Rejected by the Alpha, Claimed by his Brother

Chapter 281

~María José’s Point Of View~

I never imagined I’d find myself trapped between two worlds; the fragile human girl everyone thought I was and the fierce wolf clawing to break free inside me. To my sisters, the wedding was supposed to be just another day, a ceremony to please my father, to keep up appearances.

But for me, it felt like standing on the edge of a cliff, the ground crumbling beneath my feet, and a storm raging both inside and out.

I had exposed my sister’s evil actions to the pack. I felt good knowing that it was me who solved the mystery of my friends’ deaths. Yet, it was mortifying because my sister was the culprit.

Many times during the showdown, I had tried meeting Luis Miguel’s gaze, but he wouldn’t look at me. I knew... knew that he wouldn’t look at me the same anymore.

He might never forgive me for Rosa’s sin too. After all, I was a De La Vega too. However, I wouldn’t let that weigh me down. I had to push through.

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I was supposed to be weak. Wolfless, even. That was the lie I told myself most days, convincing myself I was powerless, lost without the fierce pride that other girls in the pack wore like armor. I was just a girl, a broken one at that—bruised by circumstance, battered by life’s cruel hand. The truth was, I was scared. Scared that the wolf inside me was nothing but a flickering ember, too faint to ever roar.