A rejected mates, second chance, secret baby romance novel with a twist.
"I, Caden Knight, Alpha of the Mystic Falls Pack, reject you Lily Rose of Silver Moon Pack! From this day forth I release you from our mate bond".
Lily clutches her chest and falls to her knees trembling. The pain is excruciating, like her heart is being torn in half and all the air was getting squeezed from her lungs. She feels like she's dying. It's as though the mate bond is being violently ripped from her, leaving her winded and gasping for breath.
How had Caden gone from taking her virginity and professing his undying love only days ago, to rejecting her completely now?
"Nobody knows you are my mate, and nobody ever will! Everyone believes that Ava is my true mate, and that is what they will continue to believe. You will not breathe a word about us - do you understand?! Goddess-damn-it Lily this is important, say you understand!"
Was it only because of her heat that he had succumbed to her? Did he truly not want her? He never mentioned loving her best friend Ava during their mating, in fact he never mentioned her at all. Then Lily suddenly remembers the story Ava had told her, about her secret lover back at Mystic Falls pack, the one she admitted being with for eight years now. The penny finally drops, Caden must be that lover!
"You're the one aren't you? You and Ava lost your virginity together when you were both 18. You're not fated mates, so you took a blood oath bonding you together for life. You've been together all this time, she talked about you, but never mentioned your name".
Caden Knight is a blue blood Alpha, he has liquid gold running through his veins. His blood can cure numerous human diseases and is priceless, which means he carries a target on his back. What happens when he finds his mate, and what about the other female in his life, Ava? How can he protect the ones he loves from what he is?
Kylie survived the brutal destruction of her pack only to discover her cold alpha mate was the one responsible for the brutal slaughter of her family and pack mates. She can't forgive and she won't forget.
Kylie cooperates with his demands while she searches for a way to free the remaining survivors and herself. Success teaches her just how complicated mate bonds can be and gives her the chance to choose her own fate.
"Screw the mate bond. If I went for his throat while he was driving in human form, I might be able to kill him right now, and if I didn't succeed, the resulting accident might. I leapt for the front seat, powerful jaw ready to rip out his throat as he had ripped out my family's to take my revenge.
Without even taking his left hand off the wheel, he blocked me by getting his right forearm between my jaws. I bit down as hard as I could, wishing to break his bones and sever the limb. Worse, I felt the tingles of our first contact where violence had connected us. The iron of his blood mingled with the other scents around me."
(This is a dark story, but not the stereotypical one where she falls in love with her captor. This is the story of escape from a toxic relationship and finding healthy love.)
MATURE content including violence, dubious consent, intimacy, and mature and other possibility upsetting themes like threats of suicide and miscarriage. Not intended for the 18- crowd, sorry.
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