The alpha rejection

Chapter 11

Bella

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I was still entranced by the scent of my mysterious mate when the meeting started. I did a quick survey of the room but there were so many people that it would be nearly impossible to find him without walking around. As much as I wanted to find my mate, I knew it.would have to wait. I was the Queen's successor and needed to act accordingly. The Queen stood up and addressed the large crowd, "As you all are aware, I am Queen Emmaline, queen of the supernaturals. This meeting, though, is only called out towards the werewolves because it only concerns your species. It would be absurd and useless to have to gather all supernatural species for something that is no danger to any of them yet." Queen Emmaline had always been respected strong-willed woman whose motives were never questioned. She had always thought about doing the best for everyone, even if that meant sacrificing herself if it came to that. She was right, stating that It would make no sense to have every supernatural leader of each coven, pack; pentagram and any other sort of group supernatural's have, to all come together for a meeting with a dangerous rogue werewolf. It would be a waste of time and effort having to arrange, organize and get everyone out here to meet for a few days, maybe more, maybe less."I know that this may seem like nothing big or new to most of you because they have been becoming more and more frequent lately, but this is a more dangerous case than most of the others, " The Queen continued. "A dangerous rogue by the name of Than (pronounced Th-ain) has been spotted recently recruiting other rogues to join what we suspect is going to be an army of rogues. What his motives are, we have yet to find out, but please, if you have anything,anything at all, please do not hesitate to confront us about it." It was now my turn to conduct the discussion," Then there is a burly man with a dark complexion and hair color likewise. Unlike the rest of his dark features, his eyes are un-naturally purple." I gave all the Alpha's Than's description while recalling His eyes were all too clear. His captivating eyes that lures you in and makes you believe anything he said, no matter how far-fetched the theory was. I knew those eyes way too well. "He likes to feed people with lies," I continue trying to keep my voice in monotone but still not seeming bored to be here, I have to make sure I sound just right."He might bribe you into joining him; he is very good at discovering people's weaknesses, so good that he may find weaknesses about you that You did not know it yet. He will do Whatever it takes for you to pledge allegiance with him and swear your loyalty. He is a master at disguising his and his 'minions' scents so they are very hard to track but not impossible."I went on explaining vague facts about Than and his personality. No one but Devin knew about Then and mine's history and I would like to keep it that way. It was not something I would ever like. to re-visit.Once we were done with our discussions, we all headed to the dining room for lunch. I wasn't very hungry because I had snuck into the kitchen with Dev (Devin's Nickname) and took one of the chef's vast desert platters. We took it all the way up to Dexter's room to share it with him because He was having a rough day with all the girls.bothering him.But even if I wasn't hungry, it would be rude to leave my plate untouched, even if I was the queen's successor.I was positioned at the head of the table while Queen Emmaline was on the other side. I had a good view of everyone sitting down, so know might be the best time to find the man that the delicious The smell belongs to us. I still can't believe that my mate is in the room, right beneath my fingertips and I still didn't know who it was. I started at the top of the table, the ones closer to me would be easier to smell and the scent wasn't super strong right now, so I knew it was none of them.

The man to the left of Queen Emmaline had ashen blonde hair and I must admit it was hot. I couldn't single out his scent, so instead I tried to single out his voice. As soon as I thought, he was taken off my list; he can't be my mate because of his voice doesn't give me shivers of anticipation. I moved on to the man across from the ashen blonde one. Everyone at the table was dressed up.in nice proper clothes, who wouldn't be when Meeting the queen? But this guy's choices of clothes were a little different, he didn't stand out. like a sore thumb, but the difference is obvious. He had very dark, almost black, hair that was gelled slickly. He was wearing a nice pair of dresses. pants along with a white button-up shirt.The thing that was different was that he was wearing a tie. Don't get me wrong, others were wearing a tie as well, but this guy's tie was covered in pink.sequins that were all different shades. I tried singling out his voice and as I did I could immediately told said that he was gay. I had always wanted a gay best friend, but after a closer look at his features looked to be around his mid-thirties a little too old for me.

I continued the same routine for about half the table getting the same results. The next guy on the chopping block was a dark haired familiar face. In fact, I had to do a double. take. He looked like, Zac? Zac was human though. So it's impossible. I must just be seeing things. because there is no way that Zac is a werewolf, let alone an Alpha. Even though I knew it was impossible and that the odds were too low for it to be the Leo I knew. It looked exactly like him. His dark hair styled messily, making it look extremely sexy. His dark eyes seemed to glow as if he was anticipating something. Weird, I thought to myself.Much to my dislike though, I felt my old feelings for him coming back full force. Maybe all those Past feelings weren't just me being infatuated. with him. What if he was my mate? No that can't be, if he was my mate, he would have known and then he wouldn't have been so cruel to me. Mates protect each other from harm and not be the cause of their harm.

