All Chapters of Rejected by the Alpha, Bound by his Heir: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

"The Alpha has requested an escort for you, Miss Amaris." One of the guards said few days after my confrontation. I had locked myself up and refused to see anyone.I looked up from the book I'd been pretending to read, to find two guards standing in the doorway of my small room."An escort where?" I asked, though dread was already coiling in my stomach."To your father's estate. The Alpha thought you might want to visit before..." The guard cleared his throat. "Before the preparations begins.""What preparations?" I asked and the looked at me like I was crazy. That's when it hit me that he was talking about Cassandra's wedding preparations."I don't want to go," I said quietly."The Alpha insists." The guard's tone left no room for argument. "He believes it would be... beneficial for you to see your family."Yeah right because watching my father choose Cassandra over me again would somehow make this nightmare easier to bear.But I didn't have a choice."Fine." I set the book aside and

CHAPTER 14I was so engrossed in reading the book Damian brought that I didn't see the envelope slip under my door.I took one look at it and hissed crumpling the card in my fist, but it didn't make me feel any better.I arrived exactly at two, wearing the most modest dress I owned. It looked pretty to me but the moment I stepped through the entrance, every conversation stopped as every eye turned to me.And the whispers began."Can't believe she actually came.""The nerve.""Does she have no shame?"I kept my head up and walked to the only empty seat tucked in the back corner, as far from Cassandra's throne-like chair as possible.Of course.I didn't even sit for long before Cassandra appeared out of nowhere.She saw me and smiled. "Amaris! I'm so glad you could make it. We're just about to start the games."Of course there were games.A she-wolf I didn't recognize stood up, holding a clipboard. "Alright, ladies! First game for today is How Well Do You Know the Alpha?"I wanted to sin

Just then, the head table was raised on a platform at the front of the hall. Wraith and Cassandra sat in the middle looking like royalty.Cassandra wore a stunning silver dress that sparkles with every move she made. Her hand rested possessively on Wraith's arm as she laughed at something he said, her head tilting back, to look perfect and radiant.And Wraith, he looked... happy, like genuinely happy in a way I'd never seen before like this was where he belonged with her and not me."Amaris," Marta hissed. "The head table needs refills, Go."My feet moved automatically, carrying me toward the platform.I approached from Cassandra's side, my hands steady despite the trembling inside me."Champagne?" I offered quietly.Cassandra looked up, her eyes gleaming with triumph. "Oh, just in time. I am quite thirsty."I refilled her glass, then moved to Wraith. He didn't even look at me or acknowledge my presence at all. It was almost as if I was invisible to him."Thank you," Cassandra said lo

The banging on my door started at five in the morning."Up! Now! The wedding starts in six hours and there's work to do!"I jerked awake and disoriented as my body ached. The baby had kept me up half the night, moving restlessly, as if sensing my anxiety.Today was the day.The banging continued. "I said NOW!"I dragged myself out of bed, pulling on the robe Lila had left for me. My reflection in the small mirror above the dresser showed dark circles, and a girl who looked like she was barely surviving.I opened the door to find Marta, the head of staff, glaring at me."You're needed in the garden in thirty minutes," she snapped. "Don't be late.""I just need to shower...""Then you'd better hurry," she interrupted. "Because if you're late, I'm reporting you to the Alpha directly."She walked away before I could respond.I grabbed my towel and toiletries and headed down the hall to the shared bathroom, maybe if I was quick, I could get in and out before...The bathroom door was locked

Amaris POVTwo weeks had passed since the wedding, and every day was worse than the last.I stood in Luna Cassandra's quarters at dawn, scrubbing floors I'd scrubbed yesterday. My hands were raw, cracked and bleeding from the harsh cleaning solutions. My back screamed with every movement. The baby was getting heavier, pressing against my spine, making everything harder.But I couldn't stop because Cassandra was watching."You missed a spot," she said from her position sipping tea while I worked on my hands and knees. "Right there, by the dresser."I looked and sure enough there was no spot. The floor was spotless but I crawled over anyway and scrubbed the imaginary dirt."Better," she scoffed." "When you're done here, I need you to redo my closet. The dresses aren't organized by color properly."I'd organized her closet exactly how she wanted yesterday.But I nodded. "Yes, Luna.""And after that, the nursery needs to be prepared."My head snapped up. "Nursery?"Cassandra smiled, one h