The Lone Wolf's Heartbreak

Hot tears rolled in rivulets down my cheeks. I couldn't ignore the gut- wrenching feeling that clouded my stomach as I pondered his words in my head over and over again; "You are not my type. Haven't you heard what people say about you? You are cursed and you audaciously carry the birthmark, predicted to bring doom and an impending plague to werewolf kind. Do you want me to stick with that? I, Lucas, son of Alpha Blackstone from Crystal Moon Pack cannot be your mate. I reject you, Hazel as my mate!" More tears cascaded down my cheeks. All my life, I have lurked beneath the shadows, I reprimanded myself every day for being the cause of my mother's death She died after child birth. After my birth precisely. As a consequence to that, my father, the Alpha of the Blue Moon Pack, treated me with disdain. He abhorred the fact that I took away the apple of his eyes and his partner. However, his hatred for me doesn't end there. He despised me a lot for not being a male. And lastly, because of the birthmark at the base of my neck. One he hated so much and would do anything to extract it from my body out of his sight permanently. Being an Alpha's daughter, my life has been to a large extent, a mess. People in the pack cast scornful glares at me whenever I walked past. I have had to endure several years of humiliation and being ostracized. But deep down, I wanted to be loved. I craved to be desired and adored. Prompting why, I waited to complete eighteen today, just so I could meet my mate and depart far away from this pack. Contrary to my high hopes and expectations, my supposedly mate Lucas, just like the rest, treated me the same way people have been with me. With scorn. He rejected me in front of all the other young werewolves gathered around the multipurpose hall to bond with their mates. Alas, the only person that stuck with me through thick and thin is my maid, Gwen. She had been like a sister to me, cared for me, and also extended an olive branch of friendship. We have been together for so long that I no longer considered her my servant. Rather, as my sister. Tania kept on rubbing a small of my back, hoping to pacify me. "You are going to be okay, Hazel . Take this as one of those phases filled with despair. Soon, it will pass away." She cooed. "But when?" I asked, sniffling back sobs. "When will I finally be accepted? Whydid I come into this cruel world if no one is willing to acknowledge me?" My heart clenched in a fistful of anguish, ricocheted with dismal as I speak. "I guess I am no one then," Gwen stated in a displeased tone. "No no no no, I did not mean that, Gwen." I took her hand in mine and she cast me a weary stare. "I know you accept me and I really appreciate that. But you have to understand from my perspective. Will I remain an outcast forever? Will remain the same weak, unmated, and cursed she-wolf until I die?" Just as Gwen was about to utter something else, the door to my room flung open and my father stormed in. "Pack your things immediately, Hazel !” Rising to my feet, my brows contorted in confusion. "But why, father?" "You are going to be Alpha Liam's Luna." He breathed, picking up a few of my things from the floor. And then, he handed them over to Gwen, whose face revealed just how stunned she was also with the sudden declaration. My breath hitched. "What?" I huffed in disbelief. "The same vile and ruthless Alpha Liam from the Pack of WereLycans ?" My pupils dilated in shock and I still couldn't believe my ears. My father shrugged. "Of course, who else?" "How can you barge into my room and then blurt out something this distasteful?" I spat.He pointed a finger at my face and seethed with a demeaning tone. "You can't go against my word, Hazel . After all, your mate rejected you. And he lost his Luna to the cold hands of death a month ago. It's a win-win situation." "Are you even listening to yourself?" | fired back angrily. "How can you ask me to be with a man that's not my mate and that's not from my pack?" "Because this is the only way to cover up this humiliation. To retain my self- esteem as an Alpha." He yelled. Almost at once, I burst into a series of raucous laughter. Deep down, I was hurting. I have been used to masking my anguish with a smiling face and most people never notice. Except, Gwen of course.When my laughter died down, the amusement in my face vanished into thin air, only to be soon replaced with a scowl. "So this is just about your self- esteem? Is that all that matters to you? Am I not your daughter? Ever since I was born, you have done nothing but cast me out like a plague!" My voice cracked. Fresh tears were filling my eyes. "Don't you dare speak to me like that! am the Alpha of this pack!" my father roared. With tears blurring my vision, I looked around and let out a sad chortle. Then, back to him. "Who cares if you are the Alpha of this pack?" And with a scoff, I added. "After all that's all you have been but nothing significant in my life!" My father violently stomped his right foot on the floor. "And you have been aburden to me all along!" His vile words ricocheted into my heart and shattered it into fragments. What? I scoffed in disbelief. "You came into this world and took away the most precious person in my life! And you couldn't even comfort me by being a male, instead, you emerged a weak female who can't even succeed on my throne. You have a birthmark that carries plague and misfortune. And now, the only person I hoped could restore my faith in you, publicly rejected you today. So I'd advise you to leave without objecting because you have no option!" He frowned. Anguish, disappointment and resentment were written all over his face. It was as though I would be killed if I said one more word.