Runaway Luna

Isabella "I Mateo Hughes reject Isabella Clarke as my mate" W-What did he say? Dread pools in my stomach and horror colours my face. Mateo...my Teo rejected me....me!? Anguish and agitation grip my body as tears cloud my eyes, making it impossible for me to stare at the face of the man I love with every fibre of my body...with every f*****g nerve of my body and yet when it is the happiest occasion, the most awaited moment of our life, he is...he is acting like a jerk! "Mateo" My voice trembles but I continue, "S-Stop joking...I didn't like the joke. You can stop now." I try to smile, try to lift my quivering lips in any sort of curve, something that would resemble a smile but who am I kidding? How can I lift my broken lips when my whole body is on the verge of crumbling down? "Bella, it's not a joke. I am rejecting you. I Mateo Hughes reject Isabella Clarke as my mate" Thud Thud Thud It's the sound of my heart throbbing painfully in my chest before it falls into the pit of my stomach. A wave of tormenting pain crashes down on my body, rendering me immovable and completely shocked. It's not a joke. He is not joking with me because the pain tearing through my body is real. The screaming of every fibre of mine who loves Mateo deeply in my ears is real. It's not a lie. Nothing here is a lie, neither the cruel and cold face of Mateo nor the commotion among the people who are watching us like a spectacle. A very interesting spectacle but I can't really care for any of that not when my life is literally getting wrecked in front of my eyes. I work up the courage to look into Mateo's eyes again, pushing aside all of my pain. I try to rely on the power of our love and all those years when we constantly promised each other that we would never separate from each other. I wrap my fingers around the fabric of my dress and force my brain and throat to squeeze some damn words out of my mouth. "Mateo" I croak and he gives me an impatient look as if he can't wait for all of this to be over but I still brace myself for my next words, "C-Can...you at least tell me why?" I almost beg him when I ask him the reason for his rejection. I still can't come to terms with that one word, 'rejection'. It feels like acid on my tongue. It repulsively burns even when I pronounce it in my head. "Reason? Isn't it obvious Bella, why would I want to spend the rest of my life with the same ol' boring next-door girl? I think you should also move on and find someone new" My eyes widen from the cruelty in his words. My head hangs low as I watch him turn around and walk away leaving me alone in the middle of the hall, stranded in the ball. His words continue to ring in my ears until my lips bleed. I release my lip from the bondage of my teeth when my eyes zero on the two tiny drops of blood on the polished marble floor. Slowly his words continue to distort in my mind, mixing up with the other people's whispers. 'I can't believe this! How can Mateo do this to Isabella?' 'I know! Isn't that what they wanted to happen? Becoming mates and all?' 'Poor her. The girl already doesn't have a father and now she even got rejected. Her life will become hell now' 'I don't really feel that it is anything bad. Mateo was way too good for her. I mean, they don't really suit each other you know.' 'I can't disagree since who would want a simple-minded fool like Isabella? I bet she is just as boring as she is in bed as well. No wonder, Mateo couldn't endure anymore and saved himself a lot of trouble!' Their snickering echoes in my head even after I run outside the hall and into the calmer forest. Their harsh comments and Mateo's rejection mix up together in my head, playing like a broken record in my head until I drop down on my knees, feeling nauseous. I hold my head and cover my ears to stop the noises but they don't stop. 'I Mateo Hughes reject- Stop! 'Serves her right! She used to be so arrogant ab- Stop! 'Isnt' it obvious, Bella? I can't spend the rest of my life with the sam- STOP! My chest heaves after my outburst as I stare at the outstretched forest in front of me with glassy eyes. My chest constricts and I finally sob. I wail and cry like a baby, clutching my chest. Mateo was cruel with his rejection till the end. He called me Bella till the end. I cry more when I remember how casual and carefree he sounded when he gave me the reason for the rejection as if it didn't matter for him at all. As if all those years we spent together like a pair of lovers were absolutely nothing for him at all! I cry my heart out as pain overwhelms my body. My body grows weary but I still don't stop. My tears won't stop, and my pain won't ebb. It hurts. It keeps on hurting so much. I come to a startling stop when I hear a whimper in my head. 'How can our mate do this to us?' My back trembles again and I realize it's Alessia, my wolf. 