Rejected by Her Mate Claimed by Four Alphas novel Chapter 86

CHAPTER 78–T

Clara’s POV

Darius studied my face for a moment. “It’s going to be hard physical labor. We’ll be working twelve–hour shifts until the road is passable.”

“That’s fine. The faster we get it done, the better.”

What I didn’t say was that the faster we got it done, the faster Killiar, would be able to leave. And the sooner he left, the sooner I could stop feeling confused and frustrated by whatever effect he had on me. “Alright,” Darius said. “You’ll be on the first team. We’re heading out in an hour.”

I nodded and turned to leave, but Darius called out to me.

“Clara.”

I stopped and looked back at him.

“Be careful out there. The conditions are dangerous, and I don’t want anyone getting hurt.”

“I will.”

As I left the conference room, I felt a surge of determination. I was going to work harder than anyone else on that cleanup crew. I was going to make sure those roads were cleared as quickly as possible.

Because the longer Killian stayed here, the more confused I became about what I was feeling. And I couldn’t afford to be confused right now.

I had my revenge against Jaden to think about. I had plans to execute and alliances to maintain. I couldn’t let myself get distracted by some visiting Alpha who seemed to think he could mess with my head.

But as I headed back to my room to get ready for the cleanup work, I passed by the guest wing of the packhouse.

tanding in the hallway looking perfectly composed despite being stranded here, was Killian.

brief moment, and I felt that same confusing pull that had affected me the night before. as about to say something, but I quickly looked away and kept walking.

et him distract me. I had work to do.

room and immediately started getting ready for the cleanup task ahead. I changed into my able work clothes, sturdy boots, and thick gloves that would protect my hands from debris and surfaces.

weather outside looked gray and threatening, with heavy clouds that suggested more rain might be ming. I grabbed a waterproof jacket just in case.

I also packed a small bag with water and energy bars. Twelve–hour shifts meant I would need to keep my

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strength up, and I couldn’t afford to get weak or tired when there was so much work to be done.

Within the hour, I was ready and heading toward the meeting point where the cleanup crews were assembling. Several other pack members were already there, all dressed for hard physical labor.

Xander was coordinating the teams, assigning people to different sections of the blocked roads. When he saw me approaching, he waved me over.

“Clara, you’ll be working on the main access road with Team Three,” he said, pointing to a group of five

other warriors. “That’s where most of the large trees came down.”

I nodded and joined my assigned team. The other members were all experienced fighters who I had trained with before. They acknowledged me with respectful nods, and I could see they were taking this

work seriously.

The team leader was a senior warrior named Derek who had been with the pack for over ten years. He briefed us on the specific challenges we would be facing.

“The main road has three massive trees blocking it completely,” Derek explained. “Plus there’s a rock slide that happened when one of the trees fell. We need to clear the trees first, then deal with the rocks.”

He showed us pictures that had been taken earlier that morning. The damage was worse than I had expected. Huge oak trees had fallen across the road, their massive trunks creating barriers that would be difficult to move even with chainsaws and heavy equipment.

“The good news is that we have chainsaws and some mechanical equipment,” Derek continued. “The bad news is that the ground is unstable from all the rain, so we need to be extra careful.”

We loaded into a truck and drove out to the main road. The damage became more obvious as we got closer to the blocked area. Smaller branches and debris littered the road, and I could see standing water in several low–lying areas.

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CHAPTER Z

CHAPTER 78-2

When we reached the main blockage, was shocked by the scale of the destruction. The three fallen trees were enormous, their trunks easily three feet in diameter. They had fallen in such a way that they overlapped each other, creating a wall of wood that completely blocked the road.

hind the trees, a pile of rocks and boulders had slid down from the hillside when the tree roots had nway. The rock pile was at least ten feet high and stretched across the entire width of the road.

is going to take a while,” one of my teammates muttered.

ek assigned each of us to specific tasks. Some would work on cutting the trees into manageable ections, while others would focus on moving the smaller pieces out of the way.

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was assigned to work on clearing rocks from the slide area. It was backbreaking work that required moving heavy stones one at a time, but I was determined to push through it.

For the first few hours, everything went smoothly. We made steady progress cutting through the trees, and

I was able to clear a significant amount of smaller rocks from the pile.

The work was exhausting, but I kept pushing myself harder. Every rock I moved, every piece of debris cleared, brought us one step closer to getting the road open again.

And getting the road open meant getting Killian out of here.

By midday, we had made good progress on the trees. Two of the three massive trunks had been cut into sections and moved to the side of the road. We were/starting work on the final tree when the real

challenge began.

The last tree was positioned right against the rock slide, and its root system had become tangled with some of the larger boulders. We couldn’t move the tree without dealing with the rocks first, but the rocks were unstable because of the tree’s position.

Derek decided we needed to try a different approach. We would use ropes and pulleys to try to shift some of the larger rocks before cutting the final tree.

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I volunteered to work on one of the larger boulders that was near the top of the pile. It was risky work, but I

trength and balance. was conf

een two smaller rocks, and I could see that if I could just get it to shift ut of the way. That would make it easier to access the tree trunk

and began working to loosen the stone. It was heavier than it looked, and I

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