Semua Bab From Rejected Mate to Three Alphas’ Claim: Bab 1 - Bab 4

Thalia's POV The palace had transformed within the past forty-eight hours in preparation for the coronation.I had desperately tried to banish the thought of the scent I perceived on Adonis in my quarters from my mind the second it happened.I must have made a mistake, I told myself repeatedly over the last two days. After all, he’s the future Alpha. He comes into contact with dozens of people every single day during his pack duties, including my best friend. My senses were just playing tricks on me. By the night before the coronation, my anxiety was through the roof. I just needed to see him. Even if it was only for a second, to have him tell me that everything was going to be perfect.So, like a totally hopeless romantic, I decided to sneak into his chambers.The hallway of the Alpha’s wing was quiet, lit only by the dim glow of the wall lights. I slipped past the doors of his anteroom, my heart doing a nervous tap-dance against my ribs as I walked toward his bedroom, a smile al

Thalia's POVThe transition from pack royalty to literal wolfless trash took roughly three seconds. It’s truly amazing how fast your social standing can plummet. One minute you’re prepping your coronation, and the next, you’re being hauled through the dirt.Someone actually spat on me as the guards dragged me away. I didn't even blink. My eyes stayed locked entirely on Adonis at the top of the pulpit steps. Maybe any second now, I’ll wake up, I thought desperately. Eris will be complaining about the zipper of her dress, and this will just be a really horrible dream. But the sky stayed dark, the moon stayed full, and Adonis just watched me get dragged away with the blank, bored expression of a man watching paint dry. When the iron gates of the courtyard finally vanished from view, something inside me broke. I stopped kicking. I stopped fighting. I simply let myself go numb. The guards threw me into a dilapidated storage hut located well outside the main hall, the wooden door slammin