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THE ALPHA’S PUBLIC REJECTION CHAPTER 40
LILLIAN POVI did not watch Andre disappear into the trees. I just could not. The weight of his pain, and the silent terrible role I had played in making it happen, was a physical ache in my chest. I turned and ran back into the pack house, my feet running without my control until I entered the safety of my chambers.I spent the day with my mind, really troubled. Nyla was quiet, sad and confused with the absence of her mate and soothed only by the lingering, possessive scent of Drake that seemed to cling to me from our moment on the balcony. My human heart, however, was a tangled knot of guilt and yearning so sharp that it was painful.He had not sent Andre away for strategy or politics. He had done it for the most selfish and heartbreaking of reasons….love. He loved me. The great, stoic Alpha Drake, who built walls instead of bridges, had torn apart his relationship with his brother because he couldn’t bear to lose me.Salome found me staring blankly out my window hours later. She di
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DRAKE POVSilence. Deep silence.It was the only thing that remained in my study after Andre’s departure, ant it was louder than his anger. The ghost of his betrayed expression still hung in the air, like a poisonous mist I could not breathe.As you command. Alpha.The formality in his voice had been a knife to the gut. He had not called me that in years. It was a wall, erected in a single, searing moment. My wolf, a creature of utmost certainty, was uneasy. It understood the threat to our mate, but mourned the fall out with its brother. A huge remorse, cold and heavy, settled in my chest. I had done what I believed was necessary. But the cost…By the Moon, the cost.A soft, familiar knock interrupted my agony. “Enter,” I growled.The door swung open. Sharon. She was beautiful, in a sharp, but polished way that spoke of calculated elegance, a huge contrast to my pack.“Drake,” she purred, gliding in as if she still owned the room. “It has been too long.”Every muscle, every nerve in my
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ANDRE POVThe summon met me at dawn with a sharp knock on my door and a tense command from one of Drake’s guards. The Alpha requires you in his study. Immediately.The command didn’t sit well with me for I had spent a night haunted by the scent of Drake on Lillian’s skin, my wolf a clawing, furious beast beneath my own. The burning need to claim her, to finally solidify the bond that was both my greatest blessing and most deepest torment, was a physical ache. Tonight. It had to be tonight.I found him standing behind his desk, the picture of cool but detached authority. The early morning sun shone on his form, carving lines on his face, making him look less like a brother and more like a monument to power. He didn’t look up as I entered, his attention was fixed on a document laid out before him.“You wanted to see me,” I said flatly as I refused to grant him the courtesy of a title. He finally raised his head to look at me with his eyes icy cold and unreadable. “A situation has arise
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LILLIAN POVThe morning sun felt like a lie, as it streamed into the pack kitchen, warm and golden, but it could not penetrate the cold feeling that had settled in my body. Across the wooden table, Salome and Lydia tried their best to brighten up my mood, with concern etched on their faces. “It is the way of our world, Lily,” Lydia said gently as she pushed a plate of honey cakes toward me that I had no hope of eating. “The mate bond is a gift. To seal it is a blessing. Nyla must be excited.”She was. My wolf was a whirl of excited energy in my chest, pacing with anticipation for the night to come. Her primal happiness was a huge contrast to the aching mess of my human heart. Her joy only made my sadness feel heavier.“I know it is a blessing,” I whispered, as I traced the grain of wood with my finger. “But it doesn’t feel like one. It feels like a sentence.”Salome stretched her hand over the counter and covered my hand with hers. “Your heart will align. The bond will see to it. Onc
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DRAKE POVThe door to my chambers slammed shut loudly behind me, the sound echoing through the silent room. For a long moment, I just stood there, my back against the heavy oak, listening to the frantic thumbing of my own heart. Her scent was still on me…jasmine and bergamot, clinging to my clothes, my skin, my lips. An imaginary pain, sweet and full of agony.I wanted this. And I pulled her into my arms.The memory was like a scar. I could still feel the soft push of her body against mine, the desperate little sound she made in the back of her throat, the way her fingers held me tightly as if I were the only solid thing in her chaotic world. For a few stolen minutes on that balcony, she had been mine. Not a Beta’s mate, not a political pawn, not a bond to be secured. Just Lillian. And I had been just a man who wanted her.And the whole illusion shattered the moment Andre’s words ripped through my study.“Tomorrow night, I am claiming her.”The declaration hung in the air of my chambe
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LILLIAN POVThe feast was a beautiful lie of laughter and celebration. I smiled, I nodded and I played my part, but my entire being was focused on one man. Drake. Our bond was like a live wire, sparking with every glance from the head table. It was like a secret current, pulling me towards him as I couldn’t seem to look away.Andre’s solid, but quiet presence beside me was a huge contrast to what I felt for Drake, a warm, steady pressure that should have been comforting. Instead, it heightened my guilt. His bond was different….a call from my wolf, Nyla, who yearned for her mate. I was torn in two. My body aches for Drake, but my wolf craved Andre.When Drake stood and left, the pull became irresistible. I made an excuse and slipped away with my heart thundering in my chest.He was on the balcony. He turned as I approached and looked at me with his eyes dark and clouded.“You wanted to talk,” I whispered.“I wanted this.”In two strides, he was on me. His kiss was desperate and hungry,
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