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Chapter 30

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last update Fecha de publicación: 2026-09-11 04:38:13

Scarlett's POV

The air in the healer’s sanctuary felt heavy, as if the very walls were saturated with the weight of the death sentence I had just received. I remained on the cot, staring at the ceiling, the number one year looping in my mind like a broken record. A year to live, or a year to beg for a mark from a man who looked at me as if I were a smudge of dirt on an otherwise pristine floor.

The healer sighed, her expression softening just a fraction as she moved toward a shelf lined with a
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  • The Alpha's Rejected Hybrid    Chapter 31

    Scarlett's POV "I have a job to do," I replied, my voice flat.The man let out a sharp, mocking laugh, leaning over the counter to invade my personal space. "A job? You call this a job? Playing waitress to a bunch of Otmys while you pine for a mate who doesn't want you? It’s pathetic, really. You’re a hybrid, a mistake of nature, and you actually thought you were worthy of an Alpha’s mark."My grip tightened on the rag. The words stung, slicing through the fragile layer of composure I had spent all morning building. I felt the familiar prickle of inadequacy rising in my chest, the voice in the back of my mind whispering that he was right."Look at you," he continued, his voice dripping with disdain. "Trembling. You can barely hold a cloth. You’re a liability, I. A broken, rejected little thing. You’re lucky Arlo even lets you breathe the same air as him. You’re nothing more than a smudge on the pack’s reputation."I stopped scrubbing. I looked up, my eyes meeting his. For a moment, t

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