REJECTED MATE PREGNANT

Julia's POV* I stood beside Xavier, my heart racing with excitement, as we faced the pack's council. I could feel the weight of their gazes on me, but I didn't care. I was ready to stand by Xavier's side, to be his Luna, and to rule the pack with him. Xavier took a deep breath, and I could sense the importance of what he was about to say. But just as he began to speak, his eyes flicked to someone behind me, and his expression changed. I turned to see a stunning woman with piercing green eyes and I recognised her, Veronica.Her gaze fixed on Xavier with an unnerving intensity. A shiver ran down my spine as she smiled, her lips curling up in a sly smile. "Xavier, I think you should reconsider," she said, her voice dripping with malice.‘What was happening’.My initial feelings about this meeting evaporated replaced by fear. My heart sank as Xavier's eyes locked onto hers, and for a moment, I felt like I was losing him. ‘ Had they got back together?Had Xavier lied to me?’I asked myself Veronica was Xavier's girlfriend but it turned out he wasn't her mate instead the alpha was mine. He had told me that Veronica understood and they decided to end the relationship. "Veronica, this has nothing to do with you," he said, his voice firm but detached. Xavier's eyes met mine, and I saw the hesitation there, the doubt. My heart broke as he turned away from me, his voice cold and distant. "I'm sorry, Julia," he said, the words cutting deep into my soul. "This isn't going to work." “What?”I asked.This had to be a joke. He wasn't doing this to me, not in front of the council and every one.Maybe it wasn't what I was thinking not a rejection.‘He would have told me sooner if he did want me’.I kept telling myself that and then it came; "I, Alpha Xavier Owens of Blood Moon Pack, reject you, Julia Hectate, as my Luna." The words cut through me like a knife leaving me breathless and stunned. I felt like I'd been punched in the gut, my heart racing with a mix of shock, anger, and hurt. How could he? Just last night, we'd made love with a passion that left me trembling. He'd whispered sweet nothings in my ear, telling me how much he liked me, how much he wanted me by his side. How did we come to this?How did all that change quickly?’All sorts of questions flooded in my head and I was close to losing my mind. I remembered the way he'd held me close, his eyes burning with desire as he'd claimed me as his own. It was as if he'd seen into my very soul, and I'd felt seen, heard, and understood. This had to be déjà vu. I had to pinch myself to make sure it wasn't real, but I was mistaken. My mate had rejected me. "Why?" I whispered as tears threatened to fall across my face. "Because you are weak. I'm an Alpha, for goodness' sake, and I don't need a weak wolf who can't even shift. I haven't even been able to talk to your wolf”He stated. I hadn't shifted yet, but my wolf had communicated with me two or three times, albeit briefly. The last time it did was when I met Alpha Xavier; she let me know he was my mate. Other werewolves were talking about how they always had conversations with their wolves whenever they wanted to, and I never understood why my wolf never wanted to talk to me. Standing in front of the council, he was rejecting me – rejecting us. I felt a wave of nausea wash over me as I struggled to process his words. Why was he doing this? What had changed between last night and now? I thought back to how we'd met. I'd been hired as the new doctor for the Blood Moon Pack, and from the moment I'd laid eyes on Alpha Xavier, I'd known he was my mate. The spark between us had been undeniable, and I'd thought he'd felt it too. But apparently, I was wrong.Or maybe he did but chose power over our bond or even Veronica. Today, I was going to let him know that I was a week pregnant with our pup. But since he rejected me just now, that meant he didn't like my pup as well. I decided to keep that to myself. Veronica walked up to him and held his hand.Xavier went ahead and intertwined his fingers with hers, I felt a sharp pang in my chest. The evil smile was evident on Veronica's face and this told me how much I had been fooled, how they both played with my feelings making me believe that Xavier had accepted me as his mate.‘These monsters’ Suddenly, I felt my blood boiling with fury then followed by tingles. “I Julia Hectate, accept your rejection Xavier Owens of Blood Moon Pack”I managed to say not sure where I got that courage then graced myself for the pain of breaking the bond.I saw Xavier also clutching his chest the way I did, it was also affecting like me. It took seconds and suddenly the pain was gone and so was the bond along with all the dreams of had with my ex mate, our pup and this pack. I turned and ran, desperate to escape the pain and humiliation that threatened to consume me. I didn't know where I was going, but I knew I had to get out of there – fast.