Semua Bab Rejected by My Alpha, Claimed by His Rival: Bab 1 - Bab 10

The entire pack was watching. Lyra stood at the center of the ceremonial ground, her hands trembling as she clutched the edge of her white dress. Tonight was supposed to be the happiest night of her life—the night she would finally be claimed by her mate. Alpha Kael. Her heart pounded as his scent filled the air, strong and commanding. He stood before her, tall, powerful, everything an Alpha should be. Everything she had dreamed of. “Kael…” her voice came out soft, almost fragile. He didn’t respond. Instead, his cold eyes scanned her from head to toe—judging, distant… disappointed. A murmur spread through the crowd. Lyra’s chest tightened. Something was wrong. Very wrong. “Do you accept this bond?” the elder asked, his voice echoing across the silent field. Lyra looked up at Kael, her eyes filled with hope. “Say yes…” she whispered. Kael’s jaw clenched. Then, in a voice that shattered her entire world— “I reject you.” Silence. Complete. Crushing. Silence. Lyra blin

The car door shut with a quiet, final click.It sounded small.But to Lyra, it felt like the loudest thing she had ever heard.Like a door closing on her entire life.She sat stiffly in the back seat of the black SUV, her hands clenched tightly in her lap as the vehicle pulled away from the only home she had ever known. The gates of her pack grew smaller in the distance, fading into nothing as the forest swallowed the road behind them.No one came after her.No one stopped her.Not even Kael.Her chest tightened painfully at the thought.Lyra turned her head slightly, pressing her forehead against the cool glass of the window. The trees rushed by in a blur of green and shadow, but she barely saw them.All she could see—Was the moment everything broke.I reject you.The words echoed again and again in her mind, each repetition twisting the knife deeper.Her throat burned.Her eyes stung.But she refused to cry again.Not here.Not in front of him.“You’re thinking too much.”The deep

The silence in the room was overwhelming.Lyra stood in the center of it, unmoving, her arms wrapped tightly around herself as if that alone could keep everything from unraveling.The door had closed minutes ago.Or maybe longer.Time felt strange here.Slower.Heavier.Every second stretched under the weight of everything that had just happened.Her mate had rejected her.Publicly.Coldly.Without hesitation.And now—She was standing in the territory of the most feared Alpha alive… in a room that didn’t belong to her, wearing a title she didn’t accept.My Luna.The words echoed in her mind, sharp and unreal.“I’m not his Luna…” she whispered to herself, her voice barely audible in the vast room.But even as she said it—Her body didn’t fully believe it.Something about the way Darius had said it…Wasn’t a lie.That thought unsettled her more than anything else.Lyra exhaled slowly and moved toward the large window, her bare feet silent against the polished floor. Outside, the forest

“You’re going to train.”Lyra stared at Darius like he had just said something completely insane.“Train?” she repeated, disbelief clear in her voice. “I can barely stand without something exploding—and you want me to train?”“Yes.”The single word was calm.Final.Unarguable.Lyra let out a short, frustrated laugh. “That’s not happening. I’m not a fighter. I’ve never been a fighter.”Darius didn’t react.Didn’t soften.Didn’t change his mind.“You don’t have a choice.”Her jaw tightened instantly. “I’m starting to hate how often you say that.”“Get used to it.”That did it.Lyra pushed past him, heading for the door. “I’m not doing this.”She barely made it two steps before his voice stopped her.“If you don’t learn to control it…”She froze.“…you’ll hurt someone.”Silence fell.Heavy.Uncomfortable.Her fingers curled slowly at her sides.That hit exactly where it needed to.Because deep down—She knew he was right.The memory of the shattered glass flashed in her mind.The energy.

The silence in the pack grounds felt wrong.Too quiet.Too empty.Kael stood at the center of it, his sharp gaze sweeping across the same place where everything had changed just hours ago.The ceremonial ground.The place where he had rejected her.The place where she had been taken.His jaw tightened.“Alpha…”The voice came carefully.Cautiously.Kael didn’t turn.“What is it?”His Beta stepped forward slowly, clearly aware of the tension radiating from him.“The warriors have been asking—”“I don’t care what they’re asking.”His voice cut through the air like a blade.Cold.Controlled.But underneath—Something was building.The Beta hesitated, then tried again. “It’s about Lyra.”That name.It hit harder than it should have.Kael’s fingers curled slightly at his sides.“Don’t,” he said quietly.But the Beta didn’t stop.“They’re saying you made a mistake.”Silence.Heavy.Dangerous.Kael turned slowly.And the look in his eyes—Was enough to make the Beta take a step back.“A mist