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 22: A Misleading Savior and Resurfacing Hatred


My eyes fluttered open to the sterile white ceiling of the university infirmary. The antiseptic smell hit my nostrils, making me wrinkle my nose in distaste. I struggled to recall how I'd ended up here, but then the memory crashed back—the storeroom, Lucian's cruel words, the burning pain in my chest.


"Welcome back to the land of the living," a deep voice said beside me.


I turned my head slowly to find Elias Sterling, Lucian's best friend, sitting in the chair next to my bed. His usual mischievous smile was replaced with something that looked oddly like concern.


"How long was I out?" I asked, my voice coming out in a rasp.


"About three hours," Elias replied, handing me a glass of water. "You scared everybody pretty bad."


I took a small sip, letting the cool liquid soothe my parched throat. "What happened?"


"Gareth found you passed out in that storeroom. Brought you straight here."
