“Dad!” I cried and ran towards my father.
He probably knew that I was rejected, seeing he was waiting for me outside our house and worries were all over his face.“Carrie,” my Dad met me with his reassuring hug. “I’m sorry,” he whispered.“Dad, it hurts! It hurts a lot,” I said in between my sobs. I broke away from his comforting hug and gripped his medical uniform. “Dad, please take away my pain. You’re a doctor, right? Please, please take it away. I don’t want this. It’s too painful. I might go crazy, Dad. Please, I’m begging you, Dad,” I begged my Dad.He was the best doctor in the world, and everyone knew him. He can cure anyone, even with serious diseases. Maybe he can cure me, too. He was Damien Mikaeli, after all.“Dad, please!” I begged.Dad didn’t utter a word. He was just standing there, tears in his eyes. I knew pain from broken bonds was something a professional doctor couldn’t do anything about.I collapsed and sat down on the floor as I continued crying. The pain was too unbearable. I couldn’t even tell what part of my body was aching. All I could feel was every part of it was aching at once, and my head wanted to explode.I hugged my knees, begging whoever was up above me to stop my pain. When the pain was too much for me to bear, I found myself passing out.“Damien, why did you let this happen?” I heard a voice crying. It was a female voice.“Melissa, Carrie will die if she can’t survive this rejection. Please, I’m begging you, Melissa. Take her away. Take her to your pack,” Dad said, almost like begging.“Of course. My baby deserves someone better; I’ll take her with me,” my Mom replied.Ana, my Dad’s true mate, helped Mom pack my clothes. She immediately decided to take me away from this, once used to be a loving pack.“Sweetheart, can you walk?” My Mom asked me when everything was ready.I was rejected yesterday, and Dad had to call Mom to take me with her. According to that, the pain has the chance to disappear over time. And it was the only solution he had come for.I looked at Mom. She was smiling, but I could see sadness in her eyes. I remember she was also my Dad’s girlfriend, but he chose his true mate even if Mom was pregnant with me.If only Jace were like that…“Yes, Mom,” I replied.“Okay, Sweetheart, let’s go,” Mom replied, guiding me out of the house.Dad and Ana hugged me so tight, telling me they would visit me soon. Both of them had teary eyes that Ana couldn’t conceive. She treated me just like her real daughter, but I couldn’t stay in this pack anymore. Whatever happens between Megan and Jace will surely throw me into another unbearable pain again.I knew every eye of my pack mates had been with me since I exited my house’s door. I knew they pitied me, but I didn’t want to look at them. They probably think I wasn’t good enough for our future Alpha, considering he rejected me and chose Megan over me.It was too painful because he didn’t give me a chance… I was his mate! But why? Why did he have to reject me?Tears started to form in my eyes again.“Don’t worry, sweetheart. Frank and I will help you all the way. You know our Alpha also welcomes you in our pack, remember?” Mom said, trying to soot me.I nodded at her and rode in her car. It would be a long drive to her new pack, and I hope I will completely get over this by the time I stay there.I was tired from the flight, but when I saw the apartment-type pack house that my Mother’s pack owned, I was taken aback. I remember coming here when I was a little girl. It wasn’t this luxurious back then, but now, luxury is an understatement.“I already told the cook to cook some food for us, sweetheart. Do you want to eat?”I sighed. I don’t have any appetite right now. I just want to sleep.“I’m sorry, Mom, I don’t feel like eating today. I just want to rest,” I said.“Alright, baby. Your room will be on the second floor with a purple door. Everything is ready there. And when you’re hungry, you can come down and eat. Okay?”“Okay, Mom,” I said, and she kissed me on the forehead.“Everything will be okay, sweetheart,” she said.“I hope, mama,” I replied.The next following days became so hard for me. I couldn’t stop crying, and all I did was lay on my bed and face the window, questioning myself as to why I must be in this situation.Mom always came and checked on me, serving me food I liked. I wasn’t that kind of stubborn woman, so I ate her food. After doing her Luna duty, she would come and take good care of me.