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CHAPTER 51: He Heard Every Word
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2026-07-22 20:27:30
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The Mate He Rejected CHAPTER 53: Smelling Her Fear
CAOMH'S POVThe mention of Meghann’s name sent a sharp spike of pain right through my chest, but I ignored it. I kept my face completely blank."But you must have known before then," I pushed gently, keeping my tone conversational. "Women usually know the signs before a healer confirms it. When did you first start feeling sick, Dreda? Was it right after the solstice feast?"Dreda’s breathing hitched. Her eyes darted toward the door, just for a split second, before locking back onto my face."Yes," she answered, her voice pitching slightly higher. "It was... it was right after the solstice. Just a few days later. I felt awful.""A few days?" I repeated, raising an eyebrow. "That is very fast to show symptoms.""Werewolves heal fast, Caomh," Dreda countered, her tone turning slightly defensive. "Our bodies process things differently. You know that.""I do," I nodded slowly. "But I was looking through some old pack ledgers today. We are supposed to update the council on our medical histo
The Mate He Rejected CHAPTER 52: A Beta And A Puppet
CAOMH'S POVThe air in the Silver Moon wing of the neutral compound felt heavy, smelling faintly of damp stone and the sharp, cloying perfume Dreda always wore.I walked down the dim corridor, my boots making no sound against the worn runner rug. I didn't want to see anyone. I didn't want the polite, rehearsed bows of my guards. I just wanted to reach the quiet sanctuary of my own suite, pour a very strong drink, and figure out how to stop the frantic, restless energy that had been clawing at my chest all day.Seeing Meghann at the auction today had completely undone me. Watching her outbid Dreda, watching her stand beside Cullen Arden with a crown of untouchable confidence, had triggered a deep, gnawing regret that I couldn't push back down.I turned the corner, my suite just a few yards away.Then, the sound of voices cut through the stillness.They were sharp, hushed, and frantic. I stopped instantly, my spine pressing flat against the cold stone wall. I recognized the voices immed
The Mate He Rejected CHAPTER 51: He Heard Every Word
The beam of a handheld lamp swept across the floor at the very end of our aisle, casting a long, bright streak of yellow light just twenty feet away from where we stood.My heart hammered a frantic, painful rhythm against my ribs. If a guard found the Alpha and Luna of the Arden pack tangled together in a dark corner of the archives, the political scandal would ruin everything we had planned. We needed the council to trust us, not catch us acting like feral rogues in the shadows.But the sheer, terrifying risk of getting caught sent a completely different kind of spike through my system. The danger mixed violently with the pooling heat in my stomach.Cullen felt my pulse jumping. He looked down at my flushed face. The corner of his mouth twitched into a dark, wicked smirk.He didn't pull away.While the guard’s footsteps echoed slowly down the adjacent row, Cullen shifted his hips forward. He entered me with a slow, torturous glide, filling me completely.I squeezed my eyes shut, biti
The Mate He Rejected CHAPTER 50: Quiet In The Library
The grand library of the neutral compound smelled of dried parchment, flaking leather, and bitter lemon oil. Tall, towering bookshelves stretched toward the vaulted stone ceiling, casting long, dark shadows across the polished floor.In the center of the massive room, a small cluster of delegates stood gathered around a series of glass display cases. Elder Foster was currently droning on, his voice echoing off the stone walls as he detailed the history of the first territorial treaties signed by the original pack founders.It was incredibly tedious.I stood in the back row of the crowd, ignoring the ancient maps completely. I wore a long, form-fitting dress of dark midnight blue silk, the fabric entirely bare across my shoulders.I couldn't focus on the exhibit. My mind was completely consumed by the man standing right beside me.Every time I looked at Cullen’s sharp profile, my pulse jumped in a frantic, irregular rhythm. The truth of what he had confessed in his office hours ago pla
The Mate He Rejected CHAPTER 49: The Guard At Her Door
Cullen turned around. The protective, gentle warmth in his eyes vanished, replaced instantly by a dark, lethal disgust."If I had shown Caomh these papers," Cullen growled, stepping so close his chest brushed against mine, "he would have thrown them in the fire."I flinched. "No. He is obsessed with his bloodline. He would never accept a Beta's child.""He wouldn't have had a choice!" Cullen fired back, his voice vibrating with fierce, unyielding conviction. "Caomh had already presented Dreda to the entire continent as his chosen mate. He had already humiliated you on the dais in front of your people. If he admitted he was tricked by his own Beta and a lower-ranking female, his pack would have lost all respect for him. He would have looked like an incompetent, blind fool."Cullen reached out, his large hands framing my face. His touch was firm and warm, anchoring me as the final pieces of my past shattered into dust."You are focusing on the wrong betrayal," Cullen said, his voice dro
The Mate He Rejected CHAPTER 48: Hitting The Alpha
The crisp sheet of the genetic report felt like dry ice against my fingertips. The black ink blurred as my eyes traced the words again and again, trying to force my brain to accept the impossible reality.Riordan.Bronson’s bloodline.The silence in the temporary office pressed against my ears, thick and heavy. The faint, rhythmic dripping of rain hitting the courtyard stones outside the arched window was the only sound in the room. I slowly lowered the paper back onto the dark timber desk, placing it next to the stolen prenatal logs that proved Dreda was pregnant weeks before she ever stepped foot in Caomh’s bed.I looked up. Cullen stood perfectly still in his sharp black suit, his broad shoulders blocking the pale afternoon light. His silver-gray eyes never left my face.He didn't look guilty. He looked like a man who had carried a crushing weight for five years and had finally set it down."You had the proof," I said. My voice was a brittle, fragile whisper that barely carried acr
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