Winning Over His Rejected Mate

Chapter 4

Ava

My eyes go wide when he slams his lips on mine. I immediately feel like pushing him until the rush of our mate bond knocks my body. I feel dizzy as Harper howls inside my head excitedly, pushing me fervently for the kiss.

The day was already crazy enough, but this kiss in the night made it even crazier. But I am not going to let him do whatever he wants. I push him away using my sheer will-power, suppressing the primal bond, pulling both of us together.

"What do you think you are doing?" I seethe, flashing my wolf at him.

Harper anxiously paces inside my head, not wanting to go against the mate bond, but I ignore her.

The shock in the morning was enough. I don't need more surprises and shocking revelations. I can't believe our bond is still in place when I clearly rejected him all those months ago. What's even more shocking is that I wasn't aware until now.

It is already weighing on my mind, and I have so many questions and things to deal with, but despite everything, I have decided that I am not going to accept it, no matter what happens. I will reject him again if I have to, because I have no place for a cheater and scum by my side.

"Ava, calm down, and listen to me first. I came here to talk to you about the proposal I sent today." He says quickly, as if I am about to throw him out, and he isn't wrong.

I scoff when he mentions how he dared to ask me whether he could escort me. Did he think I would say yes because we are still mates because of some f*****g unresolved rejection between us?

"What about it, Silas? What about a clear and bold 'No' did you not understand?" I ask, growing impatient.

I don't understand why I am even entertaining him. I should mind-link Michael and prepare to throw him out of my pack on the grounds of improper conduct.

Yes, this will do.

I get excited as I come up with a perfect solution to cast him away, but before I can contact Michael, he mentions something I am unable to ignore.

"Aren't you curious about how your father is doing? I will tell you about him if you let me be your partner for the ball," he says, and

I freeze.

Dad.

I grow worried as soon as I hear him mention my dad. I would be lying if I said I didn't remember him or worry about him every night since I left that hell.

I also thought of planting spies around SilverMoon, but I wasn't strong enough to do that. My position was still unstable since I was a new Alpha. Even now, I am not strong until I introduce myself to the other alphas and attend the first council meeting.

I wanted to take him with me, but he was clear about it. My dad said that he would never leave, and there was nothing I could do about his stubbornness. After all, I had taken mine from someone, and now I know it's my dad. But he can't stop me from worrying about him, and that's why I drop the idea of contacting Michael.

However, I also can't stop myself from being angry. How dare he use my father as a bargaining chip!

I clench my fists and glare at him, "You do realise what you are saying right now, right? You are using my dad to negotiate with me.

How low of you," I say, my voice simmering with anger.

He doesn't look away when I pull my aura on him. Instead, he matches mine with his own, staring deeply into my eyes without breaking our contact, "I know, but I need to do something to gain what I want, and you also know how precious and unattainable it is."

I hate myself for letting my heart skip a beat. I also hate how serious he is about what he is saying.

"So, you won't tell me anything about my dad until I agree to let you be my partner for the ball?" I ask once again, and he nods.

Anger churns inside me, but I don't say anything. Knowing about my dad's whereabouts comes first. After all, a single escort can't hurt much. I just need to go into the ballroom with him. That's it.

"Then, our deal will be that I will let you escort me to the ball in exchange for the information about my dad." I deliberately only mention the escort, nervous about him noticing and demanding more, but he readily nods.

"Then I will see you tomorrow evening. I will come to your house at 7 to pick you up," He says.

I don't say anything, and he begins to leave. I stop him when he is about to jump from the balcony.

"If I ever see you trespassing on my house again, remember it will be your last time," I warn him.

"Sure. You should also keep your doors closed for others except me." He says, and my eyes widen as I listen to him, enraged at his audacity, but before I can reach him, he jumps.

How dare he!

Did he not hear what I said? I am fuming as I watch him sneakily leave my mansion's grounds.

I am also angry at myself for keeping the security lax. How come no one noticed him trespassing, even if he is an Alpha? His aura should still be faint and noticeable even if he hid it! What are all these guards doing? Hell, there are a bunch of people downstairs, all of them top-notch warriors, and yet they couldn't spot him!

Not even Camilla?

Are they all slacking on their training? I guess I need to join in and tighten them.

I finally go back inside when he is no longer in my sight, slumping down on my bed as I seem to lose all my energy.

I sigh wearily, feeling like I have aged a lot in just a few minutes.

I hate this, but really, what can go wrong with just a simple escort, right? I just hope nothing goes wrong.

Maybe I shouldn't have said that because it got jinxed so terribly the very next day.