The Chosen Mate

CHAPTER 6 |

As soon as I step foot in the entrance I hear my father say loudly,

“What is even the point of getting you a phone if you don’t answer Mavis ?!”

“I’m sorry dad it’s out of battery, why was there something urgent ?” 

“No but you're still my daughter and I would like to know where you are. Speaking of, why is your hair wet ? Your shoes and pants too ?”

“We went to the lake with Henry and hmm ... just had a little fun ?” I try to joke, it’s not really working but he trusts Henry so much, he knows that nothing can happen to me if I’m with him.

“Okay, I see. Anyway, try to get ready, our guest will arrive by eleven-ish. Okay, honey ?”

“Yup,” I say popping the “p”. 

“Do you want Anna to help you with anything? She was looking for you as well. You know she came in advance with Nate just to help you.”

“No, it’s fine, if you see her tell her it’s nice of her but I’ll be okay! Thanks, Dad! “ I yell going up to my room.

It’s past eleven when I am done getting ready.

Tonight, at midnight, the thirteenth of August will officially be my birthday. 

In an hour I will be an adult. In an hour I will maybe meet my mate. In an hour, a new chapter in my life will start. The excitement and stress are starting to kick in me at this thought. 

I finish putting on highlighter on my cheekbones and I am done.

I’m wearing a mid-thigh length powdery rose dress, made of silk. It’s a spaghetti strap dress, with very little cleavage to show. My wavy hair is down with some clips on the sides of my head.

I am wearing more makeup than usual; shades of brown eyeshadows with little golden sparkles, a red lip, and a thick line of black eyeliner. I wore a pair of heels with a chunky heel to be a bit more comfortable.

I take my mother’s necklace and try to put it on my neck. I am kind of struggling at first but it’s fine. The pendant is minimalist, it’s a sun with its rays shyly going outwards.

My grandmother gave it to her on her eighteenth birthday.

I wish she could be here, to reassure me, help me get ready, tell me I’m beautiful, and hug me so tight that I’d be out of breath.

I hope she watches me from above and is happy and cheering for me at the moment. 

I take a last glance at the mirror, examining my final look and admitting that for once, I wasn’t as plain as usual. There was something extra about me in this outfit and I kinda like the little confidence it’s giving me.

Okay, tonight is the night. Tonight might change a lot of things.

“You ready Serena ?” I finally let her in my mind, she had been too loud since I came home earlier. I love her, but she just talks too much sometimes. “Yup Mavis, let’s rock this night! Oh my Goddess I am so excited !” she barks loudly, it’s very loud, but I won’t say a thing tonight.

It’s almost eleven-thirty when I decide to go down. 

My father was having a conversation with another Alpha. “Oh, my Goddess who did he invite ?!”

I didn’t even know my father invited other pack members for my birthday, how many other pack representatives were here tonight?

He sees me and excuses himself from his conversation, I see something flicker in his eyes.

“You look like your mother tonight... “ he says softly as he hugs me tight and kisses me on the forehead. 

“Thanks, Dad. She’s with me right now…” I reply showing my mother’s necklace.

“She will always be honey… Always.” I hear him sniff very very softly and decide to ignore it.

“Anyway honey, almost everybody is here. We’re only missing the Crimson Moon pack and then we will start,” he says with a hint of pride in his voice.

“Dad, how many representatives did you invite? The only other allied pack I know is Anna’s, why did you invite the others ?” I say, stressed out enough.

“Don’t you remember we did the same for Anna’s? That’s how we stay connected and on good terms with one another honey. But don’t worry, no one is going to disturb or annoy you tonight and tomorrow as well.” He replied, trying to make me feel better, and it works, a little.

Maybe I am just too tensed to see it in a “normal” way, I am exaggerating everything I guess. 

“Okay honey Henry is already here, he’s in the garden. Go with him, I have to go back with the Alphas. I’ll see you later. And don’t forget to thank every single person who helped and worked for tonight. It’s the minimum you can do. Have fun my darling !”

“Okay okay dad, thank you. Will do I’ll go see everyone !” I say as a walk towards the living room and search for the people who made this beautiful venue.

