All Chapters of Rejected By My Alpha, Chosen By The Lycan King: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

That night, Aurora didn’t go to sleep right away. She sat on the balcony with Lila, gazing at the moonlit Moonveil Gardens. Ever since Cassian had told her that Ryder already knew about Lila’s departure, her mind had been filled with worry.“Do you think he’ll come here?” Lila asked softly.Aurora turned her head. “Ryder?” Lila nodded.“I don’t know.” Aurora took a deep breath. “But if he does come, he won’t be able to take you away.”Lila gave a small smile. “I know.” She looked down at her own hands. “I just don’t want my presence to cause you any trouble.”Aurora shook her head immediately. “Don’t think that way.”“But...”“You’re not a problem.” Aurora took Lila’s hand. “If there’s a problem, it’s because someone else chose to create one.”Lila fell silent. Then she smiled. “You used to say things like that to me all the time.”“And now I’m better at saying them.”Lila chuckled softly. “That’s true.”They fell silent again. Until the sound of footsteps echoed from the hallway. Cas

“Lady Lila…” The soldier swallowed hard. “She’s gone.”Aurora felt her body go stiff. “What do you mean, gone?”“Her room is empty, Lady Aurora. There are no signs of a struggle. No blood. No damage.”Cassian sprang into action. “Since when?”“We’re not sure, Your Majesty. A servant was supposed to deliver breakfast, but when he knocked on the door, there was no answer.”“How long has it been?”“Less than an hour.”Cassian turned to Gareth. “Seal all the gates.”“Immediately.” Gareth turned away at once.Aurora was about to follow, but Cassian took her hand. “I’m coming.”Cassian looked at her. “Aurora…”“It’s Lila.” Aurora’s voice trembled. “She came here because of me.” Cassian fell silent. “I can’t just stand here.”Finally, Cassian nodded. “We’ll go together.”Before leaving the room, Cassian turned to the soldier guarding the prisoner.“Don’t let her leave here.”“Yes, Your Majesty.”The Black Crescent man simply smiled. As if everything was going according to his plan.Lila’s ro

“It’s been a long time, Lila.” The voice made Lila’s body tense up.She stared at the figure before her, her eyes wide. It couldn’t be. Yet the face hadn’t changed. The way he stood. The sound of his voice. Even the cold gaze Lila had always known. Everything was the same.“No…” Lila shook her head slowly. “It can’t be you.”The man stepped out of the shadows. The candlelight finally illuminated his face.Lila held her breath. “Darren…”Darren. One of the Silver Pine Pack guards who often patrolled near Alpha Ryder’s residence. The man Lila had seen several times delivering reports to Ryder. The man who had even delivered supplies to the kitchen. All this time, Lila had never suspected him.Darren gave a faint smile. “I’m glad you still remember me.”“Why?” Lila’s voice trembled. “Why are you doing this?”Darren didn’t answer right away. He walked over to the table and set down a bottle of water.“Drink this.”“I don’t want anything from you.”“If I wanted to hurt you, you’d already b

The forest suddenly felt silent. There were no more sounds of battle. No more Black Crescent members were attacking. Only the sound of the breathing of people who had just escaped danger. Yet the document in Gareth’s hand made it feel as though everything wasn’t quite over yet.Cassian read the last page once more. Then he looked up. “Ryder.”The Silver Pine Alpha stood a few meters away from them. His face was pale. “I can explain everything.”Cassian handed the document to Gareth. “Explain.”Ryder looked at Aurora. As if he hoped she would help him. But Aurora remained silent. Ryder finally took a breath.“A few months ago, I started receiving reports about problems at Silver Pine. Supplies were dwindling. Trade routes were disrupted. Some pack members started getting sick.”He clenched his fists. “After Aurora left, everything got worse.”Aurora didn’t deny it. She knew conditions at Silver Pine had indeed deteriorated. But that didn’t mean she had to go back.Ryder continued. “I f

Silver Pine had never felt as quiet as it did that night. Ryder stood in the middle of the conference room with his fists clenched. A wooden table in front of him lay in disarray. Several documents had fallen to the floor, while a glass lay shattered in the corner of the room.“Failure.” His voice was low but full of rage. “All those plans have failed.”No one dared to answer. Ryder paced back and forth. Aurora hadn’t returned. Lila had been rescued. Darren had been captured. The information he’d given to Black Crescent had been exposed. And worst of all, Aurora had now truly chosen Moonveil.“Aurora should feel guilty,” Ryder muttered. “She should realize Silver Pine needs her.”He kicked a chair nearby. It slid across the floor with a loud thud. “She should come back!”Beta Damien, standing a few steps away, remained silent. Ryder turned to look at him sharply.“Why aren’t you saying anything?”Damien took a deep breath. “Because there’s nothing left for me to say, Alpha.”“Nothing?