The Alpha's rejection

James, an Alpha scarred by triple rejections, is haunted by his past and hardened by reputation. Zoe, a fiercely independent Alpha's daughter, prides herself on strength and beauty, dismissing the very idea of a mate. When fate brutally entwines their paths, a powerful, undeniable connection sparks, only to be met with a cold, calculated rejection. But Zoe isn't one to back down. Can she mend a broken Alpha's heart, or will his vow of vengeance shatter their fated bond forever?

The Alpha's rejection

James, an Alpha scarred by triple rejections, is haunted by his past and hardened by reputation. Zoe, a fiercely independent Alpha's daughter, prides herself on strength and beauty, dismissing the very idea of a mate. When fate brutally entwines their paths, a powerful, undeniable connection sparks, only to be met with a cold, calculated rejection. But Zoe isn't one to back down. Can she mend a broken Alpha's heart, or will his vow of vengeance shatter their fated bond forever?

The air in the ballroom hummed with the scent of aroused wolves, a dizzying mix of excitement and anticipation. James Tyler Carter, Alpha of the Black Mist Pack, sat at the high table, a picture of bored disinterest. His stormy grey eyes, usually cold and unyielding, scanned the room with a practiced indifference, deflecting the longing glances of unmated she-wolves. He had come here at his father's insistence, a charade to find a Luna he was certain he didn't need, or want.

He had convinced himself he was whole without one, a mantra he repeated often to drown out the echoes of three past rejections. Suddenly, a jolt, an insistent hum in his blood, made his wolf, Tyler, stir restlessly. A powerful, intoxicating scent of lavender and jasmine cut through the cloying air, pulling him towards the garden. It was a scent he knew, a scent that promised fate, and pain.