THE ALPHA'S UNWANTED MATE

at are clutching me like a vice, but before I

o fast

n hits me like a physical blow. That voice is

ha

dhood. I once believed that he

and commanding, and his black eyes lack warmth. The Beta pushing hi

"Even though the Alpha rejected you, you are sti

louder. My ears poun

to keep my voice steady, "I have no

't get to just go. One m

ar. I have to ask even i

he talks quietly, the whole pack i

at you are

lence in th

by a harsh, unplea

th derision, "Go on, Lily." Say it. Le

I look into her eyes and see the joy glimmering there. She's got everything she

since he is the Beta of this pack. He stands silently

wa

y by pressing down. I will not allow

I said, clen

ters as his brow

e. I hold my head up and straighten my back, but my body

he coos, "Oh," "my dear sister."

act, she moves.

presses her foot into me, forcing the breath

the group. Startle. Accep

g something that only I can hear. "Lily, ke

, my eyesight blurred b

t think I'

lu

ody does what it should. My fingers grab hold of her hair and I give a forceful p

asps from t

gasping for breath. "Ne

r eyes. But before she can answer,

oug

a

dvances. When I see him, my heart tightens, b

he looks at me. Something close to regret. His next

no longer i

al de

d dec

even as the world sways. Despite my tight c

s, Selena grins from the gro

zor-sharp voi

me. Nothing else can be said. T

g, I turn away from t

a g

low, an

thing. I scream as claws sever my spine and pain shoots through m

, my breath stopping a

fted, my blood gush

. "Did you really think

one intervenes to stop her. Not

my blood accumulates underne

rom the

rum

ul, and w

mi

ike a sword, his storm-gray eyes bu

ut of the darkness. Rogues. The pack despises

eatening mutter. "I'll burn this pack

rs. Jake stiffens. The pack is a

alks toward me, his eyes focused on my wounds. "You'll re

ce and his scent wild, untamed, familiar. The pack does nothing to stop him as he t

. Before the world vanishes, the last sound

Lily. And I swea