Rejected, But Not Broken By Katvonbeck の小説・ストーリー

Just trust deepening into something more complex. Something that would matter later.

I still felt her. I told myself that I didn't care and she could be with anyone but I lied. Like she was inside my veins, dragging my breath out of my chest with each passing day. Her name still echoed in my dreams. Her face when I rejected her and the confusion when she was told the mate bond was cursed. The way her voice broke. “She is no longer your concern, Alpha,” Elder Cassian cut in with his eyes narrowing. “Your behavior is becoming more unstable each day. You cannot afford—”

Aria teased me—“You’re not just raising a pack, Liv. You’re building them a kingdom.” I smiled, tired but fierce. “Then I’ll make sure it’s one they’ll never have to beg to belong to.” --- But then came the crash. It started small—bug reports, emails I told myself I’d fix after another feeding, another shift, another hour of sleep. Then came the update that tanked everything. Downloads vanished. Reviews turned sour. Unusable. Broken. Waste of time.

Then I commented underneath it. "Thanks for the concern, everyone. We've broken up. Please don't bother me about this."

** **"Unfortunately, we don't feel you Will be a good fit for our company culture." **"We'll keep your resume on file." (Translation: Don't call us.)** "You've applied to twenty jobs in three days," Sophie said. "Why are they all rejecting you?" Elena pulled up a gossip blog on her phone and showed it to Sophie. The headline read: **"Jilted Bride's Shady Past: Sources Say Elena Cortez Was Involved in Chen Family Business Scandal."** "What?" Sophie grabbed the phone. "This is insane. You weren't involved in anything!"

But I also didn’t want to be killed right now. My lips parted as I feigned movement, bringing the meat closer to my mouth but at the last second, I froze. My entire body revolted. His gaze darkened. "Eat it." A lump formed in my throat. I swallowed hard, my fingers trembling around the chunk of flesh. "I can't eat it , I'm a vegetarian", I failed to it and spoke. "This little human thinks , I like being disrespected. First take her in the dungeon, and starve her for three days",

I tried to force a light laugh as I walked past her. “I think you need it, the alpha rejected in front of everyone and he wants me now.” She bragged immediately she grabbed my hands. I stared at her, still shocked and hurt by everything happening, I couldn’t believe she would do this and I didn’t know why she did. “I can’t talk to you right now.” I muttered weakly. My whole body trembled as I made my way home slowly, my mind was spinning. What was actually going on with me? In a span of hours, Nathan rejected me and my ex best friend is kissing and laying claims to someone who was once my mate.

“That is from the past. Things were bad before, I will not lie. But I have fixed it. I have resolved everything. The city you see today is not the city from that paper.” “Resolved?” Gibbons laughed, a harsh, mocking sound. “How do you ‘resolve’ a crime rate? Do you wish it away? Do you hope it gets better? This report is from last month! Last month, Cole!” The rock in my stomach was growing. I could feel the eyes of everyone in the room. My friends, my rivals, the press. They were all waiting for me to fall. I could not fall. I would not. “The structures that caused that old crime are gone,” I said, my words coming faster now. I was desperate to make him see. “They have been taken apart. I h

I winced and screamed in pain, but it didn't have any effect on him. "I..I accept—" I stuttered, gasping for breath. "Not like that, Omega! Accept it the proper way before I tear you apart" His menacing growl rented the air. I flinched as his grip tightened around my hair, making the pain even worse. I knew that he was ready to do even more, so I decided that it was best to just accept the rejection. "I...April Matthews, accept your rejection." "Good." He said, smiling with satisfaction. Then, he turned to look at the guards besides us, "Take this useless creature away from here!"

I knelt and begged, but my pleas fell on deaf ears. "No more explanations. Being an Omega is unfortunate. You should just pray to the moon goddess," he dismissed me, leaving me amid bystanders who found my predicament entertaining. I looked towards Jazzen, hoping he would take my side, but he appeared bored and disinterested. I despised this pack and everyone in it who discriminated against Omegas. We were werewolves too, deserving of a life and respect.