The Alpha's Second Chance

Arabella's POV When people say that life is anything but easy, they say the truth. They are saying that by their experiences, we should believe them, it will not change anything but will help in handling and understanding the situation better that we are in. Like in my situation, I was rejected by my mate because I was not good enough for him. He's the beta of my old pack and he has claimed my stepsister as his mate. Telling about my suffering to others will not lessen my pain, it's quite easy for people to tell about their suffering but in real it's the exact opposite in actually going through that pain and dealing with them. The pain I have been feeling since my rejection is more than a physical pain. When I was a kid I used to cry whenever I felt pain in my body but now I want that pain to come to me so that I can forget about the pain which I always feel in my heart. Rejection is just like a slow poison, killing you slowly slowly. Like I am dying slowly slowly everyday. It's not just about seeing them together it's about the feeling that he is with her even when he knew I was her stepsister, his real mate. It hurts like hell when the only person who is supposed to love you, support you and look out for you turns his back to you. Anyways, it's not like crying can change anything. Neither me not my mourning over him can change my situation so I decided to change myself, not for him but for good, for my goodness. It has been whole two and half years since Logan has rejected me, I do not want to recall that day, but visuals of him rejecting me always haunt me during my nights giving me many sleepless nights. After the painful rejection, I wanted to distract myself so I started working in an elementary school as a third grade teacher so it can help me in easing my pain and also kids bring me joy and happiness. Being independent and around kids have helped me a lot. I try to stay happy and joke around my friends a lot. Some laugh at my jokes and some wonder(only those who know about my rejection) that how could I be happy when my mate has rejected me. I left my old pack after I graduated from college and came to Moon Cresent Pack, where my maternal family lives. I was born out of a one night stand. My mother got involved with my biological father before she met her mate and because of that I was born. She does not know about his whereabouts and even his name. Three years later after I was born she found her mate, My stepdad and they both have two children and I was long forgotten. I was just a mistake for them. I still do know anything about my biological father, wish I knew who he was, maybe my situation has been different. Anyways, I have a big day ahead of me as today is the sports meet competition in my school and I have worked hard to help my students for this competition especially Sarah, she is adorable and has a sweet voice so instead of taking part in any physical activity she decided to recite a poem on the stage. Also Sarah is the daughter of the Alpha of our pack. Her parents adore her a lot. After getting dressed I went downstairs to make breakfast for myself. After having my breakfast I packed lunch for myself and cleaned the kitchen counter and headed to school. It is a fifteen minutes drive from my home to school by car. I bought a second hand car after working as teacher for six months and with the help of my maternal uncle. I like driving and also I hated using local buses there was just too much rush for me. When I arrived at school, I parked my car in the parking lot of the school and went to the office to sign for my attendance. After that I went to my class and greeted the students and took the attendance register out from the almirah to take the attendance of the students. When I was in the midst of taking the attendance I heard someone crying, I instantly got up to look out who was crying, when I move forward I saw Sarah bawling her eyes out under her seat. I went near her and pulled her out of the seat and pulled her onto my lap and hugged her "Sarah, baby what happened" I asked her as I wiped her tears and in return she just hiccuped and hugged me again. I hugged her too and asked again "Sarah, why are you crying, did anybody say something to you" . Once she calmed down I heard her murmuring "I am scared, What if I forgot the poem that you helped me in learning. My parents will hate me" She was scared of reciting the poem in front of so many people. "No Sarah, nobody will hate you, not even your parents. They love you and they will be proud of you that you have the courage of speaking in front of so many people, just like your parents. And I will be there to help you out, you do not have to worry about anything" I told her while giving her a kiss on her chubby cheeks. She giggled at that and then said "pinky promise". I smiled at connected my pinky finger with hers and said "pinky promise". After some time the bell rang and there was an announcement for all the students who have participated in the programs to gather at the auditorium. I went to my office to collect some paperwork where I heard two teachers discussing about the upcoming exams. Then I heard Olivia, my bestfriend and also a teacher coming towards me and screamed loudly. Both the teachers and I cringed and I covered her mouth with my hand "Sshh Olivia , What are you doing, it's a school not your house" I scolded her. "Ahh, Ara if you knew who is coming at our school then you will start screaming like me too" she said. "Who's coming?" I asked her. "It's the Alpha Xavier and his Beta of Brokenridge furs pack. Do you know the Alpha Xavier is known for his bravery and cunningness too" She told me excitingly. I know about Alpha Xavier, he's not only famous for his bravery and cunningness but also for his personality. I have never seen him but has just heard about him from the people of my pack. He's the brother of our Luna and I have also heard that he has a one month old daughter, his mate left him for her new human boyfriend. Let's just say everyone has their own problems to deal with. Nobody is happy. After our small chit chat, Olivia and I went to the auditorium where the program was going to commence. I knew it was Sarah's turn, so I waited for her to arrive on the stage. She was lil bit nervous and then started looking around. She smiled once she saw her parents, they are smiling at her too and wished her best of luck and then she started looking around again, once her eyes locked with mine she smiled again and I showed her thumbs up and with that she recited the poem. Love is understanding Love is compromise Love is generosity Love is sacrifice Love does not discriminate Love is free of charge Love is the solution Love is who we are Love is universal Love is heaven sent Love was fastened to the cross Love is greatest testament Love is triumphant Love is Somersaults Love is compassion Love is free of fault Love is forgiveness Love offers a hand Love is eternal Love is his command When she ended reciting the poem, the crowd gave her a big round of applause with standing ovation. Alpha and Luna were looking proud and smiling widely. Sarah was smiling too, she was happy. After the program ended, I decided to go to the restroom so I headed towards its direction but on my way I got hit by a strong, masculine scent which was very divine to my nose and senses. I was enchanted by that smell and I knew what kind of a smell it was. It was pulling me towards it. The smell was giving me hopes and shock too. Because I never expected to feel all these again. It was giving me a tingling sensation in my body, I made my way towards it. I started looking around for the person. And when my eyes locked with his, my breath hitched in my throat. I was paralyzed for a second. My wolf instantly recognised him,mate. She knew he was our mate. It was shocking and surprising. And by the look on his face, he knew too that I was his mate. Shock was written on his face. He came towards and I went towards him, we both have not moved our gaze from each other for even a mere second and when we both were one hand distance apart, we both whispered "MATE". Hey there, I just uploaded the first chapter of my third book The Alpha's Second Chance. Hope you guys will love it like you loved my second book "The Whiskey King". I will try to update as soon as I can. I will appreciate comments and feedbacks from you as they help me in improving and also motivate me to write more. One more thing I wanted to say was that I know the part where Arabella and Xavier meet is quite filmy. But I wanted it to be like that, they both have suffered a lot in their lives so I wanted them to have their own 'filmy" moment. Note - The poem is from Brian Dorn. So thank you ☺️ Don't forget to Vote, Comment, Share