All Chapters of THE REJECTED LUNA: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Aria’s lungs tightened, and suddenly, she could barely catch a breath.The instant Alpha Kael locked his dark eyes onto hers, something inside her twisted. Like chains, pulling tighter and tighter until there was nothing left but the burn. Her wolf couldn’t sit still—Selene was awake, restless. That’s him, Selene whispered. Our mate.Aria’s heart hammered so hard it hurt.Everything about the Alpha Hall felt wrong. Too crowded. Too bright. Too loud. The pack was all around her, voices rising and falling, laughter and clinking glasses, celebration swirling in the air—but she stopped hearing them. Her world shrank down, focused only on Kael. The bond drew her in, hotter, fiercer, like a fire she couldn’t escape.She didn’t mean to walk forward—her legs just moved, step after step. The throne was calling, or maybe it was him.Kael hadn’t blinked or looked away. Not once. His face was impossible to read. Cold. Sharp. A little scary.Murmurs spread as people noticed her. “Is that Aria?

The Alpha Hall was thick with silence. Aria lay sprawled on the ice-cold stone, barely moving, her body shaking with pain that never seemed to fade. The mate bond had snapped like a thread, but the ache went on, raw and bleeding inside her. Her vision blurred, but the whispers around her cut straight through.“Rejection can kill a wolf, you know…” “She looks like she won’t make it.” “Serves her right for reaching so high.”Every word stung more than the last.Deep inside, her wolf—Selene—whimpered. Stay with me, Aria…Aria tried to answer, but nothing came out. Across the hall, Kael stood next to the throne, face set in stone, watching everything and nothing all at once. For a second, his eyes lingered on Aria. Something squeezed in his chest. His wolf shifted, uneasy. He pushed it down. Raised his hand. The crowd hushed instantly.All eyes went back to him.Kael’s voice rang out. “Tonight was supposed to be a celebration.” His gaze cut across the room. “And it still will

The cold night slapped Aria’s cheeks when she walked out of Alpha Hall. Behind her, the party noises crept back—music, laughter, people talking. Like nothing had happened. Like no one had just watched her heart break.She crushed her hands into fists. Her chest still throbbed where the mate bond had snapped, torn out of her. Every breath felt thick—sharp—with pain.Selene stirred in her head. We can’t stay here, Aria.Aria swallowed, blinking back tears hot enough to sting. “I know,” she whispered.For the first time ever, the pack grounds felt strange. Almost threatening. The big stone houses, the training field, those paths she’d wandered since she was a kid—all of it belonged to someone else now. Not her. Not anymore.She moved fast, keeping her chin tucked as she slipped past quiet buildings. A few wolves were standing outside in little groups. They stopped talking as she walked by.“That’s the rejected mate.”“She actually thought the Alpha would pick her.”“Pathetic.”Their word

The rogue wolf snarled, the sound cutting through the forest like a knife. It was wild and dangerous—enough to make anyone flinch—but the Alpha stood firm.Suddenly, he lunged forward. Just like that. Aria didn’t even have time to react. It was over in a flash—too quick to see.The rogue wolf hit the ground hard, his growl dying mid-air. Something cracked, then the forest fell silent.Aria staggered, her hands over her mouth, shock making her whole body tremble.Selene’s voice was a whisper in her mind. Did you see that?The rogue wolf didn’t move, his eyes dull, whatever fire he had fading out.The Alpha turned slowly toward her. His golden eyes caught the moonlight, muscles flexing beneath thick fur—a picture of pure strength.Aria felt weak in the knees.“Wh-who are you?” she managed, voice shaking so badly she barely recognized it.He didn’t answer right away. Instead, he closed the distance, step by step, every movement full of authority.Inside her, Selene grew restless—excited,

A hush lay over the land, broken only by pine needles whispering through breezes. Quiet filled every corner, now and then stirred by soft leaf sounds swaying above.Shaking began in Aria's limbs when she found herself encircled by wolves on their knees. Each stare locked onto her like a thread pulling tight. Even the beat of each chest echoed inward, drawn to where she stood. The wolf made of moonlight twisted under her skin, never still. Words curled out from Selene - low, insistent, refusing silence.Someone’s found out. About Aria. Your name is no secret anymore.Out of the dark came Draven, the Alpha who'd pulled her from danger. Sunlight touched his face, making those gold eyes shimmer - quiet but strong. Each step he took carried weight, strength... something almost like honor. Stillness followed him like a second skin.“Aria Nightshade,” he began, his voice echoing like a chant through the valley. “You are far from ordinary. The blood that flows in your veins… is older than thi