“Reject me!” My voice is sharp, clear, and it cuts through the night like a blade. The entire pack freezes. Gasps ripple through the crowd. A stunned silence falls over the gathering, broken only by the crackling of the dying fire from the circus stage. Kane stiffens beside me. I don’t look at him. I can feel his anger, the sudden tension radiating from his body like a storm about to break. But I don’t back down. I lift my chin higher. “Reject me,” I say again, louder this time, making sure every single wolf in the pack hears me. Murmurs rise around us, whispers of disbelief. No one rejects an Alpha... Avery Lane, daughter of an Alpha gets kidnapped by her father's rival Alpha and she is forced to become his maid. A few days into staying there and working as his maiden, Avery turned eighteen and discovered that Her kidnapper, Alpha Kane was her mate and she immediately rejected him, not minding the repercussions. Alpha Kane has been on a search for his mate for so many years and when he finally found her, she rejected him and he vowed to make her regret her decisions.
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"Run, Avery!" My friend Emma yelled, I took to my heels immediately, my feet began to hurt as I've run through an unknown part for so long. It's midnight in Greenville city, Emma and I were returning from a birthday party celebration, and on our way home we were attacked by rogues. Emma suspected them to be some of my father's enemies. I know we shouldn't have left the pack without some bodyguards to guard us. It was definitely a bad idea. After running for a long while, I fell on the hard ground, hitting my knees hard. I felt a warm liquid drip down my leg and I realized that it was my knee bleeding. It fucking hurts! Exclaimed inwardly. I looked around the dark street, Emma was nowhere to be found. We lost track of each other while running. I cut a part of my dress, using it to tie my wound as I attended to it. "Ahhh" I groaned. Immediately I pulled the piece and finished tying it. Now, I had to stand up and find Emma. I summoned my not-too-strong wolf. Trying to use my abilities to trace her whereabouts. I am hoping to get my wolf fully in a few days, which is my birthday, I have to get it! I couldn't live like this forever, as an Alpha daughter who is preparing to take over the pack, I needed to have a strong wolf and find my mate too soon. I staggered through the dark alley, pulling my legs which could barely move. I might have secured a fracture in it. I am so different from other werewolves in our pack, even Emma was stronger than me. "Emma" I yelled out her name but my voice kept echoing back to me. I looked around, it was as if I had crossed a border into another world. "Where the hell am I?" I asked myself rhetorically, cussing out in frustration. As I moved forward, I noticed a dark shadow cross my path from a farther distance, I tried to look up closely and I noticed a pair of crimson eyes glaring at me, followed by guttural grunts. I was frightened, I took a step backwards fearfully. My eyes trailed the figure, it was obviously a werewolf, huge with dark furs, its red eyes did justice to its looks. Scary! He glared at me as if I was a prey. "Oh no!" I exclaimed. I tried to run, I turned immediately and took to my heels. My aching foot didn't let me run far before I realized that it had crossed my path and was standing in front of me. Grunting, and purring hard. I was so frightened, I fell on the ground on my back. I could see its thick long sharp claws fixed on the ground where it stood. What the hell did he want? My whole body quivered fearfully, I wondered what it wanted? Is he a part of the people who chased us earlier? Those were rogues and he is a werewolf, a huge one. He moved closer to me, I could see it clearly, he was no ordinary werewolf, but an alpha. What does he want? I stand no chance against him even though I wanted to fight him. I moved backwards in fear, and I managed to think of an idea to chase him off. I picked up a handful of dirt and threw it at him, he turned his face away and groaned. It must've got it. I stood up immediately and ran off. I didn't care about my hurting foot or broken knee, all I had to do was to get away from this place. "Ahhh" I exclaimed as something hit me, I landed on the floor for the second time that evening, my body ached badly. I laid on the ground for a while before I slowly opened my eyes. I looked up and I noticed some werewolf men surrounding me. They all looked fierce and powerful. But they weren't the same.as the rogues who attacked Emma and I earlier. I still thought of Emma. I was in a big mess already, in the hands of these beasts and all I could think of is my best friend. She must be in bigger trouble than I am. "Who are you?" I asked the first man who walked forward, he looked at me coldly, his eyes surveyed my body as if he was examining me. His eyes seemed familiar, as I've seen them before. He was wearing a dark long coat, his black long hair was nearly tied in a bun, his looks were cold but his voice was even colder as he spoke. "Is she the one?" He asked one of the men and he nodded in affirmation. "Bring her into the