Rejecting The Future Queen

Chapter 38

Yasmyn's POV

My whole world came to a halt the moment I heard how they introduced Aurora .

This cannot be happening. How come someone else is Brendan's mate when I am right here . His mate . The one with whom he spent all his time for the past few days .

I waited for someone to give me an explanation but no one gave me one . So I sat there , in complete silence as Aurora kept talking to Brendan telling him how much she missed him .

At one point I could not take it anymore, so I stood up and was about to walk away . But Brendan's hand holding mine stopped me from doing so .

I am the Queen to be of the werewolf race . I have an entire army under my thumb . I have an entire race that bows down to me . And I have a lot of courage .

But for the first time ever , I fell short of words. There was nothing there that I could tell him or let him tell me that would erase what was already being imprinted on my mind .

"Stay , " he said and I wish I could tell him that I wasn't a fool.

So I did exactly that . I brought my hand up and then my palm met with his cheek . The sound of it echoed through the walls and Brendan looked at me wide eyed .

I should have done this a long time ago when he rejected me because I was a dish washer . Of course he rejected me because he already had someone . But later he realised that I was the better choice since I am the future Queen .

"You told me that I have you , " Brendan whispered and I shook my head at him.

"That was before I knew that you already have another girl in your life , " I told him.

"I don't have another girl in my life. The one I will ever want is you . It is you or no one else . That is exactly why I couldn't let you go even after seeing -" he stopped talking realising that what he was about to say is a bit personal.

Something that is not meant to be discussed with people around us . I at least feel good knowing that he did not tell people about what he saw even though this is the right time for him to do something that would defame me .

"Then who is that ?" I asked Brendan and he stood before me , taking another step closer to me .

"She is the one my parents chose for me . But you are the one I chose for myself. You can either make me or break me but what I feel for you will always be constant . Even if you have someone else in your life or not , you will still have me . Because there is no one else in this life that I would want to spend all my emotions on , except you , " Brendan said .

Judging the expressions on his parents' faces I take it that he is saying the truth . He meant what he said but at the same time , I wonder why he didn't tell his parents to cancel the wedding after he decided that he would chase me instead .

"Did I ever tell you that I was going to marry you ?" Brendan asked Aurora and the girl looked like she had seen a ghost .

She then shook her head with her eyes on Brendan's parents. So it is indeed true then . This match was fixed by his parents and they did not even ask if his son was okay with that .

The more I am learning about Andrews and Phoebe the more I love my parents . The love I have for them is only growing and I wish I could talk to them right now . I miss them.

Aurora walked out and away , with Andrews following her . It was just Phoebe , Brendan and I at this point and she seems a bit flustered .

"Is there anything you want to tell me about, Phoebe ?" I asked her and she shook her head at me .

"What could I possibly tell you , Your Majesty," she said as she bowed to me once again .

"Then give us a moment of privacy . Get out , " I said and she did not wait for another second before she sprinted out the way her husband left .

" I am sorry, " I whispered placing my hand over his cheek.

"No I am only happy that you trust me enough now. Things will get better , " Brendan said .

But I still wish things were better though. I still wish things were different with us. I still wish we could have done a lot of things differently than we did now .

"So who is this Aurora ?" I asked him and he shrugged his shoulders .

"I don't know . They just introduced her to me and told me that they wanted me to marry her . It was before my birthday though . The Alpha party and the thing where we all acted like I was about to meet my mate was a facade . On the front it was the day I met my mate. But behind the scenes my parents chose her for me. So I would tell the world that I found my mate and she was Aurora , " Brendan told me .

"But why do your parents hate you, Brendan? And even if they did , why are you still worrying about getting their approval for your own life ? Do what you want to do . You are the Alpha now . They have nothing against you , " I told him but he stood in pure silence .

"I wish it was that simple but it is not . For years I was brought up reminding every single day that I shouldn't go against them . It is like a traumatic response that I keep listening to them again and again even though at times I don't want to. There were times I wanted to scream and tell them that they were only ruining me but I couldn't. Even now , I just cannot stand against them . I can tell you what the truth is and yet , I cannot stand before them and tell them the same thing without my mind warning me about the consequences, " Brendan said .

And there were a lot of bits and pieces in what he just said .. then I take it that they brought Brendan in such a way that choosing himself would make him feel guilty. I think we can work on that. One step at a time and we can get out of that .

I thought he and his parents had problems but I did not know it was to this extent . Brendan is a product of a broken home and my heart cracks to even think about it .

"How about we stay elsewhere and not in this pack house ? I don't want you crossing paths with them without me around you . I don't want them making you feel like you are betraying them when all you are doing is choosing yourself. Of course it takes time for you to come out of that zone . So let me help you , " I told him .

Brendan looked up at me and stared at me with his eyes pooling with fresh tears . I pulled him closer and gently ran my fingers through his hair.

"What's wrong ?" I asked him and he started crying just like that.

