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All Chapters of The Alpha’s Obsession with the Rejected Mate: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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Chapter 1

Sera “Don’t scream.” The words are a whisper against my ear, but my heartbeat hammers in my chest. Kellan’s hand covers my mouth as he pulls me into the storage room behind the Founder’s Hall. My heart continues to race not from fear, but from anticipation. In less than an hour, he’ll claim me in front of everyone. “Kellan, what—” “Listen to me carefully.” His deep velvety voice sounds strange. It doesn’t have the richness that sends shivers to my spine. “I need you to understand something before we go in there.” I smile, reaching for his hand. “I know. You’re nervous. But it’s going to be fine. Once you claim me, we can finally—” “I’m not claiming you, Sera.” The words don’t make sense at first. They hang in the air between us like a stormy cloud. “What?” “I can’t do this.” He says as he steps back, looking at me squarely. “I thought I could, but I can’t. You have to understand, the pack would never accept it. My family would disown me. Your scent alone—” “You promised,” My

Chapter 2

SeraI haven’t slept.I sit up in bed, my packed bags still sitting by the door where I left them yesterday morning. I was supposed to be waking up in Kellan’s home today. To start a new life free from this house.Instead, I’m still trapped here.I keep staring at the bags. Should I just run? But even as the thought crosses my mind, I know it’s foolish. The territories surrounding our pack are vicious. Wolves who cross boundaries without permission are killed on sight. I wouldn’t survive a day out alone.And then there’s Aeron.Why did he step in? Why would someone like him claim someone like me? It doesn’t make sense. Nothing about last night makes sense.I glance at the clock and my stomach drops. It’s time for me to head for work.I force myself out of bed and gather the courage to leave my room. As I walk down the stairs, I hear their voices. They’re gathered in the living room, eyes glued to the television.“Well, look who finally decided to grace us with her presence,” Aunt Mirel

Chapter 3

SeraI thought the conversation with Aeron would make things die down.After his shocking confession of him waiting to claim me, I refused to be sucked into any fantasy. So I firmly told him to leave me alone.I was relieved until the gifts started arriving.The first time, it was flowers left on the doorstep. Simple wildflowers tied with twine, no note attached. My aunt frowned at them, and my cousins exchanged confused glances.“Who would send you flowers?” Leah asked, her tone dripping with disbelief.I didn’t answer. But I knew.The next day, it was chocolates. Expensive ones, wrapped in gold foil. Then more flowers. Then a scarf.“These keep showing up,” Aunt Mirelda said one morning, holding up a box. “No name. Nothing.”My cousins didn’t wait for answers. They simply took what they wanted. The scarf, most of the chocolates and the flowers. They didn’t ask. They just claimed them as their own, as if they’d been meant for them all along.I let them. It was easier than arguing.At

Chapter 4

AeronSera.I can still feel the warmth of her body pressed against mine when she hugged me yesterday. I can still smell her scent clinging to my clothes—sweet and sharp in a way that drives me insane. Everyone else recoils from it, can’t stand to be near her for more than a few minutes.But to me? It’s intoxicating.It can only mean one thing: she was made for me. Only me.Sera doesn’t know it yet, but she’s already mine. She just needs to realize it.A sharp knock interrupts my thoughts.“Your Highness,” the guard’s voice filters through the door. “This is to remind you about the Alpha’s request for your presence within an hour. Luna Helena will also be attending.”I swing my legs over the side of the bed. “Understood.”“Also… Gamma Kellan is here to see you. He’s quite… insistent.”That gets my attention. I have not seen Kellan in two weeks ever since the night he rejected Sera. “Let him in.”Kellan stumbles through the door moments later, and the stench of cheap liquor hits me imm

Chapter 5

SeraThe news spreads like wildfire through the pack.Aeron Nightborne is betrothed to Aspyn Vaelor. The wedding will take place in one week.My cousins discuss it over breakfast, their voices deliberately loud.“Finally, a proper match for him,” Aliya says, smirking in my direction. “Someone who actually belongs at his side.”“Poor Sera,” Leah adds with mock sympathy. “Did you really think you had a chance?”I stand up from the table without a word, my appetite gone.The news follows me everywhere. Laughter that cuts short when I pass. Knowing looks from people who’d watched me fall for the impossible.At work, it’s worse. The silence is deafening. Conversations die when I approach. Someone brushes past me and mutters, “Flew too close, didn’t she?”I keep my head down and scrub counters harder than necessary.I was so stupid. So incredibly foolish.Just days ago, I’d been preparing to tell Aeron the good news that I’d start healer school in two weeks. And then the rumors started sprea

