บททั้งหมดของ Rejected By The Alpha Claimed By The Lycan King: บทที่ 11 - บทที่ 20

I stared at the woman claiming to be my mother.She had the same dark hair. The same silver-grey eyes. The same face from my vague childhood memories.But something was wrong. Off. Like looking at a painting instead of a person."Mom?" I whispered."My darling daughter." She smiled. Stepped over the rubble. "I've missed you so much."Kai moved in front of me. Protective. His hand on his sword. "Luna Celeste died twenty years ago. Who are you really?""I'm her mother, you arrogant fool." The woman's eyes flashed. "Step aside. Let me see my child."Everything in me wanted to believe her. Wanted to run into her arms. To have my mother back.But my wolf was snarling. Furious.Not her. NOT HER. Wrong. All wrong."Prove it," I said. My voice shook but I held my ground. "Tell me something only my mother would know."The woman's smile didn't waver. "You had a birthmark. Shaped like a crescent

I stared into the shadows where I'd felt the third bond.Red eyes glowed in the darkness. Watching. Waiting. Hungry."Who's there?" Kai demanded. Moving in front of me. Protective.A figure stepped into the moonlight.He was tall. Maybe six-six. Built like a warrior but moved like a predator. Black hair that fell to his shoulders. Tan skin covered in scars and tattoos. And those eyes. Blood red. Vampire."Impossible," my mother whispered. "Vampires can't have mate bonds. They're dead. Soulless."The vampire smiled. Sharp white fangs gleaming. "Apparently the Moon Goddess disagrees."His voice was sin. Deep. Rough. With an accent I couldn't place. Old. Ancient.And the bond between us pulled. Strong. Undeniable. Terrifying."Aurora." He said my name like a prayer. Like a curse. "I've waited five hundred years for you.""Stay back," Kai growled. Already shifting. "She's mine.""And mine," Damon added. Moving to my other side.The vampire laughed. Dark. Amused. "How charming. The Lycan K

I couldn't stop thinking about what Nyx had said. A fourth bond. A fourth mate. Something dark and dangerous coming for me. But I couldn't deal with that right now. Not when I had three mates already demanding my attention. My heart. My body. "Aurora?" Damon's voice came from the doorway. "It's my turn. If you're still willing." I turned to look at him. He stood there in just dark pants. Shirtless. All muscle and golden skin and desperate hope. His ice-blue eyes watched me like I might disappear any second. "I'm willing," I said softly. Relief flooded his face. He stepped into the room. Closed the door behind him. "I don't expect you to forgive me," he said. Voice rough. "What I did at the ball. The rejection. The words. There's no excuse." "Then why are you here?" "Because I love you." He moved closer. "Because rejecting you was the biggest mistake of my life. Because every second without you has been hell." He stopped right in front of me. "And because I'm going to spend t

A god.Standing in front of me. Claiming to be my fourth mate.This couldn't be real. This had to be a nightmare."That's impossible," Kai said. Voice deadly. "Gods can't have mate bonds.""Can't they?" Erebus moved closer. Each step made the ground tremble. "Or is it simply that none have chosen to in millennia?"He was beautiful in a way that hurt to look at. Perfect features. Dark hair that seemed to absorb light. And those eyes. They shifted colors. Blue. Green. Red. Purple. Like they couldn't decide what to be."Stay away from her," Zephyr warned. Moving between us."Or what, vampire?" Erebus smiled. "You'll fight a god? That seems unwise.""I've killed gods before," Kai said. Shifting into his Lycan form."No." I stepped forward. Between them. "Stop. All of you."The fourth bond pulled at me. Stronger than the others. Ancient. Powerful. Terrifying."You feel it, don't you?"

My mother. The woman who gave birth to me. Who I'd thought was a victim.She was the enemy all along."That's impossible," I said. My voice shook. "She was chained. Tortured. Used as a power source.""Was she?" Erebus asked gently. "Or did she want you to believe that?"I thought back. To finding her on that altar. The chains. The weakness. Had it all been an act?"She played us," Zephyr said. His voice dark. "Played you. Made herself look like a victim so you'd trust her.""But why?" Tears burned my eyes. "I'm her daughter. Why would she want me dead?""Because you're the one thing that can stop her," Nyx said. She'd composed herself. Still holding Thanatos's hand. "The Fourfold Chosen has the power to break her control over the dead. To free them.""So this was always the plan," Damon said. "Let Aurora gain power. Complete the bonds. Then use that power against her.""How do we fight an army of the de