All Chapters of The Alpha's Rejected Mate: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

CHAPTER ONETHE GIRL WITHOUT A WOLFThe first time Lyra Veyne heard a wolf scream inside her head, she was standing before a room full of people who wished she had never been born.The sound was so violent that her knees nearly gave way.She grabbed the edge of the wooden table beside her, struggling to steady herself as the strange cry echoed through her skull. It wasn't the voice of another person. It wasn't even the growl of an ordinary wolf.It sounded ancient.And it was calling her name."Lyra!"She flinched.A sharp voice dragged her back to reality."Are you planning to stand there all night, or are you going to finish what you're doing?"Lyra lowered her eyes."I'm sorry."The woman standing before her was Tessa, one of the senior healers at the Silvermoon Pack's healing house. Her expression carried the familiar mixture of irritation and disappointment Lyra had grown accustomed to seeing."Make sure the ceremonial herbs are delivered to the Moon Temple before sunset. And don

CHAPTER 3BLOOD BENEATH THE MOON“Little Luna. You have finally awakened.”The voice lingered inside Lyra's mind long after the words had been spoken.She stared at the silver symbol glowing on her wrist. It looked like a crescent moon wrapped around a delicate wolf's head, its lines shifting beneath her skin as though something alive was moving underneath.“What are you?” she whispered.Mira, who had been standing beside the bed, immediately turned.“Lyra? Who are you talking to?”Lyra looked up. “You didn't hear that?”“Hear what?”“The voice.”Mira glanced toward the open doorway, then back at her. “There's no one here.”Lyra swallowed. The voice had sounded so close. Not like someone speaking from another room, but like someone whispering directly into her thoughts.She pulled her sleeve over the mark.“I think I'm losing my mind.”“Don't say that.” Mira sat beside her and took her hand. “You were just rejected in front of the entire pack. You're hurt, exhausted and frightened. An

CHAPTER 5THE WOLF THAT SHOULDN'T EXIST"Step away from that portrait."The command echoed through the Bloodstone Chamber.Lyra spun around, instinctively moving in front of Mira.A man stood at the entrance, his face partially concealed by the darkness. He wore a long black coat, and a silver blade rested firmly in his right hand.But it wasn't the weapon that frightened Lyra.It was his eyes.They glowed an unnatural shade of red."Who are you?" she demanded.The stranger ignored her question.His gaze moved towards the portrait above the throne, and something resembling recognition crossed his face.Then he looked at Lyra's wrist.The silver symbol was glowing again.His expression changed."Impossible."Mira tightened her grip on Lyra's arm."Perhaps we should leave."The stranger stepped forward."Neither of you is going anywhere."Lyra lifted her chin."You have no authority over us."A humourless smile touched his lips."Authority?"He raised the silver blade."Girl, you have a

CHAPTER 7THE SIN OF THE DRAVEN BLOOD“Now the real war can begin.”The stranger’s words crawled through the forest like a curse.For one terrible moment, nobody moved.The ancient wolves stood in a half-circle around Lyra, their heads lowered, their golden eyes fixed on the man with the red gaze. Alaric stood at her right, one hand gripping his wooden staff. Mira was behind her, trembling but refusing to step away.And Kael—Kael looked as though he had just watched a ghost rise from the grave.Lyra noticed.She noticed the way his jaw tightened, the way his fingers curled into fists, and the brief flash of fear that crossed his icy-blue eyes.He knew something.Something about the stranger.Something about her mother.“What happened to her?” Lyra demanded.The stranger tilted his head.“Your mother?”“Yes.”A faint smile touched his mouth. “You want the truth? Ask the Alpha.”Lyra turned slowly toward Kael.“Tell me.”Kael didn't answer.The silence was worse than any confession.“K

CHAPTER 9THE MAN WHO SAVED THE HEIR“But your Alpha's father ordered me to kill you both.”The words settled over the sanctuary like a death sentence.Kael moved first.His claws slid from his fingertips, and a low growl rolled through his chest.“Say that again.”The stranger looked amused.“Your father gave me an order, little Alpha. He wanted the child dead. He wanted Elara silenced. And he wanted every trace of the First Luna's blood erased.”Kael took a step forward.“You're lying.”“Am I?”The stranger reached into his coat and withdrew a small object.A silver signet ring.The crest engraved on it was unmistakable: a black wolf surrounded by a crown of thorns.Kael's expression changed.“My father's ring.”“King Draven wore it the night your mother tried to bargain for her daughter's life.”Lyra stared at the ring.“Who are you?”The stranger turned his red eyes toward her.“My name is Ronan Voss. I was once the royal executioner of the First Luna's court. After Aurelia fell,