Logan POV
I wanted to reject her on the spot.
But when I saw her standing there on the stairs, I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t say those words.I saw that she was happy when she looked at me. She wanted to go to me. But she saw my cold stare and she stopped herself.
Goddess, she was beautiful. I always thought that she was pretty and hot, but now that she was my mate, she was even more beautiful than before. She smelled like strawberries and watermelon. Her long brown hair was falling freely down her back and her blue eyes were an ocean I want to swim in. Her lips were perfect. Her small body was perfect. Every curve was made for me. I just wanted to touch her.
I clenched my fists to stop myself. I shut Leon out completely because he would kill me for what I was about to do. He was so happy when we smelled her. I didn’t want him to see this. I would deal with him later.
I was relieved when Andrew told her to go upstairs. I would be able to think clearly now that she wasn't here.
I could tell Andrew was not happy with my explanation. But he knew that I was right. He knew that the pack always came first. And his sister was a child. She just shifted today. She couldn’t control her wolf properly and she couldn’t fight in wolf form. The rogues would use her against me, and that would ruin the pack. I needed a strong Luna. Sienna would be a great Luna. She was strong and kind. Our pack would benefit from having her as a Luna.
“Andrew.” I called him after he didn’t respond.
“Fuck.” he muttered. “You are right. Sienna is strong and she would be a great Luna. But that doesn’t mean my sister couldn’t get stronger.”
“It doesn’t.” I agreed. “But we don’t have the time to train her, to make her stronger. Rogues would use her as a liability against me, and the pack would suffer. You know I am right.”
He nodded and ran his hand through his hair.
“Do you want to tell her now?” he asked me.
I nodded. “Yes. It doesn’t make sense to wait.”
“Fine.” he said. “I will go get her.”
I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself. I couldn’t get distracted by the bond. By her. I needed to do this, for my father and for my pack.
It wouldn't sever the bond. Nothing did. I would still feel her, she would still be my mate, but I would be free to make Sienna my Luna.
“Fuck!” I heard Andrew yell and I immediately ran upstairs.
Her smell was so intoxicating up here. I couldn’t help but to breathe it in deeply.
“What happened?” I asked Andrew.
He left her room, but she wasn’t with him.
“She left.” he growled.
I froze and my heart started beating painfully. She left. She probably heard us and left. What if something happened to her? I couldn’t let that happen. I couldn’t live without her.
‘Leon?’ I called my wolf. ‘Can you feel our mate’s wolf? Is she okay?’
‘No.’ He growled at me. ‘Her wolf is in pain. She retracted far back in mate’s mind. I can’t feel her.’
Fuck. Fuck!
‘You are a complete fucker, Logan.’ Leon growled. ‘Mate is perfect and strong. You will be sorry for what you did.’
I didn’t respond, and I pushed him to the back of my mind. I didn’t need that now. He is an animal. He reacts purely on instinct. And his instinct is to get his mate. I have to be the one to think rationally and think about our pack.
Andrew ran past me and went downstairs. He grabbed his jacket and ran through the front door. I followed him in a daze.
“Come on, Logan.” he growled. “Follow her scent. Where did she go?”
I focused on him and did what he told me to do. Her scent was the strongest underneath her bedroom window, and it continued toward the forest.
“Shit.” Andrew muttered.
We hurried towards the forest, and I told him where to go based on the intensity of her scent. It wasn’t hard to follow her, so it couldn’t be long since she walked this path.
Suddenly, her scent just stopped. I couldn’t smell her anymore. It was like she just disappeared. My heart stopped beating.
“What’s wrong?” Andrew asked.
“I can’t smell her anymore.” I said quietly. “The smell is completely gone.”
“Fuck!” he yelled. “She used masking spray.”
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath to calm myself. She was okay. I would have felt if something happened to her.
“Emma?!” Andrew yelled.
‘Leon?’ I called my wolf. ‘I know you are mad at me, but I need you to try and talk to her wolf. Tell her to come back.’
‘I will.’ He growled. ‘But not because of you. I want mate to be safe.’
“Leon will try to talk to her wolf.” I told Andrew.
“If something happens to her, I will kill you. Alpha or not.” he growled at me.
He was the only one who could say something like that to me. If he wasn’t my best friend, he would be dead already.
“She is okay, Andrew.” I said. “I would feel if something happened to her.”
“What if she decided to leave the pack, huh?” he growled. “To become a rogue because she heard her mate, the one person who should love her unconditionally, say that she is not strong enough to be his mate and Luna?!”
“I didn’t do that. Not yet anyway.” a voice said from the forest.
