All Chapters of The Rival Alpha Forbidden Luna: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Selena POV “…cannot keep doing this.” I froze instantly as the voice belonged to my father’s Beta. Another voice answered sharply. My Father’s. My chest tightened slightly knowing that they were arguing.I stepped closer to the door without thinking. “You think I enjoy it?” Father snapped. “What I think,” the Beta replied bitterly, “is that I’m tired of selling our women like livestock.” I stopped breathing at the word selling. Confusion swirled through my head. Father lowered his voice, but I still heard him clearly. “It keeps the vampires away from our borders.” A chill spread through my entire body. No. That couldn’t be what he meant. “The next batch leaves tomorrow night,” the Beta muttered. Batch?Fear slowly began creeping into my chest. My mind struggled to understand the conversation happening beyond the door. Then the Beta spoke again. “And Selena?” Silence followed briefly as my heartbeat became painfully loud. “She was promised years ago,” Father finally answered

Kael POVMate. She’s my mate!The word slammed into me like a physical blow. For one dangerous moment, everything else disappeared.The rain, the forest, the smell of blood from the dead rogues,none of it mattered anymore. All I could feel was her.The female sitting in front of me stiffened too, her breathing uneven as our eyes locked in stunned recognition. The bond stirred violently beneath my skin, waking instincts I had spent years mastering.‘Mine.’ My wolf surged forward instantly at the realization, demanding closeness, demanding protection, demanding her.I hated it immediately. Her scent wrapped around me despite the rain soaking us both. Wildflowers and storm air. Soft, but dangerous to my control.She was beautiful. Too beautiful and those wide eyes staring at me with confusion and wonder nearly made me lose every ounce of sense I possessed.“No. Absolutely not.” I grabbed her arm roughly and shoved her off the horse. She gasped as she hit the muddy ground.The bond scream

Alpha Kael POVI tried everything to get her out of my head but none of it worked.By the time I returned to my chambers that night, irritation already sat heavily inside my chest. Rain still battered the castle windows while the mate bond pulsed endlessly beneath my skin like a curse I could not escape.Selena. Even thinking her name annoyed me now.I stripped off my soaked clothes and stepped beneath freezing water, hoping the cold would calm the restlessness clawing through me.It did not. My wolf remained agitated and unsettled. Every instinct inside me demanded I go find her and make sure she was warm, well fed, and safe.I slammed my fist against the stone wall beside the bathing area.“No.” The growl escaped me before I could stop it.This was exactly why mates were dangerous. They were distractions and weaknesses.I finished washing quickly before heading toward the training grounds.Bastien was already there. He raised a brow the moment he saw me. “You look murderous.”“Fight

Selena POV By morning, my arms already hurt. Apparently, cleaning castle kitchens involved far more scrubbing than I imagined. I stood beside one of the massive wooden counters while wiping away spilled broth and flour from breakfast preparations. Around me, cooks barked instructions at one another while servants rushed in and out carrying trays. The heat alone was unbearable. “I swear she gets bigger every week,” Marqee whispered beside me. I nearly laughed knowing who she was referring to but I had to pretend by asking. “Who?” “The headmistress.” I quickly lowered my head to hide my smile. Marqee glanced around carefully before leaning closer. “She yelled at one poor servant for breathing too loudly yesterday.” “That’s impossible.” “I witnessed it myself.” I snorted softly. The headmistress truly terrified everyone in the lower quarters. The woman stomped through hallways like a storm cloud, shouting at servants over the smallest mistakes. No one disobeyed her. Ever. “Sh

Selena POVIt’s been a week. I had survived an entire week in Blackbourne pack pretending to be someone else.Some days, it almost felt believable. Other days, I feared everyone could somehow see through me.The servants had slowly gotten used to my presence. Most of them were surprisingly kind despite my terrible cleaning skills and constant mistakes. They corrected me patiently whenever I mixed supplies or scrubbed things wrongly.Others, however, seemed to enjoy making my life miserable, especially Thorin.“I swear this girl has never held a cloth before,” he mocked loudly while leaning against the kitchen counter.The servants nearby snickered while I continued scrubbing the surface silently.“Maybe she was raised by goats,” his friend added.More laughter followed, making my grip tightened around the wet rag.Thorin irritated me beyond words. He constantly boasted about how he was supposedly born a Beta before “misfortune ruined his life.” No one believed him. Not even Marqee.“Y