Rejected and claimed

ya

eeder, shame oozing thro

t in his voice, the name-calling, and the humiliation that bu

's ours,' she repeats weakly, but I can feel her spirit gradually

ement. I catch glimpses of mocking smirks, and knowing looks exchange

," someon

try to fight a real wo

e Luna." I hear someone els

my throat. I will not cry in front of them

carried out. My knees nearly buckle when I see the wooden

ut I know it won't change a thing. Gamma Reeder turns to

," he

's viewing pleasure. But a sharp slap across my face sends me crumbling to the g

it needs to be," Reeder mut

One yanks my arms behind my back while the other wraps thi

ess a shudder. If only my parents or even my sister wer

for this pack, that the only surviving member of my fa

rough my flesh like fire, sending shockwaves of pain rippling through me, and

scream. I

gled cry escapes my lips. Soon I break

e... no one begs for my

et to feel her after years of h

y... I lose count somewhere after that. My body twists

A voice cuts thro

. I hear his foot

edge. My body tenses as he crouches besi

I lift my head, barely able to keep my ey

o my soul. "You will never be my mate," he continues. "When you look at yourself in the mirror, you'll understand why. Now listen, I have a mate of

tands, turning to Reeder. "Leave h

s fading... My vision darkens, and my head droops forward. Tiredness,

g poking my lips and I struggle so hard to force my

ak. My whole body is on fire. I'm in so much pain that I fear if I a

d when I'm full, I murmur the o

n't be a Luna." My voice is barely a whisper, not because I don't want people to

edar?" Jiya w

t just before exhausti

p of three strange men by one of the guards from my pack. Onc

ld off to strangers. W

ound together with a scarf, and one of the men is dragging me

than n

g me?" I make the mi

to face me. He flashes a very hideou

er will be delighted t

creams tear

no no... They can't take me to Crims

sent our mate away. You are not good enough for

u turn against me too." I'm sobbing painfully now, and my voice i

rief trance. The men hurriedly circle around me, m

o hit me. 'Why am I suddenly dizzy

right before I hear one of the men ask the int