Chapter 5: He turns down her rejection

SORAYA’S POV

Can you guys guess what day today is?

I know you can’t, afterall you are just readers and it is only what I say that you know. Anyways today is the mating ball night.

Do you know what that is?

I am sure you do. Having read other werewolf stories. And yes, it is that time of the year where every wolf of age finds the one.

Am I looking forward to it?

Good question, but before we talk about this mate business, let’s catch up. It has been a week since the encounter with thou whose name shall not be mentioned. And I will tell you this, I have been avoiding him like the plague since I left his house.

A coward’s way out, I know. But you have never dealt with someone as annoying as Draven Fucking Knight. The boy wouldn’t let me leave it down because he saved me.

And that kiss he said I owe him?

That is not a blush on my face right now, but rather a rogue.

I think I have contracted something weird. My body system is acting abnormally. My heart keeps leaping every time Draven is mentioned.

Anyways, I am keeping my distance from Draven because I do not want him to make good on his threat.

As for the idiots that tried to take advantage of me, let say daddy taught them a lesson, and let me tell you, the lesson Draven taught them is nothing compared to what daddy did to them.

I am certain they would never in their life entertain the idea of taking advantage of a girl again.

And the guard I gave the slip? Well… the outcome was slightly disappointing. Daddy fired him, and it didn’t matter how much I pleaded with him, he didn’t listen.

And me?

I was grounded for a week. Poor me.

I have been bored out of my mind since the incident. The only thing I have ever done is go to school and come back. And my new watchdog. Tony.

Let’s say he makes a bulldog look friendly.

He never lets me out of his sight, how fucking annoying.

Back to the Mating ball. I do want to find my mate, though it is not a priority. If I find him, fine, and if I don’t fine as well.

I am not desparate for it, and sometimes even hates the idea of it. I mean we are letting some being we can’t see determine who we love. How insane is that?

I think the whole mate thing is stupid, but I am a wolf, and unfortunately it is important to us, and hence why I am dolling up for the occasion.

My phone rings, shifting my thoughts outwards. I smile when I glance at the mirror and see Nia’s name on the screen.

I use my left hand to answer and put the phone on speaker, while I go ahead to apply my mascara.

“Hello, girlfriend!”

“Are you ready?” Nia jumps into the reason she called.

I rolled my eyes. “Hello to you too,” I reply sarcastically, which the dark girl ignores to let me know what is up.

“Jake and I are on our way to you. Be ready when we get there or we leave without you.”

I roll my eyes at how serious she sounds. Jake is her boyfriend, and the two have been dating for two years.

They love each other, but are not in love, which means if either finds their mate tonight, they would break up, no hard feelings.

This is the reason why I decided not to date until this night is over. I didn’t want to invest my feelings on someone, only for them to not be my mate in the end.

I hate relationship drama and want to hit it once and get it right.

Alright, you got me. I am waiting for Mr right.

Icky right? Especially from a badass like me. Well, it is a side most never get to see. I hide it very well. I have a tough girl reputation to protect.

“I will be ready,” I tell Nia. If my words are true that remains to be seen.

“See you in the next five minutes,” she says and rings off.

I wince at the mirror, knowing I will not be ready when she gets here.

As predicted, Jake’s horn blares downstairs while I am stepping into my blue dress. I wince as I pull the dress up, knowing I am nowhere near ready.

Thirty minutes later I go downstairs to find Nia pacing from one end of the car to the next, while Jake leaned his tall body against the back of the car watching his girlfriend pace with an amused expression.

They both look to my direction when they hear me approach, Nia’s expression furious, Jake still wearing his amusements. His grey eyes widens at the sight of me which makes me smirk.

I look hot and I know it.

Nia, on the other hand, narrows her eyes at me, her arms folded across her chest. She is wearing a short black dress that flares from the waist.

“So?” I cocked a brow at her.

So worth the wait, she croons, her stern expression dissolving into smiles. “You are lucky you are so cute,” she said sternly while I grinned from one corner of my lips to another.

Nia could never stay mad at me. Have you seen my face?

No one can stand its cuteness.

We enter the car and head towards the venue for the mating ball.

We walked into the ball room to find the room full of people dressed in their best Tux and dinner gowns. Music blasting from the speaker. The hall decorated with glittering lights, beautiful bellows and other accessories that enhanced the festivity of the room.

My parents are off in the corner talking to other Alphas and their families. People stood around in groups talking, some sipping champagne, and others holding and sipping other drinks.

I quickly snag a flute from a serving tray. Yeah, I know I am not yet up to the age of drinking, but that is for humans. Also, this is a festivity. If I don’t drink wine, is it water would I drink?

I lean in to take a gulp from the tall glass in my hand, while my eyes comb the room, searching for nothing in particular, but unfortunately, it encounters a pair of deep blue eyes on its way and freezes.

Fuck! I exclaim in my head as the drink I took came spluttering back from my mouth and nose.

“Hey! Are you alright?”

I hear Nia’s voice asking if I am okay, but it sounds as if coming from a distance. I am too shocked to react let alone speak.

This is not happening, my frozen brain cries in alarm, while Nyx jumps around in my head excited that we have found him.

Why him? I began to wail.

Is he coming over?

Shit!

“Soraya!”

I turn to look at Nia, my expression bland. May be I am to shocked to look anything but white and plain. “You don't need to shout. I can hear,” I say in a monotone, acting like a robot.

Nia eyes narrows as she searches my face. “What is wrong?”

“Him,” I say when I feel Draven beside me, before I turn to face the devil himself. Before he could speak, I say the very words I know he is going to say.

I mean there is no other option.

“I Soraya King, reject you, Draven Knight as my mate?”

With my heart pounding in my chest, I wait for him t accept my rejection, but he does the unexpected.

“No.”

The word slams into me like a brick.

What! Did he just say no?!

I gaped at him like a fish.