Lahat ng Kabanata ng Rejected By The Alpha King, Claimed By The Lycan King: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

Scarlet’s POVI could hear the bodies slamming, hard, rhythmic.Then came her voice, the strange girl I’d seen earlier. But it didn’t sound like pleasure. It sounded like pain.I froze, fists tightening. My heart raced so fast I thought it might tear through my chest.What the hell was going on in that throne room?I stopped walking when I heard Damien’s howl. Loud. Wild. Echoing through the air like a warning.The entire pack… the entire damn world around me felt off. Heavy. Like a storm was coming.The aura that spread out wasn’t normal. It was dark, thick. My legs almost gave out. And then—“Looking for something?” a voice said behind me.I turned quickly, startled. It was Damien’s beta.“The Alpha—”“Follow me,” he cut in, walking off before I could finish.I hesitated for a second… then followed. But I couldn’t stop glancing back at that door. Her voice—still screaming. Still echoing.He led me down a hall and into another room.Then, without warning, he pulled me in and shut th

Scarlet’s POVAll through their argument, I stayed close—but not too close.I made sure I didn’t breathe too loudly, didn’t shift too much. I just… listened.I stared at the contract in my hands, then back at the door every few seconds. I heard Damien growl at one point, and my heart nearly jumped out of my chest. I almost opened the door.But I didn’t.Sounded like they’d already calmed down, and so I tiptoed quietly back to my room.The whole time, I kept my eyes on that contract. Line by line, I flipped through it, reading every word like my life depended on it, because maybe it did.I didn’t just skim it. I studied it.By the time I reached the end, I picked up the quill, ready to sign, until something caught my eye.One rule stood out: You are to stay eight steps away from me whenever we are close.I blinked. Read it again.Eight steps?I tried not to overthink it. But the voice of that strange woman, the one who’d been screaming earlier, still echoed in my head.Still haunting

Scarlet’s POVJust then, she let go of me and turned toward the door.It was only when her fingers brushed the handle that I found my breath again… and a sliver of nerve.I knew I didn’t have to say it, but I said it anyway.“I’m not interested in Damien,” I muttered, forcing the words through my throat. “You can have him.”She froze.Her back stiffened, lips drawn into a thin line.“I can have him to myself?” she repeated slowly, like she wasn’t sure she heard right.“Yes,” I said. “I don’t want anything to do with him.”She turned slightly, enough for her eyes to catch mine. “But… you’re his mate, aren’t you?”“Yes.” The word caught in my throat. I swallowed the rest of the ache it brought.“And the mate pull? You think he’s really going to let you go?”“Eight spaces,” I said quickly.She blinked. Confused.“What does that even mean?” she snapped, voice cracking from exhaustion and disbelief.She was trembling. Her entire body looked like it was about to collapse. Truth be told, sh

Damien’s POVI stood at the head of the dining table, hands loosely clasped behind my back as the maids moved around, placing dishes one by one. The clink of cutlery, the scent of roasted meat, everything was in order. Quiet. Almost too quiet.Then Aurora’s voice cut through it.“Seriously? You didn’t tell her?”I didn’t even need to turn. I knew it was her. I closed my eyes for half a second before replying.“You’ll speak with respect, Aurora.”She let out a short, humorless laugh. “Respect? From me? That’s rich.”Her heels hit the floor harder than usual as she walked into the room. I turned toward her. Her cheeks were flushed. She looked ready to burn the entire palace down with her eyes alone.“So, what is this?” she asked. “You’re actually making her Luna? Is that what we’re doing now?”I didn’t answer right away. Not because I didn’t know what to say, but because behind her, standing half in the shadow of the hall, was Scarlet.She was quiet. Watching. Listening.Aurora hadn’t

Scarlet’s POVI scoffed, staring at him in disbelief. Callan had the nerve to offer me a deal after I’d just severed our bond. The audacity almost made me laugh.A smile crept across my face, but it wasn’t out of joy—it was bitter amusement. What exactly was he trying to do? Was this some kind of twisted game?“You know,” I said, folding my arms across my chest, “I really wonder how Damien managed to keep you this close without realizing how greedy you are.”“I’m doing this for you, Scarlet,” he said, as if that would excuse everything.“For me?” I let out another scoff, sharper this time. “I didn’t ask you to. I can take care of myself, Callan.”I turned away, not wanting to see his face any longer.“If you don’t have anything useful to do, you can go back to your post,” I added, dismissing him like the conversation was over.But Callan wasn’t ready to let go.“You really think I’m going to give up on you just because you got lucky enough to sever the bond?”I clenched my fists at my