Luna Of The Supreme Alpha

Chapter 2: Rejection

Chloe's POV

This can't be happening. How can he be my mate? He hates me, and he never treated me differently from the way my other Pack members treated me.

The Moon Goddess must be playing a silly trick with me.

"This is what we've been waiting for, Chloe. We've found our mate. We can finally be free." Nyx said, and I shunned her.

"Nyx, Eric doesn't care about us. He never cared. Besides, he has eyes only for Zoey. I have a feeling that…" I paused, swallowing my words.

"That what?" Nyx asked.

"That he might reject us."

"He can't do that, Chloe. He can't do that to us."

"What do you think you're doing standing there like a moron?" Eric asked irritably, disrupting my conversation with Nyx.

"Didn't he feel the pull? The matebond?" Nyx asked, but I didn't respond. I was confused as well.

"Um… I…." I stammered nervously. "You're my-"

"Baby!!" Zoey said, interrupting me. She came into the kitchen and wrapped her arms around Eric’s neck, turning him around, and giving him a passionate kiss.

Eric responded, kissing her back. I felt a stinging pain in my chest like a dagger was pierced right through my heart.

There's nothing that hurts more than seeing your mate making out with someone else in your presence.

"What's going on here?" Zoey asked, as she withdrew from the kiss. She stared at me with a smug look before facing Eric again. "What are you doing with this slave baby? Do you want to catch a disease or worse, a virus?"

"It's nothing, love. I only came to get a glass of water." Eric said coldly.

"Okay. Hurry up and come to bed my love." She said, grazing his c**k slightly with her palm before leaving.

Eric walked to the fridge and took a bottle of water. He poured the contents of the bottle into a glass before gulping it down.

He didn't even say a word to me. Instead, he just walked out hastily, and I knew he wanted to meet Zoey again.

Nyx whimpered at our mate's behaviour.

"At least, he didn't reject us." I said reassuringly, and I could feel her calm again.

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It was 4am when I got to my cottage. It was really small. My family and I lived here together, and after their deaths, Alpha Randolph allowed me to keep the cottage, only because he dreaded the idea of me living in the Packhouse.

Omegas are expected to be awake by 5:30am to clean and cook. At least, I had little time to rest.

I placed my head on my worn-out pillow and soon, drifted off to sleep.

When I woke up, it was 5:10am. My body was already used to not getting much sleep.

I yawned and tossed to the other side of the bed but gasped when I saw a figure sitting on the sofa.

I hurriedly turned on the lights, frightened.

Eric sat on the sofa, watching me creepily.

"Wh…what are you doing here?" I asked, while fearing for my life. Suddenly, I felt a stinging pain in my abdomen. It hurt so much that I almost found it difficult to breathe.

I sat up on my bed, gripping my belly tight to suppress the pain. It was at that moment that I saw the mark on Eric’s neck.

He had slept with Zoey and marked her, that must be why I felt the stinging pain.

"I only came here for one thing, Chloe." He said, crossing his legs with a smirk plastered across his face. "As you already know, my Alpha ceremony is coming up tomorrow, and I need a strong Luna by my side."

I gulped hard at his words.

"You are a weak and pathetic Omega, Chloe. Zoey, on the other hand, fits into that category."

"I- Don't do this please." I begged, already sensing what was about to happen.

Eric seemed unbothered. He stood up abruptly and walked towards me, looking directly into my eyes.

"I, Eric Stone, the next Alpha of the MoonStone Pack, reject you, Chloe Morris as my mate. You are unworthy of my pack and my name. I reject you, here and now, as both my mate and Luna. From this moment on, you mean nothing to me."

The moment Eric's rejection left his lips, it felt like my heart shattered into a million pieces. A burning, searing pain spread through my chest, worse than the physical ache in my abdomen. It was as if something deep inside me was being ripped away, torn from the bond that I hadn’t even realized was holding me together. My legs buckled under me, and I collapsed onto the floor, gasping for breath.

Nyx howled in despair, her cries echoing within me, an endless reminder of what I had just lost. The bond, the connection that once tied me to him, now felt like a chain snapping apart, leaving me hollow and broken.

“I…” My voice cracked, my throat tightening around the words I wanted to say. "I… accept your rejection."

Eric turned, and left my cottage without a second glance, and I stood there frozen. My heart thudded painfully, and the sob I’d been holding in finally escaped.

As he walked away, I felt our bond slowly smearing. It still hurt badly, and I hugged myself as I cried profusely.

I cried till I felt numb. My eyes were red and puffy, and my chest and abdomen still hurt like hell.

I looked at the clock and checked the time.

"s**t!" I cursed. It's 6am! I'm really gonna get into trouble now. Maybe this was what Eric wanted, to make me suffer more.

I definitely wasn't ready for Layla's wrath. She is the Head Omega, and she's no different from Zoey. She treats me worse than trash.

I hurriedly took a shower and ran to the Packhouse. The distance is 5 miles, and I had to run there if I didn’t want to get punished.