Lahat ng Kabanata ng Her Rogue: Alpha Queen's Rejected Mate : Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

SERENA POV“I want nothing, absolutely nothing, to do with you.” I said coldly. “I withdraw and dismiss any bond or relationship between us. May the Goddess bear witness as I, Serena Blackwood, daughter of Alpha Asher Blackwood of the Crescent Moon Pack, reject Jayden as my mate and sever a bond that was never meant to be.”The moment the words left my mouth, something inside me cracked, sharp and irreversible. My chest tightened, breath catching painfully as if my body itself rejected what I had done. Artemis stirred violently inside me, her distress bleeding into my own emotions. I was human enough to understand why I was doing this. Wolf enough to feel that I had just committed an unforgivable act.The mate bond didn’t shatter completely, it didn’t feel gone. It felt like it was being buried deep inside my chest, locked somewhere I couldn’t reach. Artemis, my wolf, cried out in protest, clawing at the walls of my mind.“You're rejecting our bond?” Jayden asked, disbelievingly twis

SERENA POVI didn’t mean to hear it.If I had known that standing still for just a few seconds longer would shatter everything I loved, I would have run. I would have covered my ears. I would have shifted and disappeared into the forest until my lungs burned and my legs gave out.But I stayed.And as much as it destroyed me, I am also glad I did, because hearing their plans was the only reason Jayden was still alive.I stood frozen in the corridor outside my parents’ room, my hand hovering inches from the door. Artemis flickered alert inside me. I could hear my parents’ steady heartbeats even through the walls, smell the faint trace of their cologne, and catch the suppressed tension in the air.Every instinct screamed danger, every fur along my spine bristled. My heart pounded so loudly I was sure they would hear it. Every breath felt shallow, forced, like my chest was being slowly crushed.Then my name slipped from my mother’s lips.“Serena and that rogue,” Luna Lily, my mom said cal

SERENA POVIt has been one month since the announcement of the King’s Chosen Celebration.One month of hell.Every single day was a blur of exhaustion and suffocation. From brutal physical training to endless etiquette lessons, from posture correction to skin care rituals, all meant to mold me into something perfect. Something worthy. Something beautiful enough to be chosen.Not for who I am, but for how I look.My body, my appearance, my grace, everything was being scrutinized and polished to increase my chances of being selected.I knew one thing for certain.If I was not chosen, my life would become a living nightmare.And yet, despite everything, my heart refused to move on.I was not ready to mate with anyone.I still loved Jayden.My heart still beats for him alone. My soul still reached for his. He was my other half, the missing piece of me I had been torn away from. No matter how much time passed, no matter how deep I buried it, the pain remained.And lately, especially in the

SERENA POVI couldn’t breathe.I couldn’t move.I couldn’t even blink.The world narrowed to a single point, to the man standing before the throne, to the face I had carved into my memory so deeply that no amount of time or pain had ever erased it.Jayden.My mate.The one I rejected.The one I shattered.The one I buried alive with my own words.Except this wasn’t the Jayden I remembered.This man stood tall, broad shoulders squared with authority, his presence filling the hall in a way that made even the strongest Alphas stiffen and bow their heads. Power rolled off him in waves, thick and suffocating, ancient and overwhelming. It pressed against my skin, sank into my bones, wrapped around my wolf until Artemis whimpered inside me.He was no longer the quiet rogue who stood at my side.He was no longer the man who looked at me with soft eyes and gentle devotion.This Jayden radiated dominance.Royalty.Danger.The strongest Lycan I had ever felt.Artemis trembled, torn between inst

SERENA POVWhy did everything have to turn out like this?I had known pain my entire life, but this felt different. Heavier. Sharper. Like fate itself had closed its fist around my throat and decided to squeeze.Jayden would never believe me.He already hated me.And I couldn’t blame him.I had dreaded this moment since childhood, long before I ever met him. Long before I knew what love felt like. I had always known I would one day be mated to the king, that my life would never truly be mine. I had accepted it as my duty. As inevitability.But this?This was cruelty disguised as destiny.The king wasn’t just my mate.He was the one I had rejected.The one I had wounded with my own mouth.The one I had driven away with words sharp enough to kill m.Goddess, give me strength.I sat on the edge of the bed, my spine stiff, my hands clenched tightly in my lap. The room I had been assigned was massive, lavish, and suffocating all at once. Everything about it screamed royalty, silk drapes, c