All Chapters of Marked for Ruin: The Alphas’ Rejected Mate: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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Ella

ELLALyla and I had spoken during lunch. Her trip to the principal’s office had been a simple misunderstanding—at least, that’s what she said.But as she narrated the ordeal, I felt like her teammates were trying to sabotage her and get her out of the cheerleading squad for reasons best known to them.She asked if I had seen the pictures of her making the rounds in the school gossip vine, and I told her I was out of touch with anything that wasn’t related to schoolwork and going straight home once the day was over.She chuckled at the response, and that was the first time I had seen her genuinely smile all day.It was great to see the stress lines on her face lessen a little, and I asked her to tell me all about it.She explained that someone had made a fake picture of her in a compromising position with an older man and sent it to the whole school.As she spoke, I remembered coming to school a few days ago and noticing how everyone was glued to their phones or chattering excitedly wi
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Ella

ELLAWe spent the next few hours training. I couldn’t tell if she had gotten stronger over the last few days or if she was simply channeling her emotions into this session, but at the beginning, I was struggling to keep up.Slowly, I started catching up with her pace. My body hurt all over, and my joints screamed for mercy, but I didn’t stop until she signaled that it was time to take a break.Even then, I wanted to keep going, but I knew it was better to let her catch her breath and recollect her thoughts.I tried to steady my breathing and calm my nerves as she reached into her bag and pulled out some sandwiches and two bottles of juice. I hadn’t realized how hungry I was until the aroma of peanut butter hit my nostrils.I thanked her as we sat down and ate a couple of sandwiches before drinking from the bottle she had given me. I chuckled at how much my body ached; it reminded me of the first day I started these sessions.The only difference was that this time, I had become accusto
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Ella

ELLAI continued training until after sunset and was breathless by the time I decided my body had reached its limit for the day. Despite the ache in my joints, I felt lighter and much stronger.I had also practiced the moves I saw Lyla perform and was certain I had mastered them, but I would only confirm that when we returned here to practice tomorrow.I closed my eyes for a moment, exhaled, and inhaled until I had steadied my breathing. I resisted the urge to open my eyes and decided to listen to the sound of the waterfall to help me stay calm.As the minutes rolled by, I realized that the feeling I had been ignoring for so long—the sensation of impending doom that seemed to envelop me throughout the day—was still there, and this time, it seemed to have heightened with the emotions I was feeling.This was yet another problem I had to solve. My troubles seemed to be exacerbated at every turn, and it irked me greatly. I needed to find solutions to everything plaguing my mind, and I did
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Ella

ELLAI was starting to lose my temper, and honestly, I didn’t care how he would react to my outburst.I had taken enough of being followed around by these twins; I simply craved some peace and quiet.He looked taken aback by my retort, but I was too engrossed in the memory of the last few minutes before he showed up to care.They always ruined everything, him and his brother. If he hadn’t turned up, I would’ve been able to communicate with the wolf I had just seen and find out where it was from. Or I would’ve died fighting for my life.I refused to consider the possibility that his appearance had saved me from imminent death. The Blackthorn twins had never saved me from anything, and if that wolf was an alpha, it wouldn’t have run away just because another person showed up.There was more to all of this, and I needed to get to the bottom of it. Again, my list of things I needed to sort out had grown, but this seemed very important.I couldn’t shake the feeling that the alpha was conne
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Kade

KADE“If you hate it so much, then why are you here?” she retorted, and I scoffed.“You really just hear what you want to hear, don’t you?” I asked, trying to mask my irritation.She was trying to process what I was saying, and I understood it. I wasn’t sure why I had decided to do this, but after Lucian told me he had seen her in this part of the woods, I needed to see for myself if what he was saying was true. It was.I didn’t admit that to him, though, and instead, I suggested it was better for all three of us to move on since we had already rejected her.But I understood it; she was on a loop in my mind, and I needed to do something about it.I wasn’t sure if this was the right way to go about it, but I needed to cover my bases.If the pack considered having a mate essential to taking over the leadership role, perhaps I could make things feel less abrasive with Ella.She still wasn’t a great pick for the role, but I needed a backup plan on that front—and a bird in the hand is defi
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Ella

