I Was Dead Meat

Stephanie’s Pov

I stared dumbfounded at him, his voice booming through the room as hatred brimmed inside. Didn't he feel the mate bond just like I did? I can't believe I slept with him without thinking. But he was my mate, right?

Tears rolled down my cheeks in pain.

Tears of being innocent and as well guilty of my action. What if I didn't accept to come to the pack house? Would everything have been different?

"What the hell were you looking for in the Alpha's chamber?!" An angry feminine voice rang into my ear in rage.

I didn't need to look up before guessing who it might be. She must be the Alpha's renowned substitute Luna, Ava.

I felt broken and hurt, once more. I watched as my so-called mate went to her side, ignoring me while his mistress lashed out at me.

"Speak up, you whore!" She added and the guard that was beside me gripped me by my hair, raising my head to look at the raging faces in front of me.

I watched him looking at me with disgust. His powerful aura sweeping all over the chamber.

When he finally came face to face with me, an electric shock coursed through my entire body which brought me to a realization that I was mated to the Alpha.

My lips parted in amusement, same as his as I captured his surprise to discover we were mates.

After a deafening silence, with our breaths mixed in a rhythmic pattern. But alongside the attraction of being mates, other emotions surged from him.

"You're my mate?" He asked, mockingly.

Everywhere went tranquil, only my sobbing could be heard.

"I have no idea," I told him with a pleading tone and a snarl came out from him.

“ No idea but you willingly jumped into my bed?!" He snapped angrily, covering the distance between us and raising my head up to face him.

“ I-"

“ Your name..!" He commanded.

I was startled but immediately answered.

" Stephanie."

He let out a sarcastic laughter and with a sneer, he faced me.

"I, Gregory, the Alpha of BlackHawk Pack reject you, Stephanie as my mate!"

Did I just get rejected after having a steamy night with my mate? I was sure he was just kidding me. It was a joke, right?

"I will never be your mate neither would you be mine. Leave this instant!” He warned, aggressively.

I felt weak as tears kept streaming down my face. He gave me one more look before he passed me and walked away. Did he just leave me all alone like that?

"Such a pathetic loser. Did you think you can get him by sleeping with him? Even if you are his fucking mate, he would still reject you and chose me. If you think you are his mate and have every right to sleep with him and bore him a child then I guess you know now that you're wrong. You stink of disgust," Ava said, her face stern like ice.

But her voice was laced with annoyance and -jealousy. I watched her eyes blurring red like she would churn me up any moment.

I lowered my gaze from her to avoid the devious countenance she was wearing on her face while I prayed silently that she wouldn't get more upset and end up destroying me. I would be so glad if she spared my life.

Surprisingly, she turned around and ran after the Alpha. As soon as I heard the door to the room shut out, I fell to the ground, ready to cry out my eyes.

The guards were impatient as they threw me out of the chamber as soon as the two people left. It took me a whole lot of courage to raise myself from the ground before I began to stagger away, making my way out of the pack house back to my home where there wouldn't be any humiliation.

I pledged to myself at that moment that I would never have anything to do with the Alpha. I had rejected him also and would make sure I never get to meet him again in my life.

I was going to leave.

***

Being rejected as soon as one meets her mate was the worst punishment the Moon goddess could ever give to anyone. With my heart breaking into pieces, I decided to take a rash decision.

I was going to leave this pack… and my mate.

I waited until midnight before leaving with just a bag with a few of my clothes and earnings. It was the hardest decision of my life but I had to protect my fragile heart from getting more hurt.

My mate's cruel words kept ringing in my ears and his eagerness to please the woman by his side. That was the side of Alpha Damon that I had never seen before.

The night was calm but cold as the breeze hit my skin, causing me to shriek as I made my way into the lonely path that led to the border of our pack.

I was freezing but I still kept moving, taking my steps gently in order not to make a sound that would attract any pack member from knowing someone was out there in the night.

Thankfully, the moon shone brightly in the dark night, giving me room to see the path clearly. It was the most fearful night of my life but I still kept pushing until I was out of the pack.

I was a bit relieved but I knew I still needed to push further. I wanted to get away as soon as possible so that by the time they noticed anything about my escape from the pack, it would be too late.

But then… was I truly that important?

I kept running until I was sure I had covered a particular meter whereby it would be hard to find me.

At a certain point, I became scared. I was practically going to become a rogue if I didn't find a pack to accept me within three days. What if I get into danger again? Would rogues that roam about the woods catch up with me and kill me?

It's been four days of wandering and I still haven't found any Packs in sight. I was getting agitated as I needed to find a pack that would accept me as soon as possible.

That was when I heard a terrifying growl that seemed to shake the earth. I was sure I was dead meat! What wrong have I done to the moon goddess?

I was sure I was dead meat!