Elara Veyne

"Ahh!" She writhed in a haze of moans, her body trembling with conflicting sensations. She loathed this man, yet every fiber of her being reacted to his touch. As his hands began to roam along her waist, she sucked in a sharp breath—the sudden pull of her back zipper sent a shiver down her spine. The metal slider halted at the small of her back, and as it opened, her upper back and waist were exposed, baring her skin to the cool air. "D-Don’t—mmph!" Her protest was smothered by the pillow as his fingers caressed her bare spine, leaving a trail of goosebumps in their wake. With a deep, angry growl, he whispered harshly in her ear, "I'll make you forget every touch, every kiss, every thing about him. From now on, when you're with another man, you'll only see me."

Elara Vance was a withdrawn omega, often overlooked in the Silver Moon Pack for her quiet demeanor and unassuming appearance. But beneath her thick glasses lay a hidden crush on Rhys Knight, the pack's future Alpha and a notorious campus playboy. Rhys scoffed at mate bonds, treating relationships as disposable—until Elara's eighteenth birthday, when he publicly rejected her, turning her into the butt of every joke.

Now, Elara returns transformed—glasses discarded, her hair styled sleek and confident—and Rhys can't take his eyes off her. What if her blood holds a sacred heritage chosen by the Moon Goddess? What if the "humiliation" was part of a larger scheme? And when Rhys, the alpha who once dismissed her, kneels before her new love interest, Liam Thorne, begging for a second chance, who will claim victory in this battle of pride and passion?

Rejected by My Alpha Mate

Relief washed over me as I walked away from the basketball courts. My conversation with Liam had gone better than I'd expected. The weight of pretending lifted from my shoulders, and for once, the path ahead seemed clearer.


I spotted Seraphina and Debra waving at me from our usual bench near the science building. Their curious expressions told me they were dying for details.


"Well?" Seraphina asked the moment I was within earshot. "How did it go with Liam? Do we need ice cream and sad movies, or did you manage to let him down gently?"


I collapsed onto the bench between them. "Surprisingly well, actually. We talked it out. He understood."


Debra's eyebrows shot up. "No drama? No tears? No 'I'll never love again' speech?"


"None of that," I confirmed. "It turns out he knew where my heart really was all along." I hesitated before adding, "He also admitted to exaggerating some things about Rhys to make him look worse."


"I knew it!" Seraphina exclaimed. "What specifically?"


An Alpha's Declaration and a Rival's Defeat