All Chapters of Rejected by my mate: Bounded by the Ruthless Lycan : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

They were still butt naked on top of the dining table when the voices filtered through the corridor, close enough to make out distinct words.Their faces shifted at the same moment, the reality of what they had nearly done crashing down on them like cold water.Zara shoved Kael back and slid off the table, fingers fumbling desperately with the buttons of her rumpled shirt. She got two wrong the first time and had to start over, cursing silently. Then came her pants. She tried, with considerable effort, to ignore the wetness pooling between her thighs as she sat back down and crossed her legs. It didn't help.Kael dressed considerably faster, which was unfair considering he only had to put on his sweatpants.He dragged them back up his hips and leaned against the edge of the table, facing the door with both hands loose in his pockets. As though he had simply been standing there the whole time.Which was almost insulting, given that his chest was still damp and his lips were visibly sw

Zara was completely exhausted.Every muscle in her body had stopped cooperating. Her arms felt like they belonged to someone else, her legs had given up pretending somewhere around the fourth round, and her ribs registered a dull, persistent complaint with every breath she drew in. She sat on the porch steps outside the warrior's lodge, back against the post, staring at nothing.Rynese sat beside her.Neither of them spoke. Their breathing filled the silence instead. It was the heavy sound of two people who genuinely wanted nothing to do with each other."My arm hurts," Rynese finally said, cutting through the tension.He stretched his left arm out and rotated it slowly at the shoulder. An involuntary groan followed.Zara spared him a glance."Whatever you're feeling right now is ten times worse for me. Trust me.""I tried my best to go easy on you."She let that sit for a second. "I was a warrior back home too. I don't need anyone going easy on me.""Could've fooled me.""Excuse me?"

The war room smelled of aged wood, burnt candle wax.Alpha James Draven stood at the head of the long oak table with both hands pressed flat against the map spread across its surface. The candlelight caught the hard angles of his sharp jaw, the deep-set eyes that had never once in their lifetime held anything resembling warmth and could only imitate it. Lord Lucian stood to his left side, arms folded behind his back, posture straight. He had the kind of stillness about him that unsettled people. He was probably the only person King James considered an equal. They were both ruthless, selfish and frequently partook in the suffering of others for amusement."Is there any information about where they are." The king's voice was quiet. It always was when he was at his most ambitious."The scouts tracked his pack to the eastern border of the Ashenwood territory." Lucian reached across the map and pressed a single finger to a spot just below a mountain range sketched in faded ink. "They've

The limp body hit the stone floor with a sound like wet rope dropped from a height.No one said anything for a moment. The warriors stood in a loose half-circle around it, heaving breath, dripping equal parts rain and blood.Zara looked down at the lifeless hybrid and felt nothing except cold relief. But her arms and legs were shaking badly. Her body hadn't yet caught up to the fact that it was over."Bind the legs," she commanded. "Both sets."Rynese was already crouching to do it. He'd torn strips from his own sleeve somewhere along the way, she hadn't seen when. His knuckles were split in four places. He worked the binding without looking up.She turned to the room. Three other warriors, all standing, none functional enough to be there."Davan. Mira. Colt." They looked at her. "You're bleeding through. Go.""We're fine-" Davan started."You are not." She met his eyes until he stopped. "Go be fine somewhere with a kit and a clean cloth. You're no good to me half-patched when the nex

Zara stood frozen in the doorway, the woman’s agonized screams still ringing in her ears. The metallic scent of blood and something far more foul, rotting flesh filled the corridor. She barely registered Kael moving behind her until his strong arm wrapped around her waist, pulling her back slightly."Zara, don’t" Kael’s voice was low and tight, laced with alarm. His silver eyes widened as he took in the horrifying sight. The woman had collapsed to her knees, clawing desperately at what remained of her face. Chunks of skin hung loosely from her cheeks, exposing raw, weeping muscle beneath."Goddess above,"Kael muttered, his grip on Zara tightening. "Stay back, love. We don’t know what this is."The woman looked up at them with wild, terror-filled eyes. "Luna… Alpha… please… it burns! It’s eating me from the inside!" Her voice cracked into another shrill wail as fresh tears mixed with the pus and blood dripping down her neck.Zara ran to get the healer. She appeared moments later, rush