4 - His rejection

CHAPTER 4

As mom Kayla left the room, I also did leave, I wanted, really wanted to catch a glimpse of Mason again, just to see him again. He was like a drug to me and since not seeing his perfect greek-god like face for over four years, made me always, emphasis on always, want to be  closer to him. I never want him to leave my side. Ever again.

By the time I came out of my room, I saw him also coming out of his, and as if he noticed my presence, his eyes caught mine again, naturally.

"Hi..." I said the first words that made sense to me. The first word that I had said to him after four good years.

"Hi? Really?" Nicky taunted me but I had not the heart to even respond to her because it was busy jumping out of my chest waiting for him to reply me. He stared at me intently making my legs weak like jelly and I was concious of his eyes on me, and then he walked out.

Like freaking left, ignoring me and not even replying the most easiest word ever.

"Mason!" I called out, really desperate to hear his voice, how would it sound now? When he left, he had his thick masculine deep voice, and I wondered whether it sound sound sexy and mouthwatering just like his face. He stopped at the sound of his name from my lips and faced me, his face without emotion as he looked at me, disinterested and yet so tired. Poor Mason.

"What?..." He drawled tiredly, and there and then, I felt I could faint as I heard his voice which was exactly what I had imagined it to be, mouthwatering, and sexy, and so husky. 

"I missed you," I breathed out as I walked to where he was, "I really missed you Mason, for four years, you didn't come back, I waited for you, I texted you, but you never replied me. Why did you do that to me? Don't you miss me also?" He didn't say a word, just stared at me intensely, and dark. It was like his eyes were searching whether I was telling the truth, I allowed him to stare at me, giving him time for him to process his thoughts and finally reply me.

"And why should I miss you? You're nothing to me Nicole, always remember that and know peace." He said calmly, while still looking at me. I could tell he was lying.

"Lies! All lies, Mason, I know you miss me, tell me you miss me, please..." I desperately said while I held his hand, urging him. 

"You're crazy..." He said and I felt as if a rock was thrown on my heart, shattering it. I felt him roughly released my hold on him and walked down the stairs, tears threatening to fall out of my eyes. 

I followed suit, and I saw him moving into the library, I didn't dare follow him there, that was his private part of the house aside from his room. It was a place his dad had left for him. Mason usually goes in there to write like I was told by mom Kayla. I have never been in there all my life, all the fifteen years that I had been living in this house, and that always made me curious, I always wondered what the heck he was always writing in that damn big journal of his that he usually locked up in that room, but I didn't dare find out because I respected his privacy, even though I was practically obsessed with Mason, I never once invaded his private space.

I went back to my room feeling dejected that Mason had refused to talk to me, again, but I was his mate and was a big girl now, I'm not more the naive innocent fifteen years old girl that he left behind four years ago, so why did he still refuse to talk to me? With that on my mind I didn't know when sleep overtook me.

"Nicole, come down for dinner!" I heard mom Kayla say and I stirred in my sleep before opening my eyes, it was already evening and I could smell from my room the sweet aroma of the dinner mom Kayla was cooking or had probably cooked. Mom Kayla loved cooking, that had always been her hobby since I knew her, even though we were extremely rich, she never once hired a cook, just some maids to clean the house, that's all, she did all of the cooking herself. I stood up from my bed and went straight to my mirror to adjust myself so I could look good for Mason. I would be telling him he was mine this evening, so why not? When I was sure that I looked presentable enough, I walked out of my room and rushed to the dinning room. 

The dinning table was filled with delicious, mouthwatering dishes for our little family celebration, we would be celebrating my birthday, and the arrival of Mason, also with the fact that I was his mate. I just hoped it would be perfect!

"Hmm... Smelling delicious already," I said as I sat down on the seat beside Mason cause he was already there, with mom, they had been discussing but haven't started eating yet, perhaps waiting for me.

"I thought you would never come down," mom said and I raised my eyebrows.

"Seriously mom? Me and food are like one and two, we can never be separated." I said as I picked up a spoon beside me and we ate. Although Mason was beside me, I didn't care, food came first, it had always been my first love. Sorry Mason. 

I noticed as we ate, mom kept glancing at me urging me to say what I had to say, but I shrugged ignoring her. I wasn't ready yet.

"Mason..." Mom Kayla called him.

"Yes?" He replied as he kept eating his food.

"Nicole had something to say to you." She said and it all happened in a heartbeat, I choked on the food I was eating. Mason hand immediately patted my back worriedly as he offered me water. I smiled at his little display of concern and then I saw hope building up.

"Thanks..." I said,I was really grateful, really, for him giving me this teeny little bit of hope.

"What is the thing you have to tell me that made you choke?" He asked worriedly.

"Mason... Uhmm... You see... Uhmm... You're my mate..." I finally spilled out, his hand that was still patting my back suddenly stopped, as he stared at me in shock. I knew he knew what being my mate was but I couldn't blame him.

"I'm no one's mate. I don't care who you are or what you are, Nicole, but don't drag me into it." He said calmly as he remove his hands from my back, making me miss his warm hands that had patted my back worriedly seconds ago.

"Mason! Watch your words!" Mom Kayla scolded him.

"Can you just stop dragging me into this? I'm not interested!" He angrily said. 

"But you're her mate!" Mom Kayla said still defending me, I kept shut and mute. I felt scared.

"I'm no one's mate!" he growled frustratedly, then suddenly, he faced me, venom showing clearly in his eyes. "Okay fine, I'm your mate right?" He asked me and I nodded, desperately, wanting him to accept me. But the next words he spoke out chopped my heart to pieces, it was like he outrightly brought my heart out of my chest, took a dagger and tore it apart. 

"Then I reject you."