All Chapters of Rejected Then Claimed By The Villain Alpha : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Aria had mastered the art of not existing.Not in the way people disappeared.In the way they were never noticed in the first place.She moved quietly through the forest, her steps light against the damp earth, her breathing steady despite the cold air brushing against her skin. Every path, every broken branch, every hidden turn had been memorized long ago. The forest was the only place that didn’t question her presence.Out here, she wasn’t an omega.She was just alive.That was enough.Or at least, it had been.A sharp crack echoed behind her.Aria stopped instantly.Her body went still, her senses sharpening as her mind began to work. The sound had been close. Too close to be an animal moving without purpose.Something was wrong.Slowly, she turned.At first, she saw nothing.Then she saw him.He wasn’t hiding.He stood between the trees as though the forest belonged to him, his presence filling the space in a way that made the air feel heavier. Tall, still, and watching her like s

Aria did not move.For a moment, the forest seemed to close in around them, the silence pressing against her ears as his words settled deep in her chest.Then next time, I won’t stop them.The warning lingered.Heavy.Real.Her fingers curled slightly at her sides, her instincts pulling her in two directions at once. One part of her wanted to run immediately, to disappear into the forest before anything else could go wrong.The other part stayed exactly where she was.Watching him.Trying to understand.“You expect me to trust that?” she asked finally.Her voice was steady, but her pulse had not slowed.His gaze did not shift.“I don’t expect anything from you.”That answer should have made it easier.It did not.Aria studied him for another second, searching for something in his expression that might explain why he had intervened at all. He had no reason to help her. No reason to warn her.And yet he had done both.That alone made him dangerous.“I’ve survived this long without you,”

Aria couldn’t answer him.Not because she didn’t want to.Because the words would not come.Her chest rose and fell rapidly, her pulse racing as the heat inside her shifted again, reacting to his presence in a way that made her skin feel too tight.The Alpha’s gaze stayed locked on her.Waiting.Measuring.Dangerous.“Who touched you?” he asked again.This time, his voice was lower.Harder.Aria swallowed, forcing herself to hold his eyes.“Move,” she said.It came out sharper than she intended.A demand.A mistake.His expression did not change.“You’re hurt,” he said.“I’m fine.”A lie.And they both knew it.The sound of movement behind her cut through the moment.Closer now.Faster.They were coming.Aria’s head turned slightly, her instincts flaring again, her body already preparing to run.But when she looked back at him, he still hadn’t moved.Not even a step.“Get out of my way,” she said.This time, there was no hesitation in her voice.No fear.Only urgency.His eyes darkene

Aria could not move.The creature was coming straight for her, its gaze fixed, its presence pressing against her like something inevitable. The air felt heavier with each step it took, like the forest itself was being pushed aside to make room for it.Her pulse pounded so hard it hurt.It was not going for him.It was not going for anyone else.It was coming for her.The Alpha stepped in front of her again, faster this time, his body cutting off its path with a force that felt final.“Stay back,” he said.Aria barely heard him.The thing inside her had gone completely still.Not calm.Waiting.The creature stopped.For a second, nothing moved.The Alpha stood between them, his posture controlled, ready, dangerous. But the creature did not react to him. It did not circle. It did not attack.It simply stood there.Looking past him.At her.Aria swallowed, her throat dry.“What do you want?” she asked again.This time, her voice did not shake.The creature tilted its head slightly.Then

Aria did not step forward.She did not step back.But everything inside her shifted.The five figures stood without urgency, without pressure, as if time itself was not something they needed to chase. That alone made them more dangerous than anything she had faced so far.They were not hunting.They were certain.The woman’s gaze stayed on her, calm, steady, unyielding.“Come with us,” she repeated.Aria’s fingers curled slowly at her sides.“No.”The word came out quiet.But it held.The woman did not react the way Aria expected. No irritation. No surprise.Just a slight tilt of her head.“You don’t understand what you’re refusing.”Aria held her gaze.“Then explain it.”Silence followed.Not empty.Measured.Like they were deciding how much she deserved to know.The Alpha shifted slightly in front of her, just enough to remind them he was still there.“She already answered you,” he said.The woman didn’t look at him.“This does not concern you.”His voice dropped.“It concerns her.”