Rejected by Her Mate Claimed by Four Alphas novel Chapter 140

CHAPTER 124-1

Alpha Darius’s POV

I stormed down the hallway, my hands clenched into fists at my sides. The nerve of that bastard. The

absolute fucking nerve.

Jaden Silverstein thought he could send a messenger to my territory, to my packhouse, to request an

audience with my mate like she was still his to command. Like the months she’d spent building a life here

meant nothing. Like I meant nothing.

My wolf was pacing furiously in my mind, snarling and snapping at the insult. Another alpha daring to make demands about our mate. Another alpha treating her like she was available, like she was still his

property to reclaim whenever he felt like it.

The hallway seemed to stretch endlessly in front of me as my rage built with each step. Pack members who saw me coming quickly stepped aside, pressing themselves against the walls with their heads down. Smart. I was in no mood to deal with anything or anyone right now.

I’d handled the messenger with more restraint than he deserved. Derek was lucky to still be breathing, let alone being offered a place to stay for the night. Any other alpha who dared send such a message would have received their messenger back in pieces.

But I’d controlled myself for Clara’s sake. Because I knew she wouldn’t approve of me killing someone who was just following orders, no matter how offensive those orders were.

Still, the urge to hunt down Jaden myself and tear his throat out was almost overwhelming.

Did that pup have a death wish? Because that’s what this felt like. A direct challenge to my authority, to my claim on Clara, to everything we’d built together.

I thought about the way Derek had delivered the message. The casual assumption that Clara would want to hear from her former mate. The expectation that she might actually consider going back to see him.

As if she would willingly return to the pack that had tried to kill her. As if she would choose the alpha who had rejected her over the one who had saved her life.

But the doubt was there, gnawing at me like a poison. What if she did want to see him? What if there were things left unsaid between them, feelings that hadn’t been fully resolved?

I reached the main security office and pushed through the door with more force than necessary. The three guards inside looked up from their reports, immediately straightening when they saw my expression.

“Alpha,” Tyler said, rising from his chair. “Is everything alright?”

“Border security,” I said curtly. “I want double patrols for the next week. Any unauthorized approach to our territory gets reported immediately.”

“Yes, Alpha. Are we expecting trouble?”

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thought about the messenger currently sleeping in our guest quarters, about the message he’d delivered, about the implications of Jaden knowing Clara was alive and wanting to see her.

“Possibly. Make sure our people know to be extra vigilant.”

Tyler nodded and began issuing orders to the other guards. I tried to focus on the security protocols, on the practical steps needed to protect our territory, but my mind kept wandering back to Clara.

To the way she’d sat on my lap in the office, warm and trusting. To the way she’d kissed me back with such passion before the messenger had interrupted us. To the firm way she’d refused Jaden’s request.

But also to the way she’d tried to calm me down afterward. The way she’d reached for me when I was clearly furious. The way she’d looked concerned instead of relieved when I’d put that bastard’s messenger

in his place.

After a few minutes of trying and failing to concentrate on patrol schedules and border checkpoints, I

gave up. My head was a mess, my thoughts spinning in circles, my wolf still snarling about other alphas

and claims and mates.

“Handle the rest,” I told Tyler abruptly. “Report to me tomorrow morning.”

“Yes, Alpha.”

I left the security office and headed back through the packhouse, my footsteps heavy and angry. Pack members continued to scatter out of my way, sensing the dangerous mood radiating from me.

I needed to get control of myself. Needed to think clearly about the situation instead of just reacting with rage and possessiveness.

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CHAPTER 124-2

But every time I tried to calm down, I thought about Jaden’s message again. The audacity of it. The insult it represented.

By the time I reached my bedroom, my wolf was practically howling with frustration..

“You should have marked her,” he snarled in my mind. “Should have claimed her properly instead of playing

these stupid games.”

I slammed the bedroom door behind me and leaned against it, closing my eyes and trying to block out my

wolf’s accusations.

“Other alphas keep circling because they don’t see our mark on her,” he continued relentlessly. “Because they

think she’s still available. Still unclaimed.”

