All Chapters of Rejected not broken: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Elara’s pov I stood on the tips of my toes, trying to catch a glimpse of Kevin through the sea of wolves gathered in the district square. Silver banners bearing the Blackwood crest fluttered overhead while excited voices buzzed around me. I felt my heart hammering against my ribs. Today was the day. The day Kevin Blackwood would officially become District Alpha. The day the secrets and hiding will end, the day my suffering ends. I swallowed hard, ignoring the nervous knot in my stomach, call me pathetic, desperate but I’d been in love with Kevin for as long as I could remember. Since the day he’d chased away the boys who stole my lunch, I was so happy when I found out we were mates and now I couldn’t wait to come out of hiding and be with him. I felt hope fill my chest, something I never let myself feel. “Look at her.” The whisper came from somewhere behind me. I stiffened. “Still obsessed with Kevin.” A few girls giggled. Heat crawled up my neck, but I kept my e

Elara’s POV I held my breath as I waited, for a split moment, I thought no one was home. Then the door opened, and there a blonde, middle-aged woman whom I hadn’t seen in years stood staring at me. Mrs. Bennett. For a second, neither of us spoke, the dim porch light illuminated her face, and I watched recognition slowly dawn in her eyes. My throat tightened waiting for the questions, the rejection that usually came with moments like this but I received none, Instead, her expression softened and she opened the door wide. “Elara.” My name left her lips like a prayer before she opened her arms. I didn’t even realize how desperately I needed that until she pulled me into her embrace. The warmth of it nearly shattered me. “Welcome home, sweetheart.” Home. The word lodged painfully in my chest. Before I could respond, another voice drifted from deeper inside the house. “Mum? Who is it?” I lifted my head looking into the room, Near the fireplace stood Adelaide. For a mome

Elara’s pov.Elara stared at the small card resting on the bedside table.Kaden.She had almost thrown it away the day he gave it to her. At the time, she had seen no reason to keep the number of a man she barely knew.Now, it felt like the only door left standing.She picked it up, tracing the neatly written digits with her thumb before reaching for her phone.“This better be worth it,” she murmured under her breath.The first ring came almost immediately. The second stretched longer than she expected. By the fourth, she was convinced he wasn’t going to answer.“…Hello?”His voice was low, rough around the edges, carrying the unmistakable tone of someone who didn’t appreciate unexpected calls.Elara straightened instinctively.“It’s Elara.” There was a long silence before the voice on the other end spoke up.“I know who it is,” Kaden finally replied. “I don’t save numbers I don’t intend to remember.”She swallowed, “I need your help.”He paused again before as if thinking it through