Chapter 3

Chloe's POV 

 

“Dad, that's not true. Liam is my mate!” I argued, but my dad turned and glared at me, making me shut my mouth.

 

With one last glance at Liam and Mendy, who were smiling secretly, I ran out of the room in tears, and Lucy and my grandma followed after me. I ran all the way to my room without stopping to catch my breath, and tears slipped my eyes as I reminisced about how Mendy and Liam were kissing, and their kissing scene refused to leave my head as the image kept haunting me every second.

 

Why me?

 

What did I do so wrong to get rejected in such a cruel and painful way?

 

I was just a young girl who was eager to meet her mate and live happily with him, but all my hopes were cut short by the scene I saw between Mendy and Liam a few minutes ago.

 

Lucy ran into my room and pulled me into another comforting hug.

 

“You will be fine, dear friend; Liam doesn't deserve you.” Lucy consoled me as I cried on her shoulder, my tears wetting her dress, but she didn't mind.

 

“Chloe, stop crying; Liam isn't meant for you, dear. The moon goddess twisted your fate and made you believe that Liam is your mate, but your mate who would love you until the end of the moon and back is not yet in your life,” Grandma said, and I nodded.

 

I never believed in her words, but just to give her assurance that I would stop crying, I nodded. I am the type who doesn't believe in second-chance mates, so having a second-chance mate was rare luck, which I knew I wouldn't be lucky to have.

 

"Thanks, grandma,” I said, and I sat on the bed with a soft sigh.

 

I stopped crying a few minutes ago, and Lucy left because her mate was already craving her, so she left after I stopped crying.

 

“You will be found, sweetheart; just get your mind off Liam,” my grandmother said to me as she patted my back until I fell asleep.

 

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NEXT MORNING

 

I woke up with a splitting headache as I stood up from the bed and sighed when I remembered what happened last night.

 

I was about to walk to the bathroom when my grandmother knocked softly on the door, and I smiled when I heard my grandmother's voice.

 

“Come in, grandma,” I said, and the door opened, revealing her old, wrinkled face, and I smiled again. She will forever remain the reason I will keep smiling for the rest of my life.

 

“Here is some medicine to help you reduce your headache,” my grandmother said as she took the tray to the small table inside my room, and I chuckled.

 

“How did you know I have a splitting headache?” I asked.

 

“You always have a splitting headache whenever you cry,” my grandma said as she walked to the door.

 

“Don't think about anything, okay? Cheer up, my dear,” my grandma said, and I walked out of my room and into the bathroom to take a cool shower.

 

In a few more minutes, I was done and was dressed in a floral gown as I sat on the bed to take the drugs brought by my grandma.

 

Soon, my grandmother came back to ask if my headache was gone, and she sat beside me before looking at me, but I avoided her eyes.

 

“Look up, Chloe,” she said, but I didn't look at her as I bit my lips.

 

“Look at me, Chloe.” My grandma raised my chin with her finger, and I looked into her eyes.

 

I have come to the conclusion that I should leave this pack for good and start my life in another pack, but leaving my grandma behind was so hard for me.

 

“Tell me what's bothering you, dear. You know I will always support you, no matter what happens,” my grandma said, and I took a deep breath before starting.

 

“Grandma, I want to leave this pack and start my life in another pack,” I muttered, and she smiled sadly before pulling me into a hug.

 

“I will support any of your decisions, so please be safe for me and live a decent life in whatever pack you find yourself in,” my grandma said, and I nodded with tears in my eyes.

 

“I am sorry I am leaving you behind, grandma. I will come back for you soon,” I muttered as I cried my eyes out while she patted my back.

 

“I will always be here for you, Chloe. You made the right decision, so don't regret it, okay, and also make good use of your life,” my grandma said, and I nodded as I wet her dress with my tears.

 

This was the hardest decision of my life—leaving my grandma behind—but I just had to do this to escape the harsh reality life threw at me. Watching Liam and Mendy romance and being all lovey-dovey everywhere would only ignite the pain in me, so I have to leave to save myself from those pains.

 

Soon, I was ready to leave the pack. Even though my dad has never been the best dad to me, I still loved him alongside Scott, so I decided to write a letter and keep it in the sitting room, should they come back from work and find me gone.

 

After pouring my heart, pain, and suffering into the letter, I finally dropped it on the table in the sitting room and walked out of the house with my luggage and my grandma behind me.

 

Seeing tears leave my grandma's eyes made my heart break into thousands of pieces, and I immediately questioned my decision to leave, but she stopped me.

 

“Make good use of your life, dear. You deserve someone better.” Those last words of hers made me more determined as I made my way to the pack's border.

Finally, I was out of my birth pack, and I was all alone without my grandma, best friend, or my elder brother to lean on. So I made a promise to myself.

 

I vowed while looking over my shoulder at the fading MayHill pack.

“Liam! You will regret ever rejecting me. You and that bitch Mendy will pay for everything you've done to me!”