Lahat ng Kabanata ng Rejected By My Hockey Alpha: Kabanata 101 - Kabanata 110

Timothy's POV"No." She turns to face me. Her eyes are bright with unshed tears. Angry tears. "I'm done pretending. I'm done lying to myself and everyone else.""What are you talking about?" My voice comes out strangled."I stooped low enough to hate her." Sophia's voice breaks. "Penelope. I hated that girl—envied her—all because of you. Do you know how pathetic that makes me feel?""Sophia""I wanted you." She stands abruptly. Her chair scrapes against the floor. "God help me, I actually wanted you. All those rumors about you being good in the bedroom that was part of why I agreed to this alliance. I thought maybe." She laughs bitterly. "I thought maybe I could make you forget her.""This isn't the place" Dad tries to interject."Where else?" Sophia whirls on him. "In private? Where I can cry alone while my husband stares at the ceiling and wishes I was someone else? Where I can pretend I don't know he's dying because he rejected his true mate?""You knew?" I stand up. "This whole ti

Penelope's POVThe next morning, my phone won't stop buzzing.Text messages flood in from people I haven't heard from in months. Former classmates. Distant pack members. Even some of the girls who used to ignore me in the hallways are suddenly reaching out with support."Did you see the comments on the article?" Isla sends a screenshot. "People are losing their minds."I scroll through the newspaper's website. The comment section has over two thousand responses. Most of them are supportive. Some are calling for Marcus's immediate removal. A few defend him, but they're getting shouted down by others."This is insane." I show Mom the screen. "People are actually listening.""They're not just listening." Mom points to the television. "Turn on Channel Seven."The local news is covering the story. A reporter stands outside the Alpha mansion with a microphone."allegations of corruption and evidence tampering have rocked the Frostfang Pack," the reporter says. "Alpha Marcus Blackthorn has y

Penelope's POVThe backlash starts before we even reach the Council building.Someone slashes our tires in the parking lot. Mom and I stand there staring at the flat rubber while reporters circle like vultures."Did you see who did it?" one reporter shouts."Any comment on the allegations?" another calls out.I don't answer, I just pull out my phone and call Isla."We need a ride," I tell her. "Someone destroyed our car.""On my way." Isla doesn't hesitate. "Ten minutes."The reporters press closer while we wait. Cameras in our faces. Microphones shoved toward us. Questions coming from every direction."How do you respond to Alpha Blackthorn's statement that you're lying?""What about witnesses who say your father was guilty?""Is it true you're trying to destroy the Alpha to get revenge?"Mom grabs my hand and squeezes tight. We stand there in silence until Isla pulls up in her car."Get in." She leans across to open the passenger door. "Quick."We climb in. Isla peels out of the par

Timothy POV "So you rejected your true mate to protect her from your father?" Elena clarifies, making sure the Council understands the full picture."Yes." I force myself to look at Penelope directly, needing her to see the truth in my eyes even if she hates me for it. "I told myself I was doing the right thing, that I was protecting her from his wrath. But really, I was just too much of a coward to stand up to him. Too afraid of losing my position, my inheritance, everything I thought mattered at the time.""And the consequences of this rejection?" Elena pulls up medical records on the large screen behind her. "Dr. Reeves submitted your medical files to the Council. Can you explain what's been happening to you since the rejection?""I'm dying." The words come out matter-of-fact, stripped of emotion because I've had to accept this reality. "When you reject a true mate bond, it tears you apart from the inside. Human consciousness and wolf consciousness can't coexist peacefully anymore

Penelope's POVMy phone rings at two in the morning.Selene's name flashes across the screen. I already know what this call means before I answer it.Timothy is worse."He's crashing." Selene doesn't even say hello. "Penelope, his heart stopped again. They got him back but Dr. Reeves says this is it. If you're going to do anything, it has to be now."I'm already out of bed. "I'm coming.""Thank you." Selene's voice breaks. "I know you don't owe him anything. I know he doesn't deserve""I'll be there in thirty minutes." I hang up and grab my keys.Mom appears in my doorway. She's wearing her robe and her hair is messy from sleep. "Is it Timothy?""He's dying." I pull on jeans and a sweatshirt. "They need me there now.""Are you sure about this?" Mom steps into my room. "Penelope, I know wolf is pushing you. But you don't have to save him. Not after what he did.""I know." I shove my feet into sneakers. "But I can't just let him die either. What does that make me if I do?""Human." Mom'