Lahat ng Kabanata ng REJECTED BY MY ALPHA CLAIMED BY THE RUTHLESS KING: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

The moment the bond snapped into place… it shattered.A gasp tore from my throat, sharp and broken, as if something inside me had been ripped out with cruel hands. My knees buckled beneath me, but I refused to fall—not here, not in front of everyone.Not in front of him.“I, Alpha Kael, reject you.”The words echoed through the ceremonial grounds like a death sentence.For a second, I didn’t understand them.They didn’t make sense.Not when his scent still wrapped around me. Not when the mate bond had just awakened between us moments ago—warm, undeniable, eternal.Not when I had loved him… for years.My lips parted, trembling. “Kael…” My voice came out barely above a whisper, fragile, pleading. “What… what are you saying?”Around us, the entire pack stood frozen. Warriors, elders, omegas—everyone had gathered tonight to witness what was supposed to be sacred.A mating.A union blessed by the Moon Goddess.Instead… they were watching me break.Kael didn’t look at me the way he used to.

I didn’t see him at first.But I felt him.Every nerve in my body screamed as I stumbled through the forest, mud squishing beneath my trembling feet, my scraped hands catching on branches. My chest was heavy, my heart hammered, and my lungs screamed for air—but it wasn’t exhaustion alone. There was something else here. Something watching.The hairs on the back of my neck rose. My wolf growled low and warning inside me. Someone is here, it hissed, restless and sharp.I froze.The forest stretched before me, dark and quiet, except for the drip of rain from the canopy above. Every shadow felt too deep, every sound too sharp. And then… it hit me. A subtle shift in the air, a pulse against my skin, like a heartbeat that didn’t belong to me.I spun, trying to catch movement between the trees. Nothing.A whisper of wind? Maybe.But instinct told me it wasn’t just the wind. It was deliberate. Controlled. Watching. Waiting.I swallowed hard and took another cautious step, mud sucking at my boo

The forest seemed to hold its breath.I couldn’t move. My legs trembled, my lungs burned from running, and my chest felt like it might explode. Kael’s howl had vanished behind the trees, but the tension he left lingered, a shadow across my spine. And then… he stepped closer.The King.His presence pressed against me like a storm. Golden eyes locked onto mine, unwavering, unyielding, and inescapable. Every instinct in my body screamed to flee, to fight, to vanish entirely, but my feet wouldn’t obey. My wolf circled restlessly inside me, warning, pleading. But even it seemed to recognize something… inevitable.“You are mine,” he said, his voice low, deliberate, dangerous.I shook my head, desperation clawing at my throat. “No! I—”“Don’t speak,” he interrupted, smooth and commanding. “Not now.”And then his hand—strong, impossibly strong—closed around my wrist. Heat radiated from his skin, crawling into my veins. I tried to jerk away, but it was useless. My body refused. My wolf snarled

The forest had never been this quiet.Not truly quiet, not in a way that allowed the mind to breathe. Only the whispers of rain dripping from the leaves and the occasional rustle of branches betrayed life around me. But my senses were too sharp, too tuned to the King’s presence, to trust the peace. Every shadow seemed to shift with intention; every sound pressed against my skin like a warning.And then I remembered.Kael.The memory came unbidden, slicing through me sharper than any blade. His golden eyes on the ceremonial floor, the smirk that had made the entire pack laugh, the sting of rejection that had sent me fleeing into this forest… I was back there. Back in that humiliation, that pain, that anger.I stumbled over a root, cursing under my breath, but my legs refused to carry me far. My chest heaved. My wolf growled low, frustrated, impatient. You are not alone. He is near.I spun, heart hammering.And there he was. The King. Always there. Watching. Waiting. Controlling. His go

Pain. It hit her first, sharp and raw, crawling through her chest like ice and fire all at once. Aria gasped, clutching her stomach, the remnants of exhaustion and yesterday’s adrenaline leaving her weak—but not defeated. She had survived the Alpha King’s tests, survived the forest, survived her own terror. And yet, something inside her was shifting. Something she didn’t understand… something alive.Her gaze darted around the clearing. The trees, the mist, even the wind seemed to pulse with anticipation. She had always felt small in this world, fragile, like a piece of driftwood in a storm. But now… there was a rhythm inside her that felt unbreakable, fierce, undeniable.A voice cut through her thoughts—sharp, cruel, familiar. “You think you’re strong?” Kael’s mocking tone echoed in her memory. “You’re nothing without me.”Her jaw clenched. His words had haunted her for weeks, poisoning her confidence with doubt. But today… today she wasn’t listening. Something inside her had awoken,