#StaryWritingAcademy I save the Alpha. He crowns my sister. “Miles… I’m your mate,” I blurt, hoping that will break through his confusion and make him see me for who I truly am. He only stares quietly at me, but I can see the conflict and confusion in his expression. “I’m sorry, Rhea. You’re beautiful, and your scent…” his words trail as he buries his nose on my neck and inhales deeply. “It’s the sweetest I’ve ever known. But I love your sister, and I made a promise I don’t intend to break. We will have to reject the mate bond.” “Why won’t you believe me?” I plead, my voice raw. “I'm the girl you met that night. I am your mate!” Miles’ gaze hardens as he points toward the exit. “You need to leave, Rhea. Or I’ll have security escort you out.” “You liar!” I scream as I yank Roxy’s hair. “You’ve stolen everything from me!” I feel Miles’ hands gripping my shoulders as he yanks me off her, shoving me backward. I land hard on my butt. “Listen to me, Rhea,” he hisses, his voice filled with venom, his eyes cold. “I don’t want to see you near me or Roxy again. If you do, I’ll have you banished.” He takes a step closer, towering above me. “I, Alpha Miles Mondragon, reject you, Rhea Chapman, as my mate. Accept it or reject it; I don’t fûcking care.” Have you ever watched your Knight in shining armor stolen from your very own fantasy? It could be the most heartbreaking thing. What do you do when the man fated to love you calls you a liar? When the boy you save becomes the Alpha who destroys you? This is my story, and how my fate was stolen.

"Why is a human in a werewolf tribe?" he finally asked, his piercing gaze fixed on me. The question caught me off guard. It was not what I expected him to say. I swallowed hard as my throat dried. "Don’t werewolves just like to take humans from their families and torture them for fun?" I replied with all the pent-up anger of twelve years. Alpha Kael's face darkened at my words. A frown crossed his features, but he offered no defense or explanation. His silence was more unsettling than any anger would have been. "Would you consider coming with me to my pack?” I stared at him in disbelief, then let out a harsh laugh that held no humor. "Goods like me do not make choices, Alpha. We only obey,” *** For twelve years, I had done everything to keep my head down and stay out of the way of my masters. I counted the days until I could escape and have my freedom. It was so close I could almost taste it, until that one night when I made a silly mistake. I spilled a drink on an Alpha. "Alpha Kael, let me make amends for this terrible mistake the human made," Alpha Lucian declared. "I offer her to you as a gift from my heart!" Just like that, I found myself tossed from one ruthless Alpha into the hands of another.