Stella's POV
I open my eyes to the forest clearing. The strands of tall grass shining in the moonlight like silver. I start walking, grazing my hands on the tall grass all around me. This clearing in the forest is truly breathtaking. I feel the wind dance and glide across my face and skin, pulling me to where it wants me to go. I again slow to a stop when I come to the small lake, as still and clear as crystal, again what truly catches my eye is the reflection of my name sake in the water, the north star...
As I stand there, admiring the stary sky above me at the edge of the lake, I try to imagine what freedom and peace would feel like. I imagine it would feel something like this. I snap my eyes to the other side of the lake as I hear twigs snapping and the rustling of bushes. It is then that I take in the most beautiful wolf I've ever seen. I wonder for a moment if maybe this is my wolf coming to greet me, but in seconds I know that is not the case. This wolf is male, and powerful.
His midnight navey blue fur glistens in the starlight, and his black eyes are deep, like pools of ebony. I stare into his eyes and I feel like he is trying to read and pierce my soul. I hear him release a low growl, almost like he approves of what he sees. I find myself confused as I'm not scared, not even a little. In fact his low growl stirs something deep inside of me, as if there was a part of my sleeping and he just woke it... I go to open my mouth and speak to him when I jolt upright.
I look around and find that I'm back in my 'room' and my alarm is blaring. I reach over and turn it off, as I settle in and wait for midnight to hit.
I think back to my dream and smile slightly to myself. The freedom I felt in my dream was incredible, and I can't wait till I get to experience it for real. I look over at my clock just as the time hits 12. I close my eyes and take a deep breath as I feel like I'm truly waking up for the first time. I open my eyes as I hear her soft voice.
"Hello Stella" I smile widely to myself and reply to her "Hello, I'm so happy to finally meet you. Please tell me your name." I rush out and I she chuckles lightly in response. "You're quite right dear one, how foolish if me. I am Aurora" I can't help the smile on my face. "I can't wait to see you Aurora, what colour are you??" I ask excitedly. "You shall have to wait and see child, and please call my Ro. I am sorry Stella. Looking through your memories, and all I can really see is heartache and pain for years."
I smile sadly and nod my head. I don't want to think about all the things they've put me through for the last 8 years. "It's okay Ro, everything I going to get better now. I have you, and hopefully soon, our Mate. but we have to be careful. We have to hide our Alpha aura. Can you help me with that?" Ro stays quiet for a moment and simply hums in response. I smile at her and curl up to sleep. "We're going to be okay Stells, I'm here now, you'll never be alone again, sleep, and happy birthday Stella."
Rileys POV
I watched the clock as the seconds ticked by, and counted down to her birthday. the moment midnight hit, all my senses went on high alert. Andy started going berserk in my head saying he could smell Stella. Honestly I could too. Her Minty and sage scent seems to have been amplified now that her wolf has awoken.
"Go to mate! Claim Mate!" Andy was screaming over and over in my head, clawing and fighting to get out and claim Stella. I knew that if I don't reject her soon, I'll lose all of my resolve. I want to reject her tomorrow night at my Alpha ceremony in front of everyone, but I don't think I can. I don't want to ruin her birthday, but I guess I'll have to reject her at breakfast.
I need to work off my nerves right now, because I am so close to running to her room and claiming her. Looks like I need to get another Omega up here, cause if I don't rage f**k this out, I'll break and claim her.
I head down to the basement and grab the same Omega as last night and pull her up to my room. Thankfully she doesn't pull against me as much as last night. As I toss her on my bed and climb over her, she bites her lip gently, and all I want is to use her to my purpose. so I flip her over, rip off her panties, and enter her from behind.
She cries out as I begin my assault, and her voice starts to annoy me and pull me away from the fantasy that it's Stella beneath me. So I push her face down and into pillows, after her voice is muffled by the pillows I go back to my fantasy picturing Stella's curvey hourglass figure, and her round lush ass, her perfect and full pouty lips.
I start hearing the omegas cries of pleasure again and decide to shut her up I pull out of her, and push her to her knees off the side of the bed, and thrust myself down to the hilt making her choke on all 9 and a half inches. I snake my hands into her hair and start using her mouth as my own personal f**k toy.
