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Elara Vance was a withdrawn omega, often overlooked in the Silver Moon Pack for her quiet demeanor and unassuming appearance.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

Faye's eyes sparked with indignation as she stood up abruptly. "You've got a lot of nerve trying to paint yourself as the victim! Rhys has been through hell these past four years, and you—"


"Enough!" I cut her off, my patience finally snapping. "You don't know the first thing about what happened between us."


The lounge felt suffocating now, the weight of unspoken truths hanging in the air like smoke. I could feel Orion's steady presence beside me, silent but supportive.


"Then enlighten us," Faye challenged, crossing her arms. "Because all I see is a woman who abandoned her mate without a second thought."


I stared at her for a long moment, then at Rhys, whose dark eyes were fixed on me with an intensity that made my skin prickle. For years I'd carried this story locked inside, letting it eat away at me. Now, finally, I would speak the full truth.


"Fine," I said quietly. "You want to know what really happened? The part I left out?"


The Unveiled Past and a Shattered Alpha