All Chapters of Rejected By My Mate, Claimed By Contract: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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21~ Back Home

Kael’s POVAs we made our way back to Moonveil, Gareth sat quietly beside me with his eyes fixed outside the window at the trees that raced past us. I leaned back against the car seat, but my thoughts were far from resting. They circled back, again and again, to the conversation with an old friend over drinks that had left a sour taste in my mouth.“Kael, where’s she?” my friend had asked with his eyebrows raised like he’d stumbled on some dirty secret at the end of one of the meetings that had gone well. “I haven't seen her with you in a while. Not since…well, since you brought your new mate into the picture.”He was talking about Fiona, of course, and I had heaved deeply.I remembered the way his tone dipped with pity wrapping each word like a shroud. As if I needed anyone’s pity.I had told him what I’ve been telling myself, that Fiona and I couldn't see eye to eye, as we have both decided that separation was best for both of us, and we would kick off where we left things once the

Last Updated : 2025-10-03

22~ The Wake-up Call

Fiona’s Pov Something had been gnawing at me all through dinner, and it had nothing to do with the sour taste of the soup or the lamb chop that tasted like sawdust but the fresh, pinkish-purple blotches that trailed Derek’s neck like he was branded.They hadn’t been there that morning during breakfast; if they had, I would have noticed because I had my food right next to him, and I remembered how he rolled his hand around his throat above the collar of his shirt several times. I shifted on my seat, trying to take my mind off whatever activity he might have engaged in that has resulted in the marks and focus on my food, but my stomach turned. I wanted to ask him what had happened, but I didn't know how to present it in a way that wouldn't sound like I was prying into his private life that I wasn't supposed to care about to start with. What we had was a contract, not a relationship—at least not the kind that came with emotional entitlement. Still, the sight stirred something sharp a

Last Updated : 2025-10-04

23~ Welcome To Hell

Fiona’s POV Blinking rapidly, I wiped the water from my face with my palms and took in the look of the tall, lean woman standing in front of me with sharp eyes that bored a hole through me, dark hair pulled into a braided ponytail, and a faint scar along her jaw that somehow made her look even tougher. “What… Who are you?!” I coughed out before taking my eyes off her to look at my half-drenched self and wet sheet. “Proper woman,” she began in a deep, gravelly tone that didn't sound like she was feminine in any way, “rises before the sun and sets herself for the day. Not lying sprawled in bed like pampered pets.”“Excuse me?” I asked, utterly confused, as my eyes shot to Mara, who stood frozen behind the strange woman, wringing her hand nervously at the hem of the sackcloth she had on.“Luna…” she stammered, “I tried to tell her you were still…”“Quiet!” the woman barked, cutting Mara off. “You’re her personal maid, aren’t you? Then you’re part of the problem too.”Mara bowed her he

Last Updated : 2025-10-05

24~ The Line Between Desire And…

Derek’s POV “Alpha,” Xira called softly as I turned back to her. “With my training with Fiona today, I can boldly say Fiona isn’t used to our training style over here in the Silvercrest; I don’t think she would ever meet up.”I could hear the faint sound of Fiona’s labor breathing beside me, and that was more than enough to make me know Xira wasn’t trying to exaggerate things. “If it’s too much,” I said, turning my head slightly to the side I could smell her from. “You don’t have to keep doing this. You can stop here and…”“I’m not stopping,” Fiona said firmly, cutting me off. “I asked for this training, and I’m seeing it through until I say otherwise.”A smile crept carefully on my lips. She was stubborn. And that stubbornness I respected.“Well,” Xira muttered with a huff, “I hope we get the best out of it all at the end.”Xira stepped up to me, slinging one arm around my neck, her body brushing close enough that I could smell the faint scent of leather that always clung to her. “

Last Updated : 2025-10-06

25~ The Woman Hater

Fiona’s POVI didn’t want to admit it, but jealousy was slowly eating at me like a viral disease that had no cure. With every moment I thought about Xira and how freely she touched Derek—how her arm slid around his neck like some teenage couple and how she spoke to him without fear of consequences like everyone else—I felt something coil painfully in my chest.It wasn’t supposed to bother me. Derek and I weren’t in love; we were only bound by a contract, a mutual understanding built on goals and necessity. Yet seeing her so close to him, so unashamedly bold while he stood there allowing it, made me realize that perhaps I wasn’t as indifferent as I presumed to be. Then, I remembered the marks on his neck that suddenly appeared at dinner time the other day, and I didn’t need a prophet anymore to tell me who had left them behind. It was Xira. It had to be.The more I pondered on it, the clearer it became. She had this possessive energy around him that screamed how much he was hers. An

Last Updated : 2025-10-06

26~ Men Rule, Women Serve.

