All Chapters of Rejected By The Alpha Claimed By The Lycan King: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

The bucket of ice water hit me before I even opened my eyes.I gasped, shooting upright as freezing water soaked through my thin nightshirt. My heart slammed against my ribs."Get up, you worthless girl!" Aunt Clara's voice cut through the darkness. "The Alpha's breakfast won't cook itself."I blinked water from my eyes. The tiny window above my mattress showed only black sky. It was barely five in the morning."I'm sorry, Aunt Clara," I whispered, scrambling to my feet. "I'll get started right away."She stood in my doorway, arms crossed, disgust written all over her face. "Twenty-two years old and still broken. Can't even shift. Do you know what that makes you?"I kept my eyes on the floor. I've heard this speech a thousand times."Nothing," she spat. "A defective Omega who should be grateful we let you breathe our air." She kicked the empty bucket across the floor. "Clean this up and get to the kitchen. You have one hour."The door slammed so hard the walls shook.I stood there shi

The day before the Mate Revelation Ball, the entire packhouse lost its mind.Decorators swarmed every hallway hanging silver streamers and white roses. The ballroom on the second floor buzzed with activity. Crystal chandeliers were being polished. A massive stage was being built for the orchestra. Everything had to be perfect.And I was stuck in the middle of it all."Aurora! These tablecloths have wrinkles!" one of the event coordinators screamed at me. "Iron them again. All fifty of them."I grabbed the pile of white linen and headed to the laundry room, my arms aching. I'd been working since four this morning without a break.The Mate Revelation Ball was the biggest event of the year. Wolves traveled from packs across the entire region to attend. It was where newly-of-age wolves discovered their fated mates at midnight when the Moon Goddess revealed the sacred bonds.For most wolves, it was magical. Romantic. The best night of their lives.For me, it was just another shift serving

Time stopped.Three hundred people stared at me. At Alpha Damon standing in front of me. At the golden thread of light only we could see connecting us together.The mate bond.It was real. It was happening. The Moon Goddess had chosen me. Chosen us.For one beautiful, perfect second, hope bloomed in my chest.Then I saw his face.Damon looked at me like I was something disgusting he'd stepped in. His jaw clenched. His ice-blue eyes went hard and cold."No," he said quietly. Just that one word.The hope died.Vivian pushed through the crowd, her face twisted with rage. "This is a mistake! She can't be your mate! She's nobody!"Whispers erupted around us."The Omega?""But she can't even shift.""The Moon Goddess wouldn't...""This has to be wrong."Each word was a knife in my chest.The silver-haired stranger was still moving toward me, but Damon stepped between us, blocking his path."Stay back," Damon growled, Alpha command heavy in his voice. "This is Crescent Moon Pack business."T

THE CHOICEThe portal light faded.We landed hard. I stumbled but Kai's arms were iron around me. Steady. Safe.When I opened my eyes, I couldn't breathe.We stood in front of a castle. A real castle. Dark stone towers reaching toward the sky. Massive windows glowing with warm light. It looked like something from a fairy tale. Beautiful and terrifying at the same time."Welcome to the Obsidian Fortress," Kai said softly. "My home. And now yours."Mine? Nothing had ever been mine.He set me down gently but kept one arm around my waist. Like he knew my legs were shaking. Like he knew I might collapse any second."I don't understand any of this," I whispered. My voice sounded small. Lost."I know." He turned to face me. Those golden eyes burned into mine. "But you will. I promise."The mate bond between us pulsed. Warm. Strong. So different from the agonizing p

I stared at the woman in front of me.She looked exactly like me. Same dark hair. Same bone structure. But her eyes were different. Harder. Colder. And older, like she'd seen terrible things."Who are you?" I whispered."Your sister." She lowered the knife. "Celeste Sinclair. Though I haven't used that name in six years."Sister. I had a sister?That's impossible. I don't have..."You do. I'm five years older than you." She moved to the window. Checked outside like she was being hunted. "Mom and Dad tried to hide me when The Purity Order came. But they found me anyway."My head spun. "You're supposed to be dead.""Everyone thinks I am. That's how I've stayed alive." She turned back to me. "I don't have much time. They'll notice I'm gone soon."Who will?"The Purity Order. The people who murdered our parents. The people I've been working for."My blood ran cold. You work for them?