Chapter One

AylaThe sky is red.Not sunset red, not the warm hue of dusk. It’s bleeding. A deep, oozing red that spills across the clouds like an open wound. The moon hangs too low, too big, glowing a heavy silver that thuds in the air with every pulse. I feel it in my ribs.I’m walking barefoot on a carpet of thorns. Each step bites into my skin, but I don’t bleed. My dress is made of ash, shifting and crumbling with every movement, smoky threads trailing behind me like ghosts. Around me, the crowd stands silent; faceless and motionless. Their eyes shine like mirrors, blank and unblinking.At the end of the hall, he waits.Alpha Lugh.He stands tall in the centre of the altar, surrounded by dying roses that grow from cracks in the stone floor. They wilt as I pass, petals dropping one by one like they’re bowing to him. He wears black, as always. But now, it’s not fabric: it’s smoke. His cloak moves like mist and shadows. His eyes burn gold, and they are colder than the moon.I reach out to him.

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Chapter Two

AylaThe aroma of burning sage drifts through the house. It curls like ghostly fingers around the wooden beams, rich and heady it is clinging to my skin, to my hair, weaving itself into my breath. Grandmother always burns sage before ceremonies like this. She says it clears the air and rids it of any bad auras. The smoke rises in lazy spirals, catching the faint light of dawn filtering through the cracks in the shutters. It’s a ritual as old as the pack itself, the scent is both comforting and unnerving.But I don’t need sage to know what my fate is.I wake before the sun, my dreams still pressing against me like a second skin, dreams of him. Lugh. His stormy grey eyes, his earthy and dark scent, spiced with something raw and untamed. Even now, awake and trembling in the dim light, I can still feel the way his presence swallowed me whole, the heat of his body branding mine. The dream lingers, very vivid and unrelenting in my memory, as though the Moon Goddess herself is etching his im

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Chapter Three

AylaThe sun is high and hot on our skin as Selene and I walk through the gathering grounds. Laughter and music fill the air. Everyone looks so perfect. The females wear flowing dresses. The males are already in their ceremonial wear. Most of them don't even look at us.I keep my head high. Selene walks quietly beside me, her hands clasped in front of her. We try to greet a few people. A wave here, a soft hello there."Hi, Liana," I say to one of the Beta’s daughters. She barely glances at me.Selene gives a shy smile to a tall boy from the hunter ranks. He doesn’t even nod back.“They’re ignoring us,” Selene whispers.I nod. “We’re not high-ranking. They don’t see us.”My wolf growls low in my chest, but I push the feeling down.We walk a bit more. Some of the young warriors are laughing nearby. One of them points at us.“What are the twins doing here?” he says. “Did someone invite them?”“Maybe they think one of them will catch the Alpha’s eye,” another snickers.I pretend not to he

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Chapter Four

AylaWe slip away from the main grounds, past the edge of the square, down a path that leads toward the old gathering stones. It's quieter here. The trees form a canopy above us, leaves whispering in the breeze. Dappled light dances on the path. I walk behind him, almost breathless.When he stops, I step beside him.“I don’t do this often,” he says, looking at the sky. “I’ve seen what the bond can do to people. It can ruin them. Break them.”His voice is distant, thoughtful. I search his face, but I can’t find warmth there, only restraint.“But… you kissed me.” My voice is small.His gaze flicks to mine. “I did.”There’s a pause. Then he leans forward and presses his lips to mine again.This kiss is not gentle or brief. It's deep, slow, and filled with something I can’t name. The bond snaps fully into place. I feel it in my bones, in my blood. Our wolves reach for each other, twining together in that unseen place only we can feel.When he pulls back, I’m breathless and shaken.“So you

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All Chapters of Cursed Luna, Rejected Mate : Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four