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Alpha Zaine’s Rejection Chapter Forty-One
Sophia’s POV The heavy weight of Zaine’s sweaty body slumped on top of mine is strangely comforting, if a little suffocating. My insides feel like they have been stirred up and displaced and my legs are dead but still shaking from the effort of keeping me standing during his possessive onslaught.The second the bedroom door clicked closed my wolf hinted at what was in store for me after our little display of power in Zaine’s office. ‘It’s a male thing.’ She told me. ‘They need the illusion of power and control and if you are lucky, you will benefit greatly.’ She chortled in my head.“Are you okay baby girl?” Zaine pulls slowly out of me as he sucks on my marking spot which makes my skin prickle with goosebumps. “Mmm hmm.” I wince a little as the huge head of his still hard beast stretches my swollen insides on its way out. It’s an unexpectedly satisfying kind of dull ache which makes my nipple tingle and my toes curl. My pussy tightens, making him growl against my skin. The vibratio
Last Updated : 2024-10-29Alpha Zaine’s Rejection Chapter Forty-Two
Luca’s POV The grand ballroom is coming together nicely. I know the annual coalition ball couldn’t have come at a worse time as far as Zaine is concerned, but perhaps this is exactly what we need. Something to take our minds off of everything and give us the illusion of normality, for a little while at least. To be honest, I could have done without us being the hosts this year. The last time we hosted this thing was just before Zaine's parents were killed, so I had no hand in the preparations. Every ball since then has been hosted by one of the other ten alphas, and each year it grows in both attendance and magnificence. I will not be shamed by producing anything less than spectacular, and luckily for me the drama that kicked off when Alpha Tomlin of Gibbous Moon hosted last years shin dig, means that as long as this thing doesn’t crash and burn, our reputation should remain unscathed. Aggie Crook tells me that our new Luna and Queen has a deep love of everything winter and woodlan
Last Updated : 2024-10-29Alpha Zaine’s Rejection Chapter Forty-Three
Torrin’s POV My faith in the Moon Goddess waned when King Sebastian and Queen Genevieve were ripped away from us. How could she allow someone so corrupt and power mad to rule over her people? How could she leave Sophia with nobody? I mean, yeah, she had me and Aggie, but I had to keep my distance, and Aggie had the loss of her mate and the responsibility of so many orphans. So, I turned my back on the goddess, and when I sensed my bond with Luca, it felt like a slap in the face, so I turned my back on him too. I told myself I needed to be there for Aggie, that having a mate would distract me from my duties, that my reason for being here was to protect Sophia at all costs. Seeing and feeling the hurt my indifference caused him in the beginning, was hard, but over time it became our normal.I have been dreading my re-Gilding ever since finding out Sophia and Zaine were fated. When I could see that the mate bond magic was working, and Sophia was softening towards our beastly leader, I k
Last Updated : 2024-10-29Alpha Zaine’s Rejection Chapter Forty-Four
Sophia’s POVMy first dinner with the pack went better than anticipated. Mr Fulch actually left the kitchen to personally bring me his famous boeuf bourguignon, creamy, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, griddled tender stem broccoli and honey butter savoy cabbage.He never even left his post at the enormous industrial range cooker to serve Zaine, so the side eye and raised eyebrows from the rest of the table were to be expected. This meal is the one that would have me salivating like a rabid beast every time it was on the menu. The sweet, pungent aroma of the roasted garlic would linger for days after, and the fall apart tender chunks of beef would feature in my dreams every night for a week. Hours of love and care go into this meal, and it is usually only served for special occasions, cooking for hundreds of ravenous men and women and serving up something so tantalisingly indulgent, is no easy feat. I got to taste it once in my life, the yule after my parents were killed. Mrs Fulch i
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Abernathy’s POVAt the time I thought Sebastian and Theo were being over the top with their preparations for Sophia’s future. After Luca and Torrin slipped away, I bowed out of the dining hall as inconspicuously as possible. I needed answers and there was only one place I could think to find them. The unmarked bunker near the western boulder field will take at least an hour to reach at a flat out run, and I need to be back in time for the debrief. The vast grey expanse of rocks comes into view as I round the edge of the forest. When I am on pack lands this is my patrol area and I have checked the vicinity of the cache at every opportunity, but haven’t had reason to bust it open until now.Over the years I have wondered what could be stored inside. What treasures might Jonathan have brought with him when he arrived two days after his mate and the royal family. Of course I asked, but he only ever told me that he hoped I would never have cause to find out what is safely stowed under th
