The Rejected Mate's Defiant Return To Power

Chapter 5

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te in silence, savoring the taste of the roasted deer. For the first time in his life, h

on thoughtful. "Mother," he finally asked, his voi

the window, toward the distant mountains that mar

the unshakeable strength of forged steel. "W

s a curse in this house. In his mind, his father wa

tter edge to his voic

ay by the fire of my resolve. "We are going to take back what be

w Lycus had performed the ritual of Rejection, a sacrilege that severed our sacred bond, leaving me for dead with his widowed sister-in-law,

r, colder fury. The crime was far worse than simple abandonme

wrapped object. I unfolded it to reveal a pendant of pol

our bonding ceremony," I explained. "It is th

childish resentment burning out, replaced by a ma

ck's territory," I told him. "Tomorrow,

ilas. I spun a tale about a dying sister in a distant territory, ex

s, Silas didn't question it. He stamped the travel writ withou

and, a huge weight lif

all cache of dried food, a water skin, and a few sturdy tools. It was my old escape

mall game. We'll need to

peared into the trees with the fluid grace of a natural hunter. I wat

rest of the d

bolted woodshed and at Freya, who was huddled in

cabin door to last them a few days.

s. "Eat. Sleep. W

ame fire that consumed me. Our long jo

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The Rejected Mate's Defiant Return To Power

Yuda Xiaojie Werewolf

“I was the Fated Mate of Lycus Stone, chosen by the Moon Goddess herself. But he performed the sacrilegious ritual of Rejection, severing our sacred bond to run away with his widowed sister-in-law. He abandoned me and our newborn son in the freezing wilderness, claiming she was his true mate to secure a high-ranking position in a powerful pack. For a decade, while he enjoyed his prestige, I was trapped in a living hell. My in-laws treated me worse than a stray dog, beating me daily and forcing me to eat moldy scraps. Even my own daughter despised my low status, stealing my food to buy pretty dresses and laughing as I starved. "You're just a useless Omega. You deserve to suffer!" In the end, my frail body was ripped apart by wild beasts in the snow. I died listening to the agonizing sound of my own tearing flesh, completely abandoned. Until my last breath, I felt nothing but a suffocating despair. Why did my mate defy the Goddess to choose his brother's widow? Why did my family treat me like garbage while praising his monstrous betrayal? Opening my eyes again, the blinding pain was gone. I was back in that miserable cabin, exactly ten years ago. This time, I grabbed the heavy iron poker by the fireplace. The weak Elara is dead, and I am going to destroy them all.”