Andrew and I turned towards the sound. Emma leaned against the tree. I let out a breath I had been holding. She is okay.
She was wearing tights that let me see her legs perfectly. Her face was even more beautiful than it was back at the house. How was it possible for someone to become even more beautiful in a matter of minutes? I had to use all my strength not to go to her and make her mine. If I was a regular wolf and not an Alpha, I didn’t think I would be able to do that.
Andrew ran towards her and hugged her. I got jealous. I wanted to do that. But I knew I couldn’t. I had to be strong.
“Goddess, Emma.” Andrew yelled. “Don’t ever do that again!”
She didn’t hug him back. She stepped away from him and looked at me.
“You are here to reject me, right?” she said quietly. “Come on, do it. Let’s get this over with.”
Andrew and I shared a confused look. How was she so calm? So… strong? I looked back at her, and she was staring at me with her head held high.
I took a deep breath and walked closer to her. “You know why I have to do this.”
“I do.” she nodded. “I heard everything.”
I nodded and ran my hand through my hair. Every part of me was screaming at me not to do this. Leon clawed his way to the front of my mind to see his mate, and he was growling and whining. I didn’t want to do this. I wanted her. But I had to. For my pack.
I took a deep breath and looked directly into her wonderful eyes.
“I, Logan Carter, Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack, reject you, Emma Parker of the Crescent Moon Pack.”
I could feel my heart breaking. Leon was howling inside me, and I could feel his pain.
She was looking right at me, and I could see the pain in her eyes, but she refused to show it. Most wolves fall to their knees from pain. I wanted to fall to my knees and claw at my chest. But she didn’t. She was standing there with her head held high. She took a deep breath and closed her wonderful eyes.
“I, Emma Parker of the Crescent Moon Pack, accept your rejection.”
I closed my eyes and felt tears running down my cheek. When I opened them, she was gone.
The bond was still here. Nothing has changed. I felt the same way toward her. I still wanted her. But I just opened the door for me to mate with another she-wolf.
Emma POVI never thought I could feel this much pain and survive. My whole body is trembling, and my soul is in pieces. There is a huge hole in my heart, and I don’t think I will ever be able to fix it.My mate doesn’t want me. I am not good enough.My brother thinks I am weak.My mate rejected me. He will have a new Luna, and I will have to look at them every day. I don’t know how I came home. I don’t remember the path. Pain clouded my vision.I left Logan and Andrew in the forest, and I just started running away. I couldn’t go back to the cave. I didn’t want them to find it. It would mean that I wouldn’t be safe there anymore.We always used masking spray before coming into the cave. But Andrew and Logan came close to finding it. I guess it was because of the mate bond. Logan could smell me better.I started walking to my room. I shut the door and locked it. I didn’t want to see my brother. I didn’t want to talk to him. I wanted to be alone. I laid on my bed and stared at the ce
Logan POVWho the hell is this Jacob guy? It has been bugging me since this morning. I mean, I know that he is one of my best warriors and he is Emma’s friend. But why is he so attentive to my mate?‘She is not yours anymore.’ Leon growled. ‘You rejected her, remember?’I ignored him. He’s been doing that the whole morning. He has been reminding me of what I did and pushing me away.I called my head of patrol in my office. I will find out everything I can about this Jacob guy.He was quick. He got to my office in a matter of minutes.“Alpha.” he addressed me. “You wanted to see me?”“Yes.” I said and sat at my desk. “Thank you for coming here on such short notice, Lewis.”“It wasn’t a problem.” he said and smiled. “What can I do for you, Alpha?”“What can you tell me about a warrior named Jacob?” I asked.“Jacob Walters?” he asked.I nodded and waited for him to go on.“Well, he is an amazing young man.” he said. “One of our best warriors. He is strong, a very quick learner and the ot
Emma POVI felt Logan’s eyes on me the entire night. I didn’t look up at him once. Every time Jacob touched me, there was a low, menacing growl coming from his direction. What the hell was his problem? He was the one who rejected me. He was the one who was sitting there with his new mate and future Luna.Before they came to the diner, I told Amy and Jacob about me and Logan.They were shocked to hear that he had rejected me and that he had chosen Sienna as his mate. They knew all about her and they were the only ones who believed me. She was a bitch to them as well, so it wasn’t hard for them to believe that I was telling the truth about her. “I want to kill her for doing that to your hand, beautiful.” Jacob said quietly. “It’s okay, Jake.” I said. “I will heal.”“No, it is not okay, Emmy.” Amy whined. “She hurt you. Until now she only used her words, but I am afraid of how far she is willing to go now.”“Amy is right.” Jake nodded. “She hates the fact that you are Logan’s mate. I
