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Marked for Ruin: The Alphas’ Rejected Mate Ella
ELLAI woke up the next morning feeling out of sorts. Lyla said it was normal, as this was the first time I was really exercising my limbs, and if I kept up with the training sessions, I would feel a lot better in no time.But right now, that felt like something she only said to make me feel better and convince me to keep training.The pain in my arms and legs made me want to opt out and never go back. But there was no chickening out of this. I had started it, and I wanted to see it through.I forced myself to sit up despite the pain and looked out the window as the sun’s rays streamed into the room. It was Saturday, and I was relieved that I didn’t have to walk around the hallways or sit through classes while my body ached in places I didn’t even think could hurt.I had a few chores to do around the house before I could have breakfast, then nothing else to occupy me except reading or lying in bed, lost in a million thoughts. I would’ve taken a walk, but in this state, I needed to sav
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-17Marked for Ruin: The Alphas’ Rejected Mate Ella
ELLAAs Lyla walked away, I realized she had said she’d see me at school on Monday rather than tomorrow. That probably meant we wouldn’t be training.I resisted the urge to call out to her and ask if training was off the schedule, deciding instead that I’d just come here on my own - either to train or to read a book.The spot she had picked for our sessions was beautiful. The sound of water crashing against the rocks as it cascaded down was refreshing, and I didn’t mind spending some time alone here.I turned toward the waterfall, watching the sunlight reflect off the flowing water, and knew this place would soon become my new favorite spot.I sat down for a few minutes, savoring the serenity in front of me. It had been a long time since I’d felt this kind of internal peace, and I wanted to cherish it as much as possible.Whether or not Lyla was with me, I decided I would come here as often as I could - to train, to think, to simply be.I had no friends to visit, no weekend sleepovers
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-17Marked for Ruin: The Alphas’ Rejected Mate Kade
KADEThese meetings bored me.Every time we gathered, the elders droned on about the same ten agenda items, the seers issued vague warnings about impending peril that never seemed to come, and we were reminded - yet again - of our duties as alphas in training.It was a tedious cycle, and I had long stopped expecting anything interesting to happen.Not that there was much to do anyway. The pack knew better than to challenge the authority above them, so compliance was the norm. Everything ran like clockwork, predictable and dull.My mind started drifting, wondering what else I could be doing with my time instead of sitting here, listening to the same old nonsense.I let my gaze sweep over the gathered wolves. Some had come in their wolf forms, others in their human ones, but communication was open to all.They could voice their opinions if they wanted - though most of them never did. They were content with being led rather than thinking for themselves.At least, that’s what I thought.T
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-17Marked for Ruin: The Alphas’ Rejected Mate LUCIAN
LUCIANI refused to let myself be bothered by the way the pack meeting was unfolding.I had come here expecting a straightforward process: the elders would ask if anyone wanted to challenge my right to lead - there would be silence, and then they would move on to the next phase of the meeting.Instead, things had taken an unexpected turn. Not that it mattered.People had a right to voice their opinions; I had the right to decide they were irrelevant. At the end of the day, I was still in charge. Nothing anyone said or did could change that.It was simple, really. I was next in line. If anyone wanted to challenge that, they’d have to face me in combat. I scanned the group stirring up division and chuckled. A handful of betas and mixed omegas, none of them stood a chance against me.If I wanted to make a statement, all I had to do was shift into my wolf form right here in the middle of the meeting. That alone would be enough to send them into submission, to remind them exactly who they
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-17Marked for Ruin: The Alphas’ Rejected Mate Ella
ELLAThe feeling that hit me the day I stepped out to get groceries hadn’t gone anywhere, which put me in a permanently foul mood.On my way to school, I walked past some students who were talking in low tones about something, but I didn’t bother to find out what the topic was. On a normal day, I didn’t speak to them, and I wouldn’t try now that I was in a terrible mood.Whatever it was, I would hear about it when I got to school, or Lyla would meet me at the gate and give me all the details.She was a cheerleader. Nothing went past her eyes and ears around these parts. If anything, her teammates were part of the grapevine that spread gossip around the school, so she was definitely going to be the first to hear any juicy information from the correct source.In all honesty, I wasn’t particularly interested in knowing any gossip or learning about anything anyone had said, would say, or had to say. I simply wanted this feeling that constantly tugged at me to be gone.It was worse than th
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-17Marked for Ruin: The Alphas’ Rejected Mate Ella
