Rejected by the Alpha, Claimed by the Crown

reysto

like a cruel prank. A wolf-less human mated to me, the future A

t to be ki

into the pack was already my biggest compromise. Her as my Luna? Never. We'd shared a few kisses, but that was a mistake. I knew what a true Alpha's Luna was like, my mother, a formidable warrio

ielding her. Even if she had spent years sheltered by her adoptive parents, brother, and friends, I, Owen, wouldn't pamper her or be

t it, but when she accepted without a word, a sharp pain struck my chest. I brushed it o

m in a daze, crying her heart out, but she wo

drained just at the thought of it. Did I

Asher burst in with Klaus, Ember's brother, both with glasse

knew I would soon become Alpha, but the pressur

uld be celebrating," Asher said. "A double ce

If he knew I'd rejected his sister and humi

n, of all these people in the pack, anyone could

a happy night, but you are frowning. "Keep that up, a

ecause of guilt. Klaus was my best friend, but I'd crushed h

Klaus's mother rushed in,

I had such a weird reaction. I felt like a kid caught

ted to visit the pack house

e was visiting the pack house to see Owen." Klaus's mother turne

see her," I bl

trembling. "But she's not there. It's been hours. She loves this c

ent, but to my dismay, it was faint,

be in danger." Klaus said, set

her said, jumping up and

odds," I muttered, forcing my v

g back on itself as if she'd been toying with us. My guilt vanished, replaced by irritation. Ember was pulling some dramatic st

of being Luna, I'd be back at the bonfire, sipping tequila, maybe flirting with a real mate to wipe her from my mind. Instead, he

so fast. On the ground lay a crimson bow... Ember's. I'd seen it in her hair

thout a trace. She was probably hiding some