"What is your name?" He asked. "Nyx." "Nyx what?" "Nyx Evander." "Good." He hummed, "I am going to reject you." He said and I felt a stabbing pain in my chest. I wanted to beg him not to, to tell him that I will do anything for him not to reject me. "And you are going to accept my rejection and forget about me, we can never be together! I am an Alpha King, I do not need a mate like you." I cried more as his words rolled off his tongue, "Stop your crying, it is fucking irritating!" He said and I sobbed. "You are going to leave after the rejection and never set foot within my territory again, mutt!" He warned, "Is that clear?" I nodded at him and watched him do what I feared the most. "I, Lycus Dardanos." He began, "Alpha King of the werewolf community, the next in command after the wolf's council and the Alpha of Blackmoon pack reject you Nyx E…" He never got to finish his words as a blinding white light suddenly shone through the room followed with a harsh gush of wind that threw me back against the wall. ****** Lycus Dardanos, The Alpha King had always wanted a mate but she wasn't what he was expecting when he first saw her, he wasn't expecting her to be what he hated the most, a weak rogue omega with a child and also she was the abominable and cursed silver wolf. As far as he was concerned they were of the untrustworthy kind and he wasn't going to have anything to do with them, the only thing on his mind was rejection but the moon goddess had other plans and the power of the mate bond is quite irresistible.
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Nyx's pov
I hissed as the silver laced whip came down against my back. I felt my skin slash open with a new wound as the whip came down again leaving an injury worse than the last.
"Should we do twenty one?" His laugh was sinister as always, "Or twenty one multiplied by two?" He brought the whip down again and this time I yelled in pain as I couldn't keep it in any longer.The tears I had been fighting to hold back rolled down my eyes and they stung harshly.
We are suppose to be mates! I bit back my words, why are you doing this? And I couldn't ask this either fearing for what would come next, we have a child together for goodness sake! I didn't have enough courage to say this too.
"I wonder what the moon goddess was thinking when she made us mates!" He gritted as he bent to where I was hunched over on the floor. He grabbed my head and made me face him, my own pained green eyes meeting his of grey that glinted with hate for me, "Weak mutt!" He spat.
"You should have just let me accept your rejection!" I said and instantly regretted as a harsh blow landed on my face.
"You dare talk back at your Alpha?!" His voice was filled with rage, "Seems you have forgotten what put you in this position in the first place." He reminded me, "And why would I have let you accept my rejection?" His question was somewhat rhetorical, "I want you to feel every pain anytime I have sex with another person."
"I am sorry." I muttered weakly as I remembered what had put me in this state. He had asked earlier this morning to prepare an omelette and I had refused stating that I wasn't his maid and he had gotten angry as usual and vowed to punish me.
So, here I was observing my punishment, I had never had it this bad and I wondered what the rest of the day had In store for me and what my life had in store for me."You know I would have been nicer if you weren't some ugly, weak, cursed bitch!" He grabbed a hold of my hair and pulled my head back with so much force I felt the strain in my scalp, "And that stupid wretched father of yours, you know why he gambled you away at such a young age?"
I kept mute as his horrid words cut through me like an actual knife.
"It's because you are nothing! A waste! Useless! A curse! You are worthless and I am hell bent on giving you so much pain to remind you how much of a letdown you are. You deserve only pain."I whimpered at his words as more tears fell from my eyes. "And that stupid child of yours…"
She's our child, I so badly wanted to tell him, why are you this cruel?
"She's a waste just like you! Cursed and useless!" He said, "And you even have the guts to say that she's mine?" His grip on my hair tightened, "How do I know the little bitch is mine? Every unmated male has been between those useless legs of yours! Whore!"
I cringed at his words, same words I heard ever since I birthed her.
"She's yours and you know it!" I spat at him, "I am no whore!"His grip left my hair and travelled to my neck squeezing hard restricting my airflow, my eyes bulged as I struggled to breathe.
"You can use that mouth of yours right?" He growled at me and I felt claws coming out piercing my skin as the grip tightened. His wolf was out and I felt raw fear wash over me.
