Rejected Mate, Hidden Alpha Blood

I forced a grim smile as I picked up the rejection papers and scanned their contents carefully. As expected, he wanted me to walk away with virtually nothing, leaving me with only this three-bedroom apartment in the Silver Moon Pack territory.

"The rejection can go ahead, but I'm not signing this agreement," I said through clenched teeth, my wolf stirring uneasily in the back of my mind. "You're the one who betrayed the mate bond, not me, so why should I be the one left with nothing? You should be leaving empty-handed, not me!"

Bennett, still wearing the faint scent of Liv Henry on his clothes, seemed nonchalant, almost as if he had anticipated my reaction. "I have nothing but debt anyway," he said coolly, his Beta aura flickering with guilt. "Even this apartment is already mortgaged to the pack's treasury."

What was he implying?

How could a Beta of the Silver Moon Pack possibly have only debts and no assets?

I was still reeling from the shock when Bennett's phone buzzed. He glanced at the screen and answered it in a gentle tone, his voice softening in a way that made my stomach churn. "I'll be there soon, just hang tight."

It was clear that Liv was on the other end, impatiently waiting for him. Her floral scent, so different from my own, seemed to linger in the air.

Bennett hung up and looked at me with irritation, his Beta aura pressing down on me in a way that felt almost suffocating. "Just sign it, don't drag this out any longer."

I seethed with anger, my wolf snarling silently in my mind. "Did you stash our pack assets away?"

He avoided the question, only saying, "Assets aren't important. I'll make sure you and the pup are taken care of."

I gritted my teeth, my wolf pacing restlessly. "The rejection will happen, but I'm not letting this shady asset transfer during our mate bond go unchecked."

My father, Alpha Robert Reed, has influence, but this injustice is unbearable.

How could he treat me like this?

"What are you going to do? Bring it before the pack council and come after me?" Bennett sneered, his Beta aura flaring. "Do you even have the resources to challenge me?"

"What good will it do to fight me tooth and nail for you or the pup?"

Our standoff continued, interrupted by the sharp sound of his phone ringing again.

Bennett clenched his fists, his Beta aura crackling with tension. "Kylie, don't hold it against me!"

He then stood up, grabbed me roughly, and forced my fingerprint onto the rejection papers. During our struggle, my swollen belly slammed painfully into the corner of the table, but Bennett didn't let up. He shoved the pen into my hand, holding my wrist and forcing me to sign despite my agony.

With the agreement in his grip, Bennett immediately picked up Liv's call and walked out, his Beta aura trailing behind him like a shadow.

"Bennett, you bastard!!"

"I hate you!!"

He glanced back at me from the hallway, his expression full of guilt and helplessness. "Kylie, I don't want it to be like this either!"

"You know the sacrifices I've made to climb up. The pack's next round of funding is critical, and without Liv's backing, all my efforts will crumble!"

"I love you, Kylie!! Trust me, this is the only path for you, me, and our pup to have a better life."

With that, he slammed the door shut, the sound echoing through the apartment like a final blow.

The pain in my abdomen was relentless. I looked down to see a streak of blood trailing down my leg.

As anger boiled within me, a torrent of fear crashed over me. My wolf howled silently in my mind, a sound of pure anguish.

I couldn't stand anymore. I collapsed onto the floor, summoning all my remaining strength to reach for the phone on the coffee table to dial the pack's healing center.