ELLAI was still talking when he reached out and pulled me close to him. Our bodies were so close to one another that I could hear his heartbeat and breathe in the smell of his cologne mixed with sweat.I blinked and stopped talking for a moment, not because I had run out of words to express myself - far from that. I had a number of things to say, and I wasn’t close to being done, but I had genuinely lost my train of thought.For the first time that evening, I was grateful it was dark and he couldn’t see the effect that singular act had on me.I cleared my throat and tried to continue talking, but as soon as I opened my mouth, my brain felt mushy, and I knew nothing I would say from that point would be coherent. I had only one option: to leave.Everything within me was screaming the same thing. My blood had run hot and cold at the same time. I was struggling to move my feet, but his hand was still on my arm.“Run, Ella, run,” I told myself, trying to internally remind myself that I wa
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Ella

ELLAWe watched in silence as he walked away. I was still feeling befuddled by what had transpired and was starting to think I was in a silly dream I needed to wake up from.“Pinch me,” I muttered and looked around. The wind had picked up, and the leaves rustled as it blew through the woods.That was enough proof that I wasn’t imagining the entire scenario.“What was he doing here?” Lyla asked. She seemed upset, but I knew it wasn’t directed at me. Perhaps dinner didn’t go well, or she was just as surprised as I was to see Kade. “Are you hurt?”“No… I… just a little disoriented, but I’m fine,” I replied, and she let out a relieved sigh, then repeated the first question.I was still in shock and explained the exchange as briefly as I could. She clicked her tongue and moved toward me.“Don’t let him bother you. This is probably some silly ploy he and his brother have come up with. Don’t let them get to you,” she said.I stood rooted to a spot for a few minutes, trying to gather my thoug
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Ella

ELLABy the end of the meal, we had decided to stick with the current location for our training sessions.It was ours, and relocating just because the Blackthorn twins showed up seemed like a terrible idea.Additionally, I didn’t want to give them any reason to think their actions affected me in any way.Hopefully, they wouldn’t show up again; or if they did, I would be better suited to respond to their theatrics now that I had come to terms with the fact that this was probably just a silly game they had come up with.It was rather on-brand for them to decide to emotionally torture me with something like this. It wasn’t enough that they had rejected me as their mate; they needed to constantly remind me that I was beneath them in ways they had never done before.“I saw a wolf while I was in the woods,” I blurted, and she sat up for a moment. A strange look crossed her face, like she had heard something bizarre, but she looked away almost immediately.“It was probably Kade or his brothe
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Ella

ELLAI decided to spend the night at Lyla’s house. She was ecstatic about the change of plans, but what I hadn’t envisioned was spending the entire weekend.When her mom called to say she had arrived at her destination, I knew Lyla would be alone in the house and felt bad for wanting to leave her by herself in the enormous place without any company.Either that, or I had given in to the feeling of comfort I felt while being here. Whatever it was, I decided to enjoy it while it lasted.The event she had spoken about was the next day, and she wanted me to be well rested so I could have all the energy I required for the tournament.The next day, we picked out outfits, and I started to feel like it wasn’t going to be worth the time and wanted to back out.But Lyla reminded me that I needed the competition to help boost my skills and that it was a friendly game, so I didn’t need to overthink it. I was still doubtful about going but decided to go anyway.When we arrived at the venue, I wasn
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LUCIAN

LUCIANBeing at this event was a means to an end. I sought one thing: a distraction. After the conversation I had with Kade, I still couldn’t get her off my mind.It was mental torture—every time I closed my eyes, I had flashes from the moments we’d lean against her locker and make her squirm, to the day the bond was activated and the rejection played on a loop.It felt like someone had flipped a switch in my head and disconnected the means to turn it off. Since our last encounter, my waking thoughts were filled with Ella.I slept and couldn’t think about anything but Miss Harper punching the air under the guise of training.The party and tournament were a gathering of wolves from all the other packs. It was the only time we could be in one place and not feel agitated toward one another—or at least pretend not to be.To be fair, we didn’t attack any members of known packs. Once they identified themselves, we went on our merry way. It had become easier to recognize those we didn’t cons
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