‘’I, Alpha Jared Henderson of the Northern Moon pack reject Luna Selena Monroe as my mate and Luna.’’ My mate announces loudly to the spectating pack members, regarding me with cold eyes. ‘’As the Alpha, I also strip your right as my pack member.’’ In other words, I have now become a werewolf with no pack. A rogue **** Selena Monroe has always quiet and reserved unlike her outgoing twin sister, Sienna Monroe, who has always been preferred for her bold nature. Her peaceful life with her family came crashing down when she was blamed for a rogue attack and the cause of her favored twin sister’s coma. As if that was not enough damage, her mate was found to be the young Alpha of her pack, someone whom everyone had assumed would be mated to her twin sister. What happens when Selena becomes pregnant two years later and faced her mate’s unexpected rejection and banishment from the pack? Will she remain in the pack under the identity of rogue and live much worse than before? Or Will Selena willingly leave the pack, but with additional life growing inside her?
View MoreSelena’s POV
Friday. September 22, 2022.
‘’Congratulations, Mrs. Henderson. You’re three weeks pregnant.’’
My mind instantly blanked out as the doctor stretches his hand forward with the pregnancy report.
‘’Mrs. Henderson?’’
‘’Y-Yes...’’ A shaky breath leaves my lips as I answer with a stutter, snapping out my daze. My eyes zone on the paper and my fingers trembles slightly as I take the pregnancy report.
My gaze lower to the paper where it indicated my pregnancy and truly, I am three weeks pregnant. A wave of strong emotions clashes over me as I tear up at the glaring evidence.
I have been with a child for three weeks.
‘’Are you alright, Mrs. Henderson?’’ The doctor calls out with uncertainty. Perhaps to him, my reaction to the pregnancy was not what he expected from a married woman.
‘’Y-Yes, I’m fine, doctor.’’ I sniff up my pooling tears, and raise my head with a forced smile. ‘’It’s just....shocking to hear.’’
Indeed, quite a shocking one.
‘’I can understand.’’ The doctor offers a consoling smile and did not ask further question to my reactions which I appreciated.
For the rest of my time in the gynecology unit, I half-heartedly listened to the advice of the doctor, and also about my next appointment before leaving the hospital in a daze.
‘...Pregnant...’ The word echoes in my mind again and again. I was pregnant with a child...Jared’s child....my mate.
A mate who loathed my existence.
‘’.....’’
I let out a quiet sigh, staring up at the blue sky at the entrance of the hospital.
‘’Mother will protect you, my child.’’ I mumble under my breath with my hand gently over my lower belly. Just the thought of my mate hating this child’s existence because of me heightened my protective instincts.
Although, I still had second thoughts that Jared may soften his heart at the announcement of his unborn child. Even my family and the pack members....I truly hope they could soften their hearts from the past and move forward with this child as their future Alpha.
Growl
‘’Haha...’’ I release a small chuckle at the growl in my head. My sudden smile attracted some weird glances but I paid no heed to them when my werewolf who rarely growled, finally announced her existence.
Her protective feelings aligned with mine, and I instinctively knew that she also would protect our unborn child from any harm.
‘’I should go back to the university for my evening class.’’ With that, I left the hospital in a fairly good mood with the pregnancy report in my bag.
****
‘’So...I assume you’re ready to spill the beans, Lena.’’
In the car with my two friends, I sat in the back seat with one in passenger seat and the other in the driver seat.
‘’.....’’
‘’The perfect A student and fav of all lecturers came quite late to class.’’ The one in the driver seat, Stephanie Wallace, glances at me in the rearview mirror. ‘’ Are you going to remain quiet or should I force it out from you?’’ She arches an eyebrow with a look that said she was not backing down from this.
‘’Steph....’’
‘’Zip it, Logan.’’ She clips back at her boyfriend on the passenger seat, and focus her hazel eyes on the traffic light that still shone red. ‘’Lena has been acting quiet weird for a long time now, and she’s not telling us anything. This is the first time you came late to class and I just want to know if my best friend’s doing okay.’’
These two were Stephanie Wallace and Logan Finnes.
Two friends who have been with me from the beginning of our first year as business majors. Stephanie was the very outgoing yet mischievous type. She has a sharp yet blunt mouth and very strong headed.
Logan was the opposite. Quite a nerd and very reserved just like me. When these two opposites announced their relationship at the end of first year, I was very shocked because they were like fire and water, always arguing and picking on each other.
