His Rejection

Had he always smelt this good?

Have my fingers always itched to touch his skin this badly?

“I…” He said, his voice almost a husky whisper as his feet slowly began to move again. When he’d finally reached the table, I could barely keep myself from standing, wrapping my arms around him and kissing him. I did it anyway and his arms wrapped around my waist, that sweet scent engulfing her as I shivered into his touch, melting into his kiss…everything and everyone had become forgotten and for the first time in her life, I felt like I was home.

“I was right!” I whispered against his lips breathlessly when we’d finally pulled away from each other, the heat in his eyes setting my skin ablaze…in his eyes also was an emotion that I couldn’t identify but it unsettled me.

“You are my mate,” I was overjoyed as I looked up at his handsome face.

“Yes…I…” Luke’s brows furrowed as he let go of my waist hurriedly like I’d burned him and then began avoiding my eyes.

“Why do you look so unhappy?” That feeling of dread began creeping in again, “Isn’t this what we wanted?” my voice shook as I took a step back, the reluctant expression on his face made the dread finally consume me. I could barely keep my emotions at bay seeing that look on his face, that same loathing look that I got from everyone who recognized my omega scent.

“Maybe you should sit first, I--,”

He sounded so cold, so distant! And he didn’t even have the gall to look me in the eyes.

“No, not until you tell me what’s going on, Luke!” I said firmly, “This is what we've both wanted for the past five years, is it not? To be each other’s mates? To get married…to start a family—”

“—wait!” Luke scoffed and interrupted my words, “Those were your plans, your dreams…not mine,” He said with narrowed eyes. The dark expression on his face was unlike anything I’d ever seen, what hurt the most was the fact that I could tell he was being serious.

Just then the doors jingled again and a group of four walked in, I recognized them as Luke's college friends, he knew I hated having them around. Most especially his friend Felicia who always threw jabs at me because she was an Alpha's daughter.

They all looked at us and when they noticed we were in a heated conversation, they actually had the courtesy to take another table and leave us to it.

Luke noticed them as well and looked like he was eager to join them.

He put his hands in his pockets, looked down at the now cold coffee and cakes, and then back up at me

“Listen, I only went along with all that talk because you have a pretty face…and a nice body and in bed—”

“—Luke!” I gasped in outrage, a tear slipping down her cheek as I looked at the man I’d spent five years loving, I realized that I had no fucking clue who he was at that moment.

When I heard whoops from his friends, snickers, and snide remarks.

“Did she really think she and Luke would end up together?” I heard Felicia say in a ‘low' voice that we could all hear.

“A dirty omega like her?” Felicia added with a scoff, looking at me with eyes filled with disdain.

That broke me even further.

“Look, I have someone I love,” Luke said and just when I thought he couldn’t cause me more pain, he did it yet again. I felt the unmistakable pang of anger growing in my chest.

“Someone you love?!” I reached out instinctively and held his hands, “Luke we're fucking mates! We've been together for five years! And now you have someone you love?!”

He gritted his teeth, grabbed my hands, and pulled me off him rather harshly, making me stumble back a few steps until my back hit the wall hard and I had the air knocked out of me.

“Go, Luke!” I heard his friends cheer, neither of them caring about the fact he had just hurt me. Both physically and emotionally. They were all laughing, it was funny to them.

“Don’t make a scene,” Luke snarled.

“I’m the beta of the Cliffs pack, you expect me to marry you? An omega? A low life with no dream or ambition?” He rolled his eyes and scoffed, “I’m surprised you still have that stupid notion stuck in your head that I would ever want to be your mate, much less marry you, I,”

The look of disgust on his face was real. I could feel the stares of everyone in the shop, I could hear the snickers and sighs of pity…it all felt like a dream.

“Don’t do this to me Luke…you know I love you and you love me…”

“I have only let you entertain that thought because I pity you and you’re not half bad in bed Andrea, but…the thought of having you as my mate, I don’t fucking want that, it disgusts me just thinking about it!”

I knew what was coming next, I inhaled deeply and tears fell down my face freely like a waterfall.

“How could you say these words to me, Luke?” I sobbed I didn’t want to show them my tears, but I was too overwhelmed.

“You should let us go a few rounds with her as well!”

“Yes, Luke, don’t be a party pooper!” I heard his friends say, their tones filled with amusement as they feasted their eyes on my embarrassment and enjoyed it.

“Felicia is the only woman for me, there is no room for an omega in my future,” Luke walked up to me, grabbed my arm, and held it so tightly that I could hear my bones snapping.

“Andrea Wilson, I hereby reject you as my mate,”

How much more pain could I take? From my family? From my life? From the man I loved? He looked at me like I was trash to be discarded. At that moment I felt like something that should’ve been discarded long ago.

How much more does the moon goddess want me to endure?

I swayed, feeling the terrible pain spread through my chest and bile rising from my throat as the weight of Luke's words hit me.

“Luke Vincenzo, I accept your rejection.”