All Chapters of CHASING HIS REJECTED LUNA: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

33 Chapters

THE FIGHT FOR HER HEART

Ava's POVI woke up to find a handwritten note slipped under my door.The paper was thick and expensive, the handwriting unmistakably Adrian's. "Meet me in the garden at noon, please. Just give me one hour."My hands shook as I read it. After everything that happened yesterday, after the threat and the traitor revelation, Adrian wanted to have lunch in the garden.Part of me wanted to refuse. The smart part that knew nothing good could come from spending time alone with him while my heart was still so fragile.But another part, the part that remembered four years of loving him, could not say no.I found him waiting by the old oak tree where we had our first date. My breath caught when I saw what he had done.The same checkered blanket spread across the grass. The same wicker basket filled with homemade sandwiches and strawberries. Even the same vintage radio playing soft jazz in the background."You remember," I whispered.Adrian looked up and the expression on his face nearly broke me

Last Updated : 2025-12-03

HIS HEART FIGHT

Adrian's POVI watched from my office window as Dante walked Ava through the garden, his hand resting protectively on her lower back.The sight made my wolf howl inside my chest. Every instinct screamed at me to go down there and tear him away from her.But I had already made that mistake yesterday by fighting Dante outside her room like some territorial animal had only pushed Ava further away.My knuckles were still bruised from where I had hit him. The split skin had healed overnight but the shame lingered.I turned away from the window before I did something stupid again. My office felt too small suddenly and the walls seemed to close in.Jacob knocked once before entering. "You wanted to see me?""I need to know my options." I paced the length of the room, unable to stand still. "Legally, what claim do I have on Ava?"Jacob's expression turned cautious. "Adrian, you know the answer to that.""Tell me anyway."He sighed and pulled out a chair without being invited. "You never offici

Last Updated : 2025-12-03

TIME AND TREACHERY

Ava's POVI found Adrian in his office before dawn, unable to sleep with all the questions burning in my mind.He looked up from his desk with red-rimmed eyes and hope flickered across his face when he saw me standing there."Ava.""Why have you not formally rejected Sophia?" My voice came out steady, to my surprise. "You say you choose me but she is still here."He stood slowly and the exhaustion in his movements made him look older somehow. "It is not that simple.""It seems pretty simple to me." I crossed my arms to stop them from shaking. "You either reject her or you do not.""A formal rejection of a fated mate bond can kill both parties." His words hit the quiet office like stones dropped in still water. "The backlash is dangerous and sometimes fatal."I had not expected that answer. The air left my lungs in a rush."I have been meeting with the pack elders," he continued. "Trying to find a way to sever the bond safely. There are rituals and precautions that need to be taken.""

Last Updated : 2025-12-13

THE LUNA’S QUARTERS

Dante's POVI watched Ava's face as we drove through the main gates of my territory and her expression was worth every moment I had spent preparing for this.The estate sprawled across two hundred acres of pristine land. Ancient oak trees lined the drive and the main house rose from the landscape like something from another era."This is where you live?" Her voice was barely above a whisper."This is where we could live." I kept my tone casual even though my heart hammered. "If you wanted to."She turned to look at me and uncertainty flickered in her eyes. I wanted to erase every doubt and replace it with the certainty she deserved.The car stopped in front of the entrance. I got out first and walked around to open her door because some gestures mattered.Ava stepped out and the afternoon sun caught in her dark hair. She looked fragile standing there and I made a silent promise to never give her reason to feel small again."Come on." I offered my hand. "There is something I want to sh

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A DEADLY CHOICE

Ava's POVThe drive back to Crescent Moon Pack felt like traveling toward a storm I could see gathering on the horizon but could not avoid.My hands twisted in my lap while Dante's driver navigated the familiar roads. Each mile brought me closer to Adrian and the confrontation I knew was waiting.Dante had offered to come with me but I refused. This was something I needed to face alone and his presence would only make things more complicated.The car pulled through the pack gates just after noon. Sunlight glinted off the main house windows and everything looked deceptively peaceful.I thanked the driver and walked toward the entrance with my overnight bag. My heart hammered against my ribs and I forced myself to breathe slowly.Adrian was waiting in the entrance hall like he had been standing there for hours. His clothes were wrinkled and dark circles shadowed his eyes."You came back." Relief flooded his face."I live here." I moved past him toward the stairs. "Where else would I go?

