Chapter One - Rejected

Valkyrie Behati  

“I, Alpha Giovanni Malford, reject you, Valkyrie Behati as my mate and the Luna of the Cloud pack.”

What he said was supposed to surprise or even hurt me, but this is the third time I heard this statement.

I counted a few numbers in my mind to match with the pack's pacing and just like what happened in my first and second life, they all murmured in chorus.

“I knew that she would be rejected, she is so dull and plain after all.” Someone commented mischievously. 

“Right? I don’t like her style, plus she is so strict with everyone, she is no fun. That’s why we don’t invite her to anything.” Her friend added unfairly.

“Maybe it was because she kept volunteering to do his job, shouldn’t he be happy about that? I don’t know what she did to be rejected. She’s like a perfect Luna to us.” A man from the back claimed.

“Oh, come on, it was so obvious that she is so in love with him, everyone would be tired of it, besides, Laine is much hotter compared to her.” Someone mocked.

“Why did the Alpha reject our Luna? He loves her mom, right?” A pup asked his mom; he was that child I always read stories to.

“Shush, it’s none of our business.”

This rejection, comments, insults, or not, I was starting to get tired of hearing it. Irritated would be the perfect word to describe what I was feeling.

“I, Valkyrie Behati, accept your rejection,” I said without any emotion plastered on my face.

The room crackled with electricity as gasps echoed off the walls, everyone seemed to be surprised with what I said. 

Their reaction was nothing new to me, but the satisfaction of seeing them like that just comforts my well-being.

“W-What? How could she react like it was nothing to her?!” I heard them overreact, just like what they did during my second life.

When I was rejected the first time and begged Giovanni to take me back, everyone pitied and laughed at me.

I clenched my fists because I couldn’t protect myself, even in my second life. Why is this even happening to me? 

Why did I let him kill me again? Wasn’t accepting his rejection back then the only option for me to stay alive?

This man, why did he follow me? Isn’t rejecting what he wanted in the first place? I breathed heavily before lifting my head to face him.

We are currently having a party inside the white house to celebrate because he is about to be called to the palace the day after tomorrow, where the Alpha King will choose four Alphas to serve him directly to protect the Red Mountain.

And then, he ordered everyone here because he had a big announcement to make, and that was to reject me.

This is the third time I got reincarnated but his mischievous grin never failed to irk me. The effect of his rejection towards me, unlike the first time, seemed to have dulled now.

Back then, I could feel my heart crushing into a million pieces after hearing him say that for the first time, but in this very moment, all I yearned for was an escape from this wretched place.

I shifted my gaze slowly towards Laine, who clung tightly to his arm. I couldn’t forget her radiant smile from behind Van when he delivered the fatal blow the first time around when I begged him to take me back.

In my second life, I thought I had learned my lesson, or they would leave me be when I accepted his rejection, but Laine became a shadow haunting my every move. I think the reason why I kept seeing her in places that I went back then was because she became Giovanni’s dog.

I stared at him again and almost cursed when I realized that he was still smirking, I loved him. Giovanni stood as a beacon of kindness and selflessness towards me and the pack. 

His devotion to our pack touched me deeply. As his Luna, my sole desire was to support him and our pack in every way possible. I poured my energy into fulfilling his dreams, relishing the shared vision we built together. 

But then, like a sudden storm on a tranquil day, Giovanni made the painful decision to reject me, shattering the dreams I thought we had nurtured together.

Memories of him beating me up until I couldn’t breathe during the first time made me feel too emotional, but I shouldn’t cry in front of them.

I also couldn’t forget the time he raised a sharp silver knife towards my chest just to stab me when I was helpless and beaten up during my second life, he was smiling as if those times we spent together were nothing to him. His smile felt like my life was something he could easily take.

There are a lot of things I want to say about the pack, but I couldn’t waste more time in this place.

I decided to turn my back and walk away from the party. Familiar faces caught my eye, disappointment immediately spread throughout my heart. It hurt me deeply because, despite all the things I did for them, all they did was stand and watch their Alpha violently kill me. Not even a word was stated.

The echoing clicks of my heels reverberated through the pack house, drawing puzzled glances from all around. Their expressions spoke volumes—confusion etched across every face.