Last Updated : 2024-10-29Alpha Zaine’s Rejection Chapter Forty-Six
Zaine’s POV“Alpha, there is something you need to see in the woods.” Torrin bursts into my office with an ashen face and wide eyes. Five more gilded pile up behind him and Wayne almost sends him flying into the room when he doesn’t put the breaks on quick enough.“What is going on?” Sophia calmly stands, straightens her jumper and smooths down her ruffled hair.“Abernathy is at the western edge of the woods, near the boulder field. He linked to tell me to get out there sharpish, but he sounded… not like himself…” Torrin fidgets and gives Luca a look as he walks up to the doorway where everyone is gathered.“The west? So, it’s not about the assassin? What could possibly have affected Abernathy enough for you all to be so nervous?” Sophia rounds my desk and walks over to Torrin as she tries to make sense of the situation. She talks calmly but I can feel her concern tugging at our bond. Her wolf’s energy is flowing off of her in thick waves. It’s hard to bite my tongue and not demand an
Last Updated : 2024-10-29Alpha Zaine’s Rejection Chapter Forty-Seven
Sophia’s POV“My name is Alcmene, and Zaine’s wolf, Amphitryon, was my husband many lifetimes ago.” My wolf begins telling me the secrets of her past as she runs at a dizzying speed towards the western border of our land.I listen, half convinced I’m going mad, as she tells me about Zeus’ deception and the way he tricked her and many other women, before and after her, into bed. Zeus, the most high and mighty, sired bastards left, right, and centre all over the old world. Everywhere he sewed his seed his crazy, jealous wife, Hera, wasn’t far behind with whole ‘hell hath no fury’ shtick. The swirling vortex of rage, hurt, fear and disgust, that I feel inside my wolf breaks my heart. How can one person live through so much and come out the other side unscathed?“I wouldn’t say unscathed exactly.” She sighs woefully. “I became known as the embodiment of the power of the moon, for good reason. Selene and Artemis were the deities on everyone’s lips when they looked skywards at night, but I
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Luca’s POVWell, fuck me sideways.Heracles.My wolf is Heracles, or Hercules as the romans came to call him.I accepted not knowing his name ever since the night he came to me. I wasn’t the only one whose wolf was playing his hand close to his chest. Abernathy, George, Zaine, and a few of the guards, all came out with it once I opened my mouth on an ill advised drunken night out. Bonding time, that’s what Zaine had called it.It was when he first stepped into his father’s shoes and was finding his way as a leader. The first order of business was getting to know the troops. Those days are all a bit of haze, but the night I spilled the beans about my wolf, I remember that night as if it was yesterday.Abernathy was the first to speak up when I blurted out that my wolf had no name. I was sick of hearing the men around me talking about their beasts and calling them by name. It hurt that my bond with my beast wasn’t as close as theirs. If it was a strong bond, he would tell me everything,
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Sophia’s POV It would be impossible and maybe even foolish to try to please everyone. I doubt there is a single person here who isn’t owed a pound of flesh by the monster. Ari constantly reminds me that as the Queen, there will be times that I cannot please everyone and that my duty is to do what’s best, not what’s easiest or sits well with my own ideals.Of course I want blue moon to heal, and part of that healing process is giving the wolves the justice they seek. After this we can move forward. It’ll take time, and the two packs merging is likely to keep everything up in the air for a while, then there is the matter of what to do about the humans and other people Acheron has been holding in his dungeon.Torrin means well and he has a point. “Honestly, the thought had already occurred to me that this plan could be a perfect opportunity for someone to kill me. The thing is, I know there will always be people who want me gone, it’s the story of my life, but I cannot hide if I want
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Torrin’s POV Well strike me down where I stand. The old codgers family lives. Seeing the pure delight on Sophia’s face was indescribable. Everyone around us saw it too. They saw the true heart of their queen. There will have been doubters amongst them, no matter how encouraging Wayne’s reports to Sophia have been. The reports I received were less... censored. I told him not to make the queen aware of the men who threatened her life before fleeing Blue Moon altogether. I have no doubt in my mind that the traitors will regroup and return, intent on continuing the usurpers reign of terror. There was even talk of some of the men challenging her for the throne. As ludicrous as that would have been, I have no doubt that many people here have lost their wits from living under Acheron’s rule for so long. I know that Sophia would grin and bear it, if she knew about the threats, but she already has the weight of the world on her shoulders. We will cross that bridge when we come to it.
