“You?” he sneered, his voice dripping with disdain as he locked eyes with her. “You’re my mate? What a joke.”Amelia’s heart plummeted, her dreams of a loving union shattered in an instant. She stammered, her voice trembling with disbelief, “I-I don’t understand. We’re mates. This is supposed to be…special.”He stepped closer, his face contorted with scorn. “Special? You think this is special?” His voice dripped with bitterness. “You’re nothing more than a burden, an inconvenience.”Amelia’s eyes welled with tears, the sting of his words cutting deeper with every syllable. “But…but we’re destined to be together. We’re meant to support each other, to love each other.”He laughed, a cold, humorless sound that echoed through the forest. “Love? There’s no love here, only disappointment. You’re not what I wanted in a mate.”Amelia’s chest tightened, a mixture of heartbreak and humiliation engulfing her. She had never imagined that her mate would reject her so cruelly, and the pain of his words was almost unbearable.“Please,” she begged, her voice a desperate whisper, “give us a chance. We can make this work.”He shook his head, his eyes devoid of compassion. “There’s no chance, no future for us. I won’t be tied down to someone like you.”With those final words, he turned and walked away, leaving Amelia standing alone in the moonlit forest, her heart shattered into a million pieces. The moon, once a symbol of hope and wonder, now seemed like a cold, indifferent witness to her devastating rejection.As she watched him disappear into the darkness, the tears in her eyes blurred the beauty of the night, and she couldn’t help but wonder how something that was meant to be so beautiful had turned into a nightmare of pain and rejection.