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Tyler laughed, “You know there may be a few guys willing to help you.” 

My nose crinkled in revulsion. “Ew. That’s disgusting. God, why did Dad have to drop you on your head when you were a 

baby?” 

We were reaching the edge of the crowd and the scent was overpowering. We broke through the last bit of the crowd and my eyes immediately locked with a set of familiar brown eyes. No. No. Anyone but him! My body was frozen and my mind was screaming at me. Mate! Mate! Mate! Of all the people it had to be him? 

My mate was none other than Grant Adams, the future Alpha of the Silver Moon pack. “Mate,” Grant whispered his eyes 

never leaving mine. 

His voice broke me out of my trance. “No way!” Tyler said unbelieving next to me. “You guys are mates?” 

“Shut up,” Grant and I hissed together. Our eyes jerked back to each other and I shook my head. 

“I can’t do this,” I whispered and took off back into the crowd. The shoes were slowing me down. I paused for just a 

second to step out of them and went back to shoving me way through the crowd. I made it into the house and scurried up 

the stairs to get to my room before I started hyperventilating. 

I had nearly made to my room when something slammed into me and pinned me to the wall of the hallway. Grant. My skin 

tingled where he touched me. It was almost like static electricity. Sparks. No, no, no. this can’t be happening. Grant 

sniffed my neck before placing an open mouth kiss on it. 

I gasped in surprise at his actions. What the hell is he doing? His teeth scraped against my skin. He was going to mark 

me as his. I struggled to break out of his hold. Then he lift his head so his lips brushed against the edge of my ear. “I, 

Grant Adams, reject you, Katrina Grim, as my mate. Sorry babe, you just aren’t my type.” 

I felt the mental snap of a bond I didn’t even know was there. It was an actually physical pain, almost like a bone breaking. 

I held my chin up in defiance. “Get. Off. Of. Me,” I growled and he stepped back in shock. This was so very out of character for me, to be growling at my future Alpha. “I don’t care about your rejection. Do me a favor though, don’t tell anyone about 

this. The last thing I want is for people to know that I have any connection to you.” 

“You don’t care?” he repeated my words confused. 

“No,” I confirmed. “Could you leave now? I’d like to change out of this dress and you aren’t hot enough to assist me.” I entered my room and slammed the door shut in his face. 

I took a deep, shaky breath as his stomping footsteps faded away. I heard a commotion out back and went to my window just in time to see an angry Grant shift into a pure black wolf. I shut the curtains and slid down against the wall to the floor and hugged my knees. “What am I going to do?” I asked myself as frustrated tears leaked from my eyes. 

There’s no way this would stay a secret. I know if I asked Tyler wouldn’t say anything but what about anyone else who witnessed us downstairs? And even if it did stay a secret, what then? Would I really be able to be the Beta of this pack? Would I be able to work with Grant every single day for years and watch as he searched for a girl that was his type all the while knowing that I was the mate he rejected? 

I sighed and resigned myself to changing into sleep clothes and leaving this ordeal to be dealt with in the morning. If I Book1 Chapter4 

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was lucky no one would find out about any of this. 

Unfortunately I wasn’t lucky. The next morning I was summoned by the Alpha. Tyler said he would come with me, I wasn’t sure it was a good idea. He was beyond angry that Grant had rejected me. I still hoped that this was about something else. “Just don’t say anything,” I told Tyler as I parked in front of the pack house where all official pack business was 

conducted. 

“I should punch that ass in the face,” Tyler grumbled as we got out. “How could he?” 

“Tyler,” I hissed. I really shouldn’t have let him come. My hope wavered when we enter the large building and everyone of 

rank were in the lobby. Including our parents. Oh God. 

Alpha Holden and his mate were waiting along with Grant. I made a point of not looking at him and exposed my neck to Alpha Holden as a sign of submission. “Alpha,” I greeted. “You requested my presence.” 

“Yes,” Alpha Holden says. “It has come to my attention that you have found your mate in my son.” I wanted to throw up. 

This is bad, very bad. His voice was accusing. Did Grant lie and say that I rejected him? Rejecting your mate it not only a taboo but cause to banish a wolf from the pack. 

I straighten from my slight bow. “Yes. I suppose your son told you.” Alpha Holden nodded. “And he told you he rejected 

me.” I would not let Grant lie his way out of this and pin it on me. 

No one said anything. Then our Alpha spoke, “Yes he did.” My eyes widen in surprise. “And you are to be stripped of any rank in the pack. You will no longer be able to be the next Beta, or hold any rank.” 

“What?” I didn’t understand. I had done nothing wrong. 

Tyler shook beside me and anger flashed onto my parents faces. “The only reason I am not banishing you from the pack is because you are the daughter of my Beta. But if you make a wrong move or give me any reason to think you conspire against the pack I will not hesitate banish you.” 

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