Rejected By The Alpha, Claimed By The Lycan King

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oud in the sprawling, sterile perfection of Rhys's penthouse. I stared do

n gasp, a heavy ha

instantly on my tongue. I looked up, my vision blurring, to see Rhys towering over me. His chest heaved

ent fury that had nothing to do with a broken mug. "You just couldn'

mbling hand to my burning cheek. "I was j

was everything you're not. A perfect Beta. A true wolf. And even after her noble sacrifice

anyone. She had stolen my private diary-the one where I foolishly confessed my teenage crush on Rhys-and exposed i

zed the bitter truth. To an Alpha, the word o

n. It

ure Alpha of the Morrison Pack. But as I stared at the shards of my sister's face, a spark of pure, unadulterated dignity

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eer disbelief. "If you da

r him, my voice trembl

his fingers digging bruisingly into my arm as he tried

ody and swung my free hand with ev

ma

ed his cheek, his face a portrait of absolute, horrified shock. An Omega had just struck a futur

en," I sa

I turned on my heel and walked out the d

time I reached the dim, concrete hallway of the Omega Quarters, m

my pocket. Since I had no inner wolf, I couldn't use the Mind

it out.

ng for a shred o

voice sliced through the line, colder than the winter wind. "Rhys

er a mug with Cadence's face on i

are a constant disappointment. You will go back to his penthouse right now, and you will beg for his forgiveness. If you

before I c

t on my apartment door. My mother didn't care that I was ble

drop to the floor. I slid down the rough wood of the door, pulling my knees