Todos los capítulos de Rejected, then Forced to be His Bride: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

RUBYToday was the day, and even though I tried to play it down as something that I deserved, it still felt surreal, like a fever dream I was yet to wake up from. A million and one emotions were swirling through me all at once, and even though a good percent were positive thoughts, I couldn't shake off the nagging voice threatening to break free.I told myself that over and over as I stood outside the venue, fingers trembling as I smoothed the fabric of my dress for the hundredth time. Prior to this moment, I'd fixed up my makeup, and I just knew Troy and the entire hall would swoon the moment they laid their eyes on me. Today, Troy and I would finally be official. We were going to be accepted as mates, bonded, and be engaged in the eyes of the pack. Today, my family would have no choice but to see that I didn't need them. That I could be chosen and loved not because of what I could do, but simply because I existed. I had spent hours preparing. Every curl placed just right, every t

RUBYFor the next couple of seconds, or more, I didn't want to believe it. I didn't want to believe that the life in front of me now was supposed to be my new reality. I couldn't. This wasn't fair. None of it was. I didn't believe in curses or superstitions, but right now, I wouldn't mind being sold a lie that I'd been cursed by some shaman or a witch. That was the only way all of this could make sense. My mind whirled with a million and one thing all at once, but I hated that somehow, and in the midst of it all, my number one thought still remained….I needed to speak to Troy.Alana had found her real parents, she had been claimed by them, so why was I the one being discarded like I was nothing? Why were my own parents disowning me when she was the one who had gained everything?Where was I supposed to go now?More and more thoughts swarm to my mind, but I pushed them aside as I snapped back to the present "Troy…" I lifted my head slowly, my throat burning. "I want to speak to Tro

RUBYHe was here, and I had no idea how I was supposed to feel about that. My mind was whirling with a million and one emotions all at once, and no matter how hard I tried to keep it in check, it just didn't budge. I told myself it didn't matter, that his presence wasn't going to change anything, but deep down, I knew that wasn't exactly true. Of all the places he could have been, of all the roads his life could have taken, he was standing here, in front of me, and for a moment, I forgot how to breathe.Troy looked older, like time had sharpened his features, carved harder lines into his face, turned the boy I once loved into a man who looked like he fought wars in his sleep. He didn't look happy, not in the slightest. Instead, he looked like someone who carried too many demons and no place to set them down.He might look like he was carrying the entire world's problem on his shoulders, but there was one thing that stood out. He was still as handsome as ever, in a way that was almost

RUBYI always told myself that nothing got to me now. It hadn't always been like that, but after everything that I'd been through, it was a skill I had to learn. I'd stripped my heart from my sleeve after that night in my former pack, and I never looked back since then. With how badly they'd treated me, I could swear that our paths were never going to cross again, but apparently, I was wrong.Very, very wrong.I blinked back a couple of times, willing the thoughts to go away, but no matter how hard I tried, they just seemed to find their way back. It had been hours since Troy and that man left, but the memory was still fresh in my mind. I hated to admit it, but I wasn't going to be forgetting their visit any time soon."Are you okay?" I startled back to the present at the sound of the voice by my side. I turned, just in time to see Austin as he took the seat beside me.Something in his eyes flickered, and I just knew for a fact he knew something was eating at me. Usually, this was whe

RUBYIt took all of me to get this done. Being here was hard. Harder than I thought it would be. Or maybe it was just the exhaustion hitting. Or so I thought.A shaky breath shuddered from my chest as I backed away from the Tech. A wave of dizziness followed right after almost knocking me off my feet. A hand wrapped around my waist before I could even make the fall, my chest hitting theirs.Austin's worried face was in front of me. "You need to sit down..." I really needed to.I nodded twice, and let him lead me to the car. He pulled the door open and helped me into the back seat.For a moment I shut my eyes, letting the wave of dizziness hit and pass before opening them again.From a distance, Troy watched with a hard expression. I could tell he was clenching his jaw, a trait he'd always had since I'd known him. I swallowed the bitterness of the memory of him and our past. A part of me that I hated because no matter what I did, I couldn't wipe that out of memory as much as I'd have w