REJECTED

ADELINE

It's almost five in the evening and I'm yet to meet my mate. What's really happening to me? I can surely feel his presence but I'm yet to meet him. I just don't know what is happening to me!

Exhausted to the core, I excuse myself and leave the other maids at the banquet hall serving the food and drinks while I head to the poolside to relax and cool off my mind. I can't imagine spending another night at this Pack House as a maid.

On my way to the swimming pool, I'm humming to a tune, still wondering why I haven't met my mate. Before going any further, I spot several couples kissing and making out at different places at the field. I smile and swallow bitterly, still praying to meet my other half.

However, my eyes land on one couple at the furthest end of the field who are kissing while their bodies are intact. I don't know what draws me to them but I find myself walking towards them as if pulled by a magnet.

At this moment, my body has started reacting and I have a mixture of excitement and pain in my body. However, I don't stop walking and the moment I reach the spot where they're making out, I stamp my feet on the ground angrily.

"Leave him alone you bitch, he's my mate!" I say without thinking twice. I don't even know who the guy is since he's facing the other side showing me his back. The girl isn't familiar and she seems to be from another Pack.

"Babe, is she the Omega bitch you were telling me about?" The girl asks as she pushes a strand of stray hair from her face.

"Yes babe, she's the one." The guy says while turning to face me.

"Jaxon?" I ask in dire shock. "You- you're my mate?" I add, my voice already breaking.

"Surprised, huh?" Jaxon asks while playing with his imaginary beards. "I've known this for a year now and-"

"And why haven't you claimed me? Why—"

"Me? Claim you? Goddess forbid!" Jaxon scoffs as he walks closer to me.

"But you're my mate and mates claim each other!" I try to reason out with him.

"Not in this case, Adeline!" He growls dangerously. His eyes have already turned red, an indication that his wolf is at the surface and is demanding to be let out. "A worthless Omega bitch like you shouldn't be mated to an alpha's son like me! I'm made for the throne but a bitch like you is for the gutters!" He scoffs bitterly.

"But it's the work of the moon goddess and she's always right!" I try to reason out with him, hoping he'll change and grant me audience.

"The moon goddess must have been drunk while pairing us, bitch!" The bitterness and bile in his voice is evident.

"You're not thinking straight Jaxon," I say while walking towards him with an aim of holding his hands. "What has this girl given to you for you to deny the moon goddess in such manner? Watch your tongue unless you want to face intense consequences!"

"Who are you to lecture me, bitch?" Jaxon asks while pushing me before I even get to him. The girl is just standing behind him, arms crossed over her chest while wearing a wicked smile. She must know so much about me!

I reel backwards, almost falling but the goddess is with me since I just crouch instead of falling. Straightening myself up, I look Jaxon straight in the eye. My eyes are already tearing and my wolf is bitterly growling from inside.

"Why do you hate me this much?" I ask him as bravely as I can. "Which wrong did I ever do to you?" I add, hoping to receive answers from him and eventually get closure. I just have done something bad to him to warrant all this hate and spite from him!

"You- your whole existence pisses me off! I just hate you to the core Adeline!"

"But-"

"I Jaxon Chris Hunter reject you Adeline Careen Maxwell. I can't be your mate and you can't be mine! You can't claim me and I can't claim you! I hate you with all that I have and I forbid you to tell anyone that we were ever paired to be mates!" Jaxon says bitterly, grabbing me but the throat and almost struggling me.

"Let me go Jaxon. I don't want trouble!" I say in tears, my whole body already tearing apart and burning with the heat of being rejected by an Alpha blood.

Jaxon let's go of me and then pushes me backwards, this time round falling to the ground with my ass, hurting it badly. Without thinking twice, I help myself up and decide to leave in pain without rejecting him back.

I gather enough strength and I run towards the Pack House while sobbing quietly. Everyone I meet on the way tries to stop me but I just keep on running until I get to the Pack House. I head straight to the maids' wing where our bedrooms are and I push the door to mine, letting myself in.

