Rejected and Claimed by his Best Friend, Book 1

Chapter 7

Alice

The morning after our training, I woke up sore—every muscle in my body protesting as I rolled out of bed. I hadn’t realized how much I’d pushed myself yesterday until the pain hit me all at once. But it wasn’t just my body that ached. My mind was clouded, and restless, like something was lingering just out of reach that I couldn’t quite remember or understand.

I sat on the edge of my bed for a moment, staring at my hands. These hands had once been used to serve the Silvermoon pack. The same hands that had cooked meals, cleaned and done every little thing to earn the acceptance that would never come.

Now, they were becoming something else. They were learning to fight, to defend, to be strong. But no matter how much I tried to push the past aside, the memories of how I had been treated by Josh, Harmonie, and everyone in Silvermoon kept flooding back.

I had been humiliated. I had been rejected. My own father, the Alpha of Silvermoon, had made me feel like I was nothing. For years, I’d accepted it because I thought that’s what I deserved. But Remi... he had changed something inside of me. He had shown me that I wasn’t worthless. He saw something in me that I didn’t even see in myself.

I shook my head, trying to focus. I didn’t have time to dwell on that right now. I had to keep moving forward, even if the road ahead was uncertain.

I stood up, stretching the soreness out of my body. The house was quiet, and I figured Remi must be out handling pack business. It gave me a brief moment of peace—a moment to think. But I couldn’t let myself get too comfortable. Every minute I stayed in this house was a minute closer to the inevitable confrontation with Silvermoon. And when that time came, I needed to be ready.