Chapter 8:

Bella's POV.

Minutes later, I opened my eyes after loud whiny snarls by the Rogues who vanished into the dark shadows of the forest, then a female Beta wolf confidently ambled closer to me and sniffed me while examining my wound.

Oh goddess, please take my life painlessly. My heart hammered against my chest in fear. Even though my vision was still a bit blurry, I could sense that there were more wolves around me.

But wait a minute, what's that sweet scent accompanied by a lustful desire to be in someone's arms? Did Zach come to my rescue or what? My thoughts lingered, but then again, I caught sight of a new wolf who was not from my pack..., why would she be with him? I wondered but then, the remarkable sensation sent intriguing tingles to my core while my wolf howled frantically within me.

The female Beta snarled in mind linking to whom seemed to be her Alpha while I gave attention to large thudded paws approaching me from behind, and the mouth-watering feeling came to me in full force again as it did with Alpha Zach, I could not resist it anymore and so did my wolf as she wailed merrily within me... I turned around and unexpectedly my eyes met his incredible gaze while the forest faded away as I got lost in the soul of his eyes.

His eyes were dazzled with wonder as they let out a fiery fierce flare of passion and pain, then our mate bond clicked in cementing yet another bond a few hours after I rejected Alpha Zach. My mouth widened open as I gasped for air. Because I was caught off guard by a second mate bond with an Alpha again.

Oh, moon goddess, why me again? I immediately evaded his gaze, while he scoffed loudly.

Can he just get it over with already I sighed heavily? Thinking that the Alpha would reject me there and then.

But Surprisingly enough, he glanced at the wound on my back and growled then crouched down, pulling me into his arms. Intense sparks danced along my skin and I trembled in his arms with a deep desire to be with him for the rest of my life.

“Relax… Alpha saliva heals wounds. I just want to help you.” he declared in a deep voice.

My heart thumped wildly and I didn't know if it was from fear or excitement but I wanted him to take me and mark me already, that's if he wouldn't reject me because I was an Omega. My lips trembled while he leaned over, and ran his rough tongue along my back which instantaneously sent happy weird tingles all over my body. He tensed while holding back with a serious boldface and I moaned out loud to his pleasurable lick.

A few seconds later, my body quivered and snapped out of my trance with short heavy breathing.

Why me? My heart ached in sadness because I knew what followed next, hence I fast-forwarded the moment by asking him the question I dreaded.

"Get it over with," I said in a muffled voice, with tears in the corner of my eyes.

He looked at me with a frown like he didn't know what I was talking about. " What are you talking about?" He raised a question with a stern poise on his face.

"Your rejection Alpha," I said in a shaky voice.

He sneered at my statement with a cocky smirk on his face and scooped me off the ground.

"Where do you stay?" He gazed at me with a fierce stare without answering my question.

I looked at him with a raised eyebrow, like what the hell? answer my question and don't play smart with me. No, goddess, I will not allow what happened with Zach to repeat again…these stupid Alphas think they can reject me in public because I'm an Omega. Hell no!... I wiggled myself out of his grip and landed on my feet.

He struggled as he tried not to make me fall out of his grip, but he was too late. "Hey little girl, your wound is not yet fully healed…and I just want to help you get to your home safely." He spoke with a concerned look on his face.

"First of all, I'm not a little girl... No, Mr, I will not allow you to embarrass me again. So reject me already." I blurted out loud while I folded my arms across my naked body. At that moment I did not care about our naked bodies, all I wanted was an answer from him.

He stared at me with a surprised mug before he chuckled at my statement and signaled his Betas to leave us. They all hurriedly ran in the direction of Rogues.

He came closer to me with a look suggesting he wanted to jump me wolf-style and hump the shit out of me.

My body shuddered at the feeling that I stepped back with my eyes widened while my heart raced vigorously causing me to gasp for air.

"Umm, what do you think you are doing?" My back came to a stop after hitting the bark of a tree and scraped my wound which was not yet fully healed... I let out an agonizing moan accompanied by me almost plunging to the ground, but my knight in shining armor who did not want to reject me openly clasped my hand and gently scooped me off my feet and composed his serious boldface without gazing at me.

Oh shit, this feels like déjà vu. I sighed as images of Alpha Zach carrying me back home from the same forest flooded my memories.

I cringed my eyes and nose while my heart skipped a beat.

Bella, get it together, don't allow yourself to fall for another Alpha who is just going to reject you again. I slowly opened my eyes and looked at him our gazes met each other's and the sparks intensified immensely causing me to swallow hard.

"Where is your home little wolf?" He questioned with steady eye contact.

I sneered at him for calling me a little wolf because I did not like to be called little anything. "Why do you want to take me back home? What if I was running away from it?" I answered his question with a question. As it clicked within me that maybe he wanted to reject me in front of my family who will rejoice at my second rejection, except for pa maybe who had no idea that I Was indirectly rejected before I could reject Alpha Zach.

But then again, I wondered because pa was unpredictable in the presence of his stupid foolish wife 'Beta Diana.' maybe he too knew everything that was going on and chose to play dumb.

The handsome stranger scoffed with a slight grin on his face and looked deep into my eyes with so much intensity. " I'm Alpha Jacob Shephard of the midnight pack, what's your name?" He asked in a polite voice.

I peeked at him with a frown questioning his integrity and sincerity...But after a few seconds, I noticed his relaxed posture and let my guard down, and responded to his question. " My name is Bella Wood of the moonstone pack and I live in the nearby village called Garana. My father's name is Beta John Wood." I answered back with crimson cheeks. I became embarrassed because he was nothing but nice to me and I was here throwing my stupid tantrums at a nice gentleman who might accept me as his second-chance mate.

"Oh, I know him, I once had a chance to have a chat with him at the mega gala for all packs in Romania last year. He is such a good man," he declared with a bright look on his face like he just won the jackpot.

"Oh please, I wish you would have witnessed that great man earlier this evening," I murmured to myself while I pulled a face.

Pa was a great father when his wife was not around to influence his decision, but today was one of the horrible days I had to face him with his selfish manipulative wife causing him to shut down in her presence and not fight back for me. My jaws clenched at the thought and I guessed Alpha Jacob caught a glimpse of me and interfered with my thoughts

"Can you morph into your wolf?" He gently placed me down and I let out a painful moan which he noticed, then instantly transformed into his pitch Black majestic wolf as I jerked backward with marvel while I gawked at his beautiful wolf. Never had I seen such a wolf and not even Alpha Zach's wolf was this amazing.

'Get on my back' he snarled, signaling me to get on his back. He bowed down to allow me to get on his back…while I hesitantly climbed his furred back and clasped his long silky smooth black fur in my hands for support and then he bolted off back home to meet my parents.

The whole way home I was quiet in my thoughts as I wondered if I had made yet another great mistake going back home with him.

What will Pa think of me going back home naked with another Alpha from another pack, who had not yet said anything about our mate bond?

My heart ached with a lot of uncertain feelings and another one of those was going back to where I was accused of stealing Diana's expensive pearl necklace. I sighed softly with a sad faraway look on my face.

Why does Alpha Jacob not reject me to lessen the pain I am headed for?