Last Updated : 2025-12-13

LOVE OVER FATE

Adrian's POVThe morning of the rejection ritual arrived with grey skies that matched the dread settling in my bones.I stood in my room staring at my reflection and barely recognized the man looking back. Hollow eyes and sharp cheekbones where there used to be strength.Love had stripped me down to nothing but desperation and raw need. Maybe that was what I deserved.Elder Herman knocked once before entering. His ancient face was creased with concern and disapproval radiating from every weathered line."You do not have to do this," he said without preamble. "You have time to find another solution.""There is no other solution." I buttoned my shirt with steady hands despite the trembling in my chest. "The only way forward is through the ritual.""The backlash could kill you." Herman moved closer and his voice dropped to something almost gentle. "Your body will interpret the rejection as a mortal wound. Your wolf will fight it with everything because the mate bond goes against every in

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THE ULTIMATUM

Ava's POVI sat beside Adrian's hospital bed and watched his chest rise and fall with each labored breath.Three days had passed since the rejection ritual. Three days of white walls and the steady beep of monitors and the smell of antiseptic burning my nose.Adrian's hand lay limp in mine and his skin was still too pale. Dark bruises shadowed his eyes and his lips were cracked from dehydration.The healers said he was lucky to be alive. That most wolves did not survive a mate bond rejection and the ones who did were never quite the same.But he was breathing and that was what mattered. Even if part of me wished he had never put himself through this in the first place."You should rest." Catherine touched my shoulder gently. "You have barely slept since the ritual.""I cannot leave him." My voice came out hoarse from disuse. "What if he wakes up and I am not here?""Then he will still be here when you return." She squeezed my shoulder. "Ava, you are going to make yourself sick."I kne

Last Updated : 2025-12-13

SHADOW OF DOUBT

Dante's POVI found her by the river.Ava sat on a flat rock with her bare feet dangling in the water and her head tilted back to catch the late afternoon sun.She looked peaceful for the first time in days. Like the weight pressing down on her shoulders had temporarily lifted and left her free to just breathe.I almost turned around, and left her to this stolen moment of calm before the storm of decisions waiting back at the pack house.But something pulled me forward. Maybe the knowledge that tomorrow I would leave and this might be my last chance to speak with her alone."I thought I might find you here." I kept my voice low so as not to startle her.Ava opened her eyes but did not move. "Catherine told you about this place?""She mentioned you used to come here when things got overwhelming." I sat on the grass beside her rock. "Seemed like a safe bet you would need it today."She laughed without humor. "Overwhelming does not begin to cover it."The river rushed over smooth stones

Last Updated : 2025-12-13

THE LIST AND THE GHOST

Ava's POVI sat at Catherine's kitchen table with a blank piece of paper in front of me and a pen that felt too heavy in my hand.Two days left. Forty-eight hours to make a decision that would define the rest of my life and hurt someone no matter what I chose."You are making a list." Catherine set a cup of tea beside me. "That is very practical of you.""I need to see it written down." I drew a line down the center of the page. "Maybe if I organize my thoughts, the answer will become obvious."Catherine squeezed my shoulder but said nothing. She had learned that sometimes I needed to work through things myself instead of being guided toward someone else's preferred answer.I wrote Adrian's name on the left side. Dante's on the right. Then stared at the empty space beneath each name.Adrian: passionate, familiar, shares our history. My pen moved across the paper almost automatically. He fought for me eventually and knows me better than anyone.But the cons came just as easily. Betraye

Last Updated : 2025-12-13

THE WEAK ONE

Adrian's POVI stood on the rooftop long after Ava disappeared down the stairs and watched the candles flicker in the wind until they burned out one by one.The blanket lay rumpled where we had sat. Wine glasses caught moonlight and reflected my failure back at me in fractured pieces.I had said the wrong thing. Or rather, I had not said the right thing fast enough when it mattered most.That hesitation when she asked about Sophia. That single second of silence that told her everything my words tried to hide.The truth was I did feel guilty about Sophia. Carried the weight of her devastation like stones in my chest every time I saw her hollow eyes.She had not asked for this any more than Ava had. Fate chose us and I destroyed her to get back what I threw away.But admitting that guilt felt like betraying my feelings for Ava. Like saying my love for her was tainted by regret over someone else.How could I explain that two truths existed simultaneously? That I loved Ava completely whil

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