"I will show you how to use that fucking mouth!" He stood up releasing his hold and I slumped to the floor gasping for air. I wasn't even given a moment to catch my breath. He bent swiftly, picked me up harshly and with long strides he reached the bed.
He threw me on it with a growl and I howled in pain as my head met with the head board, tears clouded my vision.
I looked up at him and his shirt was gone, his hands laid on his belt unbuckling it and he had his usual signature smirk on his face anytime he wanted to take advantage of me.
I closed my eyes as his last piece of clothing came off and soon I felt his weight on me and I laid there stilling in silence as I bore it all with tears flowing down my cheeks.________
I woke up to a soft hand caressing my cheek, opening my eyes I saw Amara in front of me, her green eyes looked sad as she peered down at me. She was holding her teddy 'fluffy' and her dress was stained with mud, her face was dirty too.
"Mummy…" She called, "Blood." I knew she was talking about my wounds as I saw tears glistening in her eyes too.
I tried to sit up and was rewarded with pain as I did so.
"Where am I?" I groaned trying to decipher my surroundings as I looked around only to discover that I was in the alley as expected. He always ordered warriors to drop me here when he was done as I always passed out.
"Sorry mummy." She sniffed as she dropped fluffy and flung her arms around me not minding that the blood on me would mess up her hands and clothes.
I drew her closer and hugged her back holding tight to my daughter, the only reason for me still being alive and fighting. I had to be alive to take care of her and give her a better life.
"Have you eaten baby?" I asked her."No." She shook her head and looked up at me, "I was waiting for you…"
"Okay." I gently pushed her off me and stood up. I picked her up once I was on my feet and made my way back into the pack house."Whore!"
"Slut!"
"Cursed!"
"Abomination!"
I tried not to pay attention to the words I got used to over time as I passed by the members of the pack making way to my room or should I say cubicle. Each time I heard those words I was pained, hearing them over and over again pushed me to tears but I couldn't retaliate or defend myself as I would get punished.
"Look at her…" I heard one of the ladies sneer, "Imagine she was our luna." Her wicked laugh followed, "I bet she's even fake mates with the Alpha, she's such a slut, no wonder she got rejected."
Others joined her in mocking and laughing at me but I paid no attention to them, still hugging Amara close and trying to shield her ears from hearing such derogatory words but I knew it wouldn't work, she could hear them and often times try to ask me what they meant.
You are not what they say you are, you are not a slut neither a whore, you don't deserve this, you don't deserve the pain, I tried convincing myself so as not to believe their words as I walked into the kitchen with their voices fading away.
It was empty and I let out a huge sigh of relief.
I walked to the fridge and took out some fruits with meat.Amara loved meat a lot, would have said it was because she was a werewolf but she had a very large appetite for meat which was strange for her age.I finished from the kitchen and walked away quickly before someone would find me out.
I followed the stairs leading downwards towards the basement of the pack house which was where I stayed. I got to it quickly and closed the door behind me as I got in before dropping Amara and the food I had in my hand.It was dark down here, really dark. This place also served as a temporary store room where things that weren't needed were kept. In the corner of the basement was where I called home.
A thin mattress was near the wall with a light blanket thrown over it. I had a worn out sack next to the bed which carried most of Amara and I's clothes and other petty belongings.
I took my child's hand and led her to the bed, sat her on it and laid the food out before her. She immediately reached for the meat on the plate and I giggled as she lifted it to her mouth and began gobbling it down.I sat joining her on the bed, picked up some grapes to eat and leaned against the wall, I hissed in pain as my back came in contact with the wall as my wounds were still raw and fresh.Let me heal you! Hera my wolf growled, stop being fucking stubborn.
No! I said to her, if you heal me now, he will find out and get really angry, you know how he forbade us from healing, besides, you aren't even strong enough due to the wolfsbane and silver.
We need to get out of here Nyx! She said, we need to get out of here before he kills us or hurts our pup.
