Rejected: The Luna’s Desires

Chapter3

Joseph POV

I didn’t need to think twice about my next line of action. As soon as the witch told me where my mate was located, I dashed out of her house and got into my car. Based on the information, her pack wasn’t very far from mine, and thankfully, we weren’t enemies.

Alpha Jackon was the beta of that pack, and since it was his daughter, I wasn’t going to have a hard time speaking to him about it. I felt relieved that everything seemed to be working according to plan. It seems the Moon Goddess decided to look on me with mercy and help me out of this situation.

I parked my car in front of Beta Jackson’s house and got out. I should probably have brought some gifts, but it was too late, and I walked into the house to see two young girls sitting on the couch.

“I would like to see Alpha Jackson.”

One of them frowned and looked at me,

“And you are?”

As I was about to open my mouth, the second girl beat me to it.

“Sarah, don’t be rude. I’ll go get him for you.”

“Whatever, Serena.”

Serena dragged Sarah away, and I looked around the house. It was nothing like mine. It was warm and painted bright yellow. I wasn’t surprised, though, because he was a family man. Picture frames hung on the walls, and I moved closer to get a better look.

The Beta really seemed to love his daughter very much because most of the pictures were of the both of them together. I wonder what happened to her mother, though, and why she wasn’t in all these pictures. I’m sure it was nothing bad because a huge portrait of her hung at the top of all the pictures.

“Alpha Black.”

I turned around, and Alpha Jackson stood there with Sarah and Serena.

“Please, have a seat. What brings you all the way to my house? Is there any issue with the border?”

I sat down and noticed the way the girls stood behind the Alpha. Must be his daughters. If neither of them were my mate, then where was she?

“Alpha Black?”

He snapped me out of my thoughts, and I sat upright in my chair.

"I've come here to discuss something really important with you. I’ve been looking for my mate for a very long time, and you must know how hard it is to run a pack without Luna by your side.

So, I’ve been really desperate to find her, and I had to pull some strings and go out of my way, but finally, I found her."

A smile broke out on his face.

”I’m really happy for you, Alpha. So, what’d you need me to do for you?”

“The thing is, my mate is actually related to you. In fact, she’s your daughter.”

I don’t know if I’ll say the silence was awkward, but it was almost too long. Beta Jackson was staring at me like I had just grown a second head, and his daughters behind him were squealing with wide smiles on their faces. They probably thought it was one of them.

“Well, Alpha Black, I must say this news is shocking, but I’m glad that my daughter has been mated to a man like you. Unfortunately, she isn’t here."He turned to the girls behind him and said, “Where’s your cousin? I haven't seen her all day.”

They both brought out their phones.

"Oh, my days." Sarah spoke up. "I didn’t see this earlier. Adelia sent me a text saying she was in trouble with Damien, but this was an hour ago.”

Beta Jackson shot up from his chair and grabbed the phone from Sarah. He scanned through the phone, and the way the colour drained from his face made me rise up immediately.

“Where is she?” I demanded, "Who's Damien?”

"Alpha Eastwood’s good-for-nothing son. I know his house; it’s just down the street. Let’s go.”

I followed behind him, and we dashed out of the house. There was no way in hell I was going to let her slip away from my fingers just as soon as I found her. Her dad ran in front of me, so I guess the place wasn’t very far from the house.

He flung open the front door, and we searched frantically for her. It seemed like there had been a party here, and it hadn’t been long since it ended. Why didn’t anyone do anything to help her then? I ran upstairs and searched all the rooms, but they were empty, and for some reason, my heart beat faster and my stomach felt unsettled.

As I opened another door, there was a small puddle of blood and saliva on the bathroom tiles, and it looked like there had been a struggle in here.

A sharp cry for help ran through the house, and my feet immediately carried me down the stairs and out of the house. There they were, with the bastard in only his underwear on top of her and trying to raise her dress up.

I rushed to push him off her, and he attacked me and pushed me to the ground. This kid really thought he could beat up everyone; one blow was enough to tell him otherwise, and he fell on his back beside me. Beta Jackson was already holding his daughter, and I couldn’t believe what he did to her face.

The smooth and beautiful face I had seen in those pictures had been turned into a palette. She had black eyes, and I could see that her eyes were bloodshot, her lip was busted, and blood oozed out of her nose.

What in the world did she do to deserve this?

“What the hell do you think you’re doing? Do you know who I am? My dad is the Alpha! I’ll have your head."

“And I am the Alpha! Which means I can have more than your head for what you did to her. That’s my mate, you fool.” I couldn’t control my anger, and I gave him a good beating, making sure that his face had some damage just like Adelia’s.

I could hear her low voice talking to her dad.

"I rejected him. He’s my mate; I rejected him, and that’s why he’s angry.”

"That's bullshit. I’m her mate, and that’s the way it should be. She’s just a woman, and she has no say." I landed him a blow to shut him up.

I felt a hand wrap around her leg, and I looked down to see Adelia, and I crouched to lift her up.

“I choose you.” She managed to say it before she passed out.

I didn’t bother exchanging any more words with that scumbag. If he had an issue with me, he could hash it out with me like a man. I carried my mate home to be nursed.