Lahat ng Kabanata ng Rejected, I Mated With Ex's Father: Kabanata 201 - Kabanata 210

CLAIRE’S POV:I was just stepping out of the ward after finishing up with one of my patients—a young omega with a nasty infection that had been giving him a hard time. I was exhausted but satisfied. It’d been a long morning full of back-to-back appointments, and all I wanted was a cup of coffee and maybe five minutes of peace in my office.I pushed the door open, already halfway lost in my thoughts, when I almost collided with someone in the hallway. I gasped and took a quick step back.“Adrian?” I blinked in surprise.He was standing right there, hands in his pockets, looking oddly nervous for someone who always acted like he owned the entire world. His gray eyes darted around before settling on me.“Hey, Claire,” he said quietly. “I—uh, came to see you.”I frowned slightly. “To see me? What for?”He scratched the back of his neck like a boy caught sneaking cooki

THEO’S POV:The clock on my desk read 7:43 p.m. I leaned back in my chair, rubbing the bridge of my nose. Claire had gone to the record room to fetch some old experimental data files almost thirty minutes ago, and she still wasn’t back. That wasn’t like her. Claire was the kind of woman who did things fast, neat, and precise — like a perfect equation.I checked my phone. Still nothing.“Maybe she got distracted,” I muttered, picking up my coffee mug. But even as I said it, something didn’t feel right. My wolf stirred uneasily inside me — urging me to go look for her.“Something’s off,” I whispered to myself.I grabbed my phone and dialed her number. It rang. Once. Twice. Then voicemail.“Claire, it’s Theo. What’s keeping you? Call me back.”I hung up, waited for a few seconds, and called again. Still no answer.That’s when I noticed

CLAIRE’S POVAs the fire raged and I found no means of escape, I curled in a corner of the room and said my last prayer. My body felt heavy. My chest burned. My lungs screamed for air that didn’t seem to exist. Then a voice cut through the noise, rough and urgent.“Stay with me, Claire! You hear me? Stay with me!”That was Theo’s voice. I wanted to respond, to tell him I was fine, but my mouth wouldn’t move. Then I heard the sound as he fell with a thud and groaned in pain. The next thing I knew, he was dragging me through the flames, and out of the room. And then, everything went totally blank.When I regained consciousness, my eyelids fluttered open just enough to catch blurry flashes of red and blue lights, paramedics moving fast, hands gripping my arms, lifting me from the stretcher. The smell of antiseptic replaced the choking scent of smoke. My body jolted as they rushed us through the hospital doors.“She’s regained consciousness,” a voice said. “Pulse is weak but steady. Let’s

CLAIRE’S POV:A couple of days later, Theo and I were declared fit and discharged from the hospital. I was very happy and couldn't wait to go home.When I say home, I mean Theo's mansion. He wasn't about to let me go back to my apartment. Not when Nicole was still out there, probably still looking for the opportunity to harm me.The drive home from the hospital felt like a dream. Theo sat beside me in the back seat, his hand resting around my waist like he couldn’t bear to let go. I leaned into him, my head on his shoulder, breathing in his familiar scent — clean, musky, and warm. After everything we’d been through, just being beside him again felt like peace.Charlie, his driver, kept his eyes fixed on the road, silent as always. Still, I could feel Theo’s gaze burning into me. “You know,” he murmured against my ear, his voice low, “I could get used to you leaning on me like this.”I smiled. “You already are used to it.”He chuckled, then turned my face toward his. “I missed this,” h

THEO'S POV:Claire has been staying in my house since we got discharged from the hospital. Nicole had gone out of her mind and seemed obsessed with the idea of harming Claire. Claire isn't the type that gets into trouble easily but with Nicole out there, I didn't want Claire out of my sight.But my mother had insisted she wanted Claire to spend the weekend with her and I just couldn't say no. It's a good thing that she has finally accepted Claire and wanted to have a closer relationship with her.It's a Monday morning and the day I'm presenting an arson case against Nicole in the court.I woke up early this morning and decided to go for a walk. And by the time I came back, my ankle ached mildly. It was a bitter reminder of the day I kicked down that damn door to save Claire.Suddenly I felt the weight of everything that had happened pressing heavy on my chest. Every time I closed my eyes, I still saw the flames, smelled the smoke, and heard her screaming for help inside that burning r