He rejected her in front of the entire pack. Now he needs her to save it.Five years ago, Alpha Kaden Blackthorn shattered Scarlett Kane's world with five brutal words: "e;I reject you as my mate."e; In front of the pack. During their Luna ceremony. With their bond so new it hadn't even fully formed.Scarlett survived the severing—barely. She rebuilt herself into the Pacific Northwest's most sought-after tracker, a wolf who reads emotional residue like others read scent trails. She swore she'd never return to Shadowpine Pack, never face the man who chose duty over destiny, and never let him close enough to destroy her again.Then three pack members turn up dead, and the kills are unlike anything Shadowpine has ever seen. No scent. No trail. Just psychic imprints so twisted that only Scarlett can interpret them. And Kaden—powerful, uncompromising, still devastatingly beautiful—specifically requested her.Returning to Shadowpine means confronting the mate bond that never fully broke, the Alpha who still holds pieces of her soul, and the pack that watched him reject her. But something is hunting Shadowpine's wolves, leaving a trail of carnage that points to a conspiracy deeper and darker than anyone imagined. As bodies pile up and old wounds tear open, Scarlett discovers that the night Kaden rejected her, he was protecting a secret that could have gotten them both killed.Now, forced into close quarters with the only man who's ever broken her, Scarlett must decide: trust the mate who destroyed her, or let pride doom an entire pack. Because the killer isn't just targeting random wolves—they're targeting anyone who gets close to the truth. And the closer Scarlett gets to Kaden, the more she realizes that some rejections aren't about lack of love. Sometimes, they're about having too much to lose.The mate bond doesn't forgive. It doesn't forget. And it sure as hell doesn't care that falling for Kaden Blackthorn again could cost Scarlett everything she's fought to become.Perfect for fans of rejected mates who get a second chance, alphas who'll burn the world for redemption, and enemies-to-lovers romance so intense it rewrites fate itself.Alpha Rejected Mate is a full-length standalone paranormal romance with a broken mate bond, forced proximity, and a guaranteed HEA. Contains mature themes, emotional angst, and steamy scenes. One-click now.