Enemies to lovers.
That popular trope was the fitting label of their relationship as friends yet not friends.
‘’...I found my mate.’’ I announce to them, and the car remained silent for a moment before Stephanie spoke up.
‘’Really? Congrats, Lena! This is good news!’’ She turns her head to me with a wide grin. ‘’I’ve been wondering how to ask since you’re past eighteen and twenty now.’’
‘’Congrats, Lena.’’ Logan also offers his congratulations with a small smile.
That’s right.
These two knew that I am werewolf. To be more accurate, Stephanie is half-werewolf; born to a human and a werewolf, and her mate is Logan, a human boyfriend.
Werewolves have been discovered to have human mates, so a very small percentage of the human population can be said to be aware of the existence of werewolves.
‘’I just found that I am pregnant and my mate hates me.’’ I reveal everything in one breath and did not have the courage to look at their expression. My eyes remain on the neighboring car through the window, but clouded with some past memories.
I did not want to see my best friends’ pity for my situation.
‘’.....’’
‘’.....’’
‘’Wait, Wait, Wait....’’ Stephanie tries to laugh at my words as though it was a joke. ‘’Repeat what you said Lena. You’re pregnant and your mate hates you? Logan, honey, I did not hear gibberish right?’
I remain quiet, not answering the question.
‘’Selena Monroe, look me in the eye and tell me you are not joking, sweetie.’’
‘’.....’’
‘’Selena.’’
I let out a sigh, knowing that I have to talk, especially with Stephanie around.
‘’I found my mate two years ago on my birthday, but he hates me.’’ I turn my gaze to my best friends, though avoided their curious eyes, and recite some minor part of that incident. ‘’You two know that I’ve been throwing up for quite a while and suggested I should go to a hospital. Well, I did after our morning class and found out that I’m pregnant with my mate’s child.’’
‘’....Your mate, is he a normal werewolf?’’ Stephanie carefully ask with concern eyes.
‘’He’s an Alpha.’’ I immediately reveal in a dull tone. ‘’You both know that I’m a beta female.’’
‘’......’’
‘’......’’
My gaze remained lowered, feeling the stares of my two best friends. Perhaps they expected more of the story, but I wasn’t ready to tell them yet. I didn’t want to them to blame for a crime I did not commit like my family, Jared and the pack member had done.
‘’Can you...’’
*Beep*
‘’Hey! The light has turned green already!’’ My ears twitch at the man screaming from behind Stephanie’s car.
‘’Oh, shut up.’’ Stephanie growls under her breath as she sits properly on the driver’s seat. This time, I hear the sound of the gear and realized that Stephanie had parked the car on the busy road before the traffic light.
Yup, this was definitely Stephanie Wallace.
‘’We’ll talk when you’re ready to tell us.’’ The car accelerates forward along with her words. ‘’Your mental health and the baby are our main priority.’’
‘’......’’
‘’Just know that I and Logan are here you and the baby, alright? If things get hard, you have the key to our home, don’t you?’’ I sense Stephanie’s glances, probably from rearview mirror and my eyes tear up at her words.
‘’Hm....’’ My voice chokes with sobs, and I wipe my fallen tears with the sleeves of my wool sweater. My ears prick up at a ruffling sound and then, I feel something light on lap.
When I lower my teary gaze, a colored handkerchief entered my sight, and I didn’t need a guess that this was the action of the quiet Logan.
‘’Thank you...’’ I whisper in sobs, appreciating them deeply from my heart. I couldn’t imagine how hard it could have been if I was alone with no one to share my problems with.