“Mom,” I said when she made me a coffee, and I sat on a stool, my head resting on the table.“What is it, baby?”“Were you hurt when Dad decided to choose Ana over you?” I asked her.Mom stopped, finished making coffee, and took the mugs before sitting opposite mine.“It did. I loved your father like he was my real mate.” Mom said and gave me the mug of coffee. “I was having you, and the thought of you having no father is what hurts me the most. But then, I met Frank, and he healed me.”“I see,” I said. Frank was Mom’s real mate, so I understand if she moved on that easily. “Why am I hurting like this? Why, each day the pain got stronger and stronger to the point that I wanted to end myself now,” I said, tears started to pour from my eyes.Mom stood up, walked to where I was, and started stroking my hair.“I know it hurts a lot, sweetheart. Time only knows when your pain will go and when you’re healed. Please don’t give up, Carrie. You are a strong woman. I know you can get over this one day, and I will be here, supporting you all the way.”I decided to have a hot bath since I wanted to sleep. Mom said she’ll be with his Mate on a business trip. She insisted that someone should look after me. I told her I didn’t need one, but Mom was worried, so I accepted it. I spent a good half hour soaking in a bathtub before getting out. I grabbed the towel and wiped myself up before wearing a bathrobe. This kind of routine has been present since I started to live with Mom’s pack. It was kind of relaxing, and it gave me peace of mind for a bit. As I exited the bathroom, I was greeted by a man sitting on the couch. He was probably playing on his phone since he was focused on his little device. The worst part was, I didn’t even know him! “Who are you? What the hell are you doing here!?” The man looked at me and smiled. He has this Alpha vibe, and I thought he must be Frank’s son. Mom told me Frank retired from Alpha duties last year and that his son, Diesel, has taken over. I only saw him once; I was twelve years old. He was in
I took a couple of deep breaths to steel myself when someone rang the doorbell. Of course, I knew who it was. It’s Alpha Diesel who doesn’t know how to leave me alone. I couldn’t wallow in pain or pity myself because he would always come and try to talk to me. He was a goofy kind of a man. He always acted silly, and sometimes he would tell some jokes. For three months, I had endured the pain of rejection, begging him to let me go home to my mate and ask him to take me again instead of Megan. I opened the door slowly. “Hi,” he greeted I held the door open for him. I was still a wreck. My eyes are probably red and swollen, with dark circles underneath. “We need to talk,” he said. He walked past me and into the living room. Empty tissue boxes and a trash can were overflowing with used Kleenex. I forgot to clean it! “Sit down!” Diesel’s voice was hard. I blinked. This was not the man I had come to know. Where was his carefree and annoying voice? I sat on the sofa, watch
Diesel had been by my side since then. He had blown me away when he had first turned his attention to me. I mean when I first arrived here. I'd been twenty and rejected back then when I had finally been given a chance to find me and my wolf a mate. A second chance, mate, in fact. Moving on hadn't been that bad when a bulky guy was always by your side, trying to make you smile. "Everyone else who was single gradually found their other half and paired up, but as I got older, the wait had become harder and harder to take," Diesel said as we were having dinner at my place. Everyone knew in his pack that if he didn't find a mate by the time he hit your mid-twenties, it was unlikely that he ever would, and it got even more unlikely with each passing year. He said he wanted to give us a chance and that he wanted to be my mate. I'm not going to lie; he had been flattering me, and when he proposed a relationship since he was unlucky to find his mate, I'd been tempted. I held out for a m
