From Rejected to Rogue

The open road stretched before us, a ribbon of asphalt unspooling beneath the sleek, baby blue Lamborghini. Beside me, Lexi hummed, a soft, happy tune that belied the tension thrumming in the air.

"We stand alone now," I murmured, the words feeling like a mantra. "Just me and Lexi."

It had been two years since I'd been Jamie Crystal, the rejected Omega, the pack's punching bag. Now, I was a rogue, a lone wolf forged in the fires of betrayal and abuse. My mate, Alpha Darius, had cast me aside for not being 'pretty enough,' a lie that still stung. My sister, Gabrielle, had flaunted herself with him, and my brother, Jack, had echoed the pack's cruelty.

But that was then. This was now. And the 'now' had just taken a terrifying turn. Highway Seven, our planned route, was shut down, forcing us back towards the one place I swore I'd never return to: Midmoon Pack territory.