Chapter 3: Rejected

Aria's POV

I woke up with my head still spinning. And that's when I realized that I was not on the school grounds anymore. My memories came rushing back, and I remembered someone asking me a question and me fainting before I could even answer. Thankfully that man caught me or else I would hit the ground. Then I remembered his smell, 'Mate' Anna is purring in my head excited to meet her mate.

Someone entered the room and he had a tinge of the scent of my mate, so I think it's his Beta. "The Alpha wants to know how are you," he said

"I'm fine now, thank you for asking," I said shyly

"Good. Now come, we will meet him" he ordered

I stood up from the bed and followed him. A question suddenly popped into my mind so I asked, "By the way, where am I?"

"You are here at the pack house of Moon Stone Pack" he replied

We stopped in front of a room with double doors. And came into what I think is the Alpha's office.

His office is simple but luxurious, with books arranged neatly on the bookshelves and a wooden table in the center with a matching cushioned chair of the same color. There is also a large painting in between the bookshelves, smaller paintings by the side, and a circular chandelier attached to the ceiling that adds to the room's elegant but minimalist look.

It looks like this:

"Alpha, she is here," the Beta said

"You may leave now" replied my mate

The Beta left and my mate came close to me. His scent made me calm down since I was nervous because I was not familiar with my surroundings. I was waiting for his next move when he started to talk.

"I investigated your background, and it seems that you are an Alpha's daughter, but your pack hates you so much," he said calmly

I stayed silent and let him continue, but I had a heavy feeling that this would lead to something undesirable.

"I also get to know that you are the reason why their next Alpha in line is now already dead," he added

And that shook me to the core. I know that I'm the reason why my brother is already dead but he didn't need to rub it on my face.

"Wha- My brother's death is not directly my fault! I- I didn't kill him!" I yelled at him, my tears started streaming down my eyes.

'How can he accuse me like that when he even didn't know me fully? He only met me today and I am also his mate so how can he believe others, without even asking me?' I thought to myself hard, not knowing what went wrong.

But what he said next made me dumbstruck.

"I, Theo Stone, Alpha of the Moon Stone Pack, reject you Aria Blood of Blood Moon Pack as my mate and Luna," he said with his voice filled with anger and disgust

Instead of defending myself, I stood there crying, but I didn't accept his rejection. Because maybe.. maybe he can give me a chance to prove myself to him.

"I, Aria Blood of Blood Moon Pack, do not accept your rejection" I replied

I could see the intensity of the look in his eyes, the anger radiating from him, but I did not relent, not when I had found the one that I had been longing to have, my mate.

"How can you not accept my rejection?!" he yelled at me and suddenly came for my neck, strangling me.

I gasped for air and I whispered, "I can't... I- I- I like you"

His hold on my neck loosened up, so I continued, "I have been wanting a m-mate since I was abandoned, a-and now that I found you... I-I don't want t-to let you go.."

"Well... I don't like you, so now get out! And leave this place before I kill you! Disgusting bitch" he spat. And that broke my heart more.

Crying, I ran out of their pack house and tried transforming into my wolf just to be disappointed again.. because I was too weak to be in my wolf form due to the rejection.

'Always a weakling.'  I thought to myself as my crying intensified and even the skies were weeping with me when I got out because it started raining so hard that I could barely see my way.

When I got home after the long walk in the rain my father's slap is what met me. After he slapped me he pulled my hair and brought me to the basement of the pack house.

"You trash why did you come home late? You didn't even make us dinner on time!" my father yelled angrily

"I-I I'm sorry there are some problems in school and it's raining... so.. so I had to walk slowly," I said just above a whisper

"You even have the guts to make an excuse you trash!" he spat

And with that, he threw me on the floor, got his whip, and whipped me mercilessly like I was not his daughter or relative at all. Not even considering that I am a human being with feelings. I can feel my old wounds reopening and new wounds bleeding. I tried my best not to shout because that would agitate him more, but tears kept streaming down my face. After he got tired, he stood up and left me alone lying on the cold floor.. bleeding.. with tears on my face.

I tried standing up but my vision kept spinning and my back was hurting, and so were my legs. 'Why do I have to suffer like this? Why don't they just kill me?'  I thought.

I got up to my room limping, and then I took a bath to soothe my aching body. I cannot stop the tears from falling as I see the floor of the bathroom turning crimson red because of my blood being washed away with cold water. 'How heartless he is, that he did not even consider that I am his daughter... his own flesh and blood...

It took me more than an hour and a half to finish cleaning myself, being careful with the open wounds that I got. I went out of the bathroom and limped my way to the closet. 'If you can call a dilapidated basket a closet at all.'

I grabbed the first pair of clothes that came into my view and then changed into them. I also took the medicine kit, which I thankfully obtained last time to treat my injuries. After that, I lay on the bed and waited. Recounting what has happened to this very tragic, but not rare occurrence in my life. I remembered how my mate, that someone I had been waiting for my whole life.. rejected me.

Yet again, I begged... begged him to at least try to know me better... before abandoning me. Then my mind goes to the abuse that my father did to me. All the whip marks and other wounds that I get hurt.. but what hurts the most is his venomous words towards me. Making me feel that I do not deserve to be his daughter or maybe to have a breath of life at all.

With all of these in my mind, I really cannot stop the tears from falling.. so much that it even soaked my pillow. I waited and waited, already aware of the injuries that I had, as the numbness faded away. Alas, I am still thankful that sleep finally took me.

Theo's POV

After I rejected her, she left and then one of the bitch from my pack entered my office. Well, technically she is not just a bitch because I made her a temporary Luna. She seductively talked to me and asked me to make out with her, which I gladly did.. pushing that disgusting woman into the back of my mind. Now I am really convinced that she does not deserve to be my mate and Luna.

'Stop it! Mate is going to be hurt' Tyler angrily growled in my head. And I again fought for dominance, which I easily obtained. I didn't stop until my wolf stopped trying to take over, and when I got him out, I blocked him.

Then I enjoyed my time while making out with my temporary Luna. Even without the sparks and inner feelings like what I had with the disgusting woman, this substitute that I chose still had the dignity and power to become my Luna, which I could not let my too weak of a mate, do.