The Rejected Mate by Lhainey Novel

The Night of the Rejection - Silverblade Territory ( Michael POV ) The night was heavy with tension . The moon hung low over Silverblade , a pale , ghostly witness to the turmoil inside the Alpha's manor . The wind howled through the trees , carrying the scent of pine , earth , and something far more potent the lingering trace of a bond thought long severed . - Michael paced the length of his study , his bare feet soundless on the cold wooden floor . The storm raging inside him was far louder than the quiet night outside .

His wolf prowled just beneath his skin , restless , agitated , and dangerously close to surfacing . He could still hear the echo of his wolf's voice from earlier that day , the moment Nathan had stepped out from the car and run straight to Alpha Darius . The instant he caught the boy's scent , something inside him had snapped . " He is our son ," his wolf had growled , wild and certain . " Our son with our mate . He should call us daddy - not another wolf ! " Michael had frozen then , heart thundering as the truth crashed into him .

That scent - faint but undeniable carried a bond that no lie , no distance , could ever erase . Nathan . - The boy's name burned in his mind like a brand . His son . His flesh and blood . But how ? How could it be possible when the pack doctor himself had told them that Elaine had miscarried all those years ago ? He still remembered the day of his marking ceremony with Kathy - the bittersweet celebration that followed a devastating report . The doctor had said Elaine never even knew she was pregnant , that the pup hadn't survived . He had believed it . He had to believe it .

And yet now , standing under the same moonlight that had once blessed his union with Kathy , Michael's entire world was unraveling . than his son survived . And no one , even think to let him know . And Elaine ... the way she spoke of Darius - the way she said " our son " with such conviction - it shredded what little restraint he had left . He should be the one Nathan's looking at with such love . He should be the one Nathan calling daddy . 1/3 * Chapter 6 Did she truly believe that boy belonged to another wolf ? Did she think he wouldn't know ?

That he couldn't feel the blood bond that thrummed in his veins every time Nathan looked his way ? He could feel it in his bones . His wolf can feel it . Nathan is ours . His wolf snarled from within , furious and heartbroken all at once . " This is your fault . You threw her away . She was our mate- our true mate ! No ... she still is . You can fix this . Reject Kathy and claim Elaine . Take back what's ours . " Michael's hands clenched at his sides , claws threatening to break through . " You know we can't do that , " he muttered through gritted teeth . " She belongs to Darius now .

She's his Luna . Sathy is my mate . " " Chosen mate , " the wolf snapped , dripping venom into the words . " Not fated . You chose her because your father ordered you to . You chose her over the one the Moon Goddess made for us . " The memories came rushing back - his father's cold command echoing in the Alpha hall , the weight of duty crushing his heart . Kathy had been with pup . The pack needed stability . Unity . An Alpha abandoning a pregnant chosen mate would have been seen as betrayal . His father's voice had been final : " Rejecting Elaine is the price for keeping this pack whole .

" So he had obeyed . And in doing so , he had shattered his soul . - His wolf's voice grew desperate now , almost pleading . " We've been given another chance to faint , but alive . We can still bring fix it . Can't you feel it ? The bond isn't broken . It's still there her home . Her and our pup . The Moon Goddess made her for us . She is ours , and Nathan- " " Enough ! " Michael roared , slamming his fist into the desk . Papers scattered . The sound reverberated like thunder . His breathing came in ragged bursts as his wolf retreated , growling in protest .

- and not just " No ," he said , voice shaking but resolute . " We can't do this . Darius will kill us me . He'll destroy the pack . You know he will . And what of Kathy ? Of Leo ? They're our family too . " mily ? " The wolf's voice was a low growl now , wounded and furious . " You call them family , Lut what about the one you left behind ? What about the mate you condemned to pain and loneliness ? You made me watch her suffer , and you did nothing . " Michael closed his eyes , guilt pressing down like chains . " You think I don't know what I did ?" he whispered .

" You think I haven't carried that every day since ? " 2/3 Chapin 20 * 25 Points " Then make it right . " " I can't , " he said , voice breaking . " That chance died with her tears . I can't undo what's been done . " Silence settled heavy , suffocating . Even the wind seemed to still , as if the forest itself waited for his next move . At last , Michael drew a long , shuddering breath . He murmured , " they'll come for the rejection . I'll ask her then about Nathan . About the truth . But that's all . I won't destroy what little neace remains . " - His wolf did not answer .

But the fury that simmered beneath his skin did not fade . Michael stood there in the dim light of his study , staring out into the forest that separated him from the woman and child who should have been his . The ache in his chest was unbearable - a wound time had refused to heal . For the first time in years , Alpha Michael of Silverblade felt the weight of every choice he'd made ... and the haunting knowledge that fate , once denied , never truly let go . 19 Comments LUCK DRAW > Vote 289 3/3