All Chapters of MATED TO THE REJECTED ALPHA : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

---*Chapter 22: The Moon’s Test*The sky went black.Not night. Black.Like someone painted over the moon.Kieran and I were still standing in the snow from the Council fight.My phone buzzed again.Mae: `Told you.`Then the wind stopped.“Kieran,” I whispered. “What’s happening?”He looked up. His eyes went gold. “The moon.”A voice came from everywhere. And nowhere.Female. Ancient. Cold.`“You think you can trick me?”`The ground shook.`“Black to Silver to Gold. Cute little game.”`Kieran pulled me behind him. “Show yourself.”`“I am the moon. I don’t show myself to curses.”`Lightning cracked. And she was there.Not a woman. Not a wolf.Just light. Silver and white, in the shape of a woman. Floating.Eyes like galaxies.`“Two choices made,”` the Moon said. `“Sacrifice. Truth.”`Her gaze landed on me. `“One left. Love.”`My heart was pounding.`“Say it,”` the Moon said. `“Say you love him. Knowing he will die in 365 days if you’re wrong.”`The air got heavy.Kieran squeezed my h

---*Chapter 24: Sister*The wedding was over.Kieran and I had exactly 3 hours of peace.3 hours of dancing, cake, and him calling me "Mrs. Blackwood" until I slapped him.Then the doors to our room burst open.Gamma.Pale. Shaking.“Luna. Alpha. You need to come. Now.”Kieran was already pulling on his shirt. “What happened?”“It’s Mae.”My heart stopped.---She was in the infirmary.Bandaged. Bruised. One eye swollen shut.And she was alone.When she saw me, she tried to sit up. Winced.“Don’t,” I said. Rushing to her side. “Don’t move.”Kieran stood behind me. Arms crossed. Jaw tight.Mae looked at him. Then at me. Then at the gold on my neck.She laughed. Bitter. “Guess you won.”“What happened to you?” I asked. Ignoring the jab.Mae went quiet.Finally: “Rafe.”Kieran went still. “What about him?”“He found out I didn’t kill you.” Mae’s voice broke. “He said I was disloyal. To the Shadow Moon Pack.” She pulled her sleeve up. Bruises. Bite marks. Burn marks.I gasped.“He said

---*Chapter 26: The Luna Who Heals*It started with a video.Gamma showed it to us at breakfast.A shaky phone video. From the fight.Me. Hands glowing gold.Mae’s ribs healing in real time.The words: “Gold bonds heal.”Posted 6 hours ago.3.2 million views.“Delete it,” Kieran said instantly.“It’s too late,” Gamma said. “It’s on every pack forum. Every TikTok. Every news site.”Kieran cursed.I just stared at the screen.At my glowing hands.At Mae crying in my arms.“It’s out,” I whispered.Kieran took my hand. “Hey. It’s okay. We’ll handle it.”But it wasn’t okay.Because by lunch, the cars started arriving.First one.Then five.Then twenty.Wolves. Humans. Vampires.All at our gates.“Alpha Blackwood!” The guard yelled through the intercom. “There are... a lot of people here.”Kieran and I went to the gate.A woman stepped forward. Crying. Holding a child with a cast on his leg.“Please,” she said. “My son. He fell from a tree. The doctors said he’d never walk right. Please, L

---*Chapter 28: The Shadow’s Hound*Day 4.3 days left.We were in the middle of training when the temperature dropped 20 degrees.My breath fogged.Kieran stopped mid-punch. “Everyone down.”Too late.The sky tore open. Not with clouds. With darkness.And he dropped.A hound.10 feet at the shoulder. Black fur that moved like smoke. Red eyes. Teeth longer than my arm.Shadow dripped from its mouth and burned the grass where it landed.The Shadow King’s symbol was burned into its chest, glowing red.“One,” his voice echoed from everywhere and nowhere. Cold. Amused. “Just a messenger. To show you what’s coming in 3 days.”The hound threw its head back and howled. The sound made the trees shake.Kieran shifted instantly. “Evacuate the pups! Now! Fighters, line up!”Chaos.Mothers grabbed kids and ran for the pack house.Wolves shifted and formed a wall between the hound and us.I ran forward before I could think. “Stop!”Gold light shot from my hands and hit the hound square in the ch

---*Chapter 30 / Epilogue: Home*One year later.The pack house smelled like fresh paint, lavender, and cookies.Because we were turning the entire east wing into a nursery.And Mae had decided to "test" every batch of cookies before they went into storage.“Don’t climb that!” Kieran yelled from downstairs.“I’m fine!” I yelled back. Standing on the top step of the ladder. 8 months pregnant and waddling.“You’re NOT fine.” Two seconds later Kieran was under the ladder, arms out. “Get down, Mrs. Blackwood. Now.”I grinned down at him. My Alpha. My husband. Still bossy. “Yes, Alpha.”He caught me when I jumped.As always.We set the white and gold crib down together. His hands over mine.The gold bond on my neck pulsed warm against his. Still there. Still ours.“Boy or girl?” Kieran asked. His big hand spread over my stomach.“I don’t know,” I said. “The healer said the baby has too much gold in it to see.”Kieran laughed and kissed my temple. “Of course our kid would be extra. Takes