I looked at Amara at her statement and felt anger surge within me at the thought of him harming her, You know we can't run. He will find us and hurt dad, you know it. Besides are we going to be rogues all our lives if we run, what will happen? We are omegas, we can't survive out there and Amara can't survive out there and I can't just leave dad here.Nyx! Hera growled, I could tell she was really angry, this man put us in this situation in the first place, gambling us off to the Alpha and not even caring till now, he's cruel to us and yet you bother what's happening with him.
She was right, my dad hadn't been an angel but even though he always saw me as a curse and an abomination because I was a silver wolf and never cared what happened to me, I still cared for him despite his cruelty.
We can't run away Hera, I said to her, what if worse happens to us out there?
And what if good happens to us? She countered me, we can never know if we don't try.
You have to rest Hera, we got a long day tomorrow, I said and cut off the connection.
I looked at Amara to see that she had fallen asleep with fluffy tightly clutched to one hand and a half eaten grape fruit held in the other.
I smiled at her and laid next to her with the hope that sleep will embrace me soon.I jolted up from sleep as the pain pierced my heart. I could feel Hera howling in pain too. I knew exactly what was happening as I felt the pain again but I couldn't scream out, I had to muffle my screams so as not to wake my little girl.
He was with someone again and I couldn't do anything about it but feel pain. That was why he had forbidden me from accepting his rejection so I could feel the pain anytime he had sex with another woman.
Why is he doing this to us? Hera cried as I stood up to my feet and made way for the door, are we cursed? Why does our own mate hate us this much?
I don't know Hera, I whined as I opened the door and got out of the basement.
I struggled to keep myself on my feet as I walked up the stairs.
What are you doing? She asked me.
I don't know, I actually didn't know, I walked up the stairs and navigated my way through the pack house. It was silent as everyone was asleep. I walked through the hallways and ascended more steps making my way to where my heart led me.
I walked till I reached the door, another pain shot through my entire being this time and I felt my knees buckle.
Nyx, no! What the hell are you doing? Hera asked as I reached out and knocked on the door. I could literally hear their grunts and screams of pleasure. I knocked harder as the pain intensified and their noises increased.
I was about to knock again when the door was flung open and I immediately bowed my head in submission as the Alpha aura overcame me.
He was standing there stark naked with his eyes glowering with anger as he stared at me.
"Why are you doing this to me Titan?" I yelled in pain addressing him by his name without his title.
Before I could say Jack I was pinned against the wall, his hand with his extending claws wrapped around my neck."You mutt!" He growled, "How dare you question me and address me with disrespect?"
A slap landed on my face and I whimpered in pain and Hera howled at the same time.
"You asked for this!" I saw his eyes darken and I knew he was mind linking.He dropped me and I landed on the floor with a thump. Soon enough warriors appeared out of no where grabbing me and leading me out of the pack house while other pack members came out of their rooms, murmurs and grumbles grew.
I was taken outside the pack house, standing in the open field with pack warriors by my side tightening their grips around my arms. We were soon joined by other pack members who stood on looking with confused faces wondering what was going on.
Alpha Titan came out of the pack house too, he was dressed now and he had on a very terrifying look. I was overwhelmed with fear and curiosity but mostly fear as I wondered what he was going to do to me."Silence!" He barked at the pack members and they seized their chatter immediately, "Today, I shall teach this Omega." His gaze was directed at me, "Never to cross me ever again!"
I whined knowing that it was my mate talking to me like this and causing me this pain.
"Bring him out!" He screamed and I saw my dad being dragged out of the pack house looking haggard as usual. They left him on the ground paces away from where the Alpha stood.
"Dad…" I screamed alarmed trying to run towards him but was immediately held back by the warriors, "What are you going to do?" I yelled at Alpha Titan. The pack members gasped at my audacity, "Leave him out of this, I am the one who angered you."
"No dear mate, No." His smirk was sinister, "I know this will ruin you more and you will live with this guilt forever."
What guilt? I asked myself as I watched him shift into his huge brown wolf.
And before my very eyes, he lunged towards my father and then I knew what he meant by the guilt. I watched as he pounced on my father, snapping his neck between his wolf jaws, the crunching sound made me sick to my stomach as blood splattered.
