PrologueAMIRA They came without warning.A bolt of lightning split the sky as I looked out the window. For one brief second, the flash lit up the darkness and revealed six figures standing only a few feet from the hut.Then everything went black again.Before the next flash could come, they were already inside.My father reacted instantly.His hand closed around my arm, and he threw me straight at them like I was a weapon. Before my body even hit the ground, he was shifting. Bones cracked. Fur burst through skin. A massive gray wolf exploded through the back door and disappeared into the storm.Two people crashed beneath me.Pain shot through my side.Shock froze me.Then fear took over.A rough hand grabbed my arm and hauled me upright."Hold her."Only two words.Yet something about that voice made my heart stumble.Confused, I twisted around, trying to see who had spoken.Too late.He had already shifted.The black wolf was only a blur moving through the darkness as he chased aft

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AMIRA (Three Years Later)For the third time in the last hour, Victor's hand brushed against my ass.Accidentally.At least that was the excuse.There was no point glaring at him anymore. No point shoving him away either. Every time I did, he flashed a dirty grin and mouthed a fake apology.Sorry.The act was only for the customers. Or at least the ones who didn't know who I was.When nobody was watching, Victor never bothered pretending.No apology.No shame.Nothing.He didn't think I deserved one.Most people didn't.Swallowing my irritation, I bent down and pulled a bottle of wine from the cooler beneath the bar. By the time I stood up, my smile was already in place."Our chicken caprese sliders go really well with this wine," I told the customer sitting across from me.The cork came free with a soft pop.After filling his glass, I slid the menu closer."Caprese, huh?" he muttered.His eyes moved over me slowly.The wolf inside him was close enough to the surface that I could alm

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AMIRA I pressed myself lower against the floor, wishing I could disappear into it.If my wolf had been free, she would have torn through the floorboards and buried herself beneath them. Being near Derrick was torture. Being looked at by him was worse. In her eyes, she didn't deserve to stand where he stood.The sound of his low chuckle made my face burn.Humiliation crawled beneath my skin while my thoughts spun out of control.Three years.Three whole years since I had seen him.It wasn't as if he had tried to avoid me because he couldn't find me. I lived above the tavern. I worked below it. Every day. Every night.I was always here.Eventually, I had convinced myself that he had simply left me behind.Left me to fade away with the Silver Fang Tavern.Still, a foolish part of me had held on to hope.Maybe if I made the tavern successful, he would notice.Maybe if I worked hard enough, proved myself useful enough, he would finally see value in me.Maybe he would realize I could contr

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AMIRA A dull ache settled deep in my chest.Gareth Holloway had driven me crazy more times than I could count. He had been stubborn, rude, and impossible to deal with when he was drunk.But he had also been kind.Kinder than anyone else in my life.The thought of him being gone felt wrong.Painful.Unreal.Maybe if Derrick Nightfang stopped speaking in riddles and finally told me why he was here, I could understand what was happening.“Maybe it’s time you stop playing with me and tell me what you’re doing here.”“The Silver Fang Tavern is mine. I can come here whenever I want.” Derrick took a slow drink from his beer. “Though lately, I’m thinking I should visit more often.”Wonderful.That was exactly what I needed.More time with him.Maybe it was time to stop talking altogether. If I became dull enough, maybe he would lose interest.“You’re right, of course.” A bitter smile tugged at my lips. “Gareth was a bastard, but I’m sorry he's gone. Are you replacing my babysitter?”A low gr

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All Chapters of Rejected But Wanted By The Cruel Alpha : Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

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