Bound By Fate, Betrayed By Blood

CHAPTER 2

RINA'S POV

When I heard him say those words, I thought the pain in my chest would go away but for some reason it didn't instead it became worse. Lucas was the only friend I had and my mate but now he is here with my sister. What was I now supposed to do?

"Lucas," I said, my voice breaking. I took a few steps towards him. I needed to know his reason for doing this to me. My chest aches so bad I wanted it to go away.

But Lucas' expression changed. The warmth and love I do see in his eyes for me suddenly changed and was replaced by hatred. He moved away from Catherine and picked his shirt up from the bed.

"Don't fool yourself Rina, just because we are mates doesn't mean I will accept you." He said, then started to wear his shirt immediately.

"But Lucas...you can't reject me...we have been through a lot together..." I said, still holding on to my chest. I could barely breathe. Every word was a struggle for me.

"You don't have your wolf Rina and you are too weak to be fit for a Luna. I do not want a weak Luna by my side and I don't want to have anything to do with you."

The rejection hit me like a hard rock, this time I was really crushing down to the floor. I wanted to scream, to cry, to know why Lucas did this to me but I couldn't do any of that. I felt paralyzed. I felt trapped.

"She is really such a fool, she doesn't know that Cat has been with Lucas for six months now." Nora said as she looked at Lisa and both of them started laughing.

Did I just hear her right? Six months? I looked over to where Catherine was but she didn't say a word. From the look on her face I could tell that she doesn't even care about anyone but herself. This time around she didn't even want to protect me or defend me.

Without another word, I turned my back and left the room. I felt like I had been torn from inside. I reached the bottom of the stairs. I stumbled barely catching my breath. I never imagined that tonight would turn out to be like this. If Lucas would reject me as his mate, how am I supposed to have another mate? It felt like the ground should open up and swallow me.

All I kept thinking was the hatred in Lucas' eye. He had never looked at me with such hatred before. I was trying to keep it together. I was trying to control myself, so I didn't notice my brother's hands on my shoulder.

"What's the matter Rina," he asked with so much concern on his face. I couldn't say a word. I kept staring at him hoping he would find the answer on my face.

He looked behind me and met Lisa and Nora laughing together, as they made their way downstairs.

"You're really in a mess Rina, you need to clean up yourself first before you show your face to the crowd."

Was that all he could say to me? I was really sad and what he could tell me was that I needed to clean up myself.

Before I could say anything I saw Lucas and Catherine coming down the stairs holding hands and smiling at each other. The sight of them together was like a knife twisting in my chest. They made their way to the garden and In front of everyone. The whole place suddenly became so quiet waiting to hear what they had to say.

Lucas cleared his throat and began to address everyone. "There is something I should let everyone know." He started, as he kept holding Catherine's hand. Everyone was still waiting for him. All eyes were on him waiting for him to talk.

"Catherine here is my mate, I love her and I will want her to be my Luna when I finally become the Alpha." He finally said those words but he didn't put it well. I was his mate but instead he chose Catherine. He didn't tell everyone the truth.

The pain in my chest grew stronger, I wanted to speak up but I found myself mute. I couldn't say the words either. Just then my father stepped forward glancing at both Lucas and Catherine. "I'm indeed happy for the both of you. The goddess has made the right choice." He said softly. His words cut so deeply into me like a blade. I was really tearing apart from the inside. I took a shaken breath and finally found my voice as I looked at my brother who was still holding on to me. "But...but...what about me...what was I supposed to do."

"You do nothing Rina..." I heard my mother's voice from behind me.

"But...he is...my...ma," I tried to say the words but she cut me short.

"What is it Rina, why can't you be happy for your sister?" She has gotten her wolf and has found her mate, and you are jealous of her. I know you and Lucas are close but she is Lucas' mate and there is nothing you or anyone else can do about that." She said, as she came over to me to hold my hands.

I opened my mouth, ready to argue. Ready to explain to her what I meant. Why I was not happy. I wanted to tell her that Lucas was actually my mate and not Catherine. But instead she removed her hands from mine and placed them on my shoulder and nodded her head. She didn't want to hear anything I had to say. She just didn't care about my feelings. Well Catherine was her and dad's favourite daughter and I'm nothing to them.

Alpha Douglas cleared his throat, he was actually excited but didn't want to show his expression. "I'm proud of you my son and indeed the goddess has made a good choice. Three days from now we will have a wedding to plan." He said and everyone started cheering for Lucas and Catherine. Their voices filled with joy and excitement.

Three days? Everything was really happening so fast and no one even bothered to ask me how I was feeling about all of these. My heart kept aching and it was then I realized that I was all alone.