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Auteur: King Emerald
last update Date de publication: 2026-04-27 14:55:53

ARIA

Taking a slow breath, Calder pushed the notebook across the table. His fingers stayed on the cover for a second before he let go.

“In that book, there’s a list of names and dates,” he said. His voice was tight. “Female names are written in one column. Some don’t have names. Just numbers. In the next column, there are men’s names. Mostly rogues. It took me months to track some of them down and question them. That’s how I started to understand what those names meant.”

He inhaled again. The
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  • The Alpha King's Rejected Mate    109

    ARIA The command of the wolf king filled the room. Even my father could not fight it.With a sharp breath, Victor Blackwood dropped to his knees. The sound of it echoed against the walls. For a second, he looked smaller than I had ever seen him. Power stripped away. Pride gone.I walked toward him without rushing. Each step felt steady. Calm.The tattoo hung on the wall behind him. I reached past his shoulder and peeled it away as if it were nothing."You've always been clever," I said quietly. "You knew you had to clean up your image to get what you really wanted. Power. When you became alpha, you cut away your old sins. At least the ones people could see. But you couldn't let it go completely."He stared at the floor, jaw tight."If you had truly let it go," I continued, "you might still be alive. I would never have known it was you. And we would never have gotten a confession out of Rook.""You're wrong."Kael Nightborne's voice came from behind me. Strong. Certain.He crossed the

  • The Alpha King's Rejected Mate    108

    ARIA Rowan had a helicopter. Kael had questions about it. That was clear from the way he watched it and the way he stayed quiet. But he did not ask. Not yet.Because of that helicopter, we left the High Wilds when we did. If we had waited longer, things might have changed. The timing mattered.Emily and Gemma chose to come with us. They said they would stand as witnesses. Whether they would stay in Lowreach Crossing or return to the High Wilds later, no one knew. Still, it meant something that they came. It meant more that they released their bond from Rowan and gave it back to Kael.Watching that happen hurt and healed at the same time. The sister he believed was gone forever stood before him and chose him again. That was not a small thing. He would carry that moment for the rest of his life.Rook had confessed. He said everything. The whole squad heard it, even Emily and Gemma. There was no confusion left. It was enough to bring charges against my father. Enough to call the High Tr

  • The Alpha King's Rejected Mate    107

    ARIA “I know,” he said against my mouth. “You show it in everything you do. I swear you will never doubt that I love you. Be my queen, Aria. Be the part of me that has been missing for too long.”“Yes.” The word came out soft and breathless.Arms wrapped around his neck. His mouth covered mine again, slow and deep, and something inside my chest finally settled. This was joy. Real joy. Not fear. Not survival. Not pretending to be strong. My father had not taken this from me. Victor Blackwood had tried, but he had failed. I had found the one person meant for me.Legs moved over his lap. Bodies pressed close. Skin to skin. His heat sank into mine. Mine. My mate. Until the end of our days, he was mine.“I should let you sleep,” Kael Nightborne growled, though his hands never left me. He did not move me away.The moment he touched me, the tiredness disappeared.“You heal me, Kael. Your touch heals me. I want to feel good.” A small smile curved my lips. His eyes were already dark. “Please.

  • The Alpha King's Rejected Mate    106

    ARIA Rook was locked away. We finally had a real way to bring down Victor Blackwood. The baby was safe. By all measures, the mission had ended better than it had any right to. It had fallen apart in ways no one could have predicted, yet we were standing. Alive. Together.There should have been relief.But the way Kael stood by the door and looked at me made my chest ache. His jaw was tight. His shoulders were stiff. His eyes held too much.He looked like a man about to break something precious.Fear crept in before he even spoke. The words he might say formed in my mind, one after another, each worse than the last. It felt easier to spare him the effort. Easier to cut myself first.“You don’t have to say it,” I told him quietly. My voice sounded calm, but it felt thin. “You really don’t. I know Gemma is your mate. I accept that.”The words tasted bitter.“There’s no need to feel guilty. Wolves have had children without being mated before. It’s not unheard of. We can figure this out.

  • The Alpha King's Rejected Mate    105

    KAEL My heart stopped the second I broke through the trees and saw Aria on the ground.A wolf covered in blood snarled over her and leapt.There was no thinking. No weighing options. I threw myself forward and hit him in midair before he could touch her. We crashed hard on the other side of her body. I landed on all four paws. He rolled away, claws tearing through dirt.A knife handle stuck out of his side, catching the last light of the sun.Aria had stabbed him.Pride rose through the fear choking me. She had fought back. She was still fighting.I lowered my head and scraped my paw against the earth. I refused to look at her. If I saw her still and broken, I would lose control. I needed to believe she was alive. I needed that hope more than breath.The wolf—Rook—took a slow step back like he might run.Coward.He wouldn’t get far. He knew it. I saw it in his eyes. Instead of fleeing, he dropped his head and charged.If he had been whole, it would have been a brutal fight. But he wa

  • The Alpha King's Rejected Mate    104

    ARIA We had to survive first.The wind shifted high in the branches, brushing over my skin, slipping through my hair. Then it brought him with it.His scent.Sharp. Familiar. Wrong.Rook.He was close. Too close.A tremor worked through my arms before I could stop it. Both hands tightened around the branch, fingers digging into the rough bark until it hurt. The pain helped me focus. The knife came free from my belt. My grip was damp, so I adjusted it, then held the blade between my teeth. Slow breaths. Careful movement. I shifted along the branch, inch by inch, easing my weight forward until I could see a clear path to the ground below.No branches in the way. No roots to trip me.It had to be timed perfectly.Below, Rook’s wolf moved through the brush with slow purpose. His body stayed low. A deep snarl vibrated from his chest as he tracked me. His nose skimmed the earth. He followed my scent like it was a trail carved in stone.Blood streaked his gray fur along his ribs. Dark. Dri

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