van" he declared and walked away. "What? Wait.. you can't take me" I tried to disagree with them but I wasn't that strong to do so. I was weak and injured. I crawled away but they eventually came at me. I was carried by one of them and was forced into the van. I screamed out my lungs yelling for help, they didn't answer. "Shut it!" One of them declared, slapping me across the face. My mouth was gagged immediately to prevent me from screaming any further. The two men beside me held my hands to prevent me from removing the gag or doing anything they considered as stupid. Soon, I felt the van move with us inside it. I couldn't let them take me wherever they wanted. I tried to fight them. I wasn't as strong or powerful as these wolves but I tried my best. I continued to fight them until the first one who asked them to take me entered. He looked around and his eyes finally landed at me. He squinted his cold eyes, giving me a cold stare. "What's with all the noise?" He asked. "Alpha Kane, she tried to escape!" The one who was obviously a beta wolf replied. ‘Alpha Kane’ his name rang a bell in my head, it sounded so familiar as if I'd heard about him once. Alpha Kane moved forward, I noticed how the other wolves gave way to him. The looks on their faces were sure to give out enough details about him. He was cruel. He glared his crimson eyes at me as he stood an inch away from me. The gag was removed from my mouth on his command. I was able to breathe properly now. I surely recognize those crimson eyes of his, he was the same werewolf that chased me a while ago. He was really a beast. Now I know why they were frightened of him. Now, he moved closer to me as I moved back. My body soon learned on the walls of the van, he placed his hands near my body, pinning me in-between him. I felt my heart ponder fastly in my chest, I feared that he might do something to hurt me. "W… who are you?" I forced myself to speak, trying not to show my fear. Deep down I was afraid of him. He leaned his face near mind, and he grinned. "I am your worst nightmare" He stated. I could feel his hot breath caress my skin as he spoke. This time, I might've gotten myself into big trouble.Avery's POV The whispers caame like the wind, soft, but impossible to ignore. Everywhere I walked, they trailed behind me like shadows, brushing against my ears. “Did you hear?” “The Alpha has cast Selene out.” "She begged.” "He showed no mercy.” “She was with another.” The rumors spread faster than wildfire. And I kept my head high. I didn’t flinch. I didn’t speak. I didn’t feed the flames. I had no need to. Dignity had become my armor. Silence, my sharpest weapon. I had spent too many years defending myself, biting back pain with grace. This time, I let the world talk while I simply walked through it. Selene, the name that once held weight in this pack, once dripped with entitlement and venom, was gone. Disgraced. Stripped of every illusion of power she once paraded in front of me. The same women who used to
Kane's POV The air in the packhouse was thick, tense with something I couldn’t quite name until I heard her voice echoing down the hall. Selene Her sharp, clipped tone lanced through the silence like a blade. “You clumsy little thing!” she snapped, voice shrill and soaked in entitlement. “Do you even know what this is worth? Or is your brain too small to understand luxury?” I turned the corner just in time to see the young servant girl flinch, eyes wide and terrified, tea dripping down her wrists and onto the marble floor. Selene loomed over her like a wolf over a rabbit, proud and cruel, forgetting her place entirely. I stepped in before I realized I was moving. “You will treat her with respect,” I said, voice low and cold. I didn’t shout. I didn’t need to. Selena turned, mouth already open to defend herself, probably with some pathetic reminder of who she once wa
Avery's POVI woke wrapped in Kane’s arms, his heartbeat a steady rhythm against my back. It was a feeling I hadn't known in years, warmth without fear, closeness without control. For a long time, I just lay there, eyes closed, letting the silence between us speak. Not the silence of estrangement, but something softer. Restful. Healing.He murmured something in his sleep, his fingers twitching slightly as if reaching for me even in his dreams. A smalll smile tugged at my lips, but I knew I couldn’t stay here all morning. I needed a moment. To breathe. To think. To remember who I was outside of him, tooI carefully slipped from his grasp, easing off the bed so as not to wake him. He shifted slightly but didn’t stir.My feet carried me to the my room. The moment I stepped inside, the air felt different, still scented faintly with lavender from an old satchel tucked into a drawer, and the cool morning light poured through the window like a familiar f
