All Chapters of After My Fiancé Rejected Me, I Became His Uncle’s Fated Mate: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

I sat on a rock far away from the rest of them, staring at the full moon overhead.Three years ago, Vaughn, Bryce's uncle, and I had seriously discussed an arranged marriage. Both packs called it a match made in heaven.But that was the day I fell in love with Bryce at first sight.Seeing how far off I was sitting, Bryce came over, sat down on the rock beside me, and took my hand. "Ivy, don't sulk at us. Rowan already said the marking can still happen in two hours."I shook his hand off and challenged him in front of everyone for the first time. "I'm sulking? You stripped every shred of dignity off me in front of the whole pack. Three times now. Every single time you've left me standing there in front of everyone and turned me into a joke!"It was the first time I had ever lost my temper, and every wolf there turned to look.I tipped my head back, forced the tears back, and kept going. "The first time, I came to the altar so happy, and you went off to a party with them and left me wait

Chapter 2

I put my phone away and moved to a rock even farther off. When they saw I hadn't left, the wolves started laughing again."Ivy loves Bryce too much. She'd never actually walk away.""Right. Bryce is her whole life. Getting marked by him is all she dreams about. She can be as angry as she likes, she'll still sit there and wait like a good girl."Nolan, Bryce's closest friend, raised his phone and started filming me. "Let's get this on camera. The precious daughter of the Crimson Eye pack, waiting around for love."The lens kept creeping closer. I shoved it away, irritated, and he only laughed harder. "Don't hide, Ivy. You were shouting loud enough a minute ago. Where's the temper now? Sitting there waiting like a good girl?"Bryce frowned and snatched the phone out of Nolan's hand. "Enough. Don't push it."Nolan pulled a face and put the phone away, but he didn't delete the video.Bryce didn't say anything either. He sat down on the rock beside me and closed his warm hand over mine."Co

Chapter 3

I had just put my phone away when my father called. "Did Bryce mark you?"I pressed my lips together, and my voice came out muffled. "Not yet."He went still for a beat, then his voice shot up. "Three years. Three times up on that altar, and he still hasn't marked you! For three years the Crimson Eye pack has been losing good grown wolves helping Bryce fight his uncle Vaughn, and he still won't mark you."My father's voice was full of rage. "If you ask me, he wants to use the Crimson Eye pack for free. He never meant to mark you at all!"Then he sighed. "If you'd married Vaughn instead of Bryce back then, the Crimson Eye pack and the Silverwolf pack would both be far stronger than they are now."At that, my eyes stung. Three years ago I fell in love with Bryce at first sight and called off the arranged marriage with Vaughn, over my father's objections.For three years, so that Bryce would mark me sooner and I could have the man I loved, my father had backed Bryce against Vaughn, and ne

Chapter 4

Rowan saw what was happening, came down from the altar, and spoke to Bryce and me. "The second blood moon rises in ten minutes. The Moon Goddess favors the two of you as fated mates. I've lived a long time, and I've never seen two blood moons in a single day before. If you miss this one, you really will be waiting until next year."Bryce reached out and caught my hand.He had just opened his mouth when Emily started whining and rubbing her stomach. "I'm starving. I've been out here all night with you two and I've got nothing left in me. I say we eat first and do the marking ceremony after."Bryce looked at me, torn. "How about I take everyone to get some food first? They've been standing out here this whole time to bless us. Even if the marking works later, it wouldn't feel right without their blessing. Why don't we just wait until next year, when everyone's in better shape?"I yanked my hand out of his and stared at him coldly. I asked him one last time. "Today. Are you going to mark

Chapter 5

Everyone turned to her. Nolan grabbed her phone and zoomed in on the picture. "That's obviously edited. That's the wolf-fang ring the Vaughn family passes down to its Luna. How would it end up on Ivy's hand?"Someone nearby backed him up at once. "Ivy loves Bryce too much. She'd never let anyone else mark her. She probably posted it the second we left, just to make Bryce jealous."Emily stared at the screen, going paler and paler. "But Vaughn is the one who posted it."Nolan still wouldn't give it up. "So what if Vaughn posted it? Maybe the Crimson Eye pack offered him something to help Ivy get under Bryce's skin."Bryce snatched the phone out of Nolan's hand. In the photo I was leaning back against Vaughn, the hand at my side wearing the wolf-fang ring, and there wasn't a trace of editing anywhere on it. Bryce's fingers tightened around the phone, and he used Emily's phone to call my number.But I didn't pick up. I let it ring until it cut off by itself. He called again, and by then h

