Rejected Omega: Rising As The True Luna

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y to the ground. The forest floor rushed towards me, a chaotic mess of damp earth and decaying leaves.

e, but did nothing to alleviate the burning pain spreading from the wound in my shoulder. Two figures loomed in the oppressive darkne

her panic contrasting sharply with my own rapid breathing. But beneath

is shadow, a burden he didn't need, a destined companion he refused to acknowledge. Bu

ning strength. I reached out and projected my consciousness across miles, see

forest. I was also in some warm place. I could smell the faint, comforting scent of cedarwood in his office, and t

save me!*" I screamed through the connection, my mental voic

desk, his stormy gray eyes narrowed. I knew that on that desk lay a silver-framed photograph of Seraphina Thorne, his first love, th

mind. I could feel the beast's restlessness, its pri

that resonated in the bond between us, a thought originally directed only at himself, but wh

d blade, came hurtling towa

ut u

insurmountable barrier of pure will. He was s

mentally scratching at the fadin

sound of my soul being ripped in two. And then... nothing. The connection was severed. The warmth, the scent of cedar, t

s more intense than the claws tearing my fles

roached silently, his yellow eyes gleaming with malice.

t took over. As the wolf pounced, I grabbed a handful of wet mud an

the forest in a wild, panicked escape. Blood loss made the trees sway in my vision, but I knew that if I stopped, I would die. I remembere

he wolf I'd smeared with mud was the first to recover, its furious howl nearly shattering my

time, I had no strength left to get up. I could even feel the wolf's breath behind me-hot, savory, carrying the scent of rotting flesh,

'd heard before, but a calm despair. She was curled up deep

ced my nerves, and I let out a hoarse scream. It flipped me over, making me lie on my back, black saliva dripping onto my face. Its oth

e, sticky like melting asphalt. "Your Alpha doesn't w

, his gaping maw sn

shadow burst out

ll as it crashed into a thick oak tree a dozen paces away. The trunk snapped with a sickening crack, and leaves and broken bra

hick, dark gray wolf fur, his shoulders and back muscles bulging like rocks, his claws gleaming coldly in the shadows. He lowered his head slightl

wolf pack

sn't the

tlefield. They spread out in a fan shape, their footsteps silent, their coordination so perfect it was as if they were five limbs split from one person. The moonlight outlined

the soldiers stomped on its hind leg joint, the cracking sound of breaking bones ringing out clearly in the night. The wolf let out

eared out of nowhere in its path, a sweeping blow sending it flying, crashing heavily into a moss-covered boulder. The wolf spat out a mouthful of blood, its body sliding down, leavin

ed even faster

ten off to the moment the two wolves were sub

grabbing my intact arm roughly. "It's you again, Elara," he muttered

f-carry me back to the Packhouse. They didn't take me to the suite next to Alpha-the one that should

tongue as she cleaned the deep wound on my shoulder. She worked

said softly, but her words wer

on't