Chasing His Rejected Mate

Chapter 2:

Irene:

That instant, my knees betrayed me as I manage to stand, hot tears burning in my eyes, how could I not have seen this? How could I have been so pathetic? I stare at Leonard, hoping for him to tell me this isn’t true, but his silent face told me it is.

‘No, this can’t be.’ My wolf howls painfully within me and I feel as though my entire world got deflated. The pain ripples through me, forcing the tears to explode from my eyes.

I want to break down into tears, I have loved him ever since I was ten, we are mates, he had s*x with me yesterday, how could he do this to me?

“Why?” The tears roll down my face and I don’t care if I sound pathetic or needy right now, “The moon goddess paired us together as mates.”

He straightens and gives me a hard glare, I am stunned, it is as though I didn’t know my best-friend anymore. “Look, Irene, I can’t spend the rest of my life with you. I need someone who is strong by my side and Charlotte is the right person, you are just too weak.”

Each word ends like a punch to my stomach, bitterness fills the pit of my stomach. “You want to mark her?” All this while, I was nothing to him, I was planning on telling him how much I loved me and here he was not even planning to mark me.

For us to become official mates I have to bear his mark and now I know that he wasn’t even trying to mark me. He never even wanted me as his mate. I was just some unwanted property thrown into his arms.

“Yes.” He answers coolly, “I am sorry Irene, but I can’t be with you.”

My knees feel weak as I grip the edge of the table harder, the woman stares at me with an unknown expression, disgrace and shame burns through me like fire, I feel pathetic and useless.

With tears, I run out of his office and to my room, I open my suitcase and begin shoving all my clothes into the bag in tears. I can’t do this, I can’t stay here and pretend as though everything is okay.

After packing, I take my luggage and wheel it outside the pack-house; I can’t even face my twin brother and my dad right now, so I take out my phone and texted them that I am going to attend a university outside the country, hurriedly I flag down a taxi and with one final look at the pack-house, at everything I am letting go, I said goodbye to my pack.

I have never even been outside of our pack in Puerto Rico, so I have no idea where I was even going. I landed in the airport and took a six hour flight to Canada.

I arrived in Iron Fur pack. I didn't know anybody here, nor did I have any idea where to even go.

Wheeling my luggage behind me, I sat down on the nearby bench outside the airport and cried my heart out.

My phone pings with countless messages from my family, but I ignore it and continue sobbing.

“Hi.” I hear a cheerful voice and through my wet eyes, I stare up at the woman with copper brown hair and hazel eyes. She seems around my age, a year older or so. She is wearing a crop top with flare jeans over a duffle coat. “Are you a foreigner here in the pack?”

“Yes.” I nod bitterly, her gaze maneuvers toward my luggage and her eyes turn softer.

“My car is just right at the corner, why don’t I give you a lift?” She offers, attempting to grab my bags.

“I don’t have anywhere to go.” I admit shamefully, embarrassment burning through me.

She smiles. “Not to worry, why don’t we go to my house? I have food and an extra room for you.”

“You are letting a stranger into your house?” I ask, baffled by her generosity.

She shrugs, and her smile is genuine. “I really don’t mind and besides I need a roommate, I am Iris, you?” She clutches my luggage into her arm. “Iron Fur pack tends to be colder this season.”

“Irene. Thank you for this.” I smiled as we began walking to her car.

“Why don’t you start by telling me what happened to you?” She ask and I told her everything from scratch and after hearing my story, she stared at me in pity.

“Don’t worry, you have got me now.” She smiles as I wrap my hands tightly around my body. I still can’t believe I am leaving everything behind into a country I know nothing about, I left my father and my twin brother, I left Leonard alone. Leonard was right; I am weak and vulnerable, I could never compete to be by his side.

Still, was it a crime in having feelings for him?

A silly part of me had thought he loved me back because why else did he kiss me and make out with me so passionately that night? But what I didn’t know was that he was planning to get married to some wealthier, prettier and stronger woman than me.

I just have to welcome my new beginning. It might be hard, but I know deep down that I am going to get through this, I know I will.