Rejected By The Alpha: My Stunning Return

I was the wolfless orphan taken in by the Blackwood pack, secretly in love with Ryker, the future Alpha.

At the Mating Moon ceremony, the Goddess miraculously chose me as his fated mate.

But instead of a blessing, it became my ultimate nightmare. He dragged me onto the sacred stone in front of the entire pack to publicly humiliate me.

"I reject you, Elara Vance, as my mate!"

He chose a powerful she-wolf over a freak like me. The severing of the bond nearly killed me. I accepted his rejection and fled, living as a rogue for three years to bury the agonizing echo of his betrayal.

When I finally returned to visit his sick father, I was no longer that pathetic, broken girl.

Yet, the very night I arrived, he threw a lavish engagement party with his chosen Luna, a deliberate slap in the face.

I refused to run this time. I walked into his ballroom with my head held high to prove I was finally free of him.

But the moment our eyes met across the crowded room, a soul-crushing agony exploded in my chest.

Across the hall, Ryker let out a harsh gasp, clutching his heart in identical, terrifying pain.

The sacred bond he had so ruthlessly destroyed three years ago wasn't dead.

And now, it was going to destroy us both.