All Chapters of CHASING HIS REJECTED LUNA: Chapter 1 - Chapter 6

Ava's POVThe ballroom glittered with a thousand lights, but all I could see was the way Adrian's eyes had changed when he walked in.Four years. We'd been together for four years. He chose me when everyone said a future Alpha needed his fated mate, not some ordinary pack member with nothing special about her. But Adrian had looked at me like I was his entire world and promised that no bond decreed by fate could be stronger than what we built together.I was stupid enough to believe him.Now I stood three feet behind him, watching as Sophia, his actual fated mate, practically threw herself into his arms. The crowd around us had gone completely silent, everyone holding their breath to see what would happen. The great Alpha Adrian finally meets his destined Luna at the annual Summit Ball.How romantic.My nails dug into my palms as I watched him freeze, his whole body going rigid. Then slowly, so slowly it felt like torture, his arms came up and wrapped around her waist.He didn't push

Ava's POVThe week passed in a blur of avoidance and awkward silences.Adrian and I barely spoke. He spent most of his time with Sophia, showing her around the pack territory and introducing her to important pack members. I caught glimpses of them together, walking through the gardens, having lunch in his office, training in the gym. Always laughing, always touching.The mate bond was getting stronger. I could see it in the way he looked at her.I'd made up my mind to skip the gala entirely. The thought of watching them together all night was more than I could bear. But then Maya, Adrian's sister, had cornered me."Please come," she'd begged. "Aunt Catherine told me she invited you. If you don't go, Sophia wins completely. At least show her you're not running away with your tail between your legs.""That's exactly what I'm doing though.""Then stop. You're Ava freaking Morrison. You helped reorganize our entire pack structure. You single-handedly improved our relations with three neig

Adrian's POVI watched Ava climb out of my aunt's car, looking like a goddess in that obscene dress. Every protective instinct I had screamed at me to wrap her in a blanket and hide her from the world.She was mine. Had been mine for four years. No mate bond was going to change that."It's late, Adrian," she said tiredly. "I'm not doing this tonight.""You found your fated mate." I stood, blocking her path to the door. "Were you even going to tell me?""Why would I? You found yours and didn't hesitate to parade her around in front of me."The accusation stung because it was true. I'd been so caught up in the mate bond with Sophia that I'd neglected Ava. Pushed her aside like our four years together meant nothing."That was different.""How?" She laughed bitterly. "Because you're the Alpha and you can do whatever you want? Because your mate bond matters but mine doesn't?""Because I love you!" The words burst out of me. "I love you, Ava. Not Sophia. You."She flinched like I'd struck h