REJECTED BY THE ALPHA, CLAIMED BY HIS BLOOD
The bond stretched between them, raw and blazing, and then recoiled violently.
Tyler’s jaw tightened. His expression didn’t soften. It hardened.
Rejection slammed into Lyra through the bond, sharp enough to steal her breath. She cried out, clutching her chest as pain lanced through her nerves. The wolves around them went still, shock rippling through the clearing.
An alpha rejecting the bond the moment it formed was unheard of.
“She’s an omega,” someone muttered. “A stray.”
Lyra forced herself to stand, legs shaking beneath her. The ache in her chest burned, but she kept her chin up. Begging never saved her. She learned that lesson the night her first pack cast her out.