Alpha Zaine’s Rejection Chapter Seventy-Two
Cronin’s POV My chest might explode. The instant my eyes settle upon her face, I’m sure my heart stopped beating. I can’t breathe, the air is too thin to sustain me.The world around me grows muffled and I’m barely aware of Torrin and Luca stood either side of me. My guts bubble with disbelief and I fear I may throw up right where I stand making even more of a spectacle of myself.All this time I stayed away, unable to face the pain of returning to an empty home. Years of my life I have wasted and all this time it was a lie. They are alive. Adriana and Beth are alive. Jackson swore blind that he had seen their bodies swinging from the gate when he and some of the others came back one night to attempt a rescue. If I had set foot back on this land the king would have known and killed them for sure. So, I entrusted their rescue to the only person I could.He didn’t spare me any details upon his fruitless return, even down to the description of the moonstone necklace I gave Beth whe
Alpha Zaine’s Rejection Chapter Seventy-One
Sophia’s POV Is this what my life has been leading me towards? The murder of my parents? The pain, the hunger, the hopelessness of my late childhood? Part of me knows everything happens for a reason, the other part is angry that so much was lost to get to this point.There was pain in the eyes of the people who attacked our convoy on the outskirts of the city. Well, pain and distrust. Wayne has been keeping me apprised of everything happening in the city centre, but he never once mentioned the unrest near the border. Maybe he doesn’t know. I imagine he has had his hands full, but it doesn’t seem like him, to have overlooked those who have obviously suffered the most.I will be sure to send some of our people back to the run down, outlying community, to bring food and resources whilst we do what we can to undo the damage done by Acheron and his men. As our car rolls through the castle gates and into a massive courtyard, I get my first glimpse of where I was born. Of course I have
Alpha Zaine’s Rejection Chapter Seventy
Zaine’s POV It wasn’t even a decision really. I have known for some time that my pack and I would end up in Blue Moon. I hadn’t dared to hope we would be here, and at such an advantage, so soon. We have been planning for a hostile takeover, stocking supplies, preparing for the worst whilst praying for the best.Thank heavens none of the visiting Alphas or their people were harmed, and they took their leave with very few questions. Sophia really showed herself as the Queen she is, by reassuring everyone that their questions would soon be answered, but for now they should return to their pack and assure their people that all is well. She was obviously disappointed that the celebrations had to be cancelled and that she wouldn’t be able to meet and get the measure of our guests. I’ll surprise her with the ball to end all balls once we have sorted everything here. It looks like we will have a lot to do, and the reception we got from the outlying town doesn’t inspire much hope.“What are
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Aggie’s POV My body is being jostled about and my old bones can’t take much more. I don’t remember how I got here, or even where here is. I think I’m in a car. The light keeps changing on the other side of my closed eyes, flickering between light and dark like a strobe. “How long do you think it will be until she wakes?” I hear Torrin’s voice beside me.“How the fuck should I know?” Abe snaps back. “Will you two pack it in, we have a long drive, leave her to rest.” Soph sounds just like her mother, oh how I miss her. I can only imagine how Abe must be feeling. When I told him that my body would grow weaker the longer all those souls were crammed inside me, he only hesitated for a minute or so before sticking his blade in my side and releasing the building pressure.I’m glad. I underestimated how much of a strain they would put on me. If he had waited, even a few hours, I doubt I would have had the strength to heal. I know, it sounds dramatic, but I really nearly died. That is not
Alpha Zaine’s Rejection Chapter Sixty-Eight
Sophia’s POV I am so unbelievably ready for this to all be over.When I woke up and felt the change inside of me, I knew there was only one way this shit show would end. Alcmene was strong, there is no doubt in that , but my new wolf, my true wolf, is different. She is strong but not in the maniacal way her predecessor was. My true wolf, Lia, is ready to burn it all to the ground and begin again. I think I see her point. There is so much poison, fear and hatred festering amongst our people. I just can’t allow the innocent to suffer along with the guilty. Some people do terrible things to survive, does that make them terrible people? I don’t know.“Blue Moon must be cleansed Sophia. It is the root of the evil.” Lia pleads with me to see her reasoning.“Blue Moon is my birth pack and where this all started. My parents were not evil, their kingdom is not evil. Acheron is the root, not the innocents who lived under him waiting for the axe to fall. I will not punish them Lia.” I hate tha
Alpha Zaine’s Rejection Chapter Sixty-Seven
Acheron’s POVThe musty stench of dirt and mold is familiar to me. It stinks of decay and death, just like my own dungeons. I can’t sense my beast. What did he do to me?“What have you done? I am your king, you will die for this.” I scream as anger floods me. The thick iron bars between me and the arsehole betas is all that stands between me and vengeance. They took my wolf. How the fuck did they take my wolf?What is Cronin doing here? That fool was killed by my pet rogues years ago.“You are no king of mine. Our queen will decide your fate after the party, and I... can’t... wait, to carry out your sentence myself.” George comes close to the bars and snarls his threat in my face. He has no idea what I am capable of. My men will follow their orders, I have no doubt of that. If taking Zaine and his little bitch down is the last thing I ever do, it will be worth it.“Your Queen,” I snort, almost chocking on laughter. “Your Queen is weak, just like her father. Weakness has no place on t
Alpha Zaine’s Rejection Chapter Sixty-Six
George’s POV“Where is Alpha Zaine?” A purple vein pulses right next to Acheron’s temple as he demands to know Zaine’s whereabouts yet again. If I didn’t tell him the first six times he asked, I have no idea what makes him think the seventh time would be the charm.I do know that whatever Aggie is going to do, is not something Acheron should know anything about. I sent Frankie to keep my pain in the arse and her meddling sidekick in their rooms and out of harms way. Maybe they will give him a little taste of what I’ve been putting up with. More than one man here has found it amusing, watching me pull my hair out over the little Imp and her antics. To be honest I was close to throttling her myself more than once, but now that there is real and present danger on our land and in our home, my mind is on her more than I ever thought it would be.Acheron’s rancid breath warms my face and his canines elongate in front of my eyes. Luca looks as if he wants to pull the crazy off me, but a subt
