Chapter 10

Emilia Abel - POV

I kept pacing back and forth in the hallway when the door abruptly opened, and Alpha Sanders walked outside with a nervous smile on his face. “I am sorry about his behavior, Miss. Abel.”

“You don't have to apologize, Alpha Sanders. I think I can see why he does not want me.” I stammered as I looked down at the ground. It hurt to say those words, but I know that I can't stay in here anymore. The second chance mate I got does not want me either, and I don't want to stay here and see him with another woman.

“No, Miss. Abel, I…”

“I know, I will not stay here, Alpha Sanders. I will leave your pack in a few hours.” I told him as I finally looked up at him with a forced smile on my face. “Thank you once again,” I said, and when I was about to turn around and leave, I heard a voice that made my insides vibrate in bliss.

“You don't have to leave.” I turned around when I saw Beta Rodriguez standing near the doorway with Gamma Benjamin.

“Huh?” I was confused when he began walking towards me. My heartbeat picked up as my breathing became uneven. Beta Rodriguez came to a halt right in front of me when he moved his hand and gently took mine in his.

The sparks that traveled through my body made me feel alive again while Silver jumped for joy inside my head. “I am sorry, I shouldn't have reacted that way.” he apologized when my eyes widened in shock. “When I heard that you were from the Winter Moon pack and that you already have a mate, I got a little emotional.”

“I don't have a mate. I rejected him when…”

“I know.” he interrupted me as he looked deep into my eyes. “Will you forgive me, and shall we start afresh?” he asked me as a small smile adorned his face. I nodded my head when I felt like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders. For a moment, I thought that I would never find love again. I know it is too soon to fall in love with someone, and the mate bond never makes you fall in love with your mate instantly. It only works as a catalyst to speed up the process, and even though I am still not there yet, I know that I might eventually love him.

“I am happy you made the right decision, Andres. It is very rare to get a second chance mate.” Beta Rodriguez left my hand and turned around to face his Alpha.

“You were right, Lucas. I don't think I should hold onto the past anymore,” he said when I saw Alpha Sanders briefly look at his Gamma.

“I think we should get going, Mateo. Let them have some time together,” he said, and with one last look at me, both of them left that place.

“Shall we go to my house?” Beta Rodriguez asked me, and I nodded my head as we walked outside.

As I walked out of the pack house, I saw a Porsche in the driveway when a warrior got down from the driver seat and walked towards us. “Beta Rodriguez, your car,” he said as he handed over the car keys. Beta Rodriguez nodded his head and walked towards the car while I made my way to the passenger seat.

He drove down the road we passed by earlier when I began to see the houses. There were a lot of pack members outside their house, enjoying this beautiful day. A nostalgic smile appeared on my face when I remembered the day I was this happy and carefree. It was almost a year ago, just before I found out that Luis was my mate.

The pack houses began to slowly fade away when I saw a beautiful house in the distance that was detached from the rest. It was a two-storey modern house with a garden in front that had rose bushes. Beta Rodriguez parked his car at the entrance and got down, and I followed right behind him.

We walked towards the front door, and he walked inside the house without giving me much of a second glance. “Make yourself comfortable, I have some important work I have to attend to,” he told me in a monotone, and without even turning around, he made his way to the staircase and rushed up the stairs.

“What's wrong with him?”

“Give him some time, Amy.” Silver consoled me, but for some reason, I felt like a sense of deja vu engulfed me. This is exactly how Luis behaved for the first few days after we found out that we were mates.

I took a deep breath and calmed myself as I looked around the foyer. On my right side, there was an archway that opened up to a living room, that had a huge glass wall overlooking the forest outside, and as I walked in further, there was another arch next to the staircase that opened to a kitchen.

I walked into the kitchen and looked inside all the cabinets, when I finally found a bottle of coffee powder, I placed it on the counter and began making myself some coffee.

“Maybe, we could make some breakfast for our mate.” Silver suggested when my heart began to palpitate again. Beta Rodriguez’s behavior toward me completely changed the moment we walked into his house, and I don't know why, but the sense of happiness I previously felt was now consumed by fear.

“No, maybe we will wait till he comes down,” I told her as I poured the coffee into a cup, took it to the table, and took a seat.

Ting.

A frown formed on my face as I took out my phone to see that I had got a message from an unknown number. When I was leaving the pack, I left my phone behind, afraid that he might track me using that, so I only had the phone that mom had packed for me.

They found out - unknown.