All Chapters of Rejected But Wanted By The Cruel Alpha : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

AMIRA “Moonshade Woodlands is home to the strongest coven in the Wild Expanse, the Shadowthorn Coven.There are no roads wide enough for vehicles to reach it. Rogue shifters live throughout Moonshade Forest, at least the ones strong enough to survive the magic that has soaked into the earth and twisted through the trees. The witches allow them to stay because they keep outsiders away. Anyone foolish enough to try entering usually never gets far.My father was a murderer and a liar. If Rowan Kingsley claimed he found me in Moonshade Woodlands, then he said it because it served him. Nothing more.”“He isn't my only source of information.”Great.That meant one of two things. Either Derrick had spent a long time gathering every scrap of information he could about Moonshade Woodlands, or the handful of people who knew I'd been there had opened their mouths.Neither possibility helped me.The last thing I needed was every wolf in the Wild Expanse learning that I knew a way into Moonshad

AMIRA A growl threatened to rise in my throat, but I forced it down.The only reason Derrick was standing here at all was because I had survived Moonshade Forest before. Yet somehow, he had already decided my warnings weren't worth listening to.Frustration burned hot in my chest.Fine.Everyone died eventually.For months, I had been certain Derrick would be the one to kill me.What I hadn't expected was that his own stubbornness might get us all killed first.“Fine,” I said tightly.“The safest time to enter is right before dawn. The outer edge has the weakest magic, but that's where most of the wolves are. The first few hours of daylight are the easiest time to move through the forest.”My throat suddenly felt dry.After clearing it, I continued.“Once the magic starts prickling against your skin, we should stop and make a Wayfarer's Camp until it passes.”A knot formed in my stomach.“I'm not exactly sure how far that point is from here.”Derrick simply jerked his head toward th

AMIRA “How did Victor die?”“I’m not aware of the details.”“Do you know when it happened?”“Three nights ago.”Eldric sprayed something cold over the burn on my side. The sharp sting eased for a moment as he began wrapping a bandage around my waist.The second his fingers brushed my bare skin, I shoved his hands away.He stopped immediately and raised an eyebrow.“You may do it yourself.”Relief washed through me. At least he wasn't going to keep asking questions.Taking the bandage from him, I pressed it against the burn and wrapped it around myself before pulling my shirt back down.My thoughts spun.Victor had died the same night he chased me into the woods.What happened after that?Had Derrick killed him?Or was something else responsible?A knot formed in my stomach.Would Derrick blame me?Victor was the second manager from the Silver Fang Tavern to end up dead.That couldn't look good.Trying to push those thoughts aside, I studied Eldric's face.“Did you ever come into the

DERRICK It messed with my head.Images kept rising in my mind. Every damn thing I wanted to do with her. None of it had anything to do with punishment.The truth was worse.Wanted her so badly it hurt.Wanted to pull her into my arms, forget everything for a few minutes, and lose myself in the lie that maybe we could still be okay.“Derrick?”At the sound of Selene's voice, my head snapped up.Ahead of us, Amira stumbled.A sharp sound of pain escaped her lips before she hit the ground.Everyone stopped.Everyone watched.Slowly, she pushed herself back to her feet.Not a single complaint left her mouth.Without looking at anyone, she started limping forward again.Seeing her hurt should have satisfied me.It should have felt like justice.Instead, a dull ache spread through my chest.We were close enough to the frontier line now.“Wayfarer's Camp,” I said quietly.The group turned toward me.“Shift. Hunt your dinner. Get as much sleep as you can. Tomorrow the real work starts.”Nobo

DERRICK We were outnumbered three to one.My wolf had barely managed to get back on his feet when another wolf slammed into me and drove me down again. Around me, wolves snarled and crashed into each other. Through the bond, pain ripped through the Obsidian Wolves. Every injury hit me like an echo.Claws tore through flesh.Blood filled the air.They had the advantage, and they knew it.The only thing that mattered was getting back up.Somewhere in the chaos, Amira screamed again.The sound cut through everything.A sudden burst of orange flashed across my vision. Fire brushed against my fur. Two wolves yelped and jumped away from me.Turning my head, I saw Amira.She stood near the fire with a burning log clutched in both hands. Her face was pale, but she didn't hesitate. Grabbing another flaming branch, she swung it like a baseball bat.The burning wood connected hard.A wolf stumbled back with a howl.Using the opening, I rose to my feet. One wolf still clung to me. Grabbing it,