Chapter 6

Emily watched all of it, then turned to Vaughn. "Vaughn, do you actually think Ivy let you mark her because she likes you? She's just spiting Bryce. A little coaxing from him and she'll break the mate bond with you."Vaughn looked at her and let out a cold, mocking laugh. "Why Ivy let me mark her is not something you need to explain on her behalf."Emily rounded on me, unwilling to back down. "Do you dare tell Vaughn what you did over these three years to get Bryce to mark you? Eating silver dust and wolfsbane to force a shift, nearly getting killed by a rogue, running to the Silvermane pack with no thought for your own safety just to find Bryce. Did you know all that, Vaughn? The one you marked isn't a good Luna. She's the hanger-on Bryce didn't want."I backhanded her across the face. Emily staggered, and her cheek swelled fast. "That slap is your cousin teaching you to keep your mouth clean. I put up with you following Bryce around and picking at me because you were young. From toda

Chapter 7

Emily stared at him, refusing to believe what she was hearing. "You're the one who wanted to use the Crimson Eye pack. You're the one who said you didn't want to mark Ivy anytime soon. Dragging things out tonight was your idea too. We were just going along with you."Bryce's expression changed, and he nodded. "That's right, it was my idea, but at the second blood moon you were the ones who hauled me off, or I'd have marked Ivy already. So the ones who owe an apology are you, not Ivy."Emily laughed coldly. "Why should I apologize to her? She just slapped me and challenged me to a fight. Why should I be the one to bow my head?"The others turned on Bryce too, unwilling. "We did everything the way you wanted. You're the one who didn't want to mark Ivy, and now that Vaughn has marked her, you're shoving all the blame onto us? You want to win Ivy back, Bryce, but who said you get to do it by stepping on us?"Bryce moved forward, shoulders hunched, teeth bared at all of them. "Nobody who do

Chapter 8

Bryce started to say something else, and Vaughn shoved him hard to the ground, then took my hand and walked me away from the altar.Bryce sat where he'd fallen, looked up at Rowan, and laughed at himself. "Shaman. You told me Ivy was my fated mate."Rowan walked over to him and shook his head helplessly. "Ivy was the perfect mate the Moon Goddess gave you. You didn't know how to treasure her, and you made her give you up.""Is there still a chance for me? Can I win her heart back?"Rowan sighed. "Bryce, the Moon Goddess gave you a chance to win Ivy back, but Vaughn is the one who took it."Watching Rowan walk away, Bryce slammed his fist into the ground in despair and let out a mournful howl.After we left the altar, Vaughn and I went back to the Crimson Eye pack.My father's eyes lit up the second he saw Vaughn, and then he shook his head, ashamed. "Vaughn, about joining with the Silvermane pack to attack the Silverwolf pack, I'm sorry. But Ivy had set her heart on Bryce, and as her f

Chapter 9

Early the next morning, Vaughn and I had barely left the Crimson Eye pack when we saw Bryce. There were dark circles under his eyes, he was still in yesterday's clothes, and he was gripping a jewelry box.He came forward the moment he saw me, his voice hoarse. "Ivy, I didn't sleep all night. I was waiting for you."I frowned at him. "There's nothing between us now. Please leave." He took a step forward and I took a step back.His fist opened and closed. "Ivy, I made Nolan delete the video on his phone. I left their group chat too, and I won't bring any of them along when we go out anymore. And I had it out with Emily. She says she'll find a chance to apologize to your face."If he had said all of that yesterday, I probably would have been moved. I probably would have cried with relief. But it was too late. None of it could touch me anymore.I kept my voice flat. "I don't need you to do any of that."Bryce stared at me with regret, his hand tightening around the box, and the next second

Chapter 10

Two months later, Vaughn and I held a grand mating ceremony in the Silverwolf pack. He had set the whole place up himself, the sheer drapes, the tower of glasses, the balloons, every corner of it romantic.Vaughn wore a black suit that made him look even taller, and I wore a silver mermaid gown, and he led me by the hand into the middle of a crowd of wolves in formal dress. "Let me introduce her. My wife, Ivy. Luna of the Silverwolf pack."They stood there with drinks in their hands, looking at me warmly. "So this is the Luna Vaughn could never stop thinking about? She's beautiful. And she's the daughter of the Crimson Eye pack, so our two packs never have to fight again. She's an angel."A few young wolves shouldered their way in from the edge of the crowd, looked at me, and then turned to Vaughn, teasing. "Vaughn, congratulations. Dreams do come true."Vaughn pressed his lips together, tipped his head back, and drank half a glass in one go. He was in a very good mood.Another one gri

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