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 23: A Mother's Secret Pain and a Desperate Plan


"Thank you for the ride, Caleb." I awkwardly adjusted my glasses as we pulled up to my modest house.


"Anytime, Aria." His warm smile made me feel a flutter of gratitude. "Sure you don't want me to walk you to the door?"


I shook my head. "I'm okay. Thanks again."


As Caleb's car disappeared down the street, I trudged up our short walkway, my body still feeling unnaturally heavy. My wolf remained disturbingly silent within me.


Opening the front door, I caught my mother's voice coming from the kitchen. She was on the phone, her tone strained and hushed.


"I told you, I can't do this anymore." Her voice trembled. "Stop trying to convince me otherwise."


I froze in the entryway, not wanting to interrupt.


"It doesn't matter what you think is best," she continued, a rare edge of defiance in her voice. "You don't understand what's at stake. Her mate has rejected her. My daughter is suffering!"
