Lahat ng Kabanata ng Awakening the Rejected Queen: Kabanata 101 - Kabanata 110

Scarlett’s POVCaleb hesitated. In fact, he stood a step back from me.I saw, clear as day on his face.Disgust.He was disgusted by me.I was right and I knew it. Ever since I slept with those guards, his opinion of me changed. But why? It had been his idea! He swore it was the only way for us to escape. I hadn’t wanted to! It was awful! Screwing those slimy, sweaty guards!Caleb took a deep breath. “Don’t be ridiculous, Scarlett,” he sighed.Anger rose in me. “Don’t call me ridiculous!” I snapped. I’d all but thrown myself at him since our escape. But he’d completely ignored my advances! And now? The way he was looking at Eden? Giving her his damn coat to clean up her cuts! She was our PRISONER for crying out loud. I didn’t give a rat’s ass if she was pregnant. Who cares? Eden was nothing. She was SUPPOSED to be nothing.It was a reasonable request! If he loved me, if he didn’t think I was some sleazy two-bit whore, then all he had to do was prove it!“Come on, Caleb!” I was coaxed.

Serena’s POVStorm’s hand was firm in mine. We heard a noise. He stopped. He put his finger to his lips in a shush motion. I held my breath.Footsteps.The reality of the situation dawned on me. If Storm was caught sneaking me out of the dungeon, he’d be in big shit. He might even lose his Gamma position.My heart raced as we listened to the footsteps. They got louder. Storm pressed his back up against the wall. I did the same.Just when I was sure that we were caught, the footsteps started to get quieter. Whoever had been coming had turned and was now walking in the other direction.Storm jerked his head to the side to show me it was time to go. Hand in hand, we scuttled down the corridor. Soon we came to a cement staircase. We took the steps two at a time. But halfway up, Storm stopped. There was a small window. He forced it open.“You first,” he whispered. As soon as you’re out, hunch down and wait for me. There shouldn’t be anyone on the other side.The window was small, but I sli

Zane's POVJust as I was about to seriously lose my shit, Astrid arrived. Everyone immediately stopped fighting. Astrid took one look at my face and came straight for me.She could tell Slade was close to the surface.“Zane,” she said in that calm, steady voice of hers. She locked eyes with mine. “You can’t.”That was all it took. She was right. I couldn’t shift, as badly as Slade wanted out. I instantly calmed down. Slade didn’t like this, though. He howled, a painful, mournful howl. He hated the woman who had taken Eden.He wanted her dead.But Astrid was right. I couldn’t release Slade. Slade was unhinged, manic, crazy. Who knew what he’d do?Astrid turned to Serena then. She glared at her. Serena struggled. The warriors holding her tightened their grip.“Enough games,” Astrid said, her voice firm. “Tell us where Eden is.”“We’ve tried that,” I said to Astrid. “She won’t talk. No matter what we do. We even threatened Adrian’s life.”My eyes flashed to Adrian. He was staring at Astr

Zane's POVI had Serena tossed back into the dungeon, where she belonged. For the time being, anyway. Then Astrid, my warriors, and I raced through the forest, following Serena’s directions.Sure enough, we quickly came upon a small shack.I burst through the door. There was an opening in the floor. We scrambled down the stairs. Hope soared in my heart.Eden!We’d finally found Eden!But the basement was empty.“DAMNIT!” I roared, looking around the empty room. A single light bulb hung from the ceiling. It flickered and buzzed.“Do you think she was lying? Serena?” Astrid asked. I saw the look on her face. ‘Have I just rejected someone for nothing?’ Astrid was thinking.“That conniving little bitch!” I snapped. Then I smelt it. The soft scent of bread cookies.I tried to reach Slade, to see if he could smell it too. But he was pissed at me for not releasing him. He’d gone into hiding.Was I imagining it?There were no signs of anyone. But Eden’s soft scent had me clinging onto hope.“

Eden's POVZane? Was it really him?Relief flooded through me.Astrid too! I saw her, standing with Zane in the middle of the room. Astrid withdrew her dagger and took her fighting stance.Some rogues had run off, scared by the strong man and the warriors. Perhaps they recognized him? Others, though, remained behind. Their stance was clear. This was their whorehouse. Their guilty pleasure. How dare someone come in here and disrupt their lewd antics?“You have no business being here. This is rogue territory,” a man said, coming forward. I recognized him. He was the one who had given me the clothes. And backhanded me in the process.“My business is everywhere. I’m the Lycan King,” Zane stated.That was enough to send another flurry of men running for the door.The man stood his ground though. “This is my bar. We don’t rule over us. Leave,” he demanded.“I don’t take orders from anyone,” Zane replied. “Least of all from a depraved rogue like you.”Zane looked left and right. A circle of