All Chapters of I Rejected the Mate Who Let My Mother Die: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

I'd just put the bill back in the drawer when Kane walked in.He glanced at me and scoffed."So your pride only has a shelf life of three days. You came crawling back after all."I didn't answer.I'd spent three days running around taking care of my mother's funeral, and he hadn't even asked where I'd been.Or maybe he'd already decided I was a gold digger.He thought that no matter what happened, I'd always come groveling back for the money.Even though I'd never spent a single dollar of his.Kane walked straight to the sofa and sprawled on it.He raised his right hand, index and middle fingers parted, and flicked them at me.It was a habit of his.It meant I was supposed to light a cigar and put it between his fingers.He was always like that, acting like a billionaire without even realizing it.But five years earlier, when he'd first started chasing me, he'd been nothing like that.He'd put on a clumsy act, pretending to be poor.He said he was just a warrior, with no parents and no

After I dragged my luggage out of the apartment, I had nowhere to go.The broken mate bond still weighed on my chest. Every step tore at a fresh wound.At two in the morning, the streets were deserted, with only the streetlights to keep me company.In the end, I went to the healing center where I worked.I sat on a bench in the waiting area, staring blankly at the incandescent lights on the ceiling.My mother was gone, and so was my love. Maybe it was time to leave this city.Bang!A loud crash broke into my thoughts.A tall male wolf burst in with a blood-soaked she-wolf in his arms.His cedar scent reached me on a gust of chilly morning air.My chest tightened. My wolf, still curled up from rejecting Kane, stirred at that scent.He froze for a moment too when he saw me, shock flashing in his eyes.But the next second, he hid his reaction, looked around, and barked, "Where's the healer?"The nurse on duty hurried over. "The healer on call is in emergency surgery..."He turned to leave

I turned and met Drake's deep blue eyes.Kane let go of my wrist.Behind me, I heard him blurt out, "Alpha Morne?"I was stunned for a second.So it hadn't been a coincidence. Drake was the Alpha who led the Silver Moon pack.Everyone around us bowed their heads to him in respect.Drake didn't look at them. His eyes stayed on me the whole time.I caught a faint scent of cedar, and my wolf grew restless.Heat crept up my spine to the back of my neck, and I clutched my collar without thinking.Drake swallowed hard, and a ring of gold appeared around his pupils.Instinct told me what that burning feeling meant.The bond that had broken last night still hurt, but the scent of the man in front of me made my wolf lift her head for the first time.Drake is the second fated mate the Moon Goddess has given me.The thought made my breath catch.Drake looked away with obvious reluctance, walked straight up to Kane, and took the file from his hand."Did you read the attachment carefully?"He looke

Outside the healing center, Drake opened the car door for me."Where would you like to go?"I held the handle of my suitcase and couldn't answer.Where do I go now?There was no one left in this city waiting for me to come home.I'd made up my mind to leave, but when I caught that cedar scent, my resolve cracked.It was like standing at a crossroads, not knowing which way to turn.Drake didn't rush me. He just held the car door and waited patiently."I want to go see my mother." My fingers tightened on the handle. "I just buried her."Drake's smile faded."If you don't mind, I'd like to go with you.""All right."I'd answered without thinking. Only afterward did it strike me as a little abrupt.But Drake just looked at me calmly and waited for me to get in.I bit my lip and ducked into the car.The cemetery was on the north side of the city.I climbed the stone steps and stopped in front of a new headstone.The soil was still soft, and the photo on the stone had been taken five years a

Kane's POV:By the time he came to his senses, Kane was standing outside the apartment he and Ella had shared.Lost and bewildered, he'd wandered back to the place he most wanted to be.Drake's Alpha presence still seemed to weigh on his shoulders.The pain from the night Ella rejected him surged again. He pressed a hand to his chest. He couldn't feel her wolf there anymore.The key scraped against the lock twice before it slid in.The door opened.Selena came to meet him and wrapped her arms around his waist."What took you so long? I've been waiting for you."Kane didn't respond. His eyes were unfocused.Selena frowned when she saw the check clutched in his right hand."What's this?"She pulled the check out of his hand.When she saw the amount and the signature, her face darkened."Did Ella give you this? She latches on to an Alpha, and now she thinks she can insult you with money?"She gave a cold laugh through gritted teeth. "You should've dumped a she-wolf like that long ago! And