Chapter 6

SeraKellan remains silent after, his words hanging in the air as I turn to leave. I remain still, my fists clenched at my side as I stare at the busy kitchen from the window etched on the backdoor. Slowly, I turn to meet a soft smile on his lips–like he’s almost relieved that I didn't walk away. Like my anger is better than my silence. “He's manipulative?" I ask, my words coming out sharper than I intend. "I don't understand what you mean, Kellan.”“All my choices were influenced by Aeron, Sera," he says hoarsely, his tone tinged with desperation. “He convinced me to leave you. That… night…” He swallows, running a hand over his reddened face. “The night I said all that, it wasn't just fear controlling me. Aeron was already in my head long before then. He kept on–”"You're lying,” I snap at him before he could finish talking. "You are just twisting your words so I’d get back with you." “But I'm not lying, Sera." I scoff, laughing dryly. “So, you expect me to believe the rubbish yo

Chapter 7

Sera“He’s using you, Sera. Aeron. Whatever he’s told you, whatever he’s made you feel, it’s all part of some game to him. You need to stay away from him.”The words don’t fade when I walk away.They follow me through the back corridor of the restaurant, down the dim streets of Nightbane that evening, through the front door of my family’s house and into the quiet of my room.I drop down on the edge of my bed long after the house falls silent, staring at the thin crack running down the opposite wall. Candlelight flickers across it, making the shadow shift like something alive.Low chants drift from the ceremonial grounds beyond the trees and the scent of incense thickens the night air, showing that the pack was still in mourning. I could feel the throat-itching smoke of ash and myrrh pressing against my lungs as a thought slowly dawns on me.Tomorrow will end the official mourning period and soon, Aeron will become the packs Alpha.I sigh, looking down at my trembling hands. Jaw tight,

Chapter 8

SeraDawn settles on the city with a merciless chill, painting the sky with a pale color of silver. The clouds resembles old silk and the air is crisp, tinged with the bite of frost. I try to take in a deep breath but it is sharp against my lungs. I keep my breathing minimal, steps steady as I walk outside with the rest of the pack.Today is the day of the coronation.Wolves line the stone pathways that lead to the ceremonial grounds, all dressed in dark formal wear with their family colors. Whispers of anticipation weave through the crowd, mourning still evident in the air.I stand at the edges of the crowd, as I always do. It has become a survival mechanism for me now–the less attention I am able to gather, the better. However, that idea quickly disappears when I enter the outer courtyard.The ceremonial area looks different than I remember. Black drapes with silver edges hang at different pillars, adorning the area. Torches line a path around the perimeter, even with the rising sun

Chapter 9

SeraThe chanting begins to fade, but the tension still lingers in the air–thick, palpable. It hovers above the courtyard like smoke after a fire."All hail the Alpha," the crowd repeats again, louder this time. “All hail the Alpha."They speak in unity, but their words sound forced now. I can see the fractures in their vows, personal feelings acting against duty. Some kneel willingly, others hesitate with their speech, others hold an expression that is a stark contrast to the oaths they are uttering.But Aeron stands before it all, his hand still holding mine. He remains tall at the center of the dais, the crown glinting the pale morning light, blood from the ritual still drying faintly along his palm as he holds it forward. The scent of it lingers in the air and I can feel it pressing against my skin.The expression on Helena’s face has softened down now. She's more composed, yet her eyes are as sharp as blades. Aspyn is standing behind her, back erect, head up, but the burn in her

Chapter 10

AeronThe council chamber is colder than the courtyard, stone curves upward into a domed ceiling carved with the crests of every bloodline that has ever ruled Nightbane. Torches burn low along the walls, their flames steady. Nothing flickers in this room without permission.The doors close behind me with a heavy finality and only the Elders remain.Elder Corvin stands at the center of the crescent table, hands folded behind his back. To his right sits Elder Maelis, thin and hawk-eyed. To his left, Elder Rowan, whose silence has undone more Alphas than open rebellion ever could.I take my seat."Let us begin," Corvin says."You publicly claimed an unmated wolf without prior council consultation," Maelis says. "You disrupted a sanctioned alliance. You destabilized perception of continuity."Perception, always with perception."I clarified intention," I reply evenly. "I did not complete the binding."Rowan’s fingers tap once against the stone. "Intent carries weight when spoken before th

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