I see Ethan having a conversation with some of his friends, he mind links me with a "Happy Almost birthday sis'. I'll see you when you have some time," and he ends the mind link with a wink and I decide not to disturb him and his friends. I smile at him not needing to add anything. I see the majority of the pack in the big dining room attached to the living room.

The decoration was mostly in burgundy red, my favorite color.

Not too extravagant, it was homely yet elegant enough to be appreciated by all. I thank every person I see and tell them to have fun as much as I will thank them. That’s when I go into the garden and finally see Henry, his back is facing me.

I walk on the cobblestones leading to him, but my heel becomes unstable all of a sudden. I am about to trip when some strong arms hold me by the waist and prevent me from tripping.

I feel electrified, my whole body is hot and even more where that person put his arms and hands. I don’t feel uncomfortable like usual. I feel safe and at peace.

Serena starts to purr in my head. “Mavis! It’s mate! It’s him !” she howls now even stronger than before.

The man is now helping me straighten up. I feel shivers everywhere his hands are.

I was about to thank him when he spoke first,

“You okay Mavis?” he said in a soft and low voice.

Cole. That’s Cole’s voice. No, it can't be. He already has a mate. It must be someone else!

I slowly turn around and lookup. I see his waxed black shoes, straight navy trousers, a white blouse with a dark blue vest. I finally see his face and his silky, almost shining, black hair under the moonlight. I see his blue eyes, his freckles and I feel my heart go out of its rib cage.

We lock into each other’s eyes, I feel the heat coming from both our bodies and our breath go in sync. He is more stunning than usual, I only see him. My vision is blurry apart for him. His eyes change color, they go from the shade of blue that I love so much to purple, the color of lust, so dark and opaque I feel like looking into a black hole.

We both say out loud “Mate” in a soft voice.

It’s hard to breathe, I have shivers running down my whole body. I feel feverish.

But I feel happy, I feel the bond getting stronger and pulling me closer to him. I smile and his eyes change back to his regular eye color. He lets go of me and I feel the connection cut. 

Serena howls in pain. Why did he do that? Isn’t this supposed to mean that I am his mate?

What is happening, I don’t understand… 

He takes a step back and I feel the pain double. I take a step forward but he keeps going backward, he keeps going away from me.

I thought the cut and c***k I felt seeing him with Isabella was one of the most painful things in this world. I was wrong. 

Boy was I wrong …

I feel my heart shatter into a million pieces, my blood pulsing through every vein, I can’t seem to breathe, but this is hurting me.

I don’t want to believe it.

I only feel my tears when they reach my neck and chest, they are burning. It can’t be happening. I don’t want to feel this, I don’t want to think that he’s rejecting me.

He hasn’t even said anything yet and it hurts already this much.  No, no, no… 

The realization of this leaves my body cold as ice. I can’t feel my arms, my legs, my face. Everything is numb by the freezing cold. 

I am trembling; of cold, sadness... 

I look at him. A sad and sorry expression quickly passes on his face along with some burning red eyes. A second later he’s back to being himself.

I search for a light of sympathy in his eyes, I’m waiting for him to come back, to hold me again in his arms, and let me feel the electricity running through my iced body. But no.

He just looks at me, doesn’t move.

The distance between our bodies and the cold, that’s all.

That’s all I seem to deserve.

How can he seem so fine when I am hurting like hell, isn’t he supposed to feel my every emotion? My every body aches and thoughts? He doesn’t feel what I’m going through…

Once again, I realize what’s going to happen any moment, a sharp pain stakes my heart as if a thousand needles were spinning and stirring in my heart. I bring my hands to my chest, in hope of appeasing my heart and bringing it some reassuring heat. The Moon Goddess wouldn't let me down like this, no…

No, it’s not the Moon Goddess, it’s him. It’s Cole.

He’s leaving me, he’s rejecting me… 

Serena whimpers in the back of my head, what’s coming ahead is already weakening her this bad. “Mavis… Mate… Cole... He’s cutting the bond… “ she says in a wheezing breath.

He opens his mouth and starts a sentence that will haunt me forever,

“I, Cole Matthew Walker, officially and immediately reject you, Mavis, as…”