Awakening Rejected Mate Episode 1 Novels & Stories

I twitched my fingers nervously and averted my gaze, “Not lost. She’s disappeared but I can still, kind of, feel her inside me.” He nodded curtly before saying tightly, “But you either have to accept him or reject him as your mate to get your wolf back.” He sucked in a sharp breath before asking me, “Have you decided yet?” My gaze slashed to his and my nostrils flared as I bit out venomously, “The decision was made the moment I got to know that he is my mate.” Taking a deep breath, I composed myself and told Damon, “Actually I’ve already rejected him…” His eyes narrowed as he completed the sentence for me, “But he refused to accept it.”

“You're hurting yourself. You're hurting me,” The rattling stopped. He leaned down, peering at me through the space. His golden eyes flickered with regret and he hung his head in shame. It was almost cute. I made you cry. I deserve death. “No, you don't,” I shook my head, swallowing as I brushed my hands over his. A jolt traveled right to my heart. My wolf. I could feel her. She stirred, came alive, unfurled. He truly was my mate. “Is that why you're here? Does the King want you dead?”

The crowd erupted, whistles and cheers deafening, rattling the air we breathed. My mind spun in attempting to justify my choices when our lips met. I was a mother of three children and a devoted husband in the real world. Was I to give up that life for this wild, charged moment? But uncertainty vanished as quickly as it'd arisen. I was whole in Jayden's arms, the missing piece of my soul falling into place. Our mate bond burst to life, hot and unshakeable, joining us together in a manner I'd never known. We broke apart, both of us gasping. Zane emerged out of the crowd, his face split by a great, broad smile. "Mate, they say, and mate it is!" he bellowed above the hum of voices.

No. My eyes locked onto the thread, my pulse roaring in my ears. Mate. The word echoed in my mind, heavy and cruel. “She can’t be,” I whispered, shaking my head. “This isn’t possible.” But the bond didn’t fade. It tightened. She was my mate. And suddenly, every rule I lived by shattered at my feet. How do you walk away from your mate? How do you reject the one thing meant for you? My grip tightened around her hand as fear crept in, sharp and cold.

The weight inside had settled. Something in him felt… solid. Grounded. Whole. His wolf stood tall now. Not crouched. Eyes bright. Ready. Equal. The elders slowly pushed themselves up. Cloaks ripped, hair messy. Blood ran from one of Thane’s nostrils. “Impossible,” Elder Mara whispered, staring at Eryx. “The awakening shouldn’t trigger without the full mate bond. Without” She cut off. Her eyes darted to Kael. Then to Eryx. Then back.

I pushed forward and instinctively raised my hand to touch him. “Don't,” he yelled just before I could make contact, and he moved back as if the thought of me touching him was repulsive, “don't put your hands on me, Beauregard. And if you think we were really fated mates, then this is a rejection. I, Levi Hawthorne, hereby reject Brooks Beauregard as my mate.” He winced as he said those words, no doubt feeling the pain of a mate bond that was about to be severed. I searched his eyes for hints that this was a joke, even though it was a cruel one, but there was nothing but numbness.

Failed. Miriam Blackthorn stood in the corridor. Her eyes moved—streamers, the arrangement of us, Rhys's hand still holding mine. Her arms folded. I let go of his hand. Dropped my head. "What is going on in here?" Rhys reached over and took my hand back. I looked at him. He didn't look at me. He looked at his mother. "Mara is our mate, Mom." Quiet. Miriam looked at me for a long moment. Not at her sons. At me. Her expression stayed warm, nearly perfect, the kind of smile that cost nothing because it meant nothing.

The coldness of the water cleansed his body and helped ease his tumultuous erection, but it did nothing for his turbulent thoughts. How can I want Maya when I am promised to another? He needed to find his mate quickly before he did something foolish-like take Maya as my mate instead. A treacherous thought that did not appall him as it should have but, instead, filled him with a deep sense of rightness, and that, once again, enflamed his ardor. He tried to push Maya and her heavy-lidded, passionate face from his mind and replace it with the blonde Amanda, but his mind rebelled and, instead, made him picture Maya sprawled on her back, waiting for him, her curvy thighs spread wide revealing a w

"He's changed hasn't he. I hadn't noticed it until the other night when you left. He lost control but not in the way that you think. You did something unexpected beyond his gaze and it infuriated him." "What are you talking about? Just tell me already," I raised my voice slightly, feeling frustrated and agitated. I just wanted somebody to say the words that I had been in denial about since the moment his knee connected with my father's skull. "Prime has awakened," he said the three dreaded words. "How do you know that," I asked slowly, watching the swirls of the mark on my arm. It vaguely resembled the at symbol but had more swirls that formed more letters. There was an 'a' and what looked l

She had finally found her place in the pack and her mate, and she was ready to embrace her new role as Alpha. The Alpha's voice echoed through the clearing as he announced Amelia as the new Alpha of the pack. The pack members cheered in celebration, and James stepped forward, expressing his desire to be Amelia's mate and make amends for his past mistakes. Amelia stood there, her emotions swirling within her. She acknowledged James' sincerity but couldn't easily forget the pain she had endured. As she looked into his eyes, torn between hope and doubt, a sudden commotion erupted on the outskirts of the clearing.