《The Rejected plump omega becomes his obsession》全部章節：第 1 章 - 第 10 章

Chapter 2MaeveThe first thing I saw when I opened my parents' front door was my own suitcase.It was standing right inside the doorway, the big purple one with the broken wheel that I'd used for nursing school, zipped all the way around and leaning against two cardboard boxes with my name written on the sides in Mom's handwriting. On top of the boxes, in his little gray carrier, Whiskers was meowing at me through the bars like he'd been waiting for an explanation for an hour.I stood there in the doorway in my ruined emerald dress, mascara probably all the way down to my chin, and stared at it."Mom?""In here, honey."She was in the kitchen, wiping down a counter that was already clean. Dad was sitting at the table with his phone propped up against the sugar bowl, and I could hear it from the doorway. The crowd noise. The cheering. Mia's voice saying something about how she couldn't believe this was happening, she was so blessed, thank you all so much for being here for this moment.

Chapter 4Rowan"Absolutely not," I said, typing it into the team group chat with my thumb so hard I almost cracked the screen. "Count me out. Not doing the Winter Charity Gala this year. Not happening."I was sitting on the bench in the treatment room with my shoulder still throbbing from the exercises Maeve had put me through, and the sponsors had just announced the gala in the chat, and every guy on the team was sending crying emojis because attendance was mandatory. I'd skipped it last year and the year before that, and I was planning to skip it again, because standing around in a suit smiling for cameras with people who only cared about my stats was my idea of a nightmare.Gordon Pike was in the doorway about four minutes later with his phone in his fist and his face already going red the way it always did when I made his life harder."You're going, Ashcroft," he said. "It's mandatory for the captain. The sponsors are paying serious money for the team to show up and look good, and

Chapter 6 Maeve I stood there staring at her after she finished that sweet little line about me being brave for showing up at the gala and something in my chest just snapped. I was still pissed from the whole manager screaming session and now this tall perfect girl was looking at me like I was some charity case who had wandered into the wrong room. Rowan was right next to me and I did not even think about it. I reached over and took his hand, lacing my fingers through his like I had every right to do it, and I looked straight at her.“Actually he is my boyfriend,” I said, voice louder than I meant it to be. Rowan’s hand tightened just a little and when I glanced at him he had this tiny smirk at the corner of his mouth like he was surprised and a little impressed at the same time. I felt my face heat up because I had not planned on claiming him out loud like that, but I also was not about to stand there and let her talk down to me in front of him. I did not even like him like th

Chapter 8 Maeve I slammed the apartment door harder than I needed to and dropped my bag on the floor. My hands were still in fists from the drive home and the anger sat in my chest like something heavy I could not shake off. I pulled my phone out and stared at Rowan’s name for a full ten seconds before I hit call. I did not even know what I was going to say. I just knew I was done letting other people decide everything.The phone felt heavy in my hand as I waited. My thumb stayed over his name for a few long seconds before I finally pressed the button. My heart beat so loudly that I could hear it in my ears. I almost ended the call before he answered because I was suddenly scared again. What if he laughed? What if he had already changed his mind? What if I was making another mistake? Then I reminded myself that I had spent too much time letting fear control my life. I had promised myself that tonight would be different.He picked up on the second ring, his voice low and surprised.

Chapter 10 Maeve I barely had time to process Mia standing there with Zayne before the sponsors swept in and herded us all toward the waiting cars. Someone mentioned a dinner reservation already made, something about press and brand partners who had flown in just for the first night. Rowan kept his hand on the small of my back the whole walk through the lounge, and every time Sienna tried to slide closer he shifted so that I stayed between them. Mia kept smiling for the cameras that had suddenly appeared near the doors. Zayne stood a half step behind her, but his eyes found me the second I looked up and they did not move away again.The restaurant was already half full when we arrived. The sponsors had taken over a long private table near the back, white tablecloths, low lights, too many wine glasses already poured. They seated us like pieces on a board. Zayne at one end, Mia beside him, then Sienna, then an empty chair that somehow became mine, then Rowan, then the rest of the tea