When I had singled out his voice though, it gave me those shivers. I could feel excitement in my wolf. Maybe I was singling out the wrong voice? I didn't want to let my mind wander to the inevitable. The voice was Leo's undoubtedly. But I still didn't want to believe that he was my mate. Maybe I'm close enough to smell him, I told myself determined that his scent would just be neutral and that he wasn't in fact my one and only mate. But to my dismay, his scent was The best scent I've ever smelt. It was too amazing to be described, so amazing that it made me just want to... Snap out of it Bella! You just found out that your mate is the bastard that made your life a living hell and your thinking about that kind of stuff. With that in thought, I quickly excused myself. from the table and started speeding down the hallway, just wanting to get away from my mate.Why has fate been so cruel to give me someone? Who hates me as a mate? What had I done to cause this? I had always looked forward to finding a mate, but now I hate to admit that I wished it could have waited until I was 100% completely over everything that has happened during my human years. I was too deep in thought to notice the footsteps. following me at a quick pace, until his voice shook me out of my 'zone'.

"Bella,!"

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Zac

The meeting had started off boring, nothing big.

happening just the Queen talking about some

rogue. I wasn't paying much attention until the

The queen called her successor up to explain more. I

knew her voice everywhere and surely enough; I

looked up to face the beautiful angel that has

It has haunted my dreams for the past year. I tooka

A whiff of the air and I felt my insides melt. I missed

that smells so much. That wasn't the only thing.

though, the scent that was in her apartment thing

that she lived in was that scent of the male that |

thought they had kidn*pped her could be smelt on her

body but it was only faint. I guess she wasn't

kidnapped, Oppsies. I guess I freaked out because of

nothing; she was just being taken back to her

Kingdom of supernaturals. Wait What! She was

human last time I met her, but now she is

definitely not human. That's impossible how

Could someone go from human to the future ruler?

of everything supernatural? Bella has a lot of

explaining to do.

I watched as she explained who this guy

was. I wasn't paying attention to what she was.

actually saying, but I was more like worshipping her voice and taking in all the changes she has

undergone in the past year.

Her dark hair was usually just straight now.

ran in silky curls, making her look healthy and

alive. Her eyes now gleamed with happiness.

instead of tears. I felt a pang of guilt because l

was the one who caused those tears. Turns out

all the precautions I took to protect her from the

The life of a werewolf was for nothing because here

She stands more powerful than anyone could

Never imagine. Every type of supernatural blood

runs through her veins. So much for having a

damn human for a mate.

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Zac

After the meeting everyone piled out of the room and into the large dining area. I had been keeping a close eye on Bella, still not believing that she is right here, with me, and was not just a pesky human.

Bella seemed to be looking for something; her eyes kept darting towards everyone around her as if looking for someone in particular. I was seated near the middle of the over-sized table

and much to my dismay, was not close to my mate was seated at the very end of the table.

She still has not noticed me and I wasn't sure if it was for better or for worse. I wanted to see her - well actually that was a stupid thing to say, I can obviously see her right now. I want to be able to talk to her, kiss her, hug her and who knows what else. Now that we can actually be together, I want to embrace the fact. She isn't weak anymore, she can survive in my -well, our- world now that I know she can protect herself. Now that our love has a chance, I want to take a step for the better.

Once our food had been served and ever one had politely started to eat, I noticed Bella once again looking about anxiously. I watched her as her eyes drifted to the far end of the table where the queen was sitting. Queen. Wow, I'm going to have to get used to the fact that Bella, my future wife, was going to be a queen. Not just any queen either, a queen of all supernaturals, Screw being an Alpha of a pack, I want to be king. Take that biotches!

Still lost in my thoughts and dreams about my future as ruler of supernaturals, I didn't notice as Bella’s eyes moved up to around the middle of the table until I felt my wolf getting excited. I looked up to see Bella who no longer had that high spirited look on her features but more of an impatient mask on. Her eyes silently drifted over to me and I watched as she took me in before she took a deep breath in as if realizing who I was.

Not to get cocky or anything but my looks do have the tendency to take peoples breath away.

Once she got over that initial shock, denial replaced it. Was she denying that I was the one and only magnificent Zac ? It must be her denying that she was in love with me already, I reassured myself with a slight smirk.

My smirk didn't last long though, it was wiped off as soon as I saw Bella excuse herself and leave the table. As instinct I wanted to follow her. I quickly excused myself for needing to us the washroom and followed Bella down the corridor she had taken.