RIVER
His words hit me like a wave and I stand frozen to a spot, my whole body numb.
I chuckle dryly, trying to laugh it off but the scowl on Ryker's face tells me it was no play.
"What do you m….mean?" I stutter, gulping down the lump in my throat.
"Don't you get it?" Zoey scoffs, rolling her eyes at me. "Ryker has found a new girlfriend — a new mate and that's me." She smiles proudly and he raises a brow at me when I look at him.
"This is a joke, right?" I ask, my stomach churning with a bad feeling.
Is this a prank?
"I know you're so daft to understand a thing, River." Ryker shakes his head with pity and moves closer to me, his eyes holding a dark glint and contempt basking under his expression.
He continues, trailing a finger along my cheek. "Zoey and I have been dating for three months and now I'm going to take this ring off your finger." He takes my hand and shoves the ring off my finger roughly. "and put it on Zoey's finger." A smile dances on his lips as he slips it on his best friend's finger.
After that, he gives her a peck on the forehead and his friends shout and chuckle amongst themselves.
"From now on, you're no longer my mate." He declares, his voice sharp and thick, "I want someone who can add value to me and Zoey is the one I have chosen in your stead. We've only been together for three months and she's given me every cause to be rest assured that my career would end up a success."
"Now I can be sure that I'd get shortlisted among the newbies to join the SGBC. Zoey's brother's one of the members and I can get in through him." He adds, watching her in affection as he speaks, then he turns to me, anger shimmering in his hazel eyes, "unlike you who's baseless and has no use to me, Zoey has shown greater potentials and she's one of the most beautiful she-wolves I've set my eyes on."
His words are like a dagger, piercing through my heart. I am left wounded and my wolf growls within me as the weight of rejection slips in.
My tears are profuse but Ryker doesn't seem to care, yet he is only hell-bent on making his best friend comfortable and leaving me alone — neglected and rejected.
"Ry….Ryker." My voice breaks as I call, "so this is all because of the nomination? You just got engaged yesterday; you proposed to me yesterday and now you suddenly take back the ring out of the blue and engage your best friend instead!"
I can't help but yell but Zoey's scowl makes me pause and I point at her, my finger trembling.
"Aren't you so shameless?" I say through gritted teeth and she gives me a slap on the face which hits me like an heavy blow.
I hold my cheek which is now reddened and swollen. My hair is all dampened and curl along my face due to sweat.
My legs wobble and my stamina now fails me.
This is more than I can take. How can Ryker be so petty?
It doesn't even hurt much than seeing him standing undisturbed while his best friend hits me.
He has always defended me before now. What changed?
I guess his obsession for fame ruined all the love we've built together, perhaps, the one I've struggled to build while he does nothing but chase his top priority which is his career.
"How dare you call me names!" The shameless vixen bickers, grabbing my hair in a fist. My scalp hurts and now I wince on pain.
I'm not so strong but Zoey is an intimidating she-wolf — she's tall, pretty and has a nice shape.
Ryker fell for all of that and it's clear. I've been so stupid to think he'd love someone like me, I've only played nothing but the role of a fool for fucking eight messed up years.
"Ryker doesn't want you any more. Isn't it so simple?" She hollers, her voice a mixture of mischief and burning hatred. "You're so pathetic, River. Just accept the rejection and get the hell out of here."
I'm shattered, My wolf stands to reject me in the presence of everyone, what more pain can I ever get?
"I, River Moonstorm accept your rejection." I declare, struggling to keep my voice steady but a new confidence sips in and I feel this is me breaking from the yoke of being a slave to him.
I feel the bond between us shatter to pieces and my wolf keeps thudding, restless.
Ryker grins, "Thanks, River. You can take your leave now as Zoey and I would love to celebrate our engagement without you. Your….presence sucks."
Zoey chuckles at his mockery and pats my hair. "Good girl. Bye, bye and I wish you good luck finding a new mate that's if anyone's willing to mark you."
I let out a soft laugh, trying to put on an unbothered expression yet I can't take the provocation that threatens to break me apart.
"Hey, couples." I snap my fingers and the two turn around to face me, their breaks scrunching up.
"I wish your new mate gets fucked by a donkey and the pictures spread all over the internet, Ryker."
Gasps erupt in the room and I raised my chin, a proud smile tugging at my lips.
"You Vixen!" Zoey cusses, her fists tightened.
My eyes are fixed on Ryker as I speak. "I promise you'd come back begging for my love, ex mate but you'd never get a second chance." My words come out like a swear and Ryker is left stunned.
