REJECTED BY TWIN PRINCES,CLAIMED Y THEALPHA のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 5

The kitchen was hot. I hated the kitchen, but I hated the stares even more.“Move, traitor spawn. Don’t stand there like the useless thing your parents were.”That was Martha, the Head Cook. She hated me most of all. Everyone did. It had been ten years since my parents were executed for treason, but the pack never forgot. I was the child of traitors, a slave girl, and a dirt stain on the royal floor.“I am moving, Martha.” My voice was quiet. I never spoke loud.“Faster! Alpha Princes Zayne and Zack are having their friends over. They want the new berry wine. You will serve it. Try not to spill it, or I will peel your skin off and feed it to the rogues.”I nodded quickly and took the large silver tray. It felt heavy. Everything in the Royal House felt heavy.“Look at her,” whispered a scullery maid named Lily. She was nineteen, a year older than me. “Eighteen, and still no mate. She is cursed, truly. The Moon Goddess knows not to waste a good mate on a traitor’s child.”My throat tigh

Pain. That was the first thing. It was everywhere. A heavy, throbbing ache in my shoulder and ribs.I forced my eyes open. I saw a ceiling that was too high. Too clean. It had carved wood that shone softly in the dim light. I did not know this place. My mind was slow and thick.Then I smelled the scent of power. A scent that belonged only to one person. The Alpha.My fear was a cold wave. It washed away all the pain. I tried to sit up, but my shoulder screamed. I was covered in thick, white bandages.He was there. Alpha Claude. He sat in a high-backed chair next to the bed. He was watching me. His eyes were dark and heavy.I panicked. I must have been caught. I ran away. I was near the enemy lines. This was it. The second execution. The pack would cheer this time. They hated me too much.“Alpha! Please, Alpha!” I cried out. My voice was a choked, weak sound. I did not care how I sounded. I had to live.“I beg you! I did not mean to run away! I was not leaving the pack! I just ran into