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From Bait to Queen: The Rejected Mate's Destiny
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From Bait to Queen: The Rejected Mate's Destiny

To the Dark Moon Pack, I wasn't just invisible; I was a stain. Dean Lee, the Alpha designed for my soul, treated me like a shameful secret while he paraded his mistress, Karina, in red silk. The night of the Charity Auction, Dean bought my late mother's moonstone pendant—the only thing I had left of her—for a hundred thousand dollars. I begged him for it. Instead, he clasped it around Karina's ankle. With a cruel laugh, Karina stomped her stiletto heel, crushing the moonstone into dust. Dean just watched, his eyes cold and unfeeling. "It was just a cheap rock," he said. "I'll buy you diamonds." But the cruelty didn't stop at emotional torture. When rogues attacked, Dean used me as live bait to distract them from Karina. He threw me into the Blood Pit, a gladiator arena, to fight a massive Feral wolf while he sat in the VIP box with Karina on his lap. "She won't last three minutes," I heard him say through our dying bond. He watched with bored detachment as I was ripped apart, refusing to save me even as I screamed his name. He saved the mistress and drowned the mate. I died on that arena floor. Or so he thought. Years later, the mysterious and world-renowned artist "H.Y." returned to New York for a gallery opening. When Dean saw me on stage, he rushed forward, tears streaming down his face, trying to claim the wife he had mourned. "Hayley," he choked out, reaching for me. "You're alive. You're mine." I didn't cry. I didn't run. I unleashed a shockwave of ancient White Wolf energy that blasted him across the room, shattering the glass displays. "I don't take orders from dogs anymore," I said, looking down at him. "I, Hayley York, hereby reject you."
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Chapter 4

Hayley POV:

A scream tore from my throat. I launched myself at Karina.

She stepped aside easily and shoved me. I flew into the wall, cracking my head.

"Dean!" she shrieked, faking terror. "Help! The mutt is crazy!"

Dean appeared, filling the doorway. He took in the scene: me, bloody, and Karina, acting terrified. Again, that sweet, sickly scent wafted from her, seeming to cloud the room. Dean didn't check for truth.

He grabbed me by the throat, lifting me off my feet. "I give you shelter, and you attack my mate?"

"She killed Patches," I choked out.

"It was a pest!" Dean roared, slamming me back. "Clean up this mess."

He pointed to the overturned water bowl. "Use your tongue."

I looked at him, horror freezing my blood.

"You act like an animal, you drink like an animal," he said.

I lowered my head. I grabbed a rag instead, scrubbing silently. Dean watched, satisfied, then wrapped his arm around Karina. "Come, baby. Let's get your nails fixed."

They left.

I sat in the mess. My burner phone buzzed.

New Message: Tomorrow night. The Gala. Get the Blue File from his study. Coordinates for the mines. That is your ticket out.

I waited until evening. I crept into Dean's study. The safe combination was his birthday. Narcissist.

Click.

I found the Blue File. Illegal silver mining operations. Treason.

"Alpha, heading back up," the intercom crackled.

Panic seized me. I couldn't take the physical file; he'd notice. I pulled out the burner phone and snapped rapid-fire photos of the coordinates and offshore accounts.

North 45, West 72. Account Cayman 8890...

The elevator chimed. I shoved the file back, spun the dial, and dove under the heavy oak desk.

Dean walked in with Karina.

"Does it feel better?" Dean asked, his voice tender.

"A little," Karina sighed. I saw her red heels stop right in front of the desk. "But Dean... that girl. She's bad luck."

"She's useful bait," Dean said, sitting in the chair above me. "Once the rogues are wiped out, we can send her to the mines."

My blood ran cold. The mines were a death sentence.

"Promise?" Karina asked, climbing onto his lap.

"I promise. You are my future. She is nothing."

I clamped my hand over my mouth to stifle a sob, listening to the man created for my soul promise to murder me.

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