"No one has ever told me something like that . Thank you for actually having my back , " Brendan told me and I pulled away from the hug to look him in the eye .

" What I told you earlier will always stand , Brendan. You will always have me . I had my own doubts when your family talked about Aurora and your demeanor changed but not anymore. I understood your traumatic reflexes and I feel sorry for you . But like I said , one step at a time . For now , let us get out of here ," I told him and he nodded.

That's what Brendan and I did. We walked out, hand in hand shocking everyone around us . People couldn't stop talking and whispering about it .

If people think that this is my move to show the world that I found my mate , then so be it . Because I am accepting Brendan as my mate .

The last few days changed my perception about him . I actually found the real Brendan that's buried deep down and I like that real Brendan .

I realised that we can both stay happily in each other's presence . I realised that he just needed a hand to pull him out of his toxic family and I would love to be that for him.

"Your Majesty ," The guard at the guest house bowed down to me and I signalled him asking him to stand up and he did .

"No one is supposed to enter the guest house without my permission . Am I clear?" I asked him and he nodded at me .

"Except for Alpha Brendan , no one else. Not even your former Alpha and Luna . Is that clear again ?" I asked the guard and he bowed down to me telling me that he understood what I meant .

"Alright then , " I said with a smile and walked in with Brendan by my side .

There is a lot that is still left for me to uncover but for now, letting everyone in the werewolf world know that I found my mate is the first step.

"Okay wait. I have a few people I need to meet , " I told Brendan and he looked at me confused .

"The people I worked with and for , when I was a dish washer here . They shouldn't be thinking that I forgot them after I left for the palace because I did not , " I told Brendan and he simply nodded at me.

"I don't think I know many people there . But I will try my best to be civil ," Brendan said making me chuckle.

It still amuses me how he doesn't know that Natalie is his own pack member . I remember Natalie telling me that Brendan gave her an apple or something and she thought it was because he loved her .

Those days were golden and the more I think about it , the more I think that those were the simplest times.

"Mr. Oakridge!!!" I called for him the moment I walked into the diner and he stood up with a wide smile on his face .

"Your Majesty !!!!!!" He exclaimed out loud and he bowed down to me with a wide smile on his face . I smiled at him and asked him to stand up .

What I did not expect was for big john to bow to me with his usual poker face and I signalled for him to stand up too .

"I never saw it coming. That we would have a Royal in disguise walking amongst us . It was a shock to us all learning that you are the Future Queen of the werewolves. But it makes me happy , really " He said .

"Can I ?" I asked him slightly opening my arms and he nodded at with a wide smile on his face too .

"Aren't you the Gamma's brother ?" Brendan asked Mr Oakridge and Oakridge nodded with a bow to his Alpha.

"No please. Stand up . Yasmyn keeps talking about how she misses working here , " Brendan said and Mr Oakridge smiled too .

I never told Brendan about it but look at him talking about it as if he knows everything about it .

"Come have a seat and let us serve you meal , Your Majesty , Alpha ," Mr Oakridge bowed to both Brendan and I .

And there is no way in hell that I am not having food here . I remember packing the leftovers and having it at my room when the diner wasn't busy.

I always thought this was the most tastiest food so there is no way I am going to let that opportunity go to waste.

The other customers at the diner stood up and bowed to me as soon as they spotted me and I asked them to sit down and continue doing what they were doing earlier .

"It feels different knowing that your lifestyle was different here . Even though you were an Omega equal here , you still have warm people around you. And even though I am the Alpha , I have cold hearted people around me ," Brendan said and I frowned at him.

"What would you like to have , your Majesty?" One of the waitress asked me with a smile . I remember she bullied me here and there so I simply gave her a smirk as I ordered the food .

"Ask the chef to make the Yasmyn meal. He would know , " I told her and watched as she disappeared into the kitchen.

"Back then she used to bully me here and there so watching her plaster a fake smile because she knows I am the future Queen is priceless, " I chuckled at Brendan and he smiled at me.

But for some reason , he wasn't his usual self .

"What's wrong ?" I asked him and he shook his head at me.

"I am still processing the next steps and consequences now that my family knows I would choose you over them any day , " he said and I placed my hand on his , over the table .

"Since you chose me over them, let me show you why I am worthy than them , " I winked at him and he smiled at me.

I don't have a plan in my head yet , but I am going to do something or the other that would make them bow down before me and apologise to Brendan for everything they had done and everything they put him through. The day is near .

Our meals arrived and it looks just the same . Of course though. It's not like it's been years since I left the place but somehow it does feel like years .

I had a bite of the chicken and then had a spoonful of the fried rice . And I just realised that this is what heaven actually looks like .

"This is good ," Brendan said as he focused on the food before him too .

And just when I thought the day couldn't get any better , Moon Goddess actually showed me that she wrote my story in the pure drama category. And that she is enjoying writing my story .

Because I am seeing Silas and he is walking straight towards me as if it's an emergency.

What now!