All Chapters of Rejected by My Mate, Claimed by the King: Chapter 1 - Chapter 7

"You filthy Omega! An Alpha is not for you to crave!"The crack of Vera’s hand against my cheek echoed through the hallway like a gunshot. The force of it knocked me off my feet, and I hit the marble floor hard, pain shooting through my shoulder and hip.I lay there for a moment, dazed, the coppery taste of blood blooming on my tongue. I looked up at her, my vision sharp with a stinging disbelief. Vera. My best friend since childhood. The girl I had shared my secrets with, the one I thought would stand by me when the world crumbled."Vera, I didn't..." I pressed on, propping myself up on my elbows. "I didn't covet an Alpha. I would never""Ren, you think I don't know?"You like Alpha Kane." Vera cut me off, her voice high and mocking. She sneered, looking down at me."Don't you find it absolutely revolting? A man actually wanting another Alpha male... it’s pathetic. You’re disgusting, Ren."I froze, my blood turning cold. How did Vera know? That was a lifetime ago—a flicker of a crush I

Mate! Mine! Fenris was still howling in my head, desperate to break free and finally reach the mate he’d waited so long to see. But it was impossible. Kane shoved me away like I was something contaminated, and my body slammed into the marble floor once again. A sharp crack echoed through the room as I gasped for air, the wind completely knocked out of me.I scrambled up, not daring to hesitate, and dropped to my knees. I kept my head bowed, my forehead nearly touching the floor, because I was certain Alpha Kane was about to kill me. My mother had begged this man, had sold her body the very day my father was executed, all so we could stay in this pack. And now, I was supposed to be his mate?The irony was a physical blow, sharper than the impact with the floor."Please, Alpha... let me go..." The words were a ragged whisper, torn from a throat tight with fear.The approaching footsteps were heavy, deliberate. They stopped right in front of me. A wave of pure, unadulterated rage washed

"Expelled? On what grounds?"The words felt like a death sentence. I stood there, shaking, my mind racing through everything we had given up. I've done so much for this pack day after day. My mother had literally sold her body to the pack’s Betas, letting them use her like a toy just so we could stay. And now, with one sentence, they were turning us into Rogues—meat for the wolves outside the gates.Vera stood next to Catherine, wearing a smile so smug I wanted to rip it off her face. This was her plan all along. She was the one who had been sneaking into Alpha Kane’s bed, the one who spent her nights dreaming of being his Luna. She wanted me gone so there would be no one left to remember who she really was.What I didn't understand was, we were best friends before! Why would she treat me like this?"Princess Catherine, banishing a pack requires Alpha Kane’s permission," Vera reminded her, her voice high and fake. She looked at me with eyes full of excitement. She wasn't helping; she

King Lyall’s POVI rode hard, the wind stinging my face as my horse thundered over the uneven terrain. Beta Caspian and a squad of guards flanked me. We were closing in on our destination."King, we have arrived," Caspian announced, his voice cutting through the rush of air. "This is the boundary of the Silver River Pack."I gave a sharp, silent nod. I was thirty years old. For a Lycan—a creature blessed with immortality and devastating power—this should have been the absolute prime of my life. But the Moon Goddess had played a cruel, twisted joke on me.I had no Mate.For thirty long years, I had fantasized about my soulmate. I had sworn to the Goddess that I would give them the world, that I would love and protect them regardless of whether they were an Omega or a peasant. Yet, my soul remained silent. Empty. A void."Those elders are becoming more outrageous by the day," Caspian muttered, breaking my heavy silence. He couldn't hide his indignation.My brow furrowed deeper. The coun