'Alessia, why did Mateo reject us? Didn't we promise to be together for eternity? How can he do this to us?' She doesn't reply and groans painfully in my head, whimpering sadly at the betrayal of my mate. Neither of us has an answer for why he did that. We are the pack sweethearts. Everyone was jealous of our relationship. Ours was what you would call pure and true love but now I know how big of a lie it is! I flinch when I hear people's voices coming closer. The knot in my stomach twists anxiously when I hear them talking about me. No, I can't listen to their hurtful words anymore. I cradle my knees closer to my chest before raising myself on my feet. I straighten up and quickly leave the forest, running towards my house. I hold my gown and run until I come across a familiar wooden cabin house. 'The Clarkes' I start tearing up again when my eyes fall on the nameplate hanging on our door. All I want to do right now is throw myself in my mother's arms. I press the doorbell with a shaky finger, and after a couple of minutes, I hear familiar footsteps thudding against the floor. "Coming!" Harper, my sister's voice rings through the thick wooden door before she swings it open. "Bella, it's you!" Her smile falls the moment she looks at me. "Oh my god, what happened to you?" She asks astonished at my weary state. The hem of my dress is torn and the skirt is covered with moss with a few grass blades still stuck to it. She holds my tear-streaked face, carefully. "Bella, my baby what happened? No, come inside first" I am hit with the warmth of my house when she holds my hand and pulls me inside. "Harper, who is it---Goodness, Bella! What happened to you? Aren't you supposed to be in the ball at the Alpha's house?" Yeah, that's how it should have been Mom. I should have been with Mateo, drinking and dancing the night away. "He rejected me...We are mates but he rejected me" Mom gasps and the glass of water clatters when Harper keeps it on the table with force, "Mateo rejected you? How dare that bastard!" "How can he do that? Honey, are you alright?" Mom pulls me into her chest and I throw my arms around her, sobbing loudly. "I swear, I am going to kill him! How can he reject her after practically hovering around her 24/7? Mom, didn't he say just yesterday that all he wants is for Bella to be his mate!? Didn't he!?" Harper fumes and I wish I could be as furious as her. I am angry but I am still reeling from his rejection, finding reasons inside my head while trying to keep up with the pain at the same time. "No, this won't do. I can't believe it. Bella, what did that bastard say? Why did he reject you!?" I look up from Mom's embrace and repeat those same words he slammed me with, "He says he doesn't want to spend the rest of his life with the same ol' boring next-door girl. He wants someone new and told me to do the same" "Son of a b***h. I am going to kill him!" "Harper no! Stop!" Mom yells, stretching one of her arms to hold her. "Mom! How can you stop me? Aren't you angry? How can he do this to our Bella? That piece of scum!" "Harper, which mother's heart won't burn at her daughter's pain? But you know that we can't do anything to him. I can't afford more damage than what's already done" Mom is right. Mateo is the beta's son while we are nobodies and just three women who live without a husband and a dad. We can't afford more damage done. Those girls were right. Maybe, all of this happened for good. We truly aren't made for each other. We don't belong with each other. Then why am I still crying!? "Harper, Mom is right. You don't have to do anything. I just don't want to do anything with him anymore. He is not the Teo I love anymore. No, I loved anymore. We aren't made for each other." "Bella, my baby. You don't have to-- "No, sis, I am really alright. I...I don't want anything to do with him now. We are over like he said." Both Harper's and Mom's faces crumble painfully as they watch me worriedly. "I am tired. I want to go up to my room" I mumble, wanting to have some alone time. Some time to finally...finally end it like I said just now. "Yes, baby, it's late. Do you want to sleep with Mom?" I shake my head, "No Mom." I hesitate but then I realize that I won't be able to sort myself and my relationship with Mateo with her by my side. I need to be alone for that. "Alright baby, call us if you need anything. We are here for you" I nod, biting back another sob before rushing upstairs to my room. I slide against the door crying to myself. All our moments rush to my head and I feel dizzy. He has been the only man I ave ever looked at since I was a small girl. He never let me befriend any other boy because I was his and now...now he wants to leave me for another girl! How painful is that....how deceiving is that! How can he make me fall in love so madly only to abandon me later? How can the man I love turn out to be so cruel!? 'Don't cry Bella. We won't cry over a man who doesn't want us' 'You are right Alessia but I can't help it.' I know I shouldn't say this to her when she is the one who is struggling the most with our mate's betrayal but it's not easy. It feels like my life is suddenly hit with a catastrophe. A storm I never imagined wrecked everything of mine. Suddenly my head wince and my eyes start throbbing. The pain in my heart was already unbearable enough and now my body was aching because of exhaustion. 'Bella, you need to rest. We have had enough for today' I pick myself up from the floor and saunter to the bed, slumping down on my pillow, lamenting the disaster which ruined my life not knowing another big disaster standing right at my door.