I take a look at my already packed bag and I'm tempted to pick them and run away immediately but for fear of being seen by everyone, I lock my room and slump onto my bed, crying bitterly and also cursing Jaxon for rejecting me and causing so much pain in my body.

First of all, I'm so shocked that Jaxon has turned out to be my mate after so much wait and he has just rejected me. Oh no! Not after all that fantasizing about a great mate and a caring one. Does it mean that I'm not moving out of this Pack House any time soon? Oh mother goddess, why did you do this to me? Why would you pair me with someone like Jaxon?

I cry and cry, at the same time writhing on bed uncomfortably as I nurse the rejection pain. My heart is aching and hurting badly from the rejection. I'm really hurt and I just don't know what to do to ease the mad pain!

Sleep takes over me due to exhaustion and excess pain, I suddenly find myself in dream land. I don't dream about anything in particular, only about demons and evil things, but at least the sleep has saved me from a lot of pain and thoughts.

"Ade..... Ade... Adeline!" I hear someone calling me from outside the door. "What happened to you?" It's Pamela and she's outside my room.

Since I've just been abruptly woken up from slumber land, I mumble inaudibly and fumble with the switch and upon switching the lights on, I slowly climb out of the bed. My whole body is numb from the pain and my eyes are red and puffy from crying. They hurt too much!

"Pam," I call her as I unlock and open the door for her. "I slept off, is the party over?" I ask as I let her in.

"Do you even know what time it is?" She asks while looking at me and then around my room, at my already packed bags and then back to me. "It's effing midnight and the party was supposed to go for the whole night till the morning!" She adds as she settles on the bed and pulls me to sit beside her.

"You-"

"You have been crying, haven't you?" She asks, cutting me short and pulling my face towards her, scrutinizing me closely.

"I- something just got into my eyes." I lie effortlessly.

"I wasn't born yesterday young lady!" Pamela scoffs and one would think she's older than me yet she just turned eighteen, just like I have.

"I'm just tired Pam."

"Which kind of tiredness makes one to cry her eyes out?" Pam asks while pulling me towards her and embracing me in a warm hug. "Look here dear, I know you weren't lucky to meet your mate but there's always a next time. You'll soon meet him and he will take you with him to his home and love you the way you deserve to be loved!" She assures me while rubbing my back lovingly. I wish she knew what I went through earlier in the hands of the one whom I could have trusted my whole life with!

I almost tell her about Jaxon but I think against it since he warned me never to tell anyone that we had been paired by the moon goddess.

"Have you met your mate, Pam?" I ask her, curiously getting the better part of me.

Pam let's go of me and then sits straight on bed. "You wouldn't guess who my mate is!" She tells me while smiling broadly. For a moment, I envy her even before knowing her mate.

"I can't guess Pam, just tell me who he is." I say impatiently.

"Well, it's Tyrone the Top warrior's son!" She replies proudly.

"What?" I ask in surprise. "The same boy who has been keeping all to himself and shying away from girls?" I'm truly shocked.

"Yes dear, I was as shocked as you are but the moment we discovered each other, we claimed each other immediately. I've already taken him to meet my parents and I've also met his parents."

"All this in one night?" I'm surprised to hear that.

"Yes dear, we had to inform them before taking the step of moving in together." She explains and I just nod.

"I'm so happy for you dear." I say to her. 'I just wish Jaxon didn't reject me, I'd have been as happy as Pamela!' I say inwardly, my eyes clouding with tears instantly.

Pam gives me another hug after seeing my teary eyes. She consoles me and tells me some encouraging words but they just won't get to me. I'm just tired of this Pack House and I'm leaving immediately she exits that door!

"Let's go to my room and help me pack my stuff. Tyrone is waiting for me outside to take me home." Pam says while pulling my hand to stand up.

"Does the Alpha know?" I ask, finding reasons to stop her from going.

"Yes, and I have his blessings." She says proudly. "Come, let's go." Pam pulls me out of my bedroom then leads me to her room.

What Pamela doesn't know is that I'm deeply hurt. I'm really hurting from inside and I can't just open up to her about Jaxon for fear of the consequences. He severely warned me not to disclose us being paired to anyone, not even his father the Alpha!