I hear a knock on my door and the Minty sage scent wafts through the door. I close my eyes relishing in Stella's scent while I thrust a few more times, and shoot my seed down the omegas throat. I'm still hard as I pull out of her mouth and bend her over the bed and push back into her.
"Come in Stella!" I call out to her. As the door opens I hear her struggle to not gag. I close my eyes and allow myself to get lost in her scent one time before I lose her forever.
Stella's POV
My alarm went off at 4am and when I get a whiff of a mouth watering watermelon scent just as I step out of the attic. Ro started going off in my head yelling "MATE! MATE! GO TO MATE!"
I couldn't believe it! I would finally have someone other than Ro to love me, and believe in me! Then I got scared. if I could sense my mate so soon, that meant they were close by...
No, Mother Goddess wouldn't be that cruel would she? She wouldn't pair me with one of my tormentors... I decided to follow the scent, knowing that a rejection is most likely going to be how this ends.
I hear Ro whimper and I can't help the pang of guilt that seeps through me, she just woke up, and of our mate rejects is, she'll also be losing the other half of herself. "We'll be okay Ro. No matter what, we have eachother, and if our Mate decides we're not good enough, it's his loss, right?"
Her whimper turned into a low growl of approval, as she huffed in agreement. As I walked down the hall, I realized where this scent is leading me. It's Rileys bedroom...
I hear Ro growl in disgust as she realizes who our mate is, and I catch a faint trace of s*x in the air around his door. I try to mentally prepare myself for whatever could be behind this door, and knock with all my resolve on rejecting him, and thankfully, Ro agrees.
"Come in Stella!" I hear him call out after a minute. As I open the door I struggle to fight down the urge to gag at the scent of s*x, and the sight of Riley thrusting into an Omega bent over his bed.
"We need to talk" I tell him while looking out his window. I refuse to watch as my supposed mate, screws someone else. Even if we're going to reject eachother, we technically belong to one another right now.
"What do you want you slut?" I hear the Omega snap, clearly she doesn't realize he's f*****g her for his pleasure.
"Get out now!" I heard him tell her. I heard some scrambling and quiet tears as she took off out of his bedroom. I watched her leave and turned to him straight faced and raised an eyebrow. "Isn't it a little early for those games?" I growl out, trying to keep my calm composure as I stare him down, when I just want to reject him and leave.
He chuckles like I just told a joke when I'm already done with his s**t. "So you know." He stated casually. "Yea." I acknowledge. I still can't believe Moon Goddess paired me with someone like him.
"Sorry to burst your bubble Stella, but if you were hoping for a new start, and for love and protection, your out of luck."
I stood there, expressionless, I refuse to let him see the satisfaction that he's rejecting me first. "I, Riley Damien Brookes, Future Alpha of the bloodheart pack, reject you Stella as my mate and future Luna."
I close my eyes and I can't help the smile that crosses my face as I feel the first half of our bond break. When I open my eyes, Riley has nothing but pain and confusion on his face. I chuckle as I reply.
"Thank you, Thank you for ensuring my freedom from you and this pack of degenerates and murderers!" His eyes widen as he realizes that I'm not hurting. "I Stella Boreali, daughter of Alpha and Luna Boreali of the Starlit pack, accept your rejection, and in turn reject you Riley as my mate and future Alpha"
I watch as he clutches his chest where his heart is supposed to be. He fell to his knees, and started gasping for air. I can't imagine the slap in the face he just got. To find out that his rejected mate is an Alphas daughter. I smirk as I turn and walk out of his room to start my day. I'm out of here after his ceremony tomorrow, and I can't wait to live my life in peace and freedom.
It hurts that I'll be alone, but at least I'll be free. "You're never going to be alone Stella, I'm here for you, always" Ro's words made me smile, knowing for a fact that she spoke the truth. "Thank you Ro. I'm sorry you lost out on your mate. I know it hurt..."
"Not as much as you would expect, I have a feeling Mother Goddess meant for this to happen, let's see where life leads us now." She replies. And I can't help but smile. I hope she's right.