Kane's POVThe night was quiet, the kind of quiet that settled deep into your bones. The sky stretched above with stars scattered like forgotten wishes. I sat on the porch steps, elbows resting on my knees, fingers tangled together as I stared at the horizon. The cool wind carried the scent of lavender and pine, and for the first time in a long time, I let myself feel still.The door behind me creaked, soft and hesitant.I didn’t turned around.But I knew it was herAvery.Her presence was like a ripple,gentle, but impossible to ignore. She stepped closer, the wooden porch boards groaning beneath her weight until she lowered herself beside me. Her shoulder brushed mine. Light, barely there. But enough.Enough to remind me I wasn’t alone.We sat in silence, our breaths syncing with the rhythm of the night. I didn’t want to scare her off with words. She hadn’t been this close in weeks, this close. And I would’ve s
Avery's POVI couldn’t look away from themFrom the moment Kane learned he was a father, something in him shifted. It wasn’t dramatic, there was no grand declaration or overwhelming display of emotion after that first, raw encounter. No, the change was quieter. Deeper. Like the slow turn of the earth beneath your feet, steady, inevitable.The Alpha I had known, ruthless, calculated, commanding, was gone. In his place stood a man with paint-streaked jeans, tangled hair, and a voice several notes higher than necessary while reading stories about dragons, moon bears, and magical wolves who saved the day.He’d never held a toddler before that day in the nursery, but now he carried our son with a confidence that didn’t come from experience, itt came from love.Kane took to fatherhood with a kind of wide eyed eagerness that almost made me laugh. Almost. Because sometimes it hurt to watch, like something in my chest didn’t quite know what to do with
Kane's POV I wasn’t expecting her to reach for me that day Not tonight. Not after the way she’s kept her distance, like she’s been building invisible walls around herself just to survive being under the same roof as me. But then, in the silence of the corridor, she turned to me. Her hand found mine, not firm, not certain, but deliberate. I froze, afraid even a a breath would make her retreat She didn’t say a word. Just led me forward, past portraits on the walls. Her fingers trembled slightly, her pace cautious. I followed her, heart thudding like a war drum in my chest, unsure of what this meant, until she stopped in front of a door. Sky blue. Small. Innocent. The kind of door that had no place in the life I used to live. "I hand painted the door myself after we arrived" She said, then she hesitated for half a heartbeat, then pushed it open. My breath l
Avery's POVTime moves strangely in Kane’s packhouse. The days blend together, soft and slow, like fog creeping over familiar ground. Each morning, I wake in a room that used to feel like a prison. Now, it just feels.... quiet.Not safe. Not yet.But its not dangerous either.In the days that followed, I noticed something had changed. Not in Kane, he’s already change, hopefully, but in the air around us. The silence that once screamed now hums with something else. Something hesitant. Unspoken.I start to notice the little things.He sets out a second plate at every meal, never asking if I’ll join but always hoping I will. He adjusts the thermostat back to the exact warmth I always liked, the one that made me feel held without being touched. He doesn’t knock on my door. Doesn’t ask for talks. Doesn’t ask for anything, really. He just…. shows up.When I do come down to eat, he doesn’t stare or smile or try to fill the silence.
Kane's POVI find her in the garden again early in the morningHer figure framed by the soft sway of lavender that brushes against her dress. She always loved this place, said the scent reminded her of peace. Now, I wonder if it only reminds her of what I destroyed.Avery kneels beside the blossoms, her fingers brushing the petals like they’re more fragile than she feels. She hasn’t spoken to me more than a few words since she returned. She walks with purpose, keeps her distance, and when she looks at me, it’s like I’m a stranger standing in the ruins of the life she once tried to build.But I can’t keep letting her run. I won’t.“Don’t run from me anymore, Avery.” My voice is low, steady. No Alpha command. No anger. Just truth.She stiffens but doesn’t look up. Her silence wraps around her like armor, tight, defensive, and heavy. I step closer, not enough to crowd her, but enough to make her feel me there. I won’t let her face t
Avery’s POVThe ceremony was silent, somber even. No grand cheers. No joy. Just the quiet rustle of the wind and the heavy breath of a pack unsure how to process what they’d witnessedKane stood beside me, barely able to stay upright. His arm was bandaged, his face bruised and bloodied. Yet there was a gleam in his eye, a victorious gleam. One that reminded me of the old Kane. The ruthless one. The conqueror who always took what he wanted no matter what.He reached for me, his fingers brushing my arm. “You’re mine again,” he whispered, not as a question, but as a declaration.And I nodded.What else could I do?The fight had been issued. The outcome determined. The pack had no more words to say.I was his again, claimed by blood, by dominance, by the archaic laws we still obeyed.But as his hand wrapped around mine, something inside me twisted. It should’ve been relief. It should’ve been … something. A reunion.
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