Rejected

Carlos POV

Tonight was the moonlight festival and I was happy my father just announced that I would be crowned this weekend. Just as my friends were congratulating me, I saw her.

Nora Viking, the human girl who can't have a wolf.

A weakling that needed to be protected every single time the rogues attacked. She couldn't even fend one of them off! Even when it was decided that she would be trained, it ended up badly because she fainted on all occasions.

Three years ago, I met her alongside her brother, Justin. He was the son of my father's beta and my future beta too. She was beautiful. Very beautiful, that I instantly fell for her.

But we haven't gotten our wolf then. I didn't know she was my mate. I waited eagerly for her to wolf out… I wish she was my mate. I thought she would be a strong female wolf just like the whole of their family.

I wanted one, just like how my father got my mother, his perfect warrior mate. I wanted mine too. Was that too much to ask from the goddess?

But three years later, I was proven wrong. She was human, much to my chagrin.

It wasn't until I accosted Justin on why his sister was wolfless did he tell me how his parents found her, almost dead and brought her up as their own child. He loved his sister and made me promise never to let her know.

"Don't you mind she isn't a werewolf? A human weakling" I asked him one day.

"Should I mind? She is my sister, Carl. I will appreciate it if you stop calling her a weakling. Even if she doesn't have a mate, I will protect her for the rest of her life. I will kill anyone who hurts her," he said, seriously.

At first, I didn't mind. After all, she wasn't related to me in any way. But not until, my wolf smelled her unique scent. I thought it was all a dream.

It can't be real.

She can't be my mate!

That was a few months ago before I went for my training with Justin, her brother. We were trained extensively on the duties of Alpha and beta. Luckily, we met at the moonlight ceremony which would grant mateless wolves their mates. I was expecting to be paired with someone with a powerful bloodline.

That thinking changed when I saw her and Kylie, my wolf kept howling in my head.

We looked at each other and she smiled at me. Damn it! Did she know I was her mate? That's impossible! She doesn't even have a wolf.

"Down to earth, Carl. Do you like my sister?" I heard Justin ask, tapping me on my shoulder.

"Hell no! Why would you say such a thing?" I vehemently denied it.

"That's because you can't stop staring at her for the past five minutes," Kayden, another of my friends, chimed in.

"Stop saying what you don't know! It's not like we have anything in common," I said, gritting my teeth in anger.

"True. You can't be her mate, right? You are just not worthy of her. I need someone to love and cherish her. But my sister said something about having found her mate…"

" Come on, Justin. I know you love your sister but that's impossible. She doesn't have a mate" Kayden said.

" That's true but she looks so sure. Anyways, I will ask her as soon as we get back home," Justin said, taking a glass of wine from one of the waiters.

I bit hard on my lips as I stared at her. Did she want to tell everyone that I was her mate? Never! I won't let her make me a laughing stock in the pack. Brimming with anger, I took three glasses of wine at a goal before walking towards her.

She was about to say something when I stopped her with a wave of my hand.

"Meet me at the cliff in the pack's border in five minutes. Don't follow me," I said, walking away from her.

I didn't listen to whatever she wanted to say because I just left her, making my way to the cliff. I was going to end it all tonight.

At exactly five minutes, I saw her running towards me. I felt angry at the goddess, I felt angry at Valeria and I just wanted to free myself off this bond.

"I… am… sorry. Am I too late?" She stuttered, her chest heaving as she tried to catch her breath. Something moved around my groin and I felt myself reacting to her.

Damn! This fucking mate bond was making me drawn to her already. I pulled down the emotions creeping out and that was trying to stop me from doing whatever I had in mind.

Even Kylie was becoming restless but I shut him off. I wasn't going to be moved by his whining. I don't care if he wanted her, I wasn't going to be bound to a weakling all my life.

I walked close to her, my eyes never leaving hers. I could feel that she knew I was her mate but how? She didn't have a wolf, how could she perceive her mate's scent? Was this a joke by the moon goddess?

"What the fuck were trying to do back there? You want everyone to know you were lusting after me?" I asked, disgusted at her weakness. Disgusted at the fact that she was weak… too weak to be my Luna.

Then I added," Do you think I would accept you?"

I could see her face changing. She looked angry, yes. I wanted to hear it from her mouth so I can fulfill my mission for tonight.

"I am your mate!" She blurted out, her eyes locked on mine defensively.

Good. That's the only thing I need to hear to get it done! I smirked, my hatred evident in my face. I wonder what she will do when I finally do it?

"I, Carlos Alberto, reject you, Nora Viking as my mate and future Luna. The moon goddess is our witness!" I said, waiting for her next reaction.

"Carl… you…"

I could see she was hurt but she was trying to hide it. I don't care because I was damn hurting too! Although it was better than the humiliation of being mated to her for life!

But what I didn't expect was that she would easily accept the rejection. In anger, I berated her and did things I wasn't supposed to do. I saw the hurt in her eyes and damn, I was hurting as fuck!

"You should have just died instead of being a nuisance to everyone! You are worthless even to your own parents! You made them a ridicule in the pack and I won't let you make me too!"

" If I were you, I would just jump off the hill and die!"

I didn't mean those words but I was too angry. I didn't want to do what I would regret so I just turned around and left her on the rocky ground where I pushed her. She was sobbing but I steeled my heart before leaving.

Without turning back.