Seraphina

Aria Calloway’s life has one golden rule: stay invisible. It’s the only way for an omega like her to survive, especially since her father’s death in a pack war still wakes her up screaming. 
So, it's baggy clothes, fake glasses, and sticking to the shadows, because the last thing she needs is attention from someone like Lucian Monroe.
 He's the Head Alpha’s son, all dangerous charm and campus royalty, basically everything she’s not. 
But a literal collision in the hallway is just the start, and then he even, bizarrely, defends her from his own crew. Things really spiral at her friend Caleb's party. How do you go back to being invisible when the most powerful guy on campus just branded you with a lie, and what happens when the aftermath of that "mistake" is something neither of them can ignore?

The Alpha’s Rejected MATE

Chapter 86: A Game of Wills and an Alpha's Resolve


"You think this is all a game to you," I snapped, gripping the door handle of his car. My pulse raced despite my best efforts to stay calm.


Lucian leaned closer, his dark eyes reflecting the moonlight. "I'm not playing games anymore, Aria. I'm dead serious about you."


"Really? Because all I've been is a toy to you. Something to reject, then suddenly chase when it suits your mood." I couldn't keep the bitterness from my voice.


"You're not a toy." His gaze softened. "You never were."


I laughed harshly. "Tell that to the Lucian who humiliated me in front of everyone. The one who made sure I knew I wasn't good enough to be his mate."


He flinched at my words. Good. Let him feel a fraction of the pain he'd caused me.


"I was wrong," he said quietly. "And I'll spend every day proving it to you if that's what it takes."


"I'm not some prize to be won, Lucian. I'm a person with feelings—feelings you crushed without a second thought."
