I Quit Being The Male Lead's Rival Novels & Stories

“No, it doesn’t. Vivian is my mate. You are nothing to me.” The finality in his tone was a slap to the face. My knees felt weak, but I couldn’t let this end like this. “Eamon, please,” I begged. “We’re fated mates. I've waited and prayed for you. You can’t just reject me.” He sighed, exasperated as if I were a nuisance. “Very well, if you insist.” He straightened, his voice echoing through the hall. “I, Alpha Prince Eamon, son of Alpha Rowan of the Red Crescent Pack, reject you…”

My eyes lit up, and the question slipped out before I could stop it. "Does that mean you're still willing to sponsor me?" His gaze landed on the cat I was holding protectively. Under the moonlight, even his sharp, cold features seemed to soften slightly. "The contract's been signed. Of course it stands." [The female lead ran back home and refused to see the male lead. He's upset, so he came back to find the supporting female character.] [Hilarious. The supporting female character actually thinks the male lead cares about her. Disgusting.]

This wasn’t the same girl he rejected. This was someone else entirely. Someone powerful. Someone dangerous. Someone he didn’t control anymore. And for the first time— He didn’t know how to get her back.

Every part of me was screaming that I had just walked away from the one thing I actually wanted and the reasons I kept giving myself were getting thinner every time. But I couldn't. Not yet. Not when everything was this messy and this tangled and this public. He is the rival of my ex boyfriend! The drama this would stir could tear me apart and I wasn’t ready for it at all.

“I-I…” “For once in your life, Anita, can you just look at us as your family? Can you see me as your younger brother and not a competitor? I’m sorry you are not the future Alpha of the pack but I didn’t make it so. It’s not my fault the power is not passed down to females. If it did, Aunt Aliyah should have been the Alpha of the pack and not Dad. We would have been stuck being betas. Can you just stop competing with me and be my sister?”

On her third wedding anniversary, Sophia stands beside her husband—only to be erased. Before the entire pack, Alpha Marcus announces that he has found his true fated mate. The cheers are deafening. The betrayal is public. And Sophia, once Luna, is expected to step aside with grace while her replacement, Lila, plays the innocent victim. Marcus pleads for understanding. Lila smiles through false tears. And Sophia, humiliated but unbroken, does the unthinkable—she severs the bond and walks away. But betrayal doesn’t end with rejection. Moments later, Sophia collapses in excruciating pain, poisoned by the very wine Lila offered her. As death closes in, she uncovers the darkest truth of all:

I just wasn’t fond of the idea of falling in love and giving my all to anyone, because to me, love wasn’t for everyone, and I wouldn’t be caught dead pouring out my heart to someone who could easily betray me. After taking over the company, Henry and I became rivals. He was somebody that I knew already before I got into construction, but he and I weren’t friends at all, mostly because I didn’t see him as somebody worthy enough to be my friend. He had a lifestyle that I completely hated, so I made sure to keep my distance from him. But what I didn’t think was that when he and I became rivals, he would go as far as playing dirty, just because he looked down on me and thought that I could not h

I couldn't, and I wouldn't suffer. I watched patiently as the people walked in and out, auditioning, thanking the judges, and leaving their names as they filed out of the room. Soon, someone stepped in. A familiar actor. My brows creased. This was Raviel, Nick's ultimate rival in the future. The two were always fighting over an award or drama. Honestly, Raviel was more of an actor than Nick, and he was even more good-looking, but because Nick had the support of my family and Vesper's, Raviel was always bound to lose to them.

He put on a show in front of her to make it seem like he'd suffered a huge grievance. And now, he claimed he was having chest pains, knowing Jenny would rush over at once to find him clutching his chest like he was about to die. What a perfect display of an innocent and fragile young man. But if I recalled correctly, based on how this world was supposed to go, his target should've been the female lead. Where did he find the time to keep making his presence known in front of me instead? I'd always thought that male rivalry over a woman was the most pathetic display. Yet, this supposedly sophisticated male lead seemed to revel in it.

It used to make me feel tiny. “You slept with your sister’s fiancé the same night you got rejected,” he finally said. “You caused a tremendous scandal that almost ruined all our alliances. I did what I had to do to fix it.” “You did what was easy,” I told him. “You just tossed the weak daughter away so the strong one could look perfect.” “You were never meant to lead,” he taunted. “You were just the backup. And when the backup gets in the way, you toss it.”