All Chapters of Rejected by My Alpha, Claimed by His Rival: Chapter 11 - Chapter 12

Morning came slowly.A pale gray light crept through the barred window of the tower room, soft and quiet, like the world outside was trying not to disturb the fragile balance inside.I hadn’t slept.Not really.Every time exhaustion pulled me toward unconsciousness, my body would jerk awake again, as if it didn’t trust the peace around me.The marks on my neck had calmed overnight, but they hadn’t disappeared. They pulsed faintly under my skin, a constant reminder that the war between two Alphas was still alive inside me.I sat at the small table beside the bed, staring down at a cup of untouched tea.Across the room, Tristan leaned against the wall with his arms folded, watching the window like a guard who didn’t trust the sunrise.Xander stood near the door.He had barely moved all night.The silence between them had grown less explosive but no less tense. It felt like two storms hovering on opposite horizons, waiting for the wrong word to collide.I took a slow sip of the tea.It t