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Chapter 06 - Morning Run

POV - Axel

I woke up with my perfect little mate in my arms as the sun began to peek through the windows. This must be the first morning ever that she hadn't snuck out to train and I hadn't snuck out to watch. For a wolfless girl she was incredible. So powerful, sexy and kind. She was smart too. I know she will make the perfect Luna. She will help with the pack business also and help me lead our people. She's perfect.

I watched as the light made her hair look like it was glowing silver and snuggled my head into her hair to take in all of her scent calming me and my wolf. She was so cute sleeping here and I can't believe I marked her last night. She was finally mine wolf or not.

"Son, I'm in the sitting room." my father sounded so serious through the mind link. Nothing could bring down my feeling. My high i was riding.

I pulled myself away Atlas whimpering at losing our mates touch and pulled on some joggers. I quietly opened the door looking back to make sure she hadn't been disturbed and snuck out.

My dad had a somber look on his face and motioned for the seat across from him. "I know you had that wolfless girl in your room last night. Care to explain why you left with her and not your future Luna?" he sounded pissed but kept his neutral expression.

I let out a warning growl standing from my seat looking down on him "SHE is called FELIX father. and SHE is the future Luna of this f*****g pack so watch what you say" i kept my glare on him as his serious expression slowly melted away into something furious.

"That worthless little b***h will not lead this pack ever son. You are out of your f*****g mind if you think I will allow you to throw away a powerful mate for some childhood crush." I felt a sting across my cheek before I comprehended the punch my father threw at me.

"She is my MATE. Not some random girl, not some childhood crush nothing of the sorts. I love her and she will be the Luna of this pack." I refuse to back down to this stupid demand that girl Dee is toxic and would not be suited for a Luna role regardless. He was blinded by his friendship with my mates worthless father.

He pulled me up by me neck bringing me close a whispered "oh... so suddenly you have a mate. Suddenly you are a big man huh. You f*****g i***t. You never had the choice Dee will make you a powerful Alpha not that girl. I knew she was your mate I let you have your fun. Now reject her. You will embarrass us all if you choose that wolfless child."

Atlas was furious pulling forward and delivering a punch to my father's nose. He dropped me taking a step back as blood poured from his nose. He smiled at me laughing. "It is too late to man up to that mate, the announcement went out yesterday about your pairing with Dee. Everyone knows I was and always have been just trying to make you make the right choices here. Reject the girl."

Unshed tears lined my eyes. It was not often I felt the need to cry but as the weight of my father's words hit me I felt my connection with him weaken. He was never letting me choose. Not my fated mate, not a different chosen mate. He chose Dee and I was to follow that order. I was to be his perfect little puppet and dance on his strings at his request. If I were ever to cry it would be about my fated mate. Hearing him talk about her this way. knowing I never had a choice... yes the fear of losing her will always make me cry... but not infront of him.

"No. I will reject Dee publicly if I must. I will reject her that worthless little slut. You think what I have done is embarrassing?" I laughed at his cruel demeanour and his f****d up intentions "SHE is embarrassing. I have done nothing wrong my whole life. But I will not make this right with you and I will not be making her my Luna. I will reject her publicly if need be to make it clear. Any misconceptions around this will be made clear and I will choose who is right for me and my pack." I yelled furiously. He and I eyed each other up and down waiting for someone to break.

I heard the window open from the bedroom and turned to face the door starting to leave "I will be going back to my mate now and I will be making my announcement this afternoon."

POV - Felix

I woke up in a shock to the raised voiced behind the door.

"if I must. I will reject her that worthless little slut. You think what I have done is embarrassing?" he was laughing as I felt my heart shatter into a million pieces "SHE is embarrassing. I have done nothing wrong my whole life. But I will not make this right with you and I will not be making her my Luna. I will reject her publicly if need be to make it clear. Any misconceptions around this will be made clear and I will choose who is right for me and my pack."

did he think me a slut, easy because I came to bed with him. Was he concerned about the mark I now bear. I felt my heart tear. my cheeks moisten with tears...

"Ferra please we need to get out of here" I moved to the window opening it to make my intentions clear. I needed her abilities to make the climb from the 4th story. my heart ached as I waited her her response.

"okay" she whimpered feeling my same pain of rejection. She took control and jumped roof to roof till we landed on the floor.

"thank you. I am sorry Ferra you don't deserve this. I was an i***t and weak to think he would have chosen us. that he would have loved us. Now we must live with his mark and soon his rejection." I don't know if I can take his rejection right now. No I know it will kill me. I run to the pack house into mine and Amelia's room and wake her.

"Amelia. I need your keys now." she looked shocked handing the over.

"what for?" her voice was filled with sleep and confusion. now was not the time to get into this s**t I needed to run.

"I need to go. Your address, for the flat text it to me and then when you come bring my stuff please. I can't talk about it I just have to go" I quickly packed a day bag as she watched in shock "I love you" I said running out the door. One I was in the hall I didn't stop running but I hear Amelia yell after me.

"Stay safe and call me as soon as you can or I am coming to get you. I trust you."

I was gone. I was in the car. and no sooner than I was in the car I was out of the pack boundary and on the road. I can take the rejection in 3 years. But not now.

Ferra whimpered again before going silent. She is as hurt as I am if not more. Now with the mark anything that happens. If he f***s his future Luna, if he rejects us, it will effect us more than it would have. We didn't have much else to live for if he does so we may not even survive. We need to get away, become stronger so we can accept his rejection. Three years while we are at uni and he is at alpha school will be the perfect opportunity for this.