Rejection

Two days have passed since the I got rejected. I haven’t seen Marionette or her friends on campus, nor does my mate. I was busy doing my assignment in the library when I heard these five, she-wolves talking.

 “Have you heard? Our future alpha will be studying here.”

 “Duh? Obviously, cause Marionette is here. What should we expect?”

 “But I also heard that our future alpha’s mate belongs to this pack.”

 “Seriously?!” Four of them shouted.

 “Quiet! This is a library. If you want to talk then go outside!” The librarian shouted.

 The five girls shut their mouths for a while then began talking again.

 “Hush, Miss Librarian will hear us but anyway, yes, I heard they had a confrontation two days ago and she was rejected by our future alpha!”

 “Oh my. That’s sad.”

 “Truly.”

I didn’t bother to listen to their conversation anymore and continued to study. Hours later, I decided to go out to get some fresh air. I was planning to get some rest in the forest but before I could ever reach the first big tree, I saw my mate standing under the tree alone while tapping on his cell phone.

I was overjoyed by what I have seen. I looked around to see if Marionette is there but to my surprise, she is nowhere to be found. I fixed my hair and then my clothes before I slowly walked towards him. His broad shoulders are visible which makes him stand out more.

What a fine-looking man.

I really don’t know what to say or what to do because, after all, he already rejected me the first time we met each other. I was about to call him when someone covered my mouth and drag me to an abandoned room.

I tried to loosen the grip but it is really too tight and I am sure that this is no ordinary werewolf. When we are inside the room, I saw seven figures on the side of the room and when I fixed my vision, I saw Marionette and some other students looking at me with disbelief in their eyes.

“Trying to seduce my boyfriend again, Miss Alixa?” Marionette said while throwing the egg in the air, “Or should we continue on calling you, loser?”

Their laugh echoed in the four corners of the room. 

“What are you trying to do, Marionette? I didn’t do anything! I was just trying to talk to my mate.” I shouted.

Again, the room filled with peals of laughter.

“What is funny?!” I asked.

“You! Y.O.U!” Marionette answered, “Are you some sort of a crazy woman? Desperate to own someone’s man?”

“What are you trying to say?” 

“That you are a whore just like any other rouge in the country. You want my man to own you, mark you, fuck you, kissed you, and be held by you,” she said, “However, my boyfriend or should I say, fiancée, doesn’t want a low rank such as you. How pathetic, isn’t it?”

I didn’t react to what she said. It’s true that I want to be marked or owned by my mate.

“Can’t say anything? Well, what do we expect from someone who is an omega and so desperate to raise her rank to the fullest,” she exclaimed and laugh so hard.

Slowly she walked toward the center of the room and grinned at me. “How pathetic.”

“I am not like you, Marionette,” I said and smiled at her, “Are you trying to describe yourself? Aren’t you the one who is desperate to be a Luna?”

Her facial expression changes. From a playful grin, she became an angry witch. What an eyesore. Did I really hit the spot? She’s been calling me names ever since we got here and since she already took over my role as my mate’s partner then might as well talk back, right?

“What did you just say?” She asked with a hint of anger.

“Are you deaf? Or a thief?” I asked and crossed my arms, “Or maybe both?”

Her eyebrows furrowed and turned her back to me. I thought she is done but before I could even react, two people held my hand from the back while the other girls in the room, including Marionette, held two eggs, and some of them brought metal. What are they trying to do?

“You are a tough one, huh? Well, I hope this serves as a lesson for someone who has that mouth.” 

I was shocked when she put one egg inside my mouth and slapped me really hard. The egg cracked inside and I could taste the slimy egg white inside and the salty egg yolk as well. This bitch.

Some of them started throwing their eggs at me.

“And this shall be given to you, you stinky little pig!” Marionette shouted and throw a handful of pig’s poops at me. I am very disgusted with how it smells. 

All of them laugh their hearts out, and some of them hit me with the metal that they brought. I groaned as they hit me with it. I am sure that this will lead to bruises.

Why is this happening to me? Was it really a bad idea to defend myself? Was it really a bad idea to fight for someone who rejected me? Was it really a bad idea to force myself into something that is not really for me? But, why? Why does the moon goddess make him my mate if he is really not for me?

Or maybe, no one is really meant for me and I have no good luck in this lifetime? 

“You are trying to say something, right?” Marionette asked, “Where is your courage now?”

Courage? Are you trying to say that what you have shown me right now is courage? Are you kidding me? Courage is something you have when you are facing something alone, not with the help of this bunch of people. This cowardness, you mistook it for something else.

I didn’t say anything and let them do whatever they want. My body hurt so much but I don’t care, I know that for sure, the divine punishment is more painful than what they are doing to me. If I have to go through this pain just to have my mate at the end, then I am willing to take everything.

Hit me all you want, throw everything at me, or whatnot. However, the moon goddess has really other plans.

When I opened my eyes, the door hung open, and a familiar scent entered my nose. He came.

He really cared for me, right? He is here. My Mate is here to save me. My mate is here to help me.

Finally.

“Are you done, babe? Let’s go grab some snacks. Leave that filthy omega here, the janitors will help

her through.”

With that, my mind went blank.