All Chapters of Rejected Slave, Fated Queen: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Zared pov Dammit! When Janus mind linked me with the information that the attack we were dealing with is a diversion I immediately ran down the tower stairs to follow him. It all made sense, but I hadn’t connected the dots. As soon as I leave the tower Ahriman’s men flock around me. Not actively trying to engage me but definitely slowing me down so the bastard Ahriman can find Aurum and get out. “Kill them! He can’t have Aurum,” Gunther growls, eager to shift. /Warriors! Get those pesky Red Star fleas off of me! I need to go to the packhouse and find Ahriman./ Immediately warriors come over to free me. /Zared! Zared Please answer! The attackers they're here! They’re breaking down the door. It won't hold much longer!/ Amethyst sounds frantic./Janus and I are on our way! It is Ahriman, he is coming for Aurum/ I run faster. Janus is a good warrior but no match for Ahriman. I just hope he can keep him busy until I get there to end things. As I enter the quarters where the girls liv

The pyres holding the five fallen pack members are now reduced to a heap of smouldering ashes. The smell of burnt flesh and wood heavy in the air, reminding everyone that we have lost people. The smell will be noticeable for a couple of days. Which is why I prefer to bury those who didn’t die honourably. It’s cleaner and quicker. I need to get to work. Without a gamma and beta everything is my responsibility. I want to kill Ahriman, which can be done in a few seconds. But then I would still need to travel to Red Star to claim his pack. Without a beta and gamma I can’t travel for days, I can’t leave Golden Claw without anyone in charge. A frustrated growl escapes me. Gunther is pacing restlessly in my head, making it even harder to think clearly. I groan and get up from my chair. Janus was making a list of possible gamma’s. He was precise so I should be able to find it. “Someone has to clean his house,” Gunther adds another item to the todo list. “The girls can do it, it will keep th

Nomia pov When we leave Zared's office we go to Janus’ cabin, to tidy it up and take some memorabilia. It’s considerably less luxurious than our quarters but also more homely. It has three bedrooms, a living room with dining area, a kitchen and a garden with shed and vegetable patch. “We could live here,” I murmur more to myself than to Ruby and Garnet. They hear me anyway and immediately agree that it would be better here than in our quarters. Janus said he was collecting clothing and backpacks for us to escape but I don’t find any, making my heart drop. Was he never planning on leaving with us? “He just hid them well to prevent people from accidentally finding them,” Aminta assures me. “We’ll find it when we move in,” I say but my heart is not really in it. To distract myself from the troubles ahead I decide to pay Ahriman a visit. Ruby and Garnet stay in our new house. This time I’m let in, I walk down the stairs and find Ahriman in the same cell as before. He’s healed

Nomia povI stand next to Ahriman who admits defeat, knowing that his life will be over. Zared will slice his throat and will give the pack two days to pay their respects before he will become their alpha. I feel Breanna and Bridget wrap their arms around my waist. Knowing that when Ahriman dies the remnants of the bond will break. “Aminta? How bad will it be?”“Honestly I’m not sure, I expect it to hurt but that we can stay on our feet with the support we have.”Anxiously I wait for the moment that Zared drags the sword across Ahriman’s throat. Zared drops Ahriman to the ground and I know that within a few seconds his heart will stop beating. The pain is sharp, cutting my breath, in the same way when you’re thrown into ice cold water. Next a searing pain rips through my chest. I am determined to show as little of the pain as I can, I don’t want people to think that I cared for him. Everyone here knows I rejected him at his wedding. The pain slowly fades, I catch my breath and smile

Nomia povTo my surprise Jasmin, Gamma Blagdan and another woman joined us the next morning. All three packed for travel. I look at Breanna and Bridget but they shrug their shoulders, I look at Zared and raise a brow, in response he gives me a lopsided grin and the bond flutters alive, making me find him attractive.“He is a fine specimen though,” Aminta puts in her two cents.“He could be handsome but all attraction is lost due that scowl that makes him look as if he is permanently in pain or at least in pain.”“Jasmin will be coming back with us so she can keep you company. Gamma Blagdan will be your new guard and chaperon. He has requested that his mate can accompany him.”I nod in understanding, “Alpha Zared, would you allow me, Bridget and Breanna to shift and run alongside our travelling party?”“I will join you, Blagdan can take my horse. The four ladies can travel in the carriage. Gunther wants to spend some time with your wolf. We don’t even know her name yet. We haven’t shi