“She’s not unclaimed,” I said aloud, my voice harsh in the empty room.

“Then why do they keep trying to take her from us?”

Because they were idiots. Because they thought they could challenge me. Because they didn’t understand

that Clara belonged with me regardless of marks or formal mating ceremonies.

But my wolf wasn’t satisfied with that answer.

“Lucien watches her like prey. Killian looks at her like she’s something he wants to devour. Ronan respects her strength but wants to claim it for himself. And now Jaden thinks he can summon her back to him.”

“Clara refused him,” I reminded my wolf.

“This time. But what about next time? What about when the next alpha decides he wants what’s ours?”

The questions hit too close to home. Because the truth was, I didn’t know where Clara’s head was when it came to our relationship. Yes, she’d refused Jaden’s request. Yes, she seemed happy here with me. But we’d never actually talked about the future, about what we were building together, about whether she saw this as permanent or just convenient.

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I’d been so focused on training her, on making her stronger, on enjoying what we had in the moment, that I’d never pushed for clarity about what came next.

Maybe my wolf was right. Maybe the reason other alphas kept circling was because they sensed that uncertainty. Because they could tell that despite everything we’d shared, Clara and I hadn’t made things official.

I moved to the window and stared out at the territory I’d built, at the pack I’d created from nothing. Everything I’d worked for, everything I’d achieved, and it all felt meaningless if I couldn’t keep Clara by my side.

The thought of losing her to another alpha, especially to the bastard who had tried to have her killed,

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made my chest feel like it was being crushed in a vise.

I needed to know where she stood. Needed to understand what this thing between us meant to her.

Needed to be sure that when she’d refused Jaden’s request, it was because she truly wanted to be here with me, not just because she felt obligated.

The uncertainty was eating me alive.

“Talk to her,” my wolf urged. “Stop dancing around the issue and get answers.”

For once, my wolf and I were in complete agreement.

I moved to the nightstand and picked up my phone, scrolling through the contacts until I found what I was looking for. Instead of calling Clara directly, I decided to go through proper channels. It would give me a

few extra minutes to figure out what I wanted to say.

I selected Maria’s number and waited for her to answer.

“Alpha? Is everything alright?”

“I need you to find Clara and ask her to come to my room,” I said. “Tell her I need to speak with her.

Privately.”

“Of course, Alpha, I’ll find her right away.”

“Thank you.”

I hung up and began pacing the length of the bedroom, my mind racing with different ways to approach the conversation. How do you ask the woman you were falling for whether she was planning to stay with you or run back to her ex–mate? How do you demand reassurance without sounding weak or insecure?

The truth was, I was both weak and insecure when it came to Clara. She had a power over me that no one else had ever possessed, and the thought of losing her was enough to bring me to my knees.

Minutes ticked by slowly. I checked my phone, straightened books on the nightstand, adjusted the curtains. Anything to keep my hands busy while I waited.

My wolf was still agitated, still pushing for immediate action, immediate claims, inmediate resolution. The animal part of me wanted to mark Clara tonight, to make it impossible for any other alpha to even consider pursuing her. But the human part of me knew that forcing the issue would only push her away.

I had to trust that what we’d built together was strong enough to withstand challenges like Jaden’s pathetic attempt to reclaim her. Had to believe that Clara was smart enough to see the difference between what we had and what she’d lost.

But doubt continued to gnaw at me. Because the truth was, Clara had never chosen me freely. Our relationship had started with an agreement, a bargain made when she was desperate and broken. Everything that had developed since then, all the passion and trust and partnership, had grown from that foundation of necessity.

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What if she’d never had the chance to decide what she really wanted? What if she’d been with me for so long that she’d forgotten there were other options?

The questions were driving me insane.

A soft knock at the door interrupted my spiraling thoughts.

“Come in,” I called out, my voice rougher than I’d intended.

The door opened slowly, and Clara stepped inside, her eyes immediately scanning my face with concern.

“Are you okay?” she asked softly.

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