Heartbroken

Regina

"I, Lionel Williams, Alpha of the Silver Moon Pack, reject you, Regina Donovan, as my mate."

As soon as Lionel said those words, I fell to the ground, screaming in agony.

The pain of the broken mate bond was like nothing I’d ever felt- it was like being repeatedly struck by lightning. It came in waves, making it hard to even catch my breath. I felt like I was dying.

Gwen wrapped her arms around me, trying to comfort me, but it wasn’t helping. I could hear her sobbing with me, desperately pleading,

“Gina, you have to accept the rejection. It’s the only way to stop the pain. Please, Gina, it’s breaking my heart to see you like this.”

Marcy and I had always dreamed about finding our mates since we were children, imagining how wonderful it would be. But now, the pain from Lionel’s rejection shattered those dreams, leaving me heartbroken and in endless pain.

Why was Marcy blessed with a mate who loved her enough to run away with her, while I was cursed with one who would rather see me suffer than be happy?

The pain of his sudden rejection was killing me and with a heavy heart and pain that threatened to consume my spirit wolf, I whispered, "I, Regina Donovan, from Moon Jade Pack, accept your rejection."

Lionel clutched his chest, clearly in pain, but after a few moments, he managed to mask it. His ability to endure it so well was likely due to his warrior wolf and his status as an Alpha.

Then, with a menacing tone, he said, "Need I remind you, if you continue on this path of being my Luna, I will take pleasure in breaking you. The pain of rejection is just the beginning."

Gwen’s anger flared up, and she seemed ready to confront him, not caring that he was an Alpha. But I grabbed her arm, silently begging her not to react and put herself in danger.

Lionel saw me holding Gwen back, and a twisted smile crossed his face. “You know what? It will be interesting to have you as my Luna, just to watch you drown in your own tears. I will make sure you are trapped in this marriage, wishing for death to take you away.”

I remained silent, and after he left, I completely broke down, crying uncontrollably. The pain, the agony—it was all too much, all for the sake of my family, all at the cost of my happiness.

Gwen held me in her arms, her voice trembling with guilt. “Gina, I’m so sorry. I shouldn’t have brought you here. If I hadn’t, none of this would have happened.”

I could barely meet her eyes, as my wolf whimpered within me in pain and sorrow. She had been so excited to find her mate and barely a few minutes later, we got rejected.

“Gwen, don’t blame yourself. This was bound to happen, no matter what,” I said in a low, sad voice as tears kept falling from my eyes.

She sobbed with me, gently wiping my tears. “I'm so sorry, Gina. I feel responsible. I should have known it would turn out like this. I wish I could have stopped it.”

I shook my head. “You couldn’t have known. This would have happened sooner or later. It’s not your fault.”

Gwen hugged me tightly, her voice breaking. “I just hate seeing you like this. It breaks my heart.”

I looked at her, seeing how sad she looked and tried to be strong for the both of us. I wiped my tears and managed to offer a small, reassuring smile through my pain.

“I know. But please, don’t blame yourself. I…I…just want to go home.”

I headed to the car, feeling so lost and dejected. Why was I so unlucky and unfortunate? Did I perhaps anger the moon goddess in my past life?

Gwen held me as we entered the car. She offered to stay with me throughout the night but I declined, saying I wanted to be left alone. After much insistence, the driver finally dropped Gwen home and I sat alone at the back seat of the car.

I knew she wanted to help, but I needed this time alone to think about my life. I needed to understand why life had decided to be so cruel to me! What exactly did I do wrong? What!!!