All Chapters of Rejected by my cursed alpha mate: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

The La Veta Hotel ballroom shimmered with warm golden light. Crystal chandeliers hung from the high ceiling, reflecting soft glows across polished marble floors. Long tables were arranged along the sides of the hall, overflowing with food and drinks, while the center remained open for music and dancing. Tonight was **Tessa’s birthday**. Her parents had always celebrated it grandly. Tessa was adored within the pack, and every year the celebration felt less like a party and more like a small festival. Students from **Pack University** filled the room, laughing, talking, and moving between tables as music played softly in the background. Near the center stood the birthday girl herself. Tessa wore a **sapphire blue gown** that hugged her frame perfectly before flowing gently toward the floor. The color made her deep ocean eyes shine brighter, her blonde streaks catching the chandelier light. She looked radiant. Guests continued arriving, greeting her and her parents warmly.

The night air was cool. Jayden stepped out onto the vast terrace, the moon hanging high above the city. Silver light washed over the marble floor and the quiet garden below. He walked straight to the railing. His hands gripped the cold stone edge as he leaned forward, trying to steady the storm inside his chest. His wolf was still restless. Still raging. Behind him the terrace doors burst open. “What the hell just happened in there?!” Tessa’s voice echoed sharply across the terrace. Jayden didn’t turn. He didn’t respond. That only fueled her anger further. “I’m asking you, Jayden.” Her voice rose. “What just happened?” Footsteps approached quickly. Liora arrived seconds later, slightly out of breath as she stepped onto the terrace. She saw Tessa standing rigid with fury and Jayden gripping the railing like he might snap it. “Tessa…” Liora tried softly. “Can you just not.” Jayden’s voice cut through the air. He still hadn’t turned around. Tessa blinked. “Can I no

The drive home felt longer than it actually was.No one spoke.The night outside the car window slid past in streaks of dim streetlights and silent buildings. Everything looked calm, untouched, as if the world had not just shifted beneath our feet an hour ago.Beside me, Tessa sat with her head turned toward the window, her reflection faintly visible in the glass. Her eyes were swollen, and every now and then her shoulders trembled just slightly.Jared drove quietly, both hands steady on the wheel. He didn’t ask questions.For that, I was grateful.Some silences were kinder than words.When we finally reached Tessa's house, the car rolled to a slow stop in the driveway.For a moment none of us moved.Then Tessa spoke, her voice small and tired.“I just… want to be alone tonight.”Her words hung between us like fragile glass.I turned to her immediately.“You can,” I said gently. “But I’ll stay with you.”She didn’t respond.But she didn’t refuse either.That was enough for me.We step

The corridor leading to the Alpha’s office inside the pack house was quiet when I reached it.Too quiet.The warm lantern lights along the walls cast long shadows across the polished floor, and for a moment I simply stood outside the door, trying to steady the strange unease sitting in my chest.Mara had said the Alpha wanted to see me the moment I returned.So I came.I lifted my hand to knock.Before my knuckles could touch the door—A loud voice burst from inside.“How could you do this?!”Lumia.Her voice was sharp and furious, echoing through the room.I froze instantly.“Just shut up,” Jayden snapped back. “You know exactly why this is happening.”My hand stayed suspended in the air.“But Arora? I thought we—”“There was, is, and will never be anything.”Kael’s voice cut through the room.Calm.Cold.Final.Silence followed.The kind that settles thick in the air.Then suddenly—A loud, sarcastic giggle.“Sure,” Lumia said mockingly.“But I’ll tell you one thing, Kael.”Her voic

The door closed behind her.For a moment the room stayed silent.I stood exactly where I was, staring at the empty space where Liora had been a second ago. Her scent still lingered faintly in the air. UrhhhThen—My fist slammed into the wall.The crack echoed through the room.Plaster broke under the impact and pain shot across my knuckles.“What’s wrong with you, man?” Jayden said quickly.He stepped forward and grabbed my wrist, turning my hand to inspect it.Blood slowly formed where the skin had split.I didn’t answer. Does this gurl even know what she does to me? I’m a bloody beast and yet her faint lavender triggers me in ways I’ve never felt before. Jayden sighed.“This isn’t good for you.”Still silence.He leaned back against the desk and folded his arms.“It might be better if you just send her home.”That made my head turn slightly.“If you want,” he continued, “I can stay there for a few days. Keep an eye on things.”A pause.“Or we send her somewhere else for a while.”