All Chapters of REJECTED BY MY MATE, BRED BY MY ALPHA PROFESSORS: Chapter 1 - Chapter 6

The gates of Blackthorn Academy rose out of the fog like something out of a legend. Wrought iron twisted into wolves howling at the moon, stone pillars carved with ancient runes that pulsed with faint silver light as our carriage rolled past them.I felt it before I understood what I was feeling. A prickle down my arms, sharp and electric, like static gathering before a storm. For one heartbeat, I could have sworn the runes brightened as we passed, just slightly, but enough that I turned to see if anyone else had noticed.No one had. Lily was too busy adjusting her gloves to look at anything but her own reflection in the carriage window.It’s just your imagination, I told myself. You're exhausted, you're terrified, and you're hoping for a miracle. That's all this is.I smoothed my dress over my hips instead of dwelling on it. Navy blue. Simple. The best I could afford. I'd saved for months, skipped meals, told myself I didn't need new shoes when my old ones still had a few months left

I tried to stand. A hand shoved me back down. My palms scraped against the stone again, fresh pain blooming across my already raw skin."Where do you think you're going, reject?"“Don’t call me that,” I replied.The female snickered. "Ohhh I’m so scared. And what will you do? Even your fated mate didn't want you. What does that say about you?"The other male laughed. "She's too big. I wouldn't want her either. Look at her. Disgusting."The female spoke again. "Did you really think someone like Kael Moore would want someone like you? You're delusional."The words hit deeper than they normally would. I was already bleeding from the rejection, and these bullies were pouring salt onto the wound.‘Don't listen to them,’ Zayna said, stirring inside me, trying to comfort me. ‘He wasn't worth you anyway. You're stronger than this. He's a blind jerk. A coward. You deserve better.’But it didn't help. Their words settled into my bones, confirming everything I'd always believed about myself. Ever

I didn't move.I couldn't. My body was frozen, caught between every instinct screaming at me to run and something deeper, something I'd never felt before, urging me to stay.No one had ever wanted me. Not even my own mate. At least not like this. Not with the kind of raw, undeniable desire I could still feel behind me.But he was my professor. Could I do this? Could I let this man, this stranger, see me the way no one else ever had?I almost regretted talking back.Almost."I won't repeat myself," Felix said. His voice was calm. Measured. But there was an edge to it that made my stomach flip.‘You have two options.’ My wolf's voice cut through the chaos in my mind. ‘You run. Or you finally feel something we've lacked all our lives.’I wanted to run. I wanted to flee this room, this man, this terrifying possibility and pretend none of this had happened.But I also wanted him to touch me. To fuck me. To take something no one had ever desired to take.I just… I just needed to be craved.