All Chapters of Once rejected, twice shy: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Reese’s POVHer blood was boiling. She was so angry that her skin rippled and she could feel her claws trying to push through her fingernails. She wanted to hurt Troy, maybe even cut his balls off. A small laugh escaped her lips and Troy glanced over at her.“What’s so funny?”Reese smirked then and turned her head to look at him. She extended her hand and scraped her nails over his thigh toward his groin. She could see the bulge in his pants grow and she leaned over him and cupped his semi-erect cock through his pants.“I was just imagining cutting your balls off,” she whispered and removed her hand.Troy gripped the steering wheel tighter and clenched his jaw but he didn’t say anything. Reese sat back in her seat feeling satisfied. He’d have to learn that she wasn’t meek and docile. She’d give as good as she got.Two hours passed in silence as Troy kept to the speed limit. He didn’t look at her once and Reese closed her eyes. She might as well try and sleep until they reached Black

Amber’s POVAmber had packed a bag and moved through the packhouse as if nothing was wrong. She smiled at warriors and Omegas as she walked out of the house and climbed into her car. She wasn’t going to wait for Katherine to make any arrangements.Reese was fragile now, angry with Troy and the time to strike was now. Amber knew how the warrior rotations worked and she knew she could get the Alpha and his Beta onto Black Claw territory. She put the radio on and lowered her window as she crossed the border and grinned.The truth of the matter was that she’d willingly taken the drugs Justin had offered her, she’d wanted to know what sex with someone else would feel like before she tied herself to Troy. He’d taken her virginity the day after they’d recognized each other as mates.He’d been gentle and careful, treating her like she was a China doll that could break. She’d wanted rougher, more exciting sex with someone else to know what the thrill was, so she could then have it with Troy.T

Reese’s POV“How are you feeling?” Reese tucked a strand of Cleo’s hair behind her ear.“I’m okay, really,” Cleo said.“Why the fuck would you reject Drake? After all this time when you thought you had no mate! It wasn’t the kind of distraction I had in mind, Cleo!”Cleo smiled sadly and shook her head. “I didn’t reject him because of you. I went to Troy’s office for said distraction and when I walked in Drake was kissing another woman, like full on kissing her and I just lost it. My wolf snapped and attacked.”“Oh goddess, Cleo!”“He belittled me, Reese, and then he turned back to her, to make sure she was okay, so I rejected him.” Cleo sniffed and wiped a stray tear from her eye.Reese moved closer to Cleo and hugged her tightly. “I’m so sorry that happened to you.”They sat like that as the minutes ticked by, each lost in their own thoughts of sadness and turmoil. Troy had sounded so cold when he said Cleo was on her own now and would face punishment for attacking his cousin.“Cleo

Reese’s POV After her run with Russo, she went back to the Alpha suite and had a very intense and honest conversation with herself. If she was completely honest with herself she didn’t want to lose Troy. She liked him as a man, as an Alpha and he was a good husband. Every marriage had its ups and downs and Amber was just another hurdle. She had to push her own insecurities behind her and embrace the life Troy could give her, the life he wanted to give her. She had to fix things between them. With that decided, she headed to the shower and washed her hair, shaved her legs and went through the painful process of giving herself a bikini wax. She cursed and yelled and winced and eventually with the hot wax kind of getting everywhere, she ended up waxing everything off. She raided the packhouse’s kitchen and went back upstairs to cook for Troy. She wouldn’t bother him because she knew he’d be busy having missed two days of work. She’d wait for him patiently, surprise him with dinner and

Troy’s POV He couldn’t pinpoint exactly when it had happened, but during the previous day, things had shifted for him. He’d taken the time to try and stand in Reese’s shoes and what he’d seen and felt, had left a bitter taste in his mouth. His feelings didn’t matter much to him. He was used to being less important, it was the Alpha’s curse after all. He would always be a slave to his pack and to his people. He would always choose them above his own needs. He’d targeted Reese because of the Oracle’s vision. He’d taken her from her home and used Justin as an excuse, because in all honesty, Justin had no idea who she was and his father had never met with her about a union between them. Justin only knew her name, from the documents he’d submitted to the Elders for approval of his arranged marriage. That night in the bar, he’d wanted to fuck her and he had. He’d taken her to Saxon Island because he knew it would soften her resolve, get her in his bed and it would make their bond stronge