Emma POVMy wish didn’t come true. I kept tossing and turning, and I couldn’t sleep. Pain was burning through me, and I couldn’t stop it. I looked at myself in the mirror and sighed. I look even paler than usual. My eyes are red and puffy from crying.I sighed and put on my sneakers. I had to hurry up, or I would be late for my training session. Today was the day I would train with Jake as well. But I didn’t think that I would be able to do that. I would just have to come up with an excuse.I walked downstairs to the kitchen to grab a glass of water before going to the training grounds.Sienna was sitting at the table. Alone.Shit. She looked up at me with a murderous look on her face. Why does she hate me so much?“If you think that you will be taking Logan away from me, you are mistaken.” she growled.I sighed and walked to the kitchen cabinet. I took a glass and filled it with water.“Did you hear me, bitch?” she asked.I turned around and sipped my water. “I did.”“What did I t
Logan POVWhen Emma ran away from the kitchen, I felt my heart clench painfully. ‘Go after her, you fucker!’ Leon growled. ‘Go after my mate!’‘She insulted our future Luna.’ I growled back.‘Sienna will never be my Luna!’ He yelled and retreated to the back of my mind, cutting our link.I could feel how mad he was, but I ignored it.Andrew and Sienna came back inside and sat at the table. I joined them and looked at Andrew. He was worried. His eyebrows were furrowed, and he was staring down at his hands.“Don’t worry, Andrew.” Sienna said and placed her hand on his shoulder. “She will be okay. She just needs time to process all of this.”Sienna was so kind and forgiving. She would be a great Luna. I was sure of that. I gave her a warm smile.“I am sorry, Sienna.” Andrew sighed. “You didn’t deserve that. I will talk to her.”She squeezed his shoulder and smiled at him warmly.Andrew looked up at me and his face got serious. He was in beta mode now. It was time to work.“So, Alpha Dra
Logan POVShe was looking down at her hands and she was not answering me. I was going crazy. “You could have been seriously hurt.” Andrew said, frowning. “Why didn’t you tell me you hadn’t been sleeping?”“I am fine.” she said quietly. I growled loudly. “Two broken ribs is fine?!”She looked up at me and frowned. “Beta Andrew.” Amy said, and I turned to look at her. “I asked Emma to come over to my house tonight. I will take care of her.”“No.” Andrew and I said at the same time.“She is coming home with me.” Andrew said. “When she is better, she can stay with you, Amy.”Amy nodded and looked down at her feet.“Why?” Emma asked, looking at her brother. “I will be fine, Andrew.”“I said no.” he said strictly. “You are hurt, and I am not letting you out of my sight.”She opened her mouth to argue, but Andrew beat her to it. “Don’t even try.” he said. “I am not changing my mind.”She sighed and started getting up. She winced in pain and laid back down.“I will carry you home, Emmy.”
Emma POVWhen I got out of the shower, I could hear Sienna yelling at Logan. She was telling him that he should have left Andrew to take care of me. I couldn’t hear what he said to her, but I didn’t even want to. I shut them out completely.He was confusing the hell out of me. First, he rejected me, and then he was all jealous and growling at Jake. What was his plan, anyway? Did he want to take Sienna as his mate and make me be alone forever because he couldn’t stand to see another man around me? The most terrifying thing was that he could actually do that. Nobody could go against Alpha command. He could just order every male wolf to stay away from me and they would have to obey him. I got dressed as carefully as I could. Pain was consuming my entire body. I didn’t even know if it is physical or emotional anymore.I sat down on my bed and leaned on the headboard. I heard the front door open and close, and I prayed to the Goddess that Logan and Sienna left. A few minutes later, I h
Emma POVI woke up around 8 am. I had to be really tired if I slept over 12 hours.The space next to me was empty. Andrew has probably gone to the pack house already.My ribs were already hurting less. Being a wolf sure was great. I would be as good as new tomorrow. I sat up carefully and noticed a note on my nightstand.Link me when you wake up. I always forgot about mind-linking. I wasn’t used to it yet. But it was very handy. Andrew? I opened our mind link.Em? How are you? He answered immediately.Good, better already. Where are you? West border. He said. Pack stuff.Is it rogues again? I asked, slightly concerned.Yes. He said. But don’t worry. It is under control.Okay. Be careful. I will, Em. Eat something. We will be home soon. He said and closed our link.I sighed and carefully got out of bed. I walked to my bathroom and did my morning business. I brushed my teeth and took a quick shower.When I came back to my bedroom, Sienna was leaning on my desk with an evil smirk on