Rejected by the Beta, Claimed by the Alpha

Chapter 180: Chapter 180

The night was silent, the air heavy with tension as Alpha Derrick slipped out of his pack house alone, moving like a shadow beneath the moonlit sky.

His heart pounded against his chest, not out of fear but sheer determination.

Whoever had called him earlier had sparked a fire inside him, a fire that demanded answers, demanded power.

He would stop at nothing to get what he wanted.

On the other side of the territory, Mona was doing the same thing. She, too, had received a mysterious call.

Unlike Derrick, she masked her emotions well. She had always been a careful planner, calculating her steps like a game of chess.

But tonight, she felt an uneasy excitement coursing through her veins.

When she arrived at the secluded location, a hooded figure stood before her, extending a blindfold toward her.

"Put this on," the figure instructed in a low, emotionless voice.

Mona hesitated. She hated being vulnerable, but curiosity outweighed her caution.

Slowly, she tied the blindfold over her eyes, feeling her senses heighten in the darkness.

A firm hand grasped her arm, guiding her forward. Each step she took echoed eerily, the silence unsettling.

After a few minutes, she was stopped and the blindfold was removed. As her vision adjusted to the dimly lit room, her breath caught in her throat.

Standing before her, just as shocked, was Alpha Derrick.

Their eyes locked, a mixture of disbelief and suspicion flashing between them.

Neither spoke at first, their minds racing with a million unanswered questions.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Derrick finally broke the silence, his tone laced with suspicion.

Mona’s expression hardened. "I could ask you the same thing."

Before either could press further, a deep, husky voice filled the space, seemingly coming from nowhere.

"You both want power, yet neither of you trusts the other. Pathetic losers, I call you both."

Derrick clenched his fists. His patience was already running thin, and whoever was hiding behind the shadows was toying with him.

"Come out and face me like a real man instead of throwing words from the dark," Derrick challenged, his voice sharp with irritation.

A chuckle reverberated through the room, slow and deliberate, before the figure stepped into the light.

Derrick and Mona froze.

"Alpha Darwin?!" Mona gasped, disbelief evident in her wide eyes.

Derrick’s jaw tightened. His rage boiled to the surface. "You spineless old man," he spat, his voice dripping with venom.

"You think you can summon me like some pet? Do you have a death wish?"

Alpha Darwin merely smiled, the kind of smile that sent a shiver down one’s spine.

He took a step forward, his aged but commanding presence filling the room.

Derrick," he said smoothly, his eyes

a threatening

personally see to it that you are eliminated." His voice was low, but the danger

didn’t flinch. Instead, he turned his

said, his gaze piercing. "It is not too late for you. Stop

tighten. But she wouldn’t let him

coldly. "So

scoffed and

end to this old fool soon. But why is Mona here?* The thought nagged at him, but his fury was greater than

stormed out of the

lingered for a moment, watching Alpha Darwin with an

Alpha Darwin stood still, watching their retreating figures. His face held

the guards standing by the shadows and spoke

Their minds are made up, and I will not sit

determination, a storm brewing beneath his calm demeanor. The night was far from over, and

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Kimberly as she found

thick fog clouded her vision, and a

if she was trapped in an unseen

a hesitant step forward, her heart pounding with

laughter echoed around her,

instinctively braced herself, eyes

Then they appeared.

glowing red eyes emerged from the fog,

Kimberly

her voice despite the

like smoke in the air.

nothing, Kimberly. A child playing with power she

a step back, her

fear you," she retorted, trying to

this time. The figures

but before she could release it, an unseen force slammed into her chest, knocking her off

hit the cold ground. Pain shot through

the words foreign yet terrifying. Her body refused to move as if something

the swirling darkness, a

run from

her head, her breath coming in

tall figure appeared amidst the shadows, its features more

flowed around it, and when it stepped closer, Kimberly’s eyes

It was Katherina.

and a wicked smile curved her lips. She extended a

and I will spare

jaw, her heart

"Then you will suffer

the shadows pounced, engulfing Kimberly

pain seared through her chest, making

Then everything went black.

jolted awake, gasping for breath. Her body was drenched in sweat, and her

hands trembled as she clutched the sheets, trying

just a dream.* Kimberly thought... But the terror felt too

in her room was different,