutiful bastard son, grateful for whatever scraps of acknowledgment fell from the legitimate heir's table."Father," I said, inclining my head. "Thank you for seeing me on such short notice."Alpha Gareth Stormclaw looked up from the documents scattered across his desk. Even at his age, he cut an imposing figure—broad-shouldered, silver-haired, with the same black eyes that had marked both his sons. Those eyes studied me now with the wary calculation of a man who had learned long ago that nothing I did was without purpose."Draven." He leaned back in his chair, the leather creaking beneath his weight. "It has been some time since you requested a private audience. What brings you here?""Curiosity, mostly." I moved to the window, looking out over the pack
Rejected by the Alpha Heir, Mated to His Rival Brother CHAPTER 5
Ciara's POV"How dare you speak to me this way!" My father's hand rose again. "Your punishment is not complete! You knelt for barely three hours before you disappeared—""Three hours?" I laughed. "In weather cold enough to limit shifting. You know what happens when a wolf cannot shift to generate heat. You know exactly what you were sentencing me to."Something flickered across his face. Guilt, perhaps. Or simply annoyance at being called out.It lasted less than a heartbeat before anger consumed it again."I did what was necessary to teach you humility!" He took another step toward me. "You needed to understand the severity of your failure! Instead, you run away, you bring more shame upon us by letting people question how I raised you—""Ciara, darling."My stepmother's voice dripped like honey as she descended the stairs. Elara moved with grace, one hand trailing along the railing, the other reaching out to touch my father's shoulder in a soothing gesture."My love, please." She gav
Rejected by the Alpha Heir, Mated to His Rival Brother CHAPTER 4
Ciara's POVHis eyebrows rose. "Just like that?""Just like that." I held his gaze, refusing to let him see how my hands trembled beneath the sheets. "You need me to be your weapon. I need protection. It seems a fair exchange.""Fair." He tasted the word like wine. "How... pragmatic of you."His voice was even. I couldn’t tell what he was thinking."I am not a child," I said, though part of me felt exactly like one—lost and frightened and desperately out of my depth. "I know this is not about love. You have your reasons for wanting this marriage, and I have mine for accepting. That is enough.""Is it?" He leaned closer, bracing one hand on the headboard above me. This close, I could see the flecks of silver in his black eyes, like stars in a night sky. "You do realize what you are agreeing to, do you not? Marriage to the bastard son. The one your precious pack considers beneath them. Your reputation, already in tatters, will be completely destroyed.""My reputation is already gone," I
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