All Chapters of Rejected by My Alpha, Crowned by the Moon King: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

The clearing fell into a silence so complete that I could hear my own heartbeat."...I've finally found my queen."The man's voice was deep, calm, and absolute. It wasn't loud, yet every wolf in Moonfall Clearing heard him.My queen?The words refused to make sense.The stranger stood only a few yards away, dressed in black from head to toe. His long coat swayed gently in the wind, silver embroidery catching the crimson moonlight. His dark hair framed a face that looked carved from stone, while his silver eyes never left mine.He wasn't looking at the Alphas.He wasn't looking at the High Elder.He was looking at me.I swallowed hard."Who... who are you?"Before he could answer, the High Elder staggered forward. His staff slipped from his trembling hands and hit the ground with a loud crack."No..."His voice barely rose above a whisper."It cannot be."Every eye turned toward him.The old man's lips trembled as tears filled his cloudy eyes."The Moon King..."A wave of gasps swept t

The ground beneath my feet trembled.Cracks spread across the sacred clearing, glowing with silver light. Every wolf staggered as an ancient force surged upward from deep beneath the earth.The assassin standing before me stumbled back, his eyes filled with terror."No..."He stared at the glowing mark on my neck."It can't be."Silver light poured from the crescent mark, wrapping around my body like ribbons of moonlight.I looked down at my trembling hands."What... what's happening to me?"Lucien stepped in front of me again.His expression remained calm, but I caught the tension in his eyes."Don't fight it.""I'm trying not to!""It isn't trying to hurt you."Another violent tremor shook the clearing.The Moon Stone split completely in half.A deafening crack echoed through the mountains.Every conversation stopped.Every weapon lowered.Even the assassins froze.From inside the broken Moon Stone rose a beam of silver light, stretching toward the Blood Moon.The High Elder dropped