I fell to the ground slipping away from the warrior's hold as I watched my dad die before me, a death I had caused.
I howled in pain.
I only wanted a day which wasn't entirely happy as I knew I couldn't be happy but at least peaceful cause it was a special day, what I didn't expect was to be the cause of my own father's death on my 21st birthday.
Amara's pov"Once upon a land under the deity of the moon goddess where men were wolves and wolves were men...""But they still are..." Iris groaned as always, staring at me with her eyes twinkling with mischief. I smirked and brandished my makeshift wooden sword before her making her squeal with pretend fright, "I surrender! I surrender!" She cried out with her arms raised in the air earning a smirk from me."There lived three most powerful wolves in the supernatural world, they were called the potens lupi!" I continued, emphasizing my last words, "Two were born brought to the world at first, their fates tied together, the grey wolf and the red wolf, one born with a heart of gold, the other was the spawn of the devil! A bitch from the pits of hell!" I growled remembering how she had ruined my childhood."Bad words Amara, mummy said no bad words," Eros said looking up from his entwined fingers which he had been twisting, an attitude long developed."Fine." I rolled my eyes and silentl
Nyx's povThe moon shone brightly casting its silver rays on the sea as it's waves crashed. My eyes trailed up to the sky to see the sea gulls fluttering their wings as they flew, their caws filled the sky resonating in the atmosphere. I felt the breeze blow gently against my skin and sweep through my blonde locs as I pushed my toes into the cool sound feeling the grains beneath my feet.Tonight wasn't particularly quiet as there was a bonfire at the beach resort. Everyone had been invited. They said it was an avenue for the guests to socialize even if the sole purpose of them coming here was to get away from everyone and relax in peace.Humans are weird, Hera had said when the Lycus told us about the invitation and they considered it somewhat disrespectful and unkind not to honor it."Don't get too close to the water," I yelled after Amara as she stood from my side and ran towards the banks of the ocean. I knew I had to keep an eye on her knowing I haven't been a good mother but I wa
Lycus's pov"She's all set." The doctor said pulling off her gloves while stepping away from the bed, "The luna is due in a week." She added with a smile and I glanced at Nyx to see her already staring at me with a wide grin which I returned with excitement.I have had the chance to be a father with Amara and now the moon goddess was blessing me with another one and it came with a different level of excitement, the feeling of holding our new born in my hands was something I looked forward to."Is there any thing she needs to stay off till then." I asked the doctor as she packed up her stuff, "I want us to be extra careful.""She just has to stay away from any rigorous activities for now and relax a lot." And with her words I gave Nyx a knowing look hoping she would stick to the doctor's words this time.The coming of this pregnancy unleashed a new level of stubbornness and even Hera was worse, neither Spyro nor I could talk sense into them. They felt the need to be more active and agi
Nyx's pov The cool spring wind swept across the length of my gown as I left the cemetery walking away from my favourite tomb stone, I tried to walk as fast as my swollen legs could carry me with my hands atop my baby bump like it was going to fall if I didn't hold it.I walked through the gates, the cool breeze caressed my skin and scattered some of my blonde locs. I squinted at the glaring sunlight while running my fingers through my hair, my eyes out searching for the person I had come with.He wasn't here and I was infuriated. This pregnancy had come with me getting angry at every thing and any little thing that didn't even warrant a reaction, I couldn't control it. The hormones were acting out and I had no control over them.I had told him to wait here while I went inside cause I wanted to be alone, that didn't mean that he should wander away like he wasn't meant to stay beside me."You are done?" His voice pulled my attention and I looked to see him coming from
Nyx's povWinter had always been my favorite season. I felt calmer and at peace with it every year, there was just something about snow, something about it that brings light to my dark world the way Lycus often said I brought light to his. I do not know about others but it brought me peace and tranquility.And as I lay on the snow with my hands and legs spread out, tears dried up and my heart swelling with contentment, I couldn't find a way to hate this season for any reason. I felt happy knowing that my life would be peaceful from now on, knowing that I had slain the people after me with their blood on the snow because it was what they deserved and I had to do it to bring me peace.The angry growls of the rabid wolves echoed as they devoured the carcass of Helena and her wolf. I could feel the drops of snowflakes falling from the sky against my skin and with each passing moment I felt happier.The skies had begun to clear up a bit and my heart fluttered with excitement. It was all ov
