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CHAPTER 42

Author: Lady D
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-07 01:05:49

DRAKE POV

The four walls of my study had become my prison. My cell. Her scent…jasmine and bergamot…still clung to my skin, like a haunting reminder of the balcony. Of her hand in mine. Of the feeling of rightness I felt when she was near, and the crushing guilt that followed after it all.

I had replayed Andre’s betrayed expression a thousand times. As you command, Alpha. The words were like a stain on my soul. I had used his loyalty, his very being as a Beta, against him. For what? For a few st
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  • THE ALPHA’S PUBLIC REJECTION    CHAPTER 253

    LILLIAN POVThe car pulled up to the mansion slowly. The drive back from my mother’s chambers had been quiet, with the three of us wrapped in our own heavy thoughts. Salome was driving, Lydia sat beside me in the back, with her hand firmly on mine.The mansion loomed ahead, looking dark except for the porch lights. And there, leaning against his car in the driveway, was Josh.The moment the car stopped, Lydia flung open the door and flew into his arms. He caught her and lifted her slightly, and she kissed him like she has not seen him in years.“I missed you,” she breathed against his lips. “I missed you too,” Josh murmured as he held her face lovingly. “How have you been? I have been calling.”“We will talk about me later,” Lydia said softly and pulled back to look at him. “Tonight, it is all about Lillian.”I managed to smile softly as I stepped out of the car. “No, it is not. You two have not seen each other in weeks. Go. Catch up. Salome and I will go inside.”Josh released Lydia

  • THE ALPHA’S PUBLIC REJECTION    CHAPTER 252

    ANDRE POVI stood outside Willow’s door. Beside the guard who I had stationed there earlier.“Give us a minute,” I said. “I will send for you when I am done.”The guard nodded and took a few steps down the hall to give us privacy.I took a took a deep breath in order to steady my racing heart. Then another. Feeling the weight of the night heavily on my shoulders. Finally, I pushed open the door and went inside.Willow was sitting on the edge of the bed, still wearing her silver dress. She was not sleeping. Her eyes were open, staring at nothing.“Willow,” I said softly. She blinked and looked at me. “Andre. You are back.”“I am,” I walked over and sat beside her on the bed. “How are you?”She exhaled shakily. “Numb….just numb. And scared. I am scared to even step outside this room. The guilt….it is like a wall. What will everyone think of me? What will they say?” she looked at me pleadingly. “ I wish no one had to know. It was just a kiss. Why did it have to turn into this…this mess?

  • THE ALPHA’S PUBLIC REJECTION    CHAPTER 251

    DRAKE POVI was sitting alone at the bar in the pack house. The gala was over and the guests were all gone. The silence was heavy. I poured a glass of amber whiskey and drank it in one go, feeling and welcoming the burn. But it did not help.The door opened and Lucas walked in quietly on the stone floor. He came and sat on the stool beside me without a word. I poured him a glass and pushed it toward him. “It is done,” Lucas said flatly. He did not touch the drink. “Lillian and Andre. The bond is broken. The rejection is complete.”I laughed bitterly, the sound echoed in the empty room. Then I downed another glass, but shook my head as the liquid did nothing to warm the cold pit in my stomach. “Of course it is,” Then I looked at him. “How are they? Andre? And….Lillian?”“Ansre is….Andre. Full of guilt, but resolved. He is with Willow now.” Lucas finally picked up his glass and swirled his liquid. “Lillian… she is taking it surprisingly well. She was calm. Strong.”“How hurt is she?” I

  • THE ALPHA’S PUBLIC REJECTION    CHAPTER 250

    LILLIAN POVMy mother held me tightly, and Salome held my hand, while Lydia sat very close to me, staring at me with her wide eyes. Wanni stood by the door, as a silent, supportive presence. I had stopped crying. But I was really really numb to my bones.“I have made up my mind,” I said flatly. “I can not stay here.”“Lillian, please, just sleep on it,” Salome pleaded earnestly.“Sleep will not change the truth,” I said. “I saw him. I heard him. It is over.”Just then, we heard someone knocking on the chamber door.Everyone froze. And Salome’s head snapped up. “I….sensed Lucas.”My mother stood up with a scowl on her face. “I will get it.”She walked to the door and opened it just a crack and asked in a cold and sharp voice. “What are you doing here?”My heard stuttered. Andre.Then I noticed something. Something so shocking that it cut through the numbness. My wolf….it was silent. Completely still. For weeks, the bond had been a dull ache, a distant throb that was feeling wrong. But

  • THE ALPHA’S PUBLIC REJECTION    CHAPTER 249

    ANDRE POVI remained standing outside Willow’s door after Drake had left. The silence aronnd me in the hall was hollow and deafening.My mind replayed it all—the battles with Drake, the tension, the silent rivalry over Lillian. We had almost torn the pack apart because of the mate bond. Because she was supposed to be mine. I had fought so hard to claim her, to prove I was the worthy one.And now….now that finally, she was mine, the Moon Goddess had sent a complication. A twist. Was it a test? Or was it a sign?A horrible thought seeped into my mind….what of Lillian was never meant to be mine in the first place? What is all that fighting was for a price that was never truly mine to keep?The idea made my chest ache with a different kind of guilt. I pushed the door open and went back inside.Willow was standing by the window, staring out at the dark grounds. She looked small and lost. She stirred when I entered, and turned to look at me. Her eyes were dry now, but hollow.“For a long ti

  • THE ALPHA’S PUBLIC REJECTION    CHAPTER 248

    DRAKE POVI was walking down the corridor towards the east wing when a blur of movement and scent crashed into me.Jasmine and salt. Tears.I caught her by the shoulders before she could fall. “Lillian!”She looked up, her face was steamed with tears and her eyes, were puffy and red with so much pain that it shattered my heart. I had never seen her like this. Never.“What is the matter?” I asked. My voice was thick with concern. But even as I asked, I knew. The haunted look in her eyes. The direction she had came from. Willow’s room.She just shook her head desperately with a pleading look in her eyes. She tried to speak, but a broken sob came out instead. Then she wrenched herself from my grasp with a surprising strength and flea down the hall toward the green house wing.I allowed her to go. What could I say? I am sorry my Beta broke your heart? I am sorry the man I stepped aside for is throwing away what I wanted most?With my jaw clenched tight, I continued walking towards the sou

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