Chapter 2: Rejection

Drax

It's been seventeen months since the death of my father and I hadn't gotten around to his promise as yet. I eventually ended up telling Ty about Ryker and he congratulated me but understood why I felt the way I did, he assured me that Aidan would be cool about everything and that Ryker and I could be together but the promise I made to my dying father had a chokehold on me. I decided to meet Ryker and see if we can have a compromise on the situation. It was late in the afternoon and I was at our meeting spot waiting for him, I smelled him before I saw him and his scent always did things to me, it calms me when he is near and I think I have fallen in love with him. I think I loved him for a long time but was too scared to admit it. We sat and watched the sunset in silence before he looked at me and smiled, he said, "I love you Drax," and I kissed him shutting him up. I felt his nervousness but it calmed down after my kiss, we ended up on the forest floor next to the lake making passionate love.

We were wrapped up in each other before the moon was high in the sky and he said, "I need to tell you something." I got up and we started dressing, he said, "My father is going ahead with the mating," and I was dumbstruck. I said, "Aidan is King, we don't have to hide anymore," and he said, "But I do, the elders won't approve and Aidan will have no choice but to rule in their favor." I said, "Say it," because I knew what was coming next, I could feel it in my bones, his demeanor changed as pools of water settled in my eyes. Ryker looked at me and said, "I Ryker Dubois, future Alpha of River Bay Pack, reject you Royal Gamma Draxon Philmont as my mate and Lune, I sever this bond forever," I held my chest in pain and so did he, I looked him with anger saying, "I Draxon Philmont Royal Gamma of the Blood Moon River Pack accept your rejection, our bond forever severed," the pain stop right away as he got on his horse and ride away leaving me heartbroken next to the lake.

*****

Ryker

My father had his suspicions about me and Drax and asked me, "Is it true?" I couldn't answer and I felt his rage, he yelled, "It needs to stop," he slapped me in the face, "I will not have a son who likes men, do you hear me!! I would have you killed first, better yet I will have Drax killed." I looked at him as he signed off on the wedding with me and Clara, and I was furious. My brother looked at me and smiled when my father left the room and said, "Father will have Drax killed to keep your secret, so my advice to you is, just go with it." I walked away and went to my father and said, "I will marry a mate, marry Clara to my brother and I will never embarrass the family name." He agreed and I went to meet Drax, I knew I had to do this, the past few years had been wonderful and I will treasure them for the rest of my life. My wolf was silent as he didn't want to leave our mate but understood that this was not right and shouldn't have happened, the moon goddess made a mistake and when we rejected him, he would hopefully find a second chance mate or a chosen mate.

I smelled Drax before I saw him and my heart rate picked up, I needed to be strong but my heart was breaking for what I was about to do. I sat next to him in silence, I could feel the love rolling off him and I needed to do this now before it got harder. He looked into my eyes and I said, "I love you, Drax," I was about to reject him but he kissed me and I felt all his love for me, I took his clothes off and we kissed passionately both holding each other's cocks and pumping them. My wolf wanted to mark him but we knew it was our final goodbye with our mate. As we both climaxed, our moans could be heard around the forest, we didn't care at that moment. We lay there in our little world until it was time to leave, I looked at his broken face when he realized what I was about to do, he didn't stop me, my voice almost breaking as I rejected him, I couldn't let him see me cry. He accepted the rejection as I closed my eyes feeling my tears roll down my cheeks, I turned and walked away from the love of my life. I didn't feel him anymore the pain gone and I rode back to my father's pack never speaking of that night or the man that will forever hold my heart.

*****

Michael

I was sitting at my balcony window when I heard this howl, it sounded wounded but I paid it no mind then I saw a giant wolf heading through the garden and the guards attacking him but I knew that wolf and flew down and told them to stand down. I walked over to Drax as he growled at me, he was almost feral, he had been missing for two days. I mind-linked my father and told him to send word to Aidan, Drax is here. I walked over to him very easily and wrapped my arms around him, he looked up at the sky, howled again, and changed back to his human form, he was crying like a child and I held him while sending the guards away, he was hurting and I was going to be there for him. I held Drax until he fell asleep with his head in my lap, the sun was rising and Cayden came with a blanket to cover him informing me Ty was on his way to collect him.

Cayden helped me carry Drax to our guest room and laid him down, he slept for two days we had to make sure he was still alive. Our mother tended to him and informed us, "This was because of a broken heart, he either lost his mate or was rejected, and for it to send him feral, it was a deep bond," and I knew it was Ryker but said nothing. Ty was outside talking with Cayden when I said, "I will be back," before flying away, I went to where Ryker was training and landed in the middle of the training field, he knew I was angry so he sent the men away, he didn't want them to hear the conversation so I spelled the area so that no one could hear us and he walked over and I just punched him. He said, "I deserve that," and I yelled, "You stay away, never and I mean never come near him again, he almost died," he looked shocked and asked, "How is he?" I refused to answer before flying off, I was pissed and never wanted anything to do with that mutt again.

Drax remained in my kingdom for three more weeks, he refused to go back not wanting to look broken in front of his friends so we let him stay. Ty went back giving him the space that he needed and informing Aidan that he would be out for a few weeks, Ty did Drax's job in the kingdom for a while. My father was meeting a Beta out on business for his Alpha and had his daughter with him who was training to be the pack's first female Beta in case anything was to happen to her brother, her name was Lora Britley and her family was wealthy. Drax was invited to attend the dinner and as soon as he walked in, their eyes met and both said, "Mate." Everyone in the room laughed and congratulated them and for the next few weeks, they got to know each other before she decided to go back to his pack with him. Therefore, she gave up her title with her father's pack and became the Royal Gamma Female.