All Chapters of The Alpha’s Rejected Mate: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

He said my name like it was a burden he wanted to throw away. “Nova,” Adrian said quietly, his words cutting through the silence of the hall. “You’re too weak. I can’t claim you.” For a moment, I thought I’d misheard him. My heart pounded so hard I could hear it echoing in my brain. Then the whispers started low, poisonous sounds that spread through the room like smoke. My knees almost gave way, but I stood still. I had told myself I wouldn’t cry. Not here. Not in front of them. He looked at me with the same eyes that once softened whenever I smiled. Now they were cold, distant. I opened my mouth, but no sound came out. My wolf whimpered inside me, trying to understand what had just happened. He rejected us. He picked his pride over our friendship. “You can’t mean that,” I whispered. “Adrian… you can’t.” He turned away as if my voice no longer mattered. “You’re not the Luna I need. The pack deserves power. Not someone like you.” His words were sharp, purposeful.

He found me before dawn, as if he knew where I would be. It was quiet by the river when I heard his voice. My mind was still on what happened last night. "You've been turned down," Kieran said as he came out of the darkness. "However, you're still there." "Good job." No, I didn't turn. I said in a soft voice, "I've always stood." "Not like some." He laughed, and the sound was low and funny. “So the broken girl has claws. I was afraid that the Moonlight pack had taken away all of your fire. I faced him then. His grin was lazy, but his storm-gray eyes studied me like I was a puzzle he meant to solve. “Why are you here, Kieran? ” I asked. “What do you want from me? ” He took a slow step closer. “Maybe I came to see the girl who survived my cousin’s cruelty.” “I don’t need your pity.” “I wasn’t offering pity.” His voice dropped. “I was offering curiosity.” I scoffed. “Then be curious somewhere else.” But he didn’t move. “You’re angry,” he said quietly. “Good. Ange

I sat on the edge of the bed, turning the letter in my hands. The man stood quietly near the door, his eyes looking around like he expected an attack. I asked softly, “Why now? Why after all these years?” “Because you’re not safe anymore,” he said. “Kieran’s return changed everything. His presence will stir old wars.” I frowned. “Old wars?” He nodded. “Your father led one. The one they never told you about.” My heart beat. “You’re saying my father was alive during that war?” “He was more than alive,” the man whispered. “He was the leader who almost destroyed the Moonlight Crown.” I felt like the ground disappeared beneath me. “No,” I said softly. “He was just a soldier. My mother said” “Your mother lied to protect you,” he said softly. “She had no choice.” I swallowed hard. “You said she was killed for what she knew. What was it?” He looked at me, sadness in his eyes. “The truth about the night your father died. And who gave the order.” I stared at him, un

For a second, we just looked at each other. His look held something raw respect, hunger, maybe even fear. Then he stepped back, his tone changing. “That’s enough for tonight.” I frowned. “You’re leaving?” “For now. You need rest.” “Kieran” He stopped at the door. “Yes?” “Do you believe me?” I asked. “That I didn’t ask for any of this?” He turned slightly. “You didn’t have to ask, Nova. It’s in your blood.” And then he was gone. When morning came, the stress between us hadn’t faded. If anything, it grew. I found him outside the training ground, speaking quietly with one of the guards. When he saw me, his lips curved. “Ready to try again?” he asked. I nodded, though my heart pounded. “As ready as I’ll ever be.” He moved toward me, every step controlled, measured. “Good. Because today, you stop being afraid.” I bit my lip. “And if I can’t?” “Then I’ll make you angry instead.” “Angry?” “It works faster.” Before I could respond, he struck not physically, bu

My temper snapped. “I’m right here.”Adrian looked back at me. His expression softened just a little. “Nova, come with me.”“No,” I said.The word surprised us both.Adrian stiffened. “What?”“I said no.”Kieran stayed silent. But I felt him behind me. Steady. Present.Adrian’s voice dropped. “You don’t understand what he is.”“I understand enough,” I replied.“You’re shaking,” Adrian said. “You’re scared.”“I’m always scared,” I said. “That’s not new.”He took another step. The air thickened. Dominance pressed in. My wolf bristled.“You belong to this pack,” Adrian said.The word belong tasted wrong.“I belong to myself,” I said quietly.His eyes darkened. “That’s not how this works.”“Maybe that’s the problem.”Silence cracked between us.Adrian inhaled deeply. His eyes widened just a fraction.His gaze snapped back to Kieran. “You touched her power.”Kieran’s voice was calm. “I didn’t claim her.”“That’s not what I said.”My breath hitched.Adrian’s tone sharpened. “Did you bond wi