All Chapters of The Three Alphas’ Rejected Mate: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Rebecca's POVI woke with Mira's blood on my hands again.Not literally. The rain had washed it away days ago, but in the dream, it was always fresh.Always warm.Always slipping through my fingers no matter how hard I tried to stop it. Mira lay before me smiling in a soft manner, the same gentle smile she had worn in her final moments when I looked at her."Protect yourself too."Then the blood kept flowing.And flowing.And flowing.I sat upright and let out a sigh. The open space we made camp in was dark and a little wet. Cold air made way through the camp while fog pressed against the entrance like something alive. For a few seconds I simply sat there trying to remember how to breathe.Tyler stirred nearby.His face looked pale in the weak morning light. Even resting seemed painful now for him."Nightmare?" he asked quietly.I nodded.He didn't press further. None of us slept well anymore, not after Mira, not after Kael, not after everything. Across the camp, Matthew sat star

Rebecca's POVMorning arrived slowly.A dull gray light made way through the trees, barely strong enough to chase away the darkness that stayed to the forest. I woke with my back against a cold rock surface, every muscle in my body protesting as I sat up.The fire had burned out hours ago. Only ashes remained.For a moment I simply sat there, staring into them. Mira used to wake before everyone else. The thought came without warning me. The ache in my chest followed immediately.I looked away.Around me, the others were already stirring.Tyler struggled to his feet with a tired face he tried, and failed—to hide.Matthew sat near the edge of camp, sharpening a blade that didn't need sharpening. Just doing things only Matthew understood.Ezekiel checked supplies with his usual precision, though even he seemed slower these days.Tired and worn down. Like the rest of us.No one mentioned Kael.I didn't either.Some wounds still felt too fresh to touch.I adjusted my pack and stood."Let's

Rebecca's POV Morning finally came. I was staring at the sky for some times and it just felt like morning wasn't going to come. Some sunlight started coming through the trees, strong enough to challenge the fog that was over the forest during the night. I woke with a stiff back and aching shoulders, staring at the camp fire that was almost now going out. I simply sat this morning. Everywhere was a little silent. The silence felt wrong. Mira used to fill silences with the right words. She would already be awake by now, checking supplies, making sure everyone had eaten. Scolding Tyler for pretending his injuries weren't serious. I looked away from the ashes. The pain never really left. It simply found new places to hide. "We move," I said quietly. No one argued, the forest seemed determined to fight us. Roots went across the path like traps,ud clung to our boots. The fog disturbed everything. Distances even felt wrong, sounds traveled strangely. Several times, I thought I he

Rebecca's POVThe ravine felt different after the Erased withdrew.Heavier.Like something unseen was walking beside us.My shoulder burned where the dark energy had struck. Blood had stopped flowing, but every movement sent pain shooting down my arm. Tyler leaned heavily against me as we moved, his breathing shallow and uneven.The wound in his side had opened again during the attack.Matthew stalked ahead like an angry ghost, claws still partially extended. Every few seconds his gaze swept the cliffs above us.Searching, hunting and waiting. Ezekiel pressed a cloth against the cut above his eye while studying the fog around us. Nobody spoke. The silence belonged to Mira. It followed us everywhere now."We can't stop," I said quietly.Tyler nodded."If they wanted us dead, they'll come again."So we kept moving.The deeper we went, the stranger the ravine became.Black vines twisted across the ground like living ropes. Some actually shifted when we stepped too close.A bitter pollen

Rebecca's POVThe entrance to the old shrine looked like the mouth of something ancient. Ancient stone pillars covered the opening, visible in small carvings that now looked down by centuries of wind and rain. Hybrid figures looked down from the stone with wide eyes. There were different shapes of moon drawings on the wall inside.The moment I stepped inside, my mark burned.Not painfully, but insistently. Like it recognized this place, like it had been here before. I pressed a hand against my shoulder, the warmth only grew stronger."Rebecca?" Tyler asked quietly."I'm okay."It was a lie, another lie, which was becoming common these days.Nothing about this place felt okay. We moved carefully into the darkness, moonlight came in through cracks high above, creating small light in the room. The air buzzed with power. Not magic exactly, something older it felt like, something buried.Matthew walked ahead with his claws extended. Ezekiel remained alert beside him. Tyler stayed clos