Grant the Rejection

Katrina’s Point of View

 “How dare you disobey and hurt your alpha for an omega?” Mrs Blackwood pretends to pass out from anger, holding her temples.

I almost roll my eyes. She can be such a drama queen seriously.

“Get Pack, Doctor Andrea over here!” Xavier panicked, rushing to his mother’s while she pretended to be struggling to breathe.

“Mother, you’d better get some rest. After all, Doctor Andrea is almost finished with the medication he prescribed for you. The Doctor won’t be coming back again.” I murmur, leaning in as I help Thelma to her feet.

“Katrina, how dare you stop a doctor from coming to treat my mother? You miscreant bitch!” Xavier spat, his eyes flickering.

“Alpha Xavier, it was Doctor Andrea himself who resigned. He felt that treating people with disgusting ethics would be a stain on his professional reputation.” I smirked, doing back the urge to burst out laughing at the scene unfolding before me. He thought people would stay?

I helped Thelma up and was about to leave when Bianca stopped us. She shouted at me, “You vicious witch, you are not worthy to be Luna or Alpha’s mate. Alpha should reject you and banish you from the Pack! Your pack is gone, and so should you! You deserve to live like a rogue, living off and begging for scraps!” She yelled, walking after me, but I sighed heavily, turning on my heel to look at her.

I have to hand it to her. She has some guts speaking to me like that after what I just subjected her mate to.

“That depends on whether you have what it takes! I welcome rejection,” I said out loud, which infuriated Xavier. It was certainly a provocation of his superiority.

Mrs. Blackwood stirs up trouble, despite trying to keep up with her little show. “Reject her. Not a penny of your dowry or our assets will she take with her.” 

Bianca smirked, folding her arms as she tilted her head, waiting for me to respond.

“Tomorrow I will bring my Pack lawyer to discuss the agreement. As soon as Xavier utters the word rejection, I will gladly accept,” I said through gritted teeth.

Xavier clenches his jaws, staring me down as a smile tugs on my lips

Xavier growls, “You should know that if you are expelled from the Pack, you cannot take a single penny with you.”

“Then we’ll see if you can take it with you.” I sneered, holding on tight to Thelma.

He believes he would take away what rightfully belongs to me. He stands no chance with me.

I turned on my heel with Thelma walking out of the house. I would not spend one minute listening to them swarm over each other.

I got into the car and asked the driver to take me away. Thelma said worriedly, “Luna, you know that once you are banished from the Pack, you will become the despised rogue.”

I reassured her with a smile on my face, “Don’t worry, they can’t get me. Their tricks are nothing compared to the monsters I have encountered before.”

Her eyes roamed all over my face, like she was trying to see if I was worried. But I have been through worse than this.

>> 

We arrived outside the Alpha King’s Pack House. Ryan the Beta looked at me with concern and said, “Katrina, they won the war. Alpha King won’t help you.” Just as he saw me approaching him.

He must have gotten wind of what just happened a few hours ago, but that will not stop me from trying.

I need to make a case before the Alpha King. I don’t care how long I have to wait for him to grant me an audience with him.

I waited at the door for three hours before I finally met Alpha King, Cassian Knox.

I had seen him many times when he came to parties in my pack when I was a little girl. He was my brother’s best friend. They were very close back then. But he changed when he became the heir to Alpha King. My brother had a big fight with him before he went off to war, and that was the last time they saw each other.

I know he was no longer that young boy who used to sneak over to Snow Pack to hang out with us.

I knelt before Cassian on one knee in the warrior’s etiquette. Looking at him through my lashes, he still hasn’t aged a bit.

The shoulder length, wavy hair falls free, a dirty beard and, as always, wearing through tight shirts with muscles rippling through them.

I can’t believe there was a time I once had a crush on him. I must have been blind to think this was even handsome in the slightest.

“Alpha King Cassian, I know that Blackwood Pack has used their war honours for Luna Duet this time. However, it will soon be the anniversary of my father's and brother’s death. I would also like to use my entire family’s war honours and ask you to grant me one thing.” I finally manage to speak.

“Luna Katrina, this matter has been settled, and I will not change my mind. You need to let it go.” He says, his voice was cold and final sitting back on his gold-covered throne.

I clench tight my jaws, taking a deep breath. “I respectfully ask for your permission to have Xavier and I reject each other and break off this bond.” 

“You didn’t come to plead with me to take back Luna Duet, but to ask for an end to the mate bond with Xavier?” He sounds surprised to hear that when I lift my head to look at him, not backing down from his staring contest

“Do you know what Xavier’s REJECTION means?” He asks, sitting back in his chair as I gulp down the lump forming in my throat.

“Yes, I’m almost the only one left from Snow Pack today. My family’s reputation has been well known and respected for decades. I don’t want my family’s name to rub off on me and be an invisible voice in Blackwood Pack ever again.” I added,

He stares at me, his eyes roaming all over my face, but I put on my brave face. I will not let myself be intimidated by the same boy who once ate from my father’s house...

“Xavier is now your MATE as well. Are you sure you are willing to leave him? Breaking the MATE bond will hurt you a lot,” Alpha King Cassian said.

I almost chuckle but keep quiet. Why would he act like he cares about me or what happens to me? Wasn’t he the one who allowed something this humiliating to happen to me?

“Forgive me, Alpha King, but he decided to leave me. I can do the same with mine. Please give me permission to cut any ties I have with Blackwood so that I can re-establish the Snow Pack.” I put in my request, waiting for his response.

He stares at me, taking a moment as his eyes roam all over my face before he finally speaks. “You should return to Blackwood for now. I need to think about it. I will have someone come to Blackwood tomorrow to announce the final verdict.” 

My heart races when he asks whether does Alpha King agrees to endorse my rejection or not.