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 159: A Lie Heard, A Trust Demolished


Aria's voice through the phone sounded light, casual. I gripped the phone tighter, my jaw clenched as I stared at the tablet in Sloane's hand. The live video feed showed Aria sitting in a coffee shop—not the library she'd just claimed—with Finn hovering beside her, his hand on her wrist.


"Where are you right now?" I kept my voice steady, even as rage built inside me.


"Just at the library," she answered without hesitation. "Working on that paper for Professor Martin's class."


Each word pierced me like a knife. On the screen, Finn was gesturing for her to be quiet about him. And she was listening, lying directly to my face. To me—her mate.


"The library," I repeated, watching her shift uncomfortably on the screen. "All by yourself?"


I wanted to give her one more chance. One more opportunity to tell me the truth.


"Yeah, just me and my books. How's the meeting going?"