Nyx's povFury! Irritation! Resentment! All three emotions that came with rage were what I felt at the moment.I couldn't control myself, my fist slammed into her face repeatedly as she tried to dislodge my sword that was stuck in her, her cries of agony were soothing to my ear as the force of my hits caused us to slide across the snow and deeper into the forest with her back against the ground and the rocks and thorns tearing into her causing more pain.As she healed, the pain and wounds were inflicted by me all over again faltering the efforts of her self healing which frustrated her and she couldn't hide it. My knuckles were busted and my fingers ached as I continued my assault but the pain I brought to her caused me enough satisfaction to distract me from my injuries and Hera did a good job of healing us immediately we got a wound."You fucking bitch!" She snarled crossing her arms and creating her shield, the force sent me flying backwards and I was thrown against a tree, the bon
Nyx's pov(I am not a native Spanish speaker, I used google so don't come for me please)Lycus! I tried reaching him through the mind link as the groans grew but I got nothing but grunts of pain, not even a word plus our connection was faint which was something to be worried about.Spyro! Hera groaned as another wave of pain hit us, the freezing task at hand was forgotten as I hunched over my knees clutching at my heart with my hands. it felt like a thousand pinchers were being twisted in my heart creating piercing feels. And at that moment a fire bolt came in my direction, I swung to the side to avoid it and it hit the wall melting my work.I turned to Helena with a growl as it had come from her, she was fashioning another hit. I twisted my fingers, and aimed them at her crossed fists freezing them before forming a bigger fire bolt than the one that she had created and I sent it right at her, it hit her sending her flying a few paces away as the force at which I sent it was way too s
Nyx's povI like you a lot, I remembered his words as my fingers skimmed his face, his eyes that once looked at me with adoration and fondness were shut tight, I wish I could protect you, I recall when he had said this, "I wish i could protect you too Andros." Tears streamed down my cheeks as I held his face, "Wake up please." I whispered, "You can't die on me Andros."Will you run away with me when things get worse? And instead of that, he took the blow for me, he didn't run leaving me, he took what was meant to kill me, "Andros please." I gripped the tree by it's trunk with my hands pulling at it with all my might and I was able to wretch it from him much to my surprise.You know I do care about you Nyx, His words echoed in my head as I flung the tree aside, my hands gripped his body as he slid down to the ground, no a word was heard from him, not a sigh and not even the batting of an eyelid, I wouldn't mind if you were mine though, These words of his brought the pain rushing in kno
Nyx's povSacrifices! Swords! Baby! Evil! Moon goddess! Helena! Powers! Fight! Resurrection! Clouds! My mind was a torrid cluster fuck as my eyes snapped open and I tried to lift myself from the ground which got me thinking about where I was and why I was laying in the snow.I groaned widening my eyes to see that I was in the grounds of war and my confusion grew trying to know what the fuck was happening plus the weird dream I had about seeing some moon goddess was bizarre.I felt my fingers gripping something and I looked down to see them grasping at a magnificent sword that looked like it could slay anything in sight. A scream wrenched my attention from the sword and I looked in the direction of where it came from.A devastatingly handsome man was currently fighting with an old woman who looked like him and watching him fight was so attractive and...shit! That's my mate and I got to help! I remembered everything now and I leapt to my feet, grabbed my sword and began to run towards t
The Alpha King's Rejected Mate by Hanifah Amirah is a steamy fantasy novel with a rating of five stars. Due to continuous abuse, Nyx leaves her pack together with her child. She is now considered a rogue and ends up in the territory of the Alpha King Lycus. Nyx happens to be the mate of Lycus. Unfortunately, Nyx has a bad reputation, and Lycus sees her as damaged goods. But the attraction is undeniable. Can Lycus give in and pursue Nyx? And can Nyx learn to trust an Alpha again? Or will they only be satisfying their physical needs with empty hearts?
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