Rejected by the Alpha Who Swore to Protect MeCHAPTER 1
I was left alone in the mansion, waiting on the terrace for Alpha Magnus to return. From a distance, I saw a figure approaching, and my heart leaped with excitement, thinking it was my mate. But that excitement quickly turned to dread when I recognized the familiar face of an enemy.
I turned to escape, but before I could move, the wolf reached me and grabbed my hair.
"So, you've been hiding in the den of our enemies, huh?"
It was my elder brother, Asher—the one who had always opposed my relationship with Alpha Magnus. I had abandoned our pack after discovering my grandfather’s dark secret: he had murdered my mother. For years, he had deceived us, making us believe that Alpha Magnus’s father was the real killer. But the truth had finally surfaced. That’s why I had sought refuge with the Shadow Pack.
"Brother! Please, don't kill me," I begged, terrified of what he might do, especially knowing that my grandfather had declared me a traitor and wanted me dead.
Asher’s gaze was cold. "I won't kill you, Astrid. But I will destroy the disgrace inside you!"