MARRIED AND REJECTED.

MARRIED AND REJECTED.

HAZEL'S POV.

I stood by the door after being led in by the guards, sweating.

I had come to the pack house to work a swift among the maids, and knowing that the young alpha might be behind this door weakened my knees.

"What are you doing here?"

I turned to the source of the voice in a bid to come up with an excuse, but the words hung in my throat.

There stood the person I was trying to avoid, the young alpha. Kai Bridge. My heart's desire. My crush.

I don't know how to act towards him, "I... I..."

"Shut the fuck up!" He yelled at me and pulled himself closer to me. He sniffled my scent and snorted, "A fucking omega is my fucking mate? You've got to be kidding me."

He stomped away from me before I could think about what he said. Did he just call me mate? I was jubilant.

I am Kai Bridge's mate!

Yes!

Kai Bridge. The young alpha of the pack and the sole heir to the throne is my mate.

I was very glad. I danced happily to the beat in my head.

Kai had been my crush since like forever, and I had never gotten the chance to see him in reality, only in my dreams and imaginations, and ever since I lost my family, his thoughts had been the only reason I smiled.

Seeing him up close, even for those few seconds, was worth the while.

Though I didn't get to talk with him, I loved that he was my mate, and he, not rejecting me, meant a lot to me.

I left the pack house happily, knowing that my dreams of getting mated to a powerful man were finally coming into reality.

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The next time I met Kai was after years when he had become the alpha in place of his father.

I was coming out of my shabby hut when I saw him just out there, looking disgusted with his eyes on my house.

I had been angry that he abandoned me and that he always refused to see me every time I visited him in the pack house, but when he found me, the anger was replaced with joy and I smiled.

He gave me no time to talk, he got hold of my hand and pulled me effortlessly to his awaiting car.

The journey to the castle was a very long but short one. It was normally short, but with the cold in the car, it felt long.

He was just angrily huffing and glaring at me, and I was not bold enough to question him.

It was only when I got to the pack house that I knew what was going on, "You are marrying me today, but let it stick to your memory that I am only marrying you because it's my dad's last wish."

He spoke so nonchalantly, like he didn't care if his words hurt me or not, and of course, that didn't hurt much. I knew that he was not rejecting me, he was neither giving me a red light nor a green one, he was illuminating the fair yellow.

I know that he cannot get used to me immediately. We just met.

"If I want to marry you, I have to make some preparations..." My words came out carefully and calmly not wanting to get him angry.

"I need not remind you that you have no say in this."

I nodded, immediately following him, I would be in dread if he changed his mind about marrying me.

When we arrived at the field, we were immediately led to the temple where a small crowd was waiting.

I became timid when I saw the crowd because of the dress on me. I was looking so unkempt.

I felt like a lost chick among wolves. Like I was in a place I shouldn't be. Like I was not among them, like I didn't fit in and the looks cast on me screamed those louder to me.

It didn't take long for me to realize that I would never fit in.

'Don't look at their faces,' I motivated myself, 'Focus on the man walking with you.'

Those were the words that held me to the altar and we stood, facing each other and waiting to be free and loose from the chains of the eyes on us. On me.

"Hazel Baldwin." The priest called me and motioned toward Kai in a disgusted way.

The priest was disgusted with my presence and he was ashamed to be the one to join me with the alpha.

I bent my head sadly and waited patiently for Kai to scold the priest for me, since that was what mates always do, they get each other's backs; however, I waited in vain, and that time never came.

He pretended not to know what was going on, whereas, I was very sure he did.

That almost brought a tear to my face, but I was quick to blink it back.

"I do," I muttered to the obvious question.

"Then sign the marriage contract with my alpha and you're married," The priest spitefully said.

'Why the hate?' I wondered within myself, knowing that I never did anything wrong.

I signed the papers.

"And you're married!" It was declared.

A bitter tear slipped out of my eyes. That was not the type of wedding I wanted.

That was even the most dreadful of all the marriages I heard about.

No white wedding gown.

I got married in the rags I was wearing when he came to me.

No proper vows.

No exchange of rings.

No rings at all.

No kissing of the bride.

It was just like we were in an open space, with everyone present toying with me. It was the worst feeling ever.

'But again, nothing to be afraid of, my mate wants me, he is just angry to admit it.' I calmed myself again and that was calming enough.

We were about to walk down from the priest when Kai halted, "I have a public announcement to make."

I didn't know if I should smile or frown when he pulled to face me, so I remained neutral.

"The day I hated most in my life is today and that is because I married you to fulfil my father's dying wish."

'Breath. Breath Hazel, he's trying to apologize for treating you badly.' I exhaled and smiled.

"If only he didn't force me to vow with his blood, I wouldn't have been stuck with an ordinary omega. I hate you!"

The words didn't hurt like the way he said it, he said it like his main goal was to tear me with the words, it felt like he had been bolting everything in and now, he busted.

"By my will and wishes, and as the main head of this mate stupidity, I reject you as my mate!" He dropped the words like an atomic bomb in my heart.

He scattered me and smiled over it.

"Marrying you is punishing enough, but rejecting you makes it a little bit cool."

After he said those words to me, he left, taking with him the pieces of my heart and giving me the beginning of more suffering.

I stared around the little multitude, and the hatred was too much, I wept bitterly.

'Can I survive this?'