i reject you as my mate

TANA'S P.O.V.

It's been three days since the incident in the church, but I couldn't do anything but cry in my bed all day. My mother had knocked on my door several times, hell she had even threatened to break the door down, but I didn't pay any attention to anything she said.

I looked at my father's photo and the pain in my heart increased. We were mates, we loved each other more than anything, what the hell was Veronica doing that Philip was memorized by?

I thought that everything I had done just to keep Philip with the wedding was the key for us to be marked and mated to one another, yet the wedding was easily broken off like it didn't matter at all.

"Are you still grumpy?" I heard a familiar voice and without thinking twice I flipped the blanket off me and unlocked the door, revealing Jennifer, "… Jeez! You look…" I wrapped my hands around her neck as I hugged her while the tears continued to pour out.

"I can't do this anymore" My voice was cracked as she walked inside the room and I heard the door close

"I don't think I can hold your weight any longer" She mumbled and dropped my legs on the floor still holding on to her, "… Tell me, what happened?" She whispered in my ears and I gently pulled away as I wiped away the tears.Jennifer could attend the wedding because she wasn't in the pack, and she wasn't even aware it was going on, but she's the only friend who could look me dead in the eyes and know something was wrong

"It's Philip"

"Philip? Did he… Did he reject you?" She asked with her eyes widened, and I could see the fear in them.

"No, that's not it. I'm sorry I couldn't inform you because you were far away, but I was meant to get married three days ago but…" I trailed off as I took a deep breath, "… But at the wedding, Philip refused to say his vows, and suddenly Veronica made a fuss about her and Philip being in a relationship and being pregnant"

"That's impossible, you and Philip love each other"

"That's what I thought, but it didn't seem like it" She wiped the tears from my eyes as she looked at me in the eyes and put a hand against my cheek

"I know you and Philip truly love each other. Veronica is up to something and I don't understand why she acts like a sister sometimes and suddenly changes, but you need to fight for your mate, no one should be coming between you both. Come on, get dressed" She pulled me up and pushed me towards the bathroom, which made me smile.

She was right

Giving up Philip for Veronica was not an option, if Veronica wanted to be stupid and think she could take my mate away from me, then I had to teach her a lesson, pregnant or not I immediately freshened up before getting dressed in the clothes she picked out, and I headed towards the alpha's home, I knew Philip was home, moreover, he barely goes anywhere

"Win him back, no matter what" Jennifer hugged me before walking towards her home, while I walked into the mansion

I noticed the look people were giving me around the house, but I wasn't concerned about that, he was my mate, and I wasn't letting him go with my step-sister no matter what. I walked towards his office and opened it, but I was stunned to see Veronica sitting on the couch with a frown on her face.

"What the hell are you doing here after what you've done?" I looked at her in disbelief as I shut the door.

"What have I done? Veronica, I have no interest in you or whatever you wish to do in your life, but Philip is my mate. You dared to interrupt my wedding because you slept with another woman's mate, and then you got pregnant! That shows how much of a whore you just are…"

"Don't you dare…."

"But of course! It's Veronica, she's the sweet little daughter of Beta Andrew. No one will see her fault, but you need to know that I'm also our father's daughter!"

"I'm a child from the mate bond between him and my mother, but you are nothing but a replacement" I looked at her curiously and I could see she wasn't going to give up

"You are not…" A slap across my face made my mouth shut within an instant and when I raised my hands she caught it and twisted it which made me scream.

"Do not be so naive, Tana. I'm far stronger than you!" She growled at my face, and she pushed me to the ground, and out of the blue I felt a whip against my back which made me scream more.

"You will not…" She punched me in the face and my vision became blurrier than before, I couldn't keep up with her throwing things at my face.

I grabbed her hand as she tried to punch me again and pushed her away from him, and she suddenly pulled out a dagger which made me gasp, there was no way I was going to escape from this place, she was against the door, and blocking my exit

"You might be his mate, but you are nothing but a cheap side chick, I bet you claimed to have the best night of your life before the wedding but sweetie, it was all planned" My eyes widened as I looked at her in disbelief

"You weren't the one in bed with him, so you have… Have you lost your mind!" I watched as she cut her arm with the dagger and fell to the ground.

"Not really…" She began to cry, and the door opened revealing Philip and I realized it was a trap "... I told you I wasn't safe anywhere close to her and now look what she has done to me" Philip looked at me and I could see the clear anger in his eyes.

"Get the hell out of here, Tana"

"She's lying she did that…" I was suddenly pinned against the wall by him and I struggled to breathe "... Philip… Please"

"Silence!" He growled in my face, "... I've had enough of you and from now henceforth, you are forever banished from this pack and I reject you as my mate" He threw me out of the room as pain pierced into my heart.