Lahat ng Kabanata ng Rejected: Kabanata 121 - Kabanata 130

Elizabeth POV “What about me finding my mate?” I ask confused at how that could happen. How could anyone expect someone to give up their mate? “There was not to be a chance to find your mate. If your mate was found, he was to be destroyed,” my father shares with me. “Well, I will not give up Carter,” I reply quickly. “We would not expect you to, Elizabeth. But the legacy will be pushed. This man will fight to the death for you,” my mother replies. “Well, he will have to fight. I will not give up my mate,” Carter says as he moves closer to me. His presence is bringing me peace at a time where peace is the furthest thing from us. “Who is it?” Carter asks impatiently. I know we need to try and get to Kinsley before they realize they have the wrong person. “His name is King Steven. He is known to work closely with those in the underbelly of our society,” my father shares. “He works with rogues, having them do his dirty work. They will not b

Elizabeth POV “We do the obvious, trade her for me,” I say calmly. The last thing I feel is calm. It terrifies me but I know I have the best chance at fighting for my freedom. Kinsley does not. I cannot let her die trying to protect me. I cannot let any of them die trying to protect me. “Absolutely not,” Carter replies angrily. Stan looks at me with surprise, “Elizabeth. She will lead him to us, and we can destroy him when he arrives,” Stan promises me. “I cannot have anyone die trying to save me,” I say to them softly. “Nobody is going to die,” Carter says putting his hands on my face and kissing my forehead. “Promise?” I ask him. “I promise,” he replies. I can sense a bit of trepidation. He cannot make such a promise. We do not know what the future holds. We can only live for today, for this moment. We stood in the lounge area of the Palace talking about strategy when a familiar scent caught my nose. I look up in surprise

Elizabeth POV I watch as Kinsley runs away from us leaving me with the wolf standing in front of me. I feel pity for this man. This individual who believed we were meant to be together. “Come closer,” he says softly. “You know I cannot do that,” I reply cautiously. I do not want to cause him further distress or encouragement. “We can be together. I will fight your mate for you,” he says to me. “I do not want a fight. I want you to leave peacefully,” I say calmly to him. He looks at me with those red eyes and I feel them burning into my soul. I feel his pain and the anguish he has struggled with all these years waiting and hoping for me to return. “You are meant to be mine,” he says aggressively as he takes another step closer to me. “The Moon Goddess believes otherwise,” I remind him. “She gave me my mate. And she will give you your mate as well,” I say to him trying to assure him there is a fated mate out there for him. “You are the on

Alpha Carter POV I can feel the poison take over my body and realize this will be the last time I see my beautiful mate. I cannot move and I cannot communicate with them. They played dirty and it looks like they will win. Before my eyes, I see Ashley leap across the air and take the black wolf off me rolling in a ball of fur. My eyes try to follow their movements, but I am quickly losing consciousness. Or perhaps I am dying. Everything feels like it is shutting down. The paralysis drug is stopping me from moving. Will it also stop my organs from working? I can do nothing but watch as things unfold. The last I see is Ashley and the black wolf fighting when I feel myself lose consciousness. I try to fight it, but I cannot. I want to know my mate survived. That Elizabeth will have a long and happy life. It is too late. I can feel nothing, and suddenly I can no longer hear anything. My eyes are opening and closing. I can see Stan standing

Elizabeth POV I do not know how long I had been laying with Carter. My arms wrapped around him likely looked funny given our size comparisons, but I could not help wanting to be as close to him as possible. He also still had the breathing apparatus in him to keep him alive. I was small enough to fit around everything that was there. I was still feeling some effects of the paralysis, but my organs were healing faster now that the antidote had been delivered. I had heard from Ashley briefly letting me know she was okay. She could not reach Max and it was depressing her, so she retired to the back of my mind. I could still feel a connection with Carter. The doctor had tried to prepare me for the worst, but I refused to hear it. The doctor was trying to be reasonable, but I lost it on him. My parents ushered him out of the room and Stan and Kinsley quickly helped me to Carter’s bed before leaving me with my mate. The sound of the mach