The Rejecting Mate

6 years Later (Darcy)

“There has to be a reason,” I spoke to Lucas

“I’m sure I was made this way for my mate” gesturing too my body, “maybe he likes curvy girls” I said just standing in front of the mirror looking over my fuller body.

Lucas threw his Manga on to my bed where he was relaxing he rolled his eyes as he often does, he hated it when decided to access my body and bring myself down but If more men were like him the world would be a better place “Darcy, quit it! f**k what your mate wants! you need just get on board with yourself and live your best life, stop getting wound up on superficial bullshit!” He snapped

Ahh! I hate it when he says hipster crap like that! ‘live your best life’ grates me!

I’m not the ideal she-wolf most wolves find sexy. I’m curvy, blonde and fair with freckles and my love for art has now translated on to my skin, to be fair Lucas called me chicken one night and he knows I don’t back down when challenged so I’m not entirely to blame for the tattoo! Wolves love a she-wolf that looks strong, clean, untouched everything I am not.

I did come to accept myself at one stage, Lucas has always made me feel perfect in my appearance but on my 18th birthday I woke up and ran to Lucas to see if he was in-fact my mate but when I meet his eyes all I saw was sadness in them as the same feeling flooded me he pulled me in hugged me tightly and whispered “Happy Birthday little wolf.

Since then the insecurity creeped in and my self judgement grew as I become extremely insecure of my self and worried my mate wouldn’t accept me they way Lucas did, but he is right! focusing on if my mate would accept me for my curves, all was pointless.

My inner wolf Sinnix is always telling me our mate will love us just as we are but as I turned to the mirror and I stare at my reflection I couldn’t help shake this feeling she was wrong.

“Darcy snap out of it!” Lucas demanded

Lucas moved in with us after that night he was supposed to join the pack house when he turn 18, however Lucas was protective of me and felt he needed to be close at all times no matter how many times I told him I’m ok and what happened wasn’t his fault, he was very set in his ways.

Lucas gets up from my bed comes over and hugs me from behind “Little wolf your perfect” and he kissed me on the cheek “your mate is so lucky he has no idea” Lucas said with a slight sadness.

“now” he commanded braking me from my memory

“practice time”

“Ugh,”

“What’s the matter? worried I’ll kick your ass today,” he teased

“Pfft you're dreaming my friend” I giggled as we left to go to our secret training spot. Lucas has been tutoring me since that night so that I can defend myself, I’m stronger than most wolves at my age because I got my wolf early and being trained every day I’m actually stronger than anyone in our pack knows. Contrary of what my physic may appear.

“Let’s go for a run?” I asked Lucas he smiled he knew that I was talking about Sinnix and Onyx we stripped down as we always had spare clothes where we trained and we let out our wolves Sinnix and Onyx are just as competitive as Lucas and I.

Sinnix flew into running her reaction times where astonishing unlike my own, she was ahead of Onyx and liked to flick the dirt up when she was racing Onyx sort of like a bite my dust taunt to Onyx.

‘We have this’ sinnix gloated

‘I never doubted you Sinnix’

Just as we got close Onyx grabbed Sinnix tail, Sinnix in her temper turned to snap back at Onyx but he used her distraction leaped over us and beat her

‘Don’t worry Sinnix I’ll make Lucas pay for that’

‘You better or I’m eating Lucas for dinner’

‘Christ! Sinnix slight over reaction!’ I gasp at Sinnix, but she can be very black and white what onyx did was foul play and she hated it!

Sinnix gave me control and I waited till Onyx shifted to Lucas once he did then so did I.

“Lucas sleep with one eye open” I teased

“Why?” Lucas looked at me with a sceptical.

“You know Sinnix hates untoward sportsmanship” I menaced.

“Yeah well Sinnix needs to relax Onyx just likes to play” Lucas argues

“Cheat more like it” Sinnix Growled in my head

I decided to sneak attack I jumped on Lucas back putting him in a sleep hold position, but his reflexes are super hero like, he dropped to His knees and flipped me forward and hovered over top of me to pin me his face was close to mine and we both became very aware of our naked bodies inches apart.

Lucas’s jumped off grabbed my clothes and handed them to me his face was flushed but I’m pretty sure mine is also. As we where getting dressed I thought I would shift the focus

“Well Sinnix said she is going to eat you for dinner” I declared

“What!” Lucas looks at me with wide eyes

“Yeah onyx pissed her off pretty well so no Lucas no onyx, so maybe sleep with your both your eyes open tonight” I teased

“yeah right you know Onyx loves Sinnix and she shouldn’t be so easily distracted! Plus she loves me too much to hurt me, now let’s train!” He said smugly

I rolled my eyes “fine!” I grabbed my staff and prepared to fight.

‘So smug’ Sinnix said

‘Yeah but he is right he has us there’ I giggled internally

‘Sadly he is now kick his ass’

‘I’ll try’

“Darcy stop chatting to Sinnix and move your butt” Lucas said with his cheeky grin

Grr he is so bossy but I started to wonder how the hell my mate going to be a stronger bond than the one I have with my best friend, is that even possible? Even our wolves have chemistry so tense you could slice it up with a knife