Rejected by My Fated Alpha

I knelt beside the bodies, unaware of how much time had passed.

The sound of voices outside reached me, sharp and cutting through the silence.

Everlee’s mocking tone carried into the room:

“The Alpha thought you might be lonely in here, so he sent me to bring you these—your parents, your brother, your nephew…”

“Oh, and your nephew was only a year old. Those warriors, they were so careless. Just threw him to the ground. Poor thing, didn’t stand a chance.”

“Your brother managed to escape, but your sister-in-law—she was pregnant. A girl, they said.”

In the darkness, I trembled uncontrollably.

Yet no tears came.

My chest felt heavy, as if a boulder had been lodged there.

I hadn’t imagined that Jayce’s hatred for me could run this deep.

“The Alpha said you needed to feel the pain of losing everyone you loved.”

Back then, when Alan had wanted to kill Jayce’s entire family, it was me who intervened.

I used my pack’s status to make a deal with Alan: if he spared them, the Silver Claw Pack would pledge loyalty to him, and I would become his Luna.

But Alan broke his promise. He only let Jayce live.

“If I spared them all, where’s the fun in that?”

“I had to kill them. Only then would Jayce believe you betrayed him out of cowardice and ambition.”

“He’d never believe you did it to save them all.”

If Alan could see this now, he’d be satisfied.

He’d laugh, wouldn’t he?

He’d grab my throat and force me to see: “Look, Ivey! You turned yourself into a traitor for him, and he’s already moved on. He’s even wiped out your entire family. Isn’t that hilarious?”

“What a pair you were, and what a pathetic ending!”

But Alan was dead.

There was no one left who knew the truth.

After his death, Jayce gave him a proper Alpha’s burial, honoring pack tradition.

He even built a memorial ground for fallen Alphas, ensuring Alan’s name would be remembered.

Then, as the younger brother of the late Alpha, Jayce took the position for himself.

After all, Alan had no heirs. It seemed only natural that his brother would step in.