All Chapters of The Rejected Plump Mate, Now Wanted: Chapter 1 - Chapter 6

Aurora The sun had just set at its usual spot, casting a warm blue-golden glow into this shabby room I occupied in the servant quarters. I breathed in relief as an unprecedented excitement slowly slipped into my chest. It was morning again, yet another day—but only that today was different in a way. No… not because unmated maids were given the day off to prepare for the occasion and show up at the venue later, but because I was finally turning eighteen and would soon bid this life of torture goodbye in a few hours when I met my mate. I hurriedly freshened up and stood before the mirror as I tied my hair into a bun. I stared at my reflection, which was just… Full cheeks. Soft arms. A body that refused to be anything but thick, rounded, noticeable. My thighs pressed together. My waist curved in ways that were never admired here. I wasn’t the ideal image for Darkshade. Not even for anyone. Even my own family had treated me like a curse, something unfortunate, something shameful.

Aurora It’s almost noon by the time I left my quarters. The evening air breeze was warm and cozy, sending a slight chill down my spine. I stood alongside the other omegas that had assembled to welcome Alpha Lucas’s first son, Damian. Rumor had it that he had been out of the pack for almost five years. They said he was cruel, ruthless, and hardened, but also calmly good-looking. They also whispered how the two brothers were like opposite sides of a coin and never ever associated openly. I didn’t know much about the history because all my life I had been secluded from social life and hardly left the house except on errands. The rumors also had it that the chaos between the two brothers took a cruel turn four years ago, and ever since, Damian had vowed not to return home, up until now. I hadn’t gotten to see him, nor was I familiar with how he looked, other than the fact that it was compulsory for every omega to assemble and welcome the first heir of the pack. As I stood with head

DamianIt had been a long afternoon of exhaustion, having to go through the final clearance at the training facilities, clearing off certain details I needed to handle myself, and doing a series of final activities before hopping on the eight-hour journey by flight and then another two hours by land.By the time I arrived at the packhouse, I was totally drained. It’s been four… or maybe five years since I left Darkshades. I haven’t fully been in transit, and even though I engaged in any, they were always short trips to handle certain personal details.But this… this was different. This was a return. To the same pack I had walked away from. To the same place that still echoed with everything that happened four years ago.And I hated it.But I had to return since it was already time to take my duties. Duty called, destiny called, pulling in my restraint, and I wouldn't have said no.But what snapped at me, so unexpected, unsettling, or whatever best described this feeling, was meeting