Rejected, But Not Broken By Katvonbeck Novels & Stories

Priya was hunched over a prototype at her desk, muttering about bezels. Daniel sat cross-legged on the floor with his laptop, cursing at the dev server. The final version of my competition pieces had just been cast. If the numbers held, we'd sell out within a week. But the backend was a mess. Every time the site got a spike in traffic, it choked like it was built in 2004. Daniel needed to rip it apart and rebuild something that wouldn't crash if someone so much as sneezed on it. The design contest had stirred up a lot more attention than we'd expected.

And as the day wore on, I couldn't shake the feeling that no matter how much I wanted to, I couldn't fix what was broken between us. As I stood there, watching Alex's retreating figure, a sense of resignation settled within me like a heavy weight. His departure marked the end of an era, a shift in our dynamic that I couldn't ignore. I couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness at the thought of our fractured bond, but deep down, I knew that this was inevitable. The rift between us had been growing for some time, fueled by the pressures of our roles within the pack and the weight of our respective responsibilities.

His voice was laced with anger. I nodded. "I'm going to find that scoundrel and teach him a lesson! You were his mate! What kind of man treats his mate like that?" "No, it's over. Let it go," I said, grabbing his arm to stop him. "No, that scoundrel needs to pay for what he did to you," Chris insisted. "It's already done," I replied softly. "He has already paid the price." Not long ago, Peter had told me that Adam's company was on the verge of bankruptcy. With all my father's assets now under my control, Adam's funding had dried up.

I stared at his face, pondering for a moment, and mischievously said, "Well, let's hear the bad news! After all, I thrive on bad news. It gives me positive energy." "The bad news is that the design for the second phase of the Avalon Hills has been rejected. The groundbreaking ceremony might be delayed." "Rejected?" Our plan was quite authoritative, so rejection was unexpected. "Wasn't it already approved? Why the rejection? Are their demands too high?"

Yes" another approved, then the room.burst into complaints and disapproval. "Easy, everyone," I began, trying to soothe their frustrations. "I know this is inconvenient, but the sooner we finish this meeting, the sooner we can all go back to our normal lives." The murmurs of discontent quieted down, but their frowns didn't disappear. "This better be worth my time" "Alright then" I said ignoring his comment, "Let's get down to business, first Joreme, if you look past your annoyance you can tell I'm not in the best shape"

I kept my voice low and calm to show how serious I was. “Oh goddess, fine.” He grumbled, leaving the she-wolf shocked and confused on the bed. After I knew he was definitely on his way I rushed back to my mother’s office. I helped her up, I can’t believe she’s still so effected by this. She’s a strong warrior, but I guess the rejection of a pup you grew for months and raised until you were forced to leave hurts more than I could even imagine. As we got to the top of the stairs and along the corridor to their room, I saw Jace was already here.

"Get lost." Callum snapped at Derek. "Hahaha, so you haven't fùcked her yet?" "You see my condition; how can I fùck her if my physical condition is like this." Callum held up his bandaged hand. "Silly reason. Callum Abelard can't fuck an ordinary girl because of this little wound? Tsk, tsk, tsk, I can't believe this." Derek sneered.

No way to clean this up in time. "Fuck, fuck, FUCK."

Equal. Unbreakable.

Stretching the menu towards her but then a voice came up "Hi!" ======== "This is our update for today, I also want to say, that I am not trying to throw shade on those who are attracted to the same sex, it's just the personality of Alpha Todd, he wanted pups and he thinks he can't have one if he is mated to a fellow like himself. That being said, we are hoping you will spare us some gems and we need someone to give us our first review. Thanks,"