All Chapters of The Rejected Cursed Wolf: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

“You want me to be the Oregon royal advisor?” Lynerd’s pupils dilated.“It was what my parents were going to do before their untimely death.” I glanced at Zeke, who had the intelligence to avert his eyes. “You and your pack are strong—the strongest in Oregon, from what I can tell. It makes sense to offer the position to you.”And to screw me, Theo replied, his hurt surging between us. You know I grew up expecting to step into this position. Is this your way of getting back at me for not helping you sooner?A lump formed in my throat, and I tried to swallow around it. I hadn’t meant to hurt him. Theo, it isn’t personal. Your father killed my parents, and your pack mistreated me until a few weeks ago when I was crowned queen. That history and your dad’s imprisonment won’t go over well. It’s not an insult, I swear, and I’ll find a way to make this right for you too.He didn’t say anything, but I saw the way Jasmine was looking at him. Her heart broke for him, but I needed Lynerd to say s

Zeke sneered, his hands shaking at his sides. “I will not lose to you or anyone.” He didn’t have to glance at me for me to know I was included in that equation.At least we had no doubt that Samuel, the other royal advisors, and I were stronger than him. I wasn’t worried about him taking over, but I feared I’d overestimated Lynerd’s strength and this move was going to crash around me. If Zeke was strong enough not to submit to Lynerd, I’d do what I had to, including making him rogue. Locking him up in the basement would prevent him from causing any more havoc. If he slowly lost his mind too, that might be satisfying after everything he’d done.If I couldn’t tell which wolf was stronger, what did that say about me and my leadership skills?“Please.” Lynerd snickered. Despite the sweat coating his forehead and the quiver in his bottom lip, he wasn’t struggling as hard as Zeke. “The only reason you’ve lasted this long is through your last-ditch effort to prove you’re strong, but there’s

I placed one hand on the center console and the other on the door armrest. The queen was relentless, and every time I thought we had a moment to gather our wits, she attacked us again, catching us off guard.At what point would we not be taken by surprise?What do you mean, ‘unfamiliar wolves’? I couldn’t react irrationally, but then I spoke out loud to Samuel, “Go faster. Oxbow might be under attack soon.”Wolves we’ve never seen before are five miles out, she said hastily, which wasn’t like her.“What?” Theo croaked and leaned forward, placing his head between the two seats to stare into my eyes. “You can’t leave me in the dark. I’m the alpha now.”I winced. “I’m sorry. Mom linked to me. I’ll include you in the conversation.” With that, I tugged his link into the connection.Samuel pressed the gas, going faster, as I focused on Mom.The base of my skull throbbed from an oncoming headache. Everything was catching up to me, and I felt helpless and useless. I was certain any of the adv

Snarling, the graphite wolf steadied himself and faced me, chest heaving. Dad’s blood covered his snout.There aren’t any witches, Samuel answered.Hot rage blasted through me, and something inside me snapped. Power rolled through my body, my magic sizzled, and I moved faster than ever before. I slammed into the enemy wolf, who flew backward into the nearest larch tree. His body thudded into it, his head cracking against the trunk, and he crumpled to the ground. I waited to make sure he didn’t get up.When he didn’t move, I hurried to Dad, making sure to face the fighting so no one could attack my back.Blood poured from Dad’s neck, and his eyes were wide. He tried to use his paws to put pressure on his neck, but they weren’t like hands. Hell, even if they had been hands, they wouldn’t have done any good.How bad is it? Dad linked as he kept trying to apply pressure to the wound.This would have been a good fucking time to be able to lie, but the stench would give me away. Not good. I

Zeke and Trevor were still shooting from the window, not paying attention to what was going on behind them. I jogged over to Zeke and grabbed bullets from the floor next to him.I held out my hand. “Give me your gun.”His head jerked toward me, and his eyes bulged. “Go put on clothes and let the men handle this.”Even though I was his queen, he still disregarded me, and I had to put an end to it. I allowed alpha will to creep into my voice. “Give me the gun. I won’t ask again. You shot Jack. You can’t be trusted with a firearm. Now, stay put and only do what I or the royal advisors tell you to.”Jaw tensing, he snarled as his wolf forced him to hand me the gun. The cool metal felt foreign in my hands, but I had to trust I could do enough damage with the weapon. I’d seen Dad load his gun often, so I added more bullets as I moved to the front door.Callie, what the hell are you doing? Miles growled.Protecting my people. I opened the door, raised the gun, and stepped outside. I fired ro