A little inhuman and unwolflike sound of surprise left my mouth at his words. Diesel waited expectantly, his steady gaze on me. He was not kneeling, but only a fool would ever expect that sort of behavior from an alpha, and I just didn't care. Finally, I found my voice. "Yes. Yes, I will." He was up and caught me in his arms, his mouth on mine and the steel of his body against the softness of my own. I might have been crying for joy. My head was so wildly spinning with euphoria that I barely noticed when we left the restaurant and pulled up to a hotel. "I thought we could have a night completely to ourselves, away from pack and responsibilities. Just you and me," he said wickedly, revealing a small suitcase in the trunk that he must have packed before I could protest that I didn't have anything along with me. I gave up and did what he wanted, which was easy because I wanted to. He led me into the hotel and up to our room, and the moment the door closed behind us, the bags dro
Our arrangement was an open book in the pack. Even if Diesel hasn't marked me yet, everyone knows he will be soon, and they expect an heir from us. We've been together for years, and I was his chosen mate, and he was to me. But why now? Why was he cheating on me? Unless…Sweat started to form on my forehead. Oh no, I don't want to think about it. I'm too dependent on Diesel, and he's someone I would never let go. He was the one who helped me get through my first rejection, and I had already promised myself that if I ever picked someone as my second chance mate, it'd be him. But I knew that arrangement wasn't entirely sure, knowing Diesel had yet to find his mate, even if he had already passed the age of finding one. "Babe, are you okay now?" Diesel asked."Better, I guess."I realized he was already back. I watched him as he opened the bottle of wine. Then, I focused on the cell phone he had placed on the bedside table. Even without me going near it, I could tell it was in sile
I woke up feeling drained for two weeks now. I couldn't eat and relax since I discovered my mate's cheating. Diesel might have been doing what he really wanted to do wherever the damn country he was in right now. I immediately went to the bathroom and took a shower. I need to clear my mind and focus on the pack's work rather than thinking about Diesel's cheating issue. When everything was done, I left our house and went to my office. "Good morning, Luna. I'm sorry for barging in early in the morning," Thea, the pack Doctor, came in after knocking on my door. "Yes, what is it, Doc?" I ask her cheerfully, hiding the stress in me. "I would like to ask for more clinic beds. The number of she-wolves delivering pups has increased lately, and the beds won't accommodate them all. If you please, Luna." "Okay, I'll let the supplier deliver the beds you wanted, Thea," I replied as I tapped on the keys of my laptop. "Thank you, Luna," Thea replied, and she was about to stand up, but
"Who is she!?" I asked Mom after I arrived from Erix's pack. I thought I could stop thinking about Diesel's game, but it worsened. Flashes of unknown women flooded my mind, and even if Rain comforted me, I couldn't stop myself from thinking. So I made a drastic decision: I returned to the pack and confronted my mother. I wanted to end all this misery and let her speak, tell me the truth before I go insane."Mom!" I yelled inside their house. I don't care if the former Alpha was there. "Carrie? You're back so soon? I-""Tell me everything you know, Mom, before I lose my respect for you," I said, cutting her up. My mother bowed her head and couldn't meet me in the eyes. "Carrie sweet-""Do not sweet talk me, Mom! Tell me when did it start and if the whole pack knew about it!" I yelled, clenching my fist. My wolf has been fighting her way within me, wanting to shred our mother into pieces to keep us from what was actually happening. "I-It started after you got engaged with Diesel y
I cried on top of my desk until there were no more left for me to shed. I felt so broken and so incredibly foolish. My instinct had warned me about this, and I had ignored it. It hadn't mattered when Diesel and I were up against the naysayers; it had brought us closer together, but now it was only me. I was alone, and it was so cold. I didn't want to leave the room, but his words had clearly been an order from my alpha, not a suggestion from my chosen mate. My ex-chosen mate, I corrected bitterly. The worst was I still loved him under all my misery. If he suddenly changed his mind, I would absolutely abandon my pride and forgive it all. My wolf was upset. I imagined being rejected by my true mate was not as bad as it would be, but she was hurting. She had grown attached to Diesel and his wolf, and this dismissal hurt her, too. I would go for a run after I moved my things. I didn't make eye contact with anyone in the halls as I moved forward and wound my familiar way to my—to