It wasn't surprising; after all, they all remembered how utterly infatuated I had been with him. So, my acceptance of his rejection must have seemed like a shockwave for them.

My wolf was agonizing in pain, and it made me weak, my knees were this close to collapsing but I kept trying to ignore it.

But she kept screaming in pain, making it hard for me to move forward. I think she was also reincarnated with me; she is aware.

‘Agatha, I am sure that we don’t have time to mourn for our hearts right now. You know that he hates us, killed us two times already.’ I raised my tone inside my mind.

‘It still hurts, Kyrie. How can we stop this?’ Agatha replied, she sounded broken.

‘I am not sure, but we are getting out of here first so get a hold of yourself. Remember what they did to us.’ I firmly told her.

I can’t believe that she still got hurt when this happened the third time already. She should get used to it now.

We are never going back to this place or welcoming anyone in our lives. The Cloud pack is dead to me.

I surprisingly gasped when someone tightly gripped my wrists, I was startled because this didn’t happen back then. 

This is new and extremely alarming. Why is he always reacting differently? He spooks the hell out of me.

“A-Are you telling me you are okay with this rejection?” Giovanni’s voice cracked, almost betraying him.

“I accepted your rejection, of course, I am okay with it. You should let me go now, Alpha.” I firmly said.

He didn’t budge. I stared at his hands that were still holding my wrist, it was getting tighter as if he was warning me about what I was doing.

My body could feel how painful that was but all I could think of was being touched by my murderer and how badly I wanted to get out of it.

“I said let me go!” I gritted my teeth and shoved his hands away. The force I let out was so strong that he bumped towards Laine.

“Ahh!” Laine winced in pain the moment he hit her and fell to the ground like a helpless princess. I rolled my eyes, there she goes, the best actress.

Just a mere touch from him was enough to make my blood boil, I wanted to punch him. It’s too hard to restrain myself right now.

“Answer me! How are you okay with this!” His loud tone piped down everyone who was around the room. Wow, he didn’t even bat an eye on his woman who purposely fell on the ground.

“What do you mean? I am grateful that you rejected me. It’s not my problem that your pathetic mind couldn’t comprehend that.” I told him nonchalantly. 

He looked taken aback again by what I said. 

I cautiously watched what he did next, he finally helped his woman up and glared at me, “L-Look at what you did! Apologize to her!” he stuttered.

This didn’t happen before; did things change because of what I did? I shook my head; I did nothing but reject him. I also did that back then in my second life, but he didn’t do anything.

“Why would I? You were the one who bumped into her.” I gave him an annoyed glare before approaching Laine, “And why are you hurt with just a mere bump?”

I pulled Laine in the middle and slapped her. Gasps surrounded the whole room, and this angered some of them.

Laine was too shocked to even react, “Now you know what hurt more, didn’t you?”

I could feel their eyes burning as they gazed towards me, they couldn’t even speak because of how I was acting.

Just as I expected, Giovanni harshly pulled me towards him. Anger was evident in his eyes. If I were being honest, it made me nervous. “What the hell are you doing?!”

“Nothing? You’re holding me so what could I be doing right now? Tsk, I will leave now.” I mustered up the courage to say that.

I pulled away from him and turned my heel, but he stopped me again, “I told you to stop touching me and let me go!”

“Van, why are you stopping her? You wanted this, right?” Laine sounded hurt with her tone; I didn’t want to care or even look at her, but her annoying tone irritated my ear. 

Giovanni looked like he wanted to say something to be but then he looked at her. His face was clouded with confused expressions, but he only clenched his fists and furiously glared at me.

I took that opportunity to turn my heel again and walked out of the house. I let out a deep breath because that place was suffocating me.

What happened there confused my well-being, but I literally had no time for that. There is another party that is going to take place later, I need to make full preparations before I go.

There was a painting competition today, I painted an art and passed it before this party took place. And tonight would be the awarding of winners.

I am elated. In this painting competition, I gave up this opportunity in my first life because I was looking forward to Giovanni’s promotion as one of the commanders of the Alpha King.

Back then, I thought that he would need me as his Luna, so I did my best to make the party perfect for him. It was one of the biggest mistakes I made back in my first life, I would never make that decision ever again. 

To be continued…