The Sovereign Wolf's Rejection

"Does Serena know you're here?"

I stopped outside the Alpha's private office.

That was Vanessa's voice.

I frowned. Why was my best friend asking about me?

"Why would she need to know?" Damon replied.

My fingers tightened around the small gift box I was holding.

I had spent the entire evening looking for him. The pack celebration was still going on downstairs, but Damon had disappeared without telling me where he was going.

I thought he might be in his office.

I never expected to hear this conversation.

"Because she's your girlfriend, Damon. You can't keep pretending forever."

There was a brief silence.

Then Damon laughed.

"You're worrying too much."

My stomach twisted.

I slowly moved closer to the slightly open door.

And what I saw made my entire body go still.

Damon was sitting on the edge of his desk, while Vanessa stood between his legs, playing with the buttons of his shirt.

She was wearing the necklace I had helped her choose.

The same necklace she had proudly shown me earlier that evening.

"Damon," she whispered, "I'm tired of sharing you."

He took her hand and kissed her fingers.

"Just be patient."

"For how long? Serena already acts like she's going to be your Luna."

I held my breath.

Damon shook his head.

"That won't happen."

My heart skipped.

"What do you mean?" Vanessa asked.

"I haven't decided when to end things with her, but I know I don't want her as my Luna."

I felt the gift box slipping from my fingers.

I caught it just in time.

No.

Surely, I had heard him wrong.

Damon couldn't be talking about me like that.

I wanted to walk inside, but my legs refused to move.

Vanessa leaned forward and kissed him.

And he kissed her back.

I covered my mouth.

My best friend.

My boyfriend.

Together.

I had trusted both of them with my happiness, and they were standing in front of me as if I had never existed.

When they finally separated, Vanessa smiled.

"Sometimes I wonder how she can be so blind."

Damon chuckled.

"Serena trusts too easily."

I felt tears gathering in my eyes.

Three years of love, and that was what he thought of me?

I reached into my pocket and quietly opened my phone. My fingers trembled as I started recording.

I needed proof.

"Do you actually love me?" Vanessa asked.

Damon pulled her closer.

"You're the woman I want, Vanessa."

I closed my eyes.

I couldn't listen to another word.

But then Vanessa asked the question that made me stop.

"So when are you finally going to get rid of her?"

Damon didn't answer immediately.

Instead, he looked towards the door.

I quickly stepped backwards, my heart pounding.

For a moment, I thought he had seen me.

But he turned back to Vanessa.

"After the council meeting," he finally said. "I'll reject her, and she'll be out of my life."

My chest tightened.

Reject her?

He was going to reject me?

I turned and hurried down the hallway before either of them could notice me.

By the time I reached my bedroom, my tears were falling freely.

I placed the gift box on the dressing table.

It was a silver watch I had bought for Damon. I had planned to give it to him after the celebration.

Now, I couldn't even look at it.

I sat on the edge of the bed and played the recording.

Every word was there.

Every laugh.

Every promise he had made to Vanessa.

I pressed my phone against my chest.

"Why would you do this to me, Damon?"

There was no answer.

I wiped my cheeks and looked at myself in the mirror.

I didn't know what tomorrow would bring, but I knew one thing.

I wasn't going to let him tell me I had imagined everything.

My phone suddenly vibrated.

A message appeared.

It was from Vanessa.

Hey, girl! Where did you disappear to? I hope you're not sleeping already. I have something exciting to tell you tomorrow.

I stared at the message.

Then another notification appeared.

This time, it was from Damon.

Goodnight, sweetheart. I love you.

A bitter laugh escaped my lips.

He had just promised another woman that he would reject me, and he was still calling me sweetheart.

I switched off my screen.

Tomorrow, I would face them both.

But what I didn't know was that the next day would be the beginning of a life neither of them had imagined for me.