All Chapters of Rejected, Then Claimed. The Alpha's Echo Luna : Chapter 111 - Chapter 120

Kate's P.O.V.After what felt like a century, the day of my mating ceremony finally arrived.I woke before sunrise and simply lay in bed for a few moments, staring at the ceiling while a smile slowly spread across my face.I placed both hands over my belly.“Good morning, little ones.”My babies’ fluttering kicks greeted me excitedly. Nyx woke up too, stretching her muscles.“Good morning.”Her tail wagged so enthusiastically that I almost laughed.“Today’s the day. We’ll mark our mate.”“Yeah, finally.” She hopped like a cute puppy.“Ace has been waiting forever.”Osiris was already gone for his morning run, so I yawned lazily and sat up, watching the sky through the window. The bruised indigo of the night softened into a bruised rose slowly. The silence of the grove was broken by a single bold bird, its song ringing out as the shadows lost their weight.I was still admiring the scene when a soft knock interrupted me.“Luna?”Lauren's cheerful voice came through the door.“May we c

Kate's P.O.V.The entire ceremonial ground had fallen silent, yet the roaring in my ears drowned out every other sound.“This sacred ceremony is hereby cancelled.”His words echoed over and over inside my head.No...No, this wasn't happening.He couldn’t just cancel the ceremony like that!I quickly reached for our mind-link.“Osiris, what are you doing? Why are you encouraging them?” My voice shook. “You know the truth. Use your Alpha command and silence them.”Nyx whimpered.“Ace, you know we aren't dangerous. Please do something.”No answer!Osiris didn't even look at me.Instead, he turned toward the elders.“Please come to the meeting hall.”The elders bowed.“As you command, Alpha.”Gamma Daxon carefully rolled the ancient scroll and followed behind them. The crowd slowly parted. No one questioned the order at all.They all moved on like tonight was just another night in the pack!On the other hand, I stood there frozen, unable to breathe or think. My desperate gaze fell on my

Kate's P.O.V.I hurried through the office wing, clutching the sides of my ceremonial dress to keep from tripping. There was only one thing on my mind.“I had to tell Osiris what Kayla had done before she spread more lies throughout the pack. He would fix this.He had to.”Nyx remained unusually quiet.“Mate will explain everything,” she whispered, though her voice lacked its usual confidence. “Ace loves us.”“I know.” I repeated the words more for myself than for her. “Osiris will explain.”The office wing was strangely deserted. Every guard was sent away because of the emergency elders meeting. But there was an odd smell lingering in the air.The deeper I walked into the empty corridor, the stronger the smell became. It was sharp and bitter, scratching the back of my throat.Frowning, I covered my nose.“What is that smell?”Nyx coughed uncomfortably.“Goddess, it burns.”By the time I reached the meeting hall, gray smoke drifted beneath the heavy wooden doors. The smell was suffocat

Five years later…Kate's P.O.V.“Knox! Orion! Hurry up! You're going to miss the school bus!”I slipped two boiled eggs beside the sandwiches before closing the lunch boxes with a snap. After checking both one last time, I tucked them into two identical blue school bags.From upstairs, two little voices answered at once.“Coming, Mommy!”“No, Mommy!” Another voice complained. “Orion is still slow. He hasn't even combed his hair!”I couldn't help smiling.Some things never changed.Grabbing both school bags, I hurried upstairs. The bedroom door stood open. Two four-year-old boys stood before the mirror.One had bright gray eyes that reminded me far too much of someone I had spent five years trying not to think about. The other had warm hazel eyes identical to mine.They were my sons, Orion and Knox, my entire world!Knox had already put on his shoes, buttoned his uniform neatly, and was proudly adjusting his backpack.Beside him, Orion was carefully trying to comb his messy hair. One s

Kate's P.O.V.Orion lay quietly on the hospital bed, his tiny fingers wrapped around his stuffed wolf. His pale little face looked even smaller against the white pillow.The fever had finally gone down. He had fallen asleep.So, I gently brushed a strand of hair away from his forehead before looking at the nanny, Sara.“Please take Knox to the children's nursery for a while. I'll be there soon.”Knox looked at his brother worriedly.“Will Orion be okay, Mommy?”I forced myself to smile.“Of course. He'll be fine. I just need to talk to his doctor.”He nodded obediently before taking the nanny's hand.“I'll wait for you, Mommy.”As soon as they disappeared through the door, my smile vanished. I got up and cast one last gaze on my pup’s tiny face.“Goddess, why isn't Orios recovering?”To seek answers, I went to the conference room to see his doctors. Three experienced pediatric specialists sat across from me. Their firm expressions alone made my heart sink.One of them slowly pushed O