Bound By A Dare, Rejected By The Alpha Novelas e Histórias

“Now, excuse me so I can….” “Get him out.” I spat. “Get him out right now.” “Or else what? I sunk in my skin as Carter leaned in closer, out faces almost touching. “What will you do? Would you leave me to go talk to him again? Actually, that wouldn't be too bad. I'm sure you miss him dearly right?” “Carter stop all of this and help him..” the rest of my words hung in my throat as he cut me off again. “It's no longer in my hands.” There was no inch of remorse in his tone. “ The Alpha already made his decision and his decision is final. “

The pull snapped loose. Elara inhaled. Darius did not look back at her. He spoke to Kael. “You rejected the bond,” he said. “You do not get to command the girl.” The room held its breath. Kael looked ready to kill him. Darius looked like he had already considered that possibility and found it unimpressive. The Alpha’s voice cut through the tension. “She may go.” Kael turned. “Father.” The Alpha’s expression hardened. “Do not make your rejection look like regret in front of my council.”

The crowd erupted into shocked murmurs. Alpha Kael stiffened. When he looked at Lyra, his eyes darkened—not with confusion, but with certainty. With acceptance. He stepped forward. Past me. The mate bond screamed inside my head, torn and incomplete, leaving behind a hollow ache so deep it stole my breath. “Alpha Kael?” the Elder asked carefully. “What is the meaning of this?” Kael didn’t hesitate. His voice rang cold and clear through the clearing. “I, Alpha Kael of the Silverclaw Pack,” he said, taking Lyra’s hand, “reject the bond with her.”

The slap breaks our stare, but not before I catch the alpha’s eyes flaring to a deep, dangerous black. “Touch her again,” he says quietly, “and you’ll lose more than a hand.” He tightens his grip on Mum’s throat just enough for the tips of his claws to press tiny dents into her skin. She doesn’t breathe. Doesn’t make a sound. Dad stumbles backward immediately, fear for his mate written all over his face. The alpha’s burning gaze swings back to me. “Come.”

He publicly rejected me and disgraced me, and now he says he's confused. “Confused?” I asked. Looking into his steel grey eyes, “You don't need to know about that; you have to come with me now to the palace,” his voice firm and commanding. “No, I don't want to follow you,” I said reluctantly. He pulled my hand and drew me closer to him; I could feel his breath. “I am not asking you; I am commanding you as your Alpha.” “My Alpha, who marked me and publicly rejected me.” I pulled my hands away from him, and I turned my back, trying to go into the woods.

The Alpha’s smirk widened as he leaned forward. “Truth or dare, Alpha Nathan?” Nathan’s eyes never left mine as he responded. “Dare.” “Very well. I dare you to kiss the person you most desire in this room… but it can’t be Lady Benita.” The group erupted into murmurs and laughter, all eyes darting toward me before quickly moving away. My stomach twisted as Nathan’s jaw clenched, his nostrils flaring. Nathan’s gaze swept the room before landing back on me. “I refuse,” he said flatly, his voice laced with irritation.

As soon as my feet touched the porch, I leapt into the air and shifted before I hit the ground running. I ran as hard and as fast as Lena’s paws could carry us. I didn’t know where I was going, but I wasn’t going to stay around to be berated by Tyler, Alpha Riker, or my parents. Alpha Riker's rule that mates could only be rejected in the cases of death or abuse was cruel. The bond didn’t guarantee love, and forcing the bond was wrong on so many levels. My mother has probably had one of her dramatic fainting spells. Her only daughter just embarrassed her in front of the Alpha and Luna of the pack. She may be the current female lead warrior, but she was also a drama queen of epic proportions.

Brian barked again. “Morinda, there has to be another way. She can't even control the little she has tasted, this would be too overwhelming for her.” Judith lamented. “While you waste time arguing, don't blame me for losing her.” She said, stood up, and turned to leave. Lila whimpered even more. Her stab now boiling; I couldn't stand her suffering anymore. “Everyone leave!” I commanded, using my Alpha tone; I wasn't going to bicker with anyone or ask for their approval; I'm the Alpha, after all.

With a mate bond that refused to die and an Alpha whose rejection felt more like the beginning of an obsession than the end. Elara sank onto the edge of the bed, her body exhausted but her mind racing. She had run to escape him. Instead, the cold, ruthless Alpha had dragged her straight into his den. And deep down, a dangerous part of her wasn’t entirely sure she wanted to leave.

I heard a sharp groan and that had me staring up immediately to see the Beta that was gripping me seconds ago struggling to catch his breath as Damian's fingers curled around his neck. “Allow her,” Damian said calmly and when he glanced at me our eyes hooked. Deep, black, eerie and yet a strange warmth that had my wolf kick. Two contrasting feelings. I wasn't one to cower in front of Alphas but the aura around him was deafening and I quickly stared down again. “Step away from her,” he ordered my captors “And you, keep your soft hands to yourself.” He must be referring to the beta because I heard his angry foot slam. Saying one had a soft hand in the pack was like an insult. It showed you wer