Chapter 4

• Selene’s eyes went wide. “You have a way?”
• I glanced at my watch. “He’s got thirty seconds. Tops.”
• Selene gritted her teeth, pissed as hell, then tossed me the necklace.
• I pocketed the necklace, pulled an emergency spray from my bag, and used it on Miles.
• Miles clung to me on instinct, slowly coming around.
• When he realized it was me, shock filled his eyes.
• “Why the hell are you carrying meds for me?” Miles asked through Mindlink.
• I shoved him off me and didn’t answer.
• This time, I shut down the Mindlink between us.
• How funny. Miles didn’t even notice.
• His life was so damn smooth because of me—the useless Omega housewife in his eyes.
• There was almost nothing in my purse that was actually mine.
• Since the day we bonded as mates, my world orbited him. I didn’t get a single second to be myself.
• I still hadn’t kicked out that habit.
• Selene helped Miles to his feet. “Did you come back just to get Alpha Miles killed?”
• “Of course not.” I smiled and shook my head. “I came to reject Miles.”
• Under their stunned stares, I spoke slowly and clearly.
• “Moon Goddess, be my witness. I, Caroline Hearst, reject you, Miles Waller, as my mate.”
• Miles looked like he’d been struck by lightning. “You dare reject me?”
• I kept my voice steady. “Miles, you don’t even remember me. I guess that says how little I matter in your life. So I’m letting you go. And I’m setting myself free.”
• He stared at me, conflicted, like he was seeing me for the first time.
• I knew he’d been dying to reject me and mate with Selene again.
• So why the hell was he hesitating now that the chance was right here?
• Selene practically vibrated. “Miles, hurry up and accept it!”
• She’d been itching for this.
• After a long silence, Miles finally said, “I accept your rejection.”
• Pain ripped through me, like half my soul got yanked out.
• A minute crawled by. It felt like a damn century.
• I should’ve crumpled to the floor.
• But nothing hurts more than the surgery that took my pup.
• I held on.
• Not a scream. Not a tear.
• Meanwhile, the high-and-mighty Alpha Miles clutched Selene, riding out the pain.
• Selene soothed him, then shot me a smug, taunting look, like she’d just won it all.
• I turned to go, slow and steady—only to find a line of guards blocking my way.
• “Put the Omega, Caroline, under house arrest,” Miles ordered under his breath. “Careful. Don’t hurt her.”
• His eyes flicked to my belly.
• It clicked. Even after accepting my rejection, Miles still planned to steal my pup.
• He meant to lock me up until the day I gave birth.
• But Miles had no clue. The heir he obsessed over—he’d killed that baby himself a week ago.
• Before the guards laid a hand on me, an overwhelming Alpha aura slammed into the room.
• My brother strode over. “What took you so long?”
• Miles was stunned all over again. “Alpha Carlos? Why are you in Stone Pack?”
• Carlos took off his jacket and draped it over my shoulders, eyes soft. “For my family.”
• Miles let out a disbelieving laugh. “No way. Caroline’s just a lowly Omega. There’s no way she has Alpha family!”