All Chapters of Once Rejected, Now Claimed By The Lycan King: Chapter 151 - Chapter 160

BellaMy mind wasn't at rest the second the mock duel ended.Particularly because I knew that Theorone was wounded. Restlessness plagued me as question after question continued to assault my mind. What if his injuries prevented him from performing well tomorrow? What if he was held back at the wrong moment because of them? What if Jaxon somehow gained an advantage over him? Had I made the right choice accepting this duel? Had I made the right choice allowing myself to become the center of a contest between two men?The more I thought about it, the less certain I became.I was on my way to my bedroom when a familiar figure blocked my path. It was Peony.A hiss tore from my mouth even before I could stop it. If there were unpleasant places I hated being in, her presence was one of them."What do you want now, Peony?" I asked almost immediately.She was one of the few people who didn't fear appearing in front of me. At least my father, Beta Maxwell and her mother seemed to have finally t

BellaI silently walked towards the seat designated for me.Clearly, I had made a mistake.As I watched Theorone walking towards the arena while wolves cheered for his arrival, cheering for the beginning of the duel, my mind, however, was racing.Nothing around me seemed real anymore.Not the cheers.Not the excitement.Not the anticipation hanging in the air.All I could hear were Kathy's words.“Throrone is under a curse. Whoever he marks is going to die. For him to survive, she had to. That's why his previous mate died. Sadly for you, you carry the same white wolf she had and now you're the one going to die.”Her words kept replaying over and over again inside my head.Relentless.Cruel.Refusing to leave me alone.I couldn't shake them off.Not when they threatened to become my reality.My mind kept replaying events.The first day I had met Theorone.The rage in his gaze then.The hatred.The way he had wanted me killed.The way he had looked at me as though my existence alone was

Chapter 155TheoroneI was losing my strength.Weakened, disillusioned, as if I was suffering from a backlash from my wolf.I couldn't even draw strength from him, nor could I use mine. It was as though something was holding me back from even using my own natural strength, suppressing every instinct that had carried me through countless battles. The frustration alone was enough to drive me mad.I had made a promise to Bella.I couldn't let this happen.I staggered backward just in time to avoid Jaxon's claws as they tore through the air where my throat had been a second earlier. The crowd erupted immediately. Some cheered openly while others whispered amongst themselves, their voices carrying through the arena like a swarm of insects.They could see it.Every single one of them could see it.I was losing.The realization settled heavily in my chest. Not because I lacked the skill to defeat Jaxon. Not because I wasn't stronger than him. But because I was fighting with one arm tied behi

Bella“The results of today's duel is already looking very obvious, Bella. Luckily, Jaxon still wants you, humble yourself and turn yourself back to the pack that raised you all these years. Jaxon won't hold the month you stayed away from him to heart."My father's voice suddenly came, snapping me out of the haze of my thoughts as I stared at him and at what he was saying.For a moment, I simply blinked.Even now, after everything that had happened, after every line that had been crossed and every bridge that had been burned, he was still talking as though I was some disobedient child who could simply be ordered back into place.My stepmother merely glanced at him before speaking."What do you mean by that, Maxwell? Peony is already mated to Jaxon. If she returned to the pack, she's only going to be a servant or a breeder to the Alpha for soldiers. Don't tell me you're actually considering making her—"She paused when my father's hand immediately held hers, stopping her from speaking

BellaMy gaze was fixed on Theorone as he stood fsr back at the arena, the weight of the entire crowd pressing down on the silence inside my chest.I was supposed to stand up and pronounce him the victor. Supoed to congratulate him on his win but my mind was still so fixated on his win that j had forgotten myself for a while, as if my body belonged to the moment but my thoughts were trapped somewhere far away.He didn't fail me. J cojldnt tell what tht thought remained in my mind. Like a deadly secret my mind didn't want to forget, something sharp and unsettling that refused to leave no matter how I tried to steady myself.I stood up after a while as the voices and cheerels seemed to die down, when the lycans eventually waited for me to acknowledge their king as the victor.When all eyes fell on me and what decision I was going to take, it felt like the entire arena had turned into a judgment hall.Whether I was going to congratulate the ktcan king who was an enemy of my pack or refu