Where did it all go wrong?Sometimes, I wonder to myself.Had my werewolf ancestors committed sins and I have to pay for them through my life being unfortunate?Right from childhood, my life hadn’t been that fortunate as the son of an Alpha. My mother died from a rogue attack, and my father followed not too long since he couldn’t deal with the death of his mate. At a young age of thirteen, I became the Alpha of the Northern moon pack.Beta Monroe had been a great support until I could stand on my own without his opinions. His wife had treated me like her second son, and his son acted the same as his mother, treating me like his own brother.And then, there was Sienna.Unlike other pack members, the Monroe family treated me for who I was and not the status I held in the pack, especially their first daughter. Of course, there was still a line of boundary between me and the Monroe family, but Sienna was different.She treated me like a normal werewolf with no sense of boundary and always
Selena’s POVMonday. May 4, 2027.*Pit-pat-pit-pat*The sound of tiny running feet brings soft a smile to my face as I flip the golden-brown pancakes over on the frying pan.‘’Mama!’’ My little boy, Lucian, hugs my knees from behind with his little hands, and rubbed his face adorably. ‘’Ready for pancakes!’’‘’Alright Lucian.’’ I say, chuckling as I glance down at his face that held a bit of drool with his hungry eyes fixed on the frying pan.Yup, this son of mine was a typical foodie.‘’Let me go, baby.’’Lucian releases my knees, and I quickly serve the pancakes on his cartoon-styled plate with little syrup and blueberries on the side. I place his breakfast on the small dining table just enough for the two of us in the kitchen, and also put on one of his favorite cartoons for him on the tablet.‘’Mama wants to dress up for school, alright?’’ I tell him after cleaning up the dishes and taking off my apron.‘’Yes!’’I kiss his puffy cheeks from the pancakes before leaving the kitchen
Logan’s words were like a loud wake-up call. Rather than stressing on what has already happened, I should think of what’s next for my life and move on.My pack, my family and my mate were living the best of their own lives, while I suffered internally and even at the cost of my unborn child. Now that I’m on my own without no one to rely on apart from my two bestfriends, I have to gather myself, mostly for the sake of my unborn child.Stephanie and Logan have been a great support, but I couldn’t rely on them forever. I have to stand on my feet one way or the other.With this new sense of determination, I stopped wasting my life with depressing thoughts, and gradually returned to my former activities. Stephanie and Logan were very relieved when they found me outside my room, looking all neat and put-together for a class.When I got to the university, I appreciated the concerns from my course mates, and lecturers. I also met up with Mr. Benson and apologized for my actions.All in all, m
‘’What the heck happened?’’ Stephanie asks first, but then stopped herself. ‘’You know what? I’ll be right there!’’ She did not ask further questions and immediately ended the call. I stare at my phone, a small smile curling on my lips, feeling relieved that I had such good friends whom I could always turn to when my family, pack and mate have failed me.‘I just have to be careful now.’ I survey the deep forest with my vigilance heightened to the highest. My identity now was that of a rogue.Rogues were werewolves with no pack. They survive on their own, and most of them resorted to raiding packs for their basic needs. An example was that incident that happened two years ago.Innocent pack members have been killed by these rogues, and that’s why they are deeply hated by the werewolf society.And now, I have become one through a banishment.Through frequent outings at the human society, I was quite familiar with this deep forest, but that did not mean I have ever lowered my vigilance.
‘’No!’’ I scream from inside. ‘’Let me out! Let me out!’’ I try to take over, but my werewolf did not let me. From her feelings, I detected betrayal, hurt, anger, frustration, all sorts of negative emotions that I also felt, and most of all....Grief.Grief that Jared rejected us.From our joined minds, I watch as my werewolf growls angrily at my family, and even snarls at my mate.This was the angriest that I have seen her. No...this was the first time I’ve actually seen her angry. My werewolf has always been like me.Reserved, quiet and calm to the point that I hardly felt her presence.‘’Protect Sienna, Jared.’’ These were my elder brother’s words before he shifted to his werewolf, and snarls at mine. He clashes against my werewolf, and together, they tumble down the stairs to the audience.My werewolf kicks his snout once their momentum stopped and quickly escape from him. Before she could attack, other pack members had already shifted and joined Simone in opposing my werewolf.‘
The walk to the birthday banquet was quite far. The ceremonial hall was on the other side of the pack close to the busy areas, and the house I stay in was near the outskirt of the pack.*murmur**murmur* As I near the banquet, I sense the glances around me outside, along with their whispers. I can already imagine how worse the stares would be once I step inside.And indeed, the stares of the pack members literally pierce every part of my face and body. The moment I stepped in, the chatters had suddenly ceased and all eyes snapped in my way.Even without meeting any gaze, I understand the unspoken question lingering in the air.‘What is she doing here?’ Their eyes all seem to convey the same words.I unconsciously gulp at the attention. Perhaps feeling some sort of challenge from their gaze, my back straightened up and my gaze remain forward with bolder steps towards Jared and my family in front of the moon goddess statue.‘’I heard Miss Sienna pleaded the Alpha to invite the Luna.’’
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