The Alpha Rejected Me-Now I Rule the Underworld

rong surrounding the ceremonial circle in a blessed glow. It should have been the most joyful momen

otherwise. My wolf, Solara, stru

t, she breathed soft

ircle around me, their watchful eyes with a dim moonlit sheen. At the front of the gathering was Alpha Ronan Nightshade-the strongest alpha of the eastern realms. He

o

s my

coursing through every fiber of my being. My breath caught. My vertebr

pack gas

clared, advancing a step. "Lilith Blac

e. I moved forward, prepared to offer my neck in

curled into a c

ject

ence erupted into chaos. Whispers. Gasp

ked. "

"I, Ronan Nightshade, Midnight Howl Pack Alph

cream that could only be muffled by myself. My knees gave way, and I put a han

this isn

. "You're weak. Your wolf is weak

escent-shaped birthmark that disfigured my shoulder like a splatt

n, frowning. "Alpha, t

ed mate," Ronan growled. "Let

e thunder. My parents never moved

cle of wolves who once

Elder Yara spoke up. "Lilit

creamed no, but my pride. my pr

I said, my v

t the breaking finished. The hot, sacred ti

uch as a glance. "Let's continue. My

r golden curls bouncing, her lips cu

our challen

eered. My wo

slay them. She was quiet.

-

the forest. My feet were bleeding. My

d. Black wind howled, its secrets uttered in a language older than

eathed. "This is w

red onto the ground, some

rth tr

ent, not human-roa

Lilith Blackthorn

rm. My eyes cycled backward in their sockets as energy that wasn't even comparable to

id not

mil

-

Before th

ce wrapped around me as she twirled a curl of her hair in the

. She'd always had a way of cutting with ho

er whisper so. Because the way he'd once looked at me-that fleeting perfect stare

o I

-

Fight wit

dad growled, voice rumb

want to,"

irst," my mother cursed. "Then a

daughter!"

. "You brought shame to our name. From

-

nto the

st me as guards chased

wled. "She's headin

breath hurt. Every heartbeat th

e, but the moment I crossed the l

ordered. "She's wo

n I was

-

of the

A queen who defied the Moon Goddess and chose darkness over

I heard. It was her

throne carved out of obsidian, with souls dancing around me. A

n," she said, "but y

e you?"

t you cou

-

Re

the sky above me was

ck energy. My wounds had hea

reflection, I no

w a

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lames. His wolf shifted uncomfortably inside him. He rubbed at his chest as if something h

late a

hrew away wou

. would return to bu