Rejected, Returned, Revealed のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 5

Zyra's pov…The ache remained, just like the mark that still lingered but never completely faded.What was I thinking about being mates with an Alpha when I was nothing but a lowly maid?I had not run into Roland since the rejection.It was for the best I thought to myself, seeing him will only make the pain worse.I scrubbed the floors as I overheard some Omegas bicker about the Luna initiation ceremony.At least they were even invited, I wasn't even allowed to watch.“Marcelline has demanded you prepare her special tea and bring it to her.” Melissa the new Luna spat at me.I rolled my eyes as I continued scrubbing, “You could at least say it politely.”The Omegas stopped their discussion to eavesdrop on our conversation that was quickly becoming heated.“I have no business being polite to a mere human, you should at least be grateful you are allowed to work in the palace.”She wasn’t wrong if not for my late mother and her relationship with Marcelline. I would have been out of the p

Roland’s POV…I woke up in a pool of my own sweat, shivering from the cold.I had dreamt of that night five years ago every single day.It always ended the same way with my brutal rejection of her.My first mate and the only woman I had ever loved.But I knew it was for the best, I had to reject her for her own good.I got dressed without any hope of sleeping again.“It’s quite early Roland, why don’t you come back to bed,” Melissa called out from behind me.“Go back to sleep. I have a lot of work back at the office.”“It’s 2am.” I didn’t reply to her, I opened the door and left.Apart from my usual nightmares keeping me awake the recent issues in the pack had disturbed my nights as well. “Alpha, we had over a hundred new cases today at the infirmary.” My beta spoke over the video call.I was pretty sure he was as worked up as I was, if the worry lines on his forehead were any indication. “At this rate, the pack will be down 20% of its total population in a month.”That's bad.“We