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Rejected For Another's Mate
Rejected For Another's Mate
Penulis: Hatsukoi

1: Horizenia’s demands

Penulis: Hatsukoi
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-02-03 18:26:39

She still remembered that day.

It had rained and the soil was damp and smelled earthy.

Selly had been inside when she heard a knock. Deciding to answer the door, she wrapped herself with a scarf and headed out.

The sky was already turning into a mixture of black and golden-red hues, a promise of changing seasons.

The young woman who looked no more than twenty stood by the entrance. Spotting her late-hour visitor walking towards her with the help of a cane, she decided to meet her half way.

“Mother priestess,” Selly’s face lit up as she bowed at the older woman. “I have been thinking about paying you a visit lately but here you are.

At her words, a girly chuckle escaped the old woman’s lips.

“The sky is rather colorful today that I felt like stretching these old legs of mine.”

The woman bowed even deeper than she did, “Apologies for arriving unannounced.”

Holding mother priestess' hand, she led her towards a pavilion by the garden.

Shortly, a maid arrived with a tray, the kettle emitting steam which was a stark contrast to the weather.

“Mother priestess.” She greeted and left as quickly as she came.

The priestess nodded as her face crinkled at the fleeting maid, she walked too fast for a woman, she thought . She then reached for the kettle but Selly was quicker,

“Let me.”

“You may be younger but I know my place.” The woman persisted. “Please allow me to serve the keeper of Agal.”

The fresh aroma of the tea wafted in the air and mingled beautifully with the different scents emitted by flowers that surrounded the pavilion, bringing in a sense of tranquility.

Selly leaned back on her chair, not wanting to make her stubborn guest uncomfortable.

“I see you have made up your mind.” She said as she poured tea in Selly’s cup then hers.

Selly did not respond.

What was the point of denying it when it was the priestess herself who brought it up?

Besides, no one could really hide anything from her. Not even the king of Erichon would hide his wildest of thoughts when she was around.

The old woman took a sip and sighed.

“Your mate yearns for you and has been trying to reach…you?”

At her words, Selly’s calm facade crumbled and her eyes turned glassy with unshed tears.

“It is not in my place to stop you but if possible please do re-consider. There is too much at stake.” She took her hand into her wrinkly ones.

“The kingdom of Erichon needs you.”

Patting her hand, she wiped a lone tear from Selly’s supple cheeks.

“It's unfair to you, I know. But it's also hard for everyone. After all, no one could have foreseen you getting a mate.”

That's right. Regardless of which kingdom they were from, all previous keepers of Agal were never mated. Such was the life of keepers of their world, which was why Selly was overjoyed when she found out she had one.

“Forgive me for being crude with you child but perhaps it was not meant for you two to share a lifetime.”

“How could you say that?” Selly broke down in tears, no longer able to hold it in.

Her life was becoming unbearