All Chapters of Rejected by the Alpha, Claimed by the Pack: Chapter 1 - Chapter 7

There’s never enough liquor in the entire shifter world to drown out an alpha egos, and tonight proves it again.I tilt the stolen bottle of red wine lifted straight from the teachers’ lounge at Caeli Pack Academy and take a long, burning swallow before handing it over to Aurelia. She’s the only soul in this frozen corner of Alaska I actually want to be around. The only reason I’m even sitting here at this pathetic blood-moon “celebration” for a bunch of eighteen-year-olds with zero actual booze.Aurelia coughs hard after her own pull, then shoots me a glare that turns into a reluctant grin when I snort. She’s stupidly gorgeous and she hates when I point it out, but it’s the truth. That perfect mix of her mom’s delicate features and her dad’s strong Caeli bloodline makes her look like she stepped out of one of the ancient pack tapestries we’re forced to study. Curly blonde hair tucked behind her ears, big blue eyes scanning the room, she's everything a Caeli wolf is supposed to be. M

“Is that… any way… to treat a lady?” I choke out, unsure why I’m using my last breaths to anger him further. Then again, the fury burning in his gaze does make my sacrifice worth it. Besides, it’s not like I’m unused to assholes like this one asserting their authority over me. Alphas love putting unruly wolves like me in their place.Too bad I’ve never quite learned how to stay in mine.Despite the black spots seeping into my vision, I stare up at him, wondering what exactly he’s going to do. One thing is for sure this dickwad has solidified my desire to leave his pack as soon as possible. I’ll never follow an alpha who treats their packmates this way.“Do you want to die, half-breed?” he growls.I resist the urge to give him a sarcastic reply. I may be brave, but as my brother puts it, I can be pretty stupidly brave.And I know that challenging an alpha son is really not a good idea.I might be able to fight well, thanks to all the training the Academy has taught me. But even I know

It's clearly a rhetorical question, one that sends my heart shooting to the pit of my stomach. Did he just say what I think he did? My pulse skyrockets, and I clench my hands underneath the table. For the first time since entering the dining room, my mother isn’t looking at me. It’s as if she can’t bring herself to. I’ve never seen my mum as anything but the beautiful and graceful wolf with long white hair I wish I had. I can’t ever remember seeing my mum scared or weak. I know her expression scares me far more than the alpha behind her and calling me his mate could ever do.“I’m here to collect what’s mine.” The alpha pours himself a glass of wine and sniffs the contents before taking a sip. His eyes cut over the glass to me. “That would be you.”A nervous laugh bubbles in my chest and quickly escapes my lips. “What? You can’t be serious?” I glance at my mum, my chest rising unevenly. “Mum, what the hell is going on?”But she doesn’t say a word. The colour has completely drained fro

Lila POV I stumble through the light, my stomach feeling like a thousand bees are bouncing around in it, and smack hard into the stairs on the other side. I stand, my wolf shaking our head, just as the edge of the old, cracked steps to the portal gives way under my feet.My wolf whines as we fall down the steps, right off a damn cliff of all things. My body smacks across the rock side, sharp pebbles digging into my calves. My wolf tries to dig its claws into the cliffside to stop us. Roots and branches snag in my fur and against my legs as I keep falling, unable to find anything to stop us. I briefly see everything is red and burning right before I crash into something that instantly burns my back.Standing quickly, I move off the tiny pool of lava under me, letting my wolf heal the brief burns. Breathlessly, I take a second to glance around me, and I freeze. My blood runs cold when I realise exactly where I am.The Stormfire Pack.Also known as—Hell itself.What the hell? I’m not ev