Fiona’s POVSleep didn’t come easily that night.The moment Zeal handed me the file Derek mentioned, I locked myself in my room and tore through every single page of the document—that had an old, musty sweetness—like a starving wolf with my brain actively filing away important points.By the time I was halfway through, I realized why Derek labeled the alliance as necessary.Miles was ruthless. A self-made Alpha who had built his empire from the ashes of his father’s failed reign, going further to expand his territory through intimidation and blood conquest.His leadership philosophy—that I thought was rather disgusting—was a simple one.Men rule, women serve.Any female Luna who dared to go against this sickening philosophy of his by daring to wield authority beyond ceremonial gestures was quickly branded as a threat to the pack, and in several documented cases, such a person was eliminated. I grimaced, flipping through the file that had a few photos of him standing tall, broad-shoul

Last Updated : 2025-10-07

27~ A Fatal Slip

Derek’s POVI had been listening to the ordeal going on in the training ground from my office. Even though the thick walls muffled most of the sounds, my hearing—sharpened by my wolf—could still pick up everything going on in the training ground that was right next to the pack house. It was meant to be a controlled session to teach Fiona how to always be light on her feet, but the moment I noticed the crowd was cheering louder than usual and letting out piercing cries at intervals, I knew things had gone south. “Damn it,” I muttered under my breath. Xira had crossed the line once again despite my conversation with her yesterday and the little reminder earlier on. I didn’t think Xira would let her desires get in the way, and I can’t even blame myself for that because when I’d first recruited her years ago, I’d done so because she was efficient and utterly loyal. She executed my commands without hesitation, and she never once let her emotions get in the way. As a matter of fact, th

Last Updated : 2025-10-07

28~ Playing Blind

Fiona’s POVAfter that day in the training grounds, one thing refused to leave my mind, and it wasn’t the fact that Derek did not punish Xira for her actions towards me—although I still wondered why—but Derek walking in without his cane or any form of assistance.It was impossible to ignore, and though I tried to convince myself that maybe I was imagining things, my gut told me otherwise.Something just wasn’t adding up, and no matter how hard I tried to shake it off, the thought only grew louder each time I replayed that scene in my head.They said he lost his vision years ago during a rogue attack that the former Alpha of the Silvercrest saved him from. They said he could fight because he had trained himself so intensely that his other senses compensated for what he lacked.But frankly speaking, that didn’t make any sense at all.No one—no matter how gifted—could fight like him, move like him, or look so damn sure of himself in every room he walked into without seeing a thing. No,

Last Updated : 2025-10-08

29~ Temptation And Tactics

Derek’s POVFiona was watching me. I’d known it for days now. The little test she thought she was so clever at setting—dropping things to test my reflexes, shifting seats for the same reason—hadn’t gone unnoticed. She was too curious for her own good, and I had no one else to blame for myself because I caused it. Rushing in without my cane the other day on the training ground was a careless mistake.I’d been too focused on pulling Xira off before she tore Fiona apart to think about my appearance. And now, that singular action has led me to sow a seed I couldn’t easily uproot. Still, I decided not to dwell on it or waste my energy trying to undo what was already done. Zeal also didn’t know of my mishap, and I didn’t intend to tell him because he would only amplify my worry with his own and make me question my every move. I didn’t want that kind of distraction yet because I had bigger problems to focus on, like Alpha Miles' impending visit.The alliance between his pack and mine had

Last Updated : 2025-10-09

30~ The Calm Before The Storm

Fiona’s POVThe morning of Alpha Mike’s arrival came with a tension so thick that it felt like the air itself understood what was happening and was too scared to breathe as well.Everywhere I went, I could sense the caution—the staff moving more carefully, talking in hushed tones, the warriors parading the entire length of the pack house like they were on a treasure hunt—and even the wind wasn’t left out. It was restless, hitting the trees and flowers scattered around roughly, making them swoosh noisily.It wasn’t just me who was uneasy, and that thought brought some relief to me. Everyone in Silvercrest had come to know that Alpha Miles' visit wasn’t a diplomatic visit, as they were earlier informed, but something that they weren’t properly informed about but most likely looked like a power play.We all knew Miles wasn’t coming to just shake hands and share a few cups of hot tea or liquor, and that was enough to get everybody on their toes.Derek wasn’t left out of the whole charade,

Last Updated : 2025-10-09

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