Rejected and Reclaimed-Mated to the Alpha King

My sight is becoming blurry but a pair of green eyes met my gaze. He was instantly in front of me in two mighty steps. I felt my body being lifted from the floor by massive hands.

“Alpha Garrick?”

I blinked at my mysterious savior. Those green eyes looked down at me and I could feel his warm breath on my cheeks. “Alpha Garrick?”

His scent was familiar but his eyes were not my former mate’s forest green eyes. They were bluish green, as if the wildness of the ocean met the mystery of these woods.

“You’re not Alpha Garrick, are you?” But I didn’t hear the answer to my question as my eyes involuntarily closed and everything turned to black.

My eyes slowly fluttered open, sunlight warming my face.

I looked around me and I was in a forest clearing; I smelled like shit. I probably also look like one.

My green-eyed savior was nowhere to be found. Well, whoever he is, I owe him my life.

I rose from the ground slowly. Every bone in my body screamed in pain. The pain from the mating bond rejection is still in my system along with the unexplainable pounding of my head.

How long have I been out?

Shit, I should go back home now. My cottage is burned down. My true home is gone. The Nightshade Pack is the only place left for me to return to.

Even if it’s ruled by a monster.

“Where the fuck have you been, Fiona?”

Alpha Talon, my father, immediately greeted my morning with his old-fashioned slap.

I lifted a hand to my face. “I fell asleep.”

“You fell asleep?” he scoffed. “You ran away, Fiona! You ran away from your own party and humiliated your own sister in front of the entire Nightshade Pack!”

“She deserves it! She took my mate away from me and begged him to reject me. She even burned down my cottage—she tried to kill me last night, Father!”

Alpha Talon grabbed me by the hair and forced my head out the window, where it overlooked the entire backgrounds. “You’re lucky the Alpha King didn’t show up and witnessed your fucking attitude last night!”

“Well, what else do you expect from that woman, Father.” We both turned to the owner of the voice. I didn't see her when I entered my father's office. Amber was sitting on father’s throne-like chair. She poured herself a glass of champagne and lifted it to me. “She killed your wife. Why should you be shocked that she humiliated your entire pack?”

I pointed a finger at her, “You bitch—”

Alpha Talon whacked my hand that pointed at my sister and held his grip on my hair tighter. “Enough now, Fiona. You’ve done too much damage to this pack and family. You should be thankful the Alpha King wasn't here last night. If he was, all of the packs would know that you ran away from your own awakening party!” My father sighed as he ran a hand on his hair. “Amber is far stronger and more suitable to be Alpha Garrick’s mate and Luna than you, child.”

My sister stood from the chair and walked up to me. “I met him last year—on my eighteenth birthday. Alpha Garrick met me first, he fell in love with me first. Most of all, he promised me to be his Luna first!”

I shook my head and spit on my sister’s face. I shouted with all my heart, “If that’s the case then why did the Moon Goddess arrange us for fated mates?!”

My father let go of my hair. “Get out,” he whispered, his voice dripping with lethal calmness.

“I’m just telling the truth. Amber always take away the things that are rightfully mine like—like your love, father!”

“Love?” Alpha Talon grabbed my chin, his huge hand was one motion away from my throat to choke me.

I swallowed fear and anger swirling in my heart. I’ve made Alpha Talon angrier today than any of the past weeks.

“Get out of my house. Get out of my pack.”

“Father, I—”

“Get out of my life and never return. Do not bother returning to my pack or life—not even in your sister’s life—ever again!”

The door opened with a couple of servants bearing my things.

“Fine, Father,” I spoke the last word with such disdain. “Goodbye.” It was a farewell to a daughter to her father, and not a packmember to her Alpha.

 I didn’t bother throwing Amber a look, whom I’m pretty sure is smirking as hell.

Sighing with a heavy heart, though part of me was quite relieved, I gathered my things and vanished through the door I know I will never step again.

The air felt heavy and cold here in the Nightshade Pack's borders.

I was about to set foot in the forest when a female voice interrupted my thoughts.

“I’ve told you, Fiona girl. I always win.” Amber's victorious evil laugh echoed in my mind.

“You really mind-linked me to tell that? How pathetic of you not to brag right in my face.”

A few moments of silence spanned between us. It seems she broke a few glasses in a fit of rage at my words before replying to me.

“Whatever, bitch. I still won. Alpha Garrick is mine. Our father chose me. You’re now gone from the pack, Fiona. And guess what? Our pack says you’re prettier than me but your little lovely doll face won’t save you this time. I hope you rot in the forest that even the Rouges won’t bother to fuck your corpse!”

I put my things down and screamed at that remaining mind-linked bond between me and my sister.

Every anger and pain and fury all those years ago, I shouted down at that mind-linked bond towards her.

“You’ll pay in blood, you bitch!” I continued to channel all my anger and hatred and disdain. “You’ll pay in blood, Amber. I’ll make you pay in blood even if you’re my sister, you fucking ugly whore!”