All Chapters of Rejected by My Mate, Marked by his Twin: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Selah's POVI walked through the dense forest, looking around warily at the shifting shadows for fear that someone would see me.As a wolf orphan at the very bottom of the pack hierarchy, being caught out here would mean trouble. But the risk was always worth it. For three years, ever since I turned eighteen, I had been meeting my fated mate, Ashen Draven, in secret at an abandoned thatch house at the edge of the eastern woods. He was the pack's golden boy, the rumored future leader, and a royal. A girl like me didn't belong in his world, yet he always told me I was the only one in his life. I believed him completely.I smiled sheepishly to myself as I walked on. A note had appeared under my door yesterday night, written in his handwriting: MEET ME AT THE HOUSE TONIGHT.I knew exactly what it meant. After three years of hiding in the dark, he was finally going to mark me as his mate and claim me before the entire pack. It was everything I had been looking forward to, the moment that w

Selah's POV"Fifty thousand gold coins for the girl, I'll add an extra ten thousand for your time," the dark-haired stranger said. Then he tossed a clinking leather pouch onto the wooden table in front of the auction block.I just knelt there on the ground and watched everything unfold. I still could not get over the new mate bond and what it could mean, all I could do was stare at this man who looked so much like my murderer, with bitterness in my mouth."See to it that the girl is washed and fed before she is brought to my carriage," the man ordered. "She is very filthy.""Washed and fed?" The warden snorted and wiped his nose with the back of his dirty sleeve. "Lord Garrick, we don't wash and feed our merchandise here. You bought the bitch as she is. If you want her clean, do it yourself."Lord Garrick's expression did not change, and neither did he argue. He simply gave a brief nod, turning on his heel to leave the platform.Seeing my new owner walk away, I tried to stand to my fe

Garrick's POVI really wasn't looking forward to the council meetings, but I knew that I had to go. Ronan, my second in command, was keeping stride beside me as we walked towards the meeting room. I could tell from his nervous energy that he had been waiting to corner me ever since I returned from the market."Why did you buy the Oracle?" Ronan asked, his voice low so it wouldn't carry to the guards stationed along the walls. "You fool, Garrick. You could have done anything else!"I did not answer him, even though I perfectly understood his panic. I kept my eyes fixed on the oak doors of the council room at the end of the hall. The mate bond inside me was still thrumming, but nobody else needed to know that I had bonded with the Oracle.Ronan sighed, adjusting the leather strap of his armor. "An Oracle pulled from the Blood Moon Market is not a small thing, Garrick. The other factions have noticed it. You know there will be consequences for this."I kept walking in silence. I didn't o

Selah's POVAsher quickly walked out of the room, leaving the door to swing shut behind him.I was stuck in one place, paralyzed by fear, staring at the spot where he had disappeared. My fingers were still wrapped around the edge of the doorframe, and my mind was in such a tumble that I could barely think straight. He had stood right in front of me and told me he would be back for me. And now he was gone."Enjoying yourself?"The voice behind me made me flinch. When I turned around, Lord Garrick was standing a few feet away from me. He raised one eyebrow. "That was quite a reaction. I didn't realize I was so frightening." There was a dry edge to his voice, almost sarcastic.I quickly shook my head."No?" he asked. "Then perhaps you can explain why you looked as though you had just seen a ghost."I wished to all the heavens that I could reply him, but my voice remainder stubborn as an old ox.Lord Garrick's eyes narrowed. "And why were you listening to my private conversation?"The qu

Garrick's POVI was sitting behind my desk, going through a stack of reports that had been piling up since my return from the Blood Moon Market, when Ronan walked into my office carrying yet another piece of paper. He didn't sit down. That alone made me look up."What is it?"Ronan placed the report on my desk with deliberate care. I stared into his face, trying to figure out what any of this was about, but his face remained blank. I picked up the paper and scanned the first few lines. The words seemed to blur together for a moment before their meaning crystallized."The west wall?""Yes." Ronan's voice was carefully neutral, which only made my heart quicken.I looked up at him, already knowing I wouldn't like the answer. "How?""A section collapsed sometime before dawn, and one of the guards assigned to that section failed to report the damage immediately. My guess is that he slept on the job." Ronan's jaw tightened as he said it, mirroring my own reaction.The west wall was one of t