The Rejected Hollow Alpha

They said Hollow Ridge chews up strays.

They werent lying.

Im Nyla—seventeen, new girl, broke family, and zero pack claim on my skin. My mom drags me and my little brother into a town that runs on rules nobody explains out loud. The woods watch. The streets got territory lines. And the Hollow Pack? They dont protect what they dont own.

The first night I step outside, I meet Cam—Hollows Alpha. Cold eyes. Heavy presence. Gold chain at his throat. A neck tattoo that tells you hes done things he wont talk about. One look from him and I feel something I dont want to feel. Then he does the worst thing he could do.

He rejects me.

Not quiet. Not private. In a way that makes sure everybody knows Im nothing.

I dont beg. I dont fold. I dont run.

But Hollow Ridge doesnt let you stay untouched. Rogues circle the edges. Rival packs pull up looking for blood. School isnt safe. Home isnt safe. And my moms past—whatever shes been hiding—starts dragging the whole pack toward war.

Cam wants me back when its too late to undo the damage.

Now I have to decide what rejection turns me into… and what Im willing to lose to protect the only people Ive got.

A gritty werewolf romance filled with rejection, pack politics, street-level tension, and emotions that hit hard.