"Goodbye and good riddance." I mumble and dash out of the VIP room.
A tear slips down my face as I walk away, I had just lost everything.
RIVERI wake up with a really bad headache. I kick my feet in the air angrily and grip the bedsheets tight as I sit up.Then the question hits me? How did I get home?As if on clue, Blue walks in at the same time and hands me a coffee mug.She nods at me and ushers me to gulp down the hot coffee before speaking."You were really an handful last night." Blue shakes her head gravely, "you threw up all over his body and trust me it was a real mess."I gasp, freezing when I remember last night. How I kept singing heartbreak songs as I hold unto him, my head resting on his broad and he zoooms off on his bike.But the disaster takes place when he lifts me off the bike and scoop me in his arms like a bride and….."Fuck! Fuck! Jesus." I exclaim, palming my hands through my disheveled hair."I might want to ask how he found you but no," she chuckles and shrugs, "I know he found you getting yourself wasted on the streets. Stop being hard on yourself, River, is that too much to ask?"I scoff an
RIVER "D….. don't you dare come close to me." I raise my finger in an attempt to warn them but the alcohol takes effect on me and I roll my eyes back, my eyes dimming as I feel dizzy.The guys laugh out in jest and I frown when the tall one tries to touch me, he seems to be the head of their group and he's more scarier.He holds me arm and tower over me and as I sniff in his scent, it intoxicate my wolf and my skin begins to burn.Everything about the rogues intoxicate me— their smell and touch. I've been battling with this allergy since I was a kid and I always have to stay indoors for the strange bruises to heal.Mom says my wolf is extraordinary but I don't see anything so special about her.She can't even fight back when she's been attacked and sometimes, I wonder the difference between an omega and I.Another guy steps in and trail his finger along my skin, biting my earlobe and this time, my wolf grits in frustration."You smell really nice." The blonde rasps, a sinister smile
RIVERIt's been three days since Ryker rejected and broke up with me. Three days of me slipping off balance and roaming the streets like a lost puppy or rather an idiot.I have never known his rejection can hit me this hard. I thought I'd be able to control it and here I am, obviously keeping every pain under control.I drag my feet against the floor, deeply in tears. My vision blurs as my tears slip away uncontrollably.That son of a gun! How dare he break my heart this way!Now I feel less of myself. I feel like I've only been used by him; he only used me as a bait to take out his frustration whenever he feels down.Did the Moon Goddess really write out fate this way? Are we only meant to be for a while and break apart like we'd never crossed part?Like everything we'd shared is nothing?I take the bottle of Hennessy to my mouth and gulp down a mouthful.The hot liquid burns my throat but I chug it down and grin like the fool I am.I have hoped it'd help me forget about the pathetic
RIVERHis words hit me like a wave and I stand frozen to a spot, my whole body numb.I chuckle dryly, trying to laugh it off but the scowl on Ryker's face tells me it was no play."What do you m….mean?" I stutter, gulping down the lump in my throat. "Don't you get it?" Zoey scoffs, rolling her eyes at me. "Ryker has found a new girlfriend — a new mate and that's me." She smiles proudly and he raises a brow at me when I look at him."This is a joke, right?" I ask, my stomach churning with a bad feeling. Is this a prank? "I know you're so daft to understand a thing, River." Ryker shakes his head with pity and moves closer to me, his eyes holding a dark glint and contempt basking under his expression.He continues, trailing a finger along my cheek. "Zoey and I have been dating for three months and now I'm going to take this ring off your finger." He takes my hand and shoves the ring off my finger roughly. "and put it on Zoey's finger." A smile dances on his lips as he slips it on his
RIVERHow do you feel when someone you love deeply chooses his best friend over you?How worse can it be for me? Now, I am almost losing my sanity but everything changes when I find myself in an unknown room and my heart dies in my chest when I see my ex's favourite biker — the one he has always been obsessed with, in between my legs and a dark glint on his lips.***A big smile crawls up my face when Ryker's message pops up on my phone's screen. : Riv, baby. Come over to Cresent bar. I'm throwing a party to celebrate our engagement :I'll be there, honey. I reply him and toss the book I have been reading aside. Reading can wait, my fiancé needs me now.It's so thoughtful of him to think of something like that. I have been wondering if he wasn't going to celebrate putting a ring on my finger but finally, he has figured that out.Ryker and I have been dating since I was 14 and even though he is such a controlling boyfriend, I still loved him. I'll forever do. He's my mate and I'm ma