ELLASeeing Lucian had surprised me, but I wasn’t going to show it. He didn’t need to know that he had that kind of effect on me.Honestly, I had expected to see one of the rogue wolves the elders spoke about, and I was ready to try out everything I had learned while training with Lyla. But his presence threw me off balance.He didn’t need to know that, and I certainly wasn’t going to let it show on my face. I turned away for a moment to regain my composure.When I was certain I was in a better frame of mind to respond, I turned back to meet his gaze.“What are you doing here?” I asked.He squinted at me.“You heard me the first time,” came the reply, and I shrugged.“I’ve decided to ignore whatever it was you said and focus on getting you out of here,” I answered, folding my arms.He looked around, and I could see that even he appreciated how beautiful the scenery was, although he said nothing to that effect. He shifted his gaze back to me and sneered.“Were you doing what I think yo
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-17Marked for Ruin: The Alphas’ Rejected Mate Ella
ELLAAs I walked away, I replayed the conversation in my head and couldn’t help but smile at how I had handled the situation. It was better than I expected. I had been thrown off by his sudden appearance, but I quickly adapted and made the best of it.“I didn’t cower,” I muttered to myself as a grin crept onto my face.I felt elated. For a moment, I forgot about everything else that was troubling my mind and focused on being an entirely different person from who Lucian and his brother knew.I could tell that he wasn’t expecting that - but he should’ve known better. From the moment they rejected me, it sparked a flame in my soul. One I never knew was capable of being lit, and while I was seemingly unable to fan the embers on my own, Lyla had been a great source of encouragement.My thoughts shifted to Lyla as I made my way out of the woods. She hadn’t come to the meeting point, as she stated in her note, and Lucian’s presence had disrupted my stay. I just hoped she wouldn’t go there ho
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-18Marked for Ruin: The Alphas’ Rejected Mate Kade
KADEThe meeting had ended, and I went home. Lucian said he needed some time alone, and I understood him. After that commotion during the pack meeting, he certainly needed the space to reevaluate things.I knew he would come to talk to me when he was ready - he always did. First, as a way of freeing his mind of the thoughts that plagued him, and also because he valued my opinions regarding whatever plans or decisions he intended to make.What annoyed me was the way things had played out. At first, it was boring, then a little exciting as people finally started speaking up about who should lead the pack. But then, it took a different turn with Aubrey’s speech.As I drove home, I could still recall the way I felt when she started talking, like something had shifted in the atmosphere. For Langdon, it was pure comedy.But for me, I wasn’t sure I was interested in speaking to the wolves I had overheard discussing a coup anymore. It just didn’t make sense to start another round of fancy spe
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-25
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Marked for Ruin: The Alphas’ Rejected Mate Ella
ELLAWhen we arrived at the school, the body had been removed from the gate and the blood cleaned up, but I could still smell the stench in the air, and the feeling of dread that I had been walking around with seemed to triple in intensity.I swallowed and tried to ignore it as I walked to the field with the others. Soon after, the tryouts began, and we had to sit through a couple of mediocre performances before it was Quincy’s turn.Once he stepped on the field, I knew he would give the twins a run for their position as team leads, but his composure told me something else—something I had been suspecting for a long time.His moves, his speed, the way he caught the ball and threw it back made Lyla and me pass knowing looks between each other.Unlike the twins, he wasn’t showing any restriction in using his power. The only thing he didn’t do was turn into wolf form, but everything else was enough to confirm everything I needed to know.He was a werewolf—and if I was delusional enough, h
Marked for Ruin: The Alphas’ Rejected Mate Ella
ELLAThe loud sound of Quincy pressing the car horn reverberated throughout the house, and I groaned.We had come to a silent arrangement over the course of this budding relationship—he would pick up Lyla, then stop by my house to pick me up too.We always went to school together. At first, it seemed strange because I was used to walking to school by myself and being alone with my thoughts.Now, I was stuck listening to the sound of their voices talking about the previous day and trying to rope me into the conversation. More often than not, I chose silence, as I would rather listen. Today was one of those days.I picked up my bag and walked to the door, locked it behind me, and got into the car. The ride to school was like any other. Lyla sat in the front seat talking with Quincy, and I enjoyed being ferried from one place to the other.What I didn’t anticipate was that this morning had a lot in store for me. When we arrived at the gate, I saw something that made my heart race.I didn
Marked for Ruin: The Alphas’ Rejected Mate Ella
ELLALyla spent more time talking to Quincy than me at lunch, and I was actually happy about it.It was like watching a kid get a new shiny toy they wanted to play with all day, and it also meant I could retain my quiet time and just watch everything happening around me.To be fair, she was a better host than I was. When she learned he was a new transfer student, she started explaining how things worked in the school beyond his class schedule.She told him about the cliques, the people he needed to avoid or be wary of; which was funny, because she was always talking about inclusion for everyone, but she was right.That group of people who hung around school selling drugs and never graduating were definitely ones to stay away from.Except, of course, if that was your crowd, then they’d be great allies.Still, they had their advantages, and she urged him to learn how to use that to his benefit. I was zoning in and out throughout the conversation and tried to focus on finishing my food.
Marked for Ruin: The Alphas’ Rejected Mate Ella
ELLAWhoever decided that the weekend only consisted of two days was a really terrible person, and they were lucky I couldn’t go back in time to shake some sense into them.It was Monday already, and I hated that I had to drag my barely healed body to this place and force myself to sit through classes.I would’ve stayed home, but that would ruin my perfect attendance, and I had a test coming up after lunch. I wasn’t going to let an aching body take away the chance of increasing my credits.If I started to feel faint, I’d simply go to the infirmary and spend some time with the nurse. I didn’t need to take any medication—if anything, the really sore parts of my body were healed, and the rest would be over before the end of the day. I just needed to rest.I thought about the note I had read earlier. Since I got it, I had been trying to make sense of the text written on it, but to no avail. I couldn’t pinpoint why, but it felt oddly familiar.I couldn’t understand what was written or why
Marked for Ruin: The Alphas’ Rejected Mate Ella
ELLAIf I said the seer’s actions hadn’t taken me unawares, I would be telling a terrible lie. I understood not wanting me around while she worked, but stopping in the middle of a session and refusing to give me the information I needed was another ball game entirely.What were the odds that I would find another seer who’d be willing to tell me what I wanted to know? I didn’t want to walk around telling all and sundry that I was looking for a way to cut ties with Kade and Lucian—word traveled fast in this town.Even faster in the pack. I needed to get it done, but I also needed to know that whoever I was going to meet would be able to help me achieve my goal and be as discreet as possible.I sighed and left the premises. If she didn’t want me around, the only thing I could do was wait. I wasn’t sure how long I had to stay away, but I would try to come around next weekend.Maybe she’d be in a better mood then and would be ready to talk about the things I needed to know.As I walked dow
Marked for Ruin: The Alphas’ Rejected Mate Ella
ELLAI had spent the weekend recuperating—being home and in my own bed did wonders. I was finally in a space no one could barge into and make me feel uncomfortable, except, of course, for the occasional doorbell that went off at specific times of the day.It had started the same morning Quincy dropped me off. That afternoon, I heard the bell and slowly dragged myself to the door, only to find no one there. Instead, a basket filled with food items sat on the porch, with a get well soon note attached.At first, it was strange to receive something without knowing who it came from. But when another basket arrived later that evening, I decided it was a welcome development.Whoever was sending it had saved me the trouble of cooking or spending more money to order food—and for that, I was grateful. I would’ve liked to know who was behind the kind gesture, but if they preferred to stay anonymous, that was fine by me. Sooner or later, I’d find out. Right now, I just needed to get my strength b
Marked for Ruin: The Alphas’ Rejected Mate Ella
ELLAWhen I opened my eyes, it was already morning. Birds were chirping from the tree branches, rays of sunlight streamed through the gaps the leaves didn’t cover, and I could hear the sound of cars driving past a few miles away.I sighed and tried to sit up—my body cooperated a lot better than it had the previous night, and that was a good sign.It meant my healing had begun, and even though I still felt sore in certain places, it was much better than feeling like complete crap yesterday.I looked around and chuckled when the realization hit me—I had slept in the forest like some hobo. When I’d closed my eyes earlier, the plan was to rest for a few minutes and slowly make my way home before dawn. But then again, things don’t always go according to plan.I turned toward the waterfall and marveled at how beautiful it looked in the morning light. I had seen it countless times during the day, but every time I did, it somehow seemed more beautiful than the last.I exhaled slowly and tried
Marked for Ruin: The Alphas’ Rejected Mate Ella
ELLAI opened my eyes, narrowed them for a bit, let out a short chuckle, then closed them again.It took all the self-control I could muster not to unleash a string of curses or lash out at him.I kept reminding myself that I was conserving energy and he wasn’t worth the effort. If I could will myself to fall asleep right now, I would—without a care in the world.He could stand there and talk to himself until dawn if it made him feel better about what he’d done.All I truly wanted was to be left alone. My thoughts were enough company, and I’d rather have them than Lucian’s words.“Beginner’s luck,” I murmured, shaking my head. “Such an asinine thing to say,” I added, a little louder than intended, but I didn’t care what he thought.If he had anything to say about my remark, it didn’t matter anymore. He had already done his worst, and I was determined to start teaching myself how to see past whatever nonsense he threw my way.That was the best option I had now. If I kept letting their
Marked for Ruin: The Alphas’ Rejected Mate Ella
ELLAWhen I had made it into the woods, I turned into my human form and lay on the ground. My heart rate had tripled in the last few minutes, and I simply wanted it to stop racing, but I knew I had to give it time.My body had been through an activity it had never undertaken, and while I was successful at it, I still had to endure the strain I had put it through.The major downside to this experience was that Kade had caught up with me and was slowly walking towards where I lay.I desperately wanted to be alone, and if there was anyone at all that I would prefer to be by my side, it definitely wasn’t one of the twins. But I was already going through a lot of pain to protest this intrusion.“Why are you here?” I whispered as he knelt down and stared at my aching body.“You look like you need help,” he replied and took my arm in his hands.As our skin touched, I felt the same energy that had coursed through my body earlier and tried to pull away, but he held on firmly. “I don’t want you
