My Cruel Alpha's Rejected Mate

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and cedar, a crisp, biting aroma that clung to my skin and invaded my lungs. It was the s

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all of muscle, tense and unyielding. The intimacy of moments ago, where his touch had been pos

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flat statement of fact that hit me

my inner wolf let out a low, mournful whimper. *Kassie.* The name tasted like ash. His "Chosen Mate." The

of the perfect personal assistant sliding into place over the shat

so sharp, held a flicker of something unreadable-ann

esk, his presence dominating the room. "Before she takes h

ingers trembling slightly.

vibrating with the subtle power of an Alpha's order. "For the mate I rejec

left m

ow. He still

med unworthy, snapping the bond before he even caught her scent. He didn't know that the girl was me. He didn't know that the

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. "And add a clause for compensation. Transfer a significan

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been quiet for six years. She never caused troubl

rewarding me for suffering in silence, paying me off

I whispered, bowing

tic sea of bodies and noise, but the

smelled like cheap perfume and entitlement. It clashed viole

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the arrivals gate, a vision of carefully curated perf

like a lifeline, rendering myself invisible. I watched as Brennan caught her. F

ied, burying her face in his n

ing at my ribcage, demanding I t

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r Kassie's shoulder, his gaze colliding with mine. For a heartbeat, the world narrowed to just us. I saw

brought the help! How thoughtful." She looked me up and down, dismi

ink leather ba

said, my voice devoid of emotio

xit with a hand on the small of her back-a spot

ennan said, hi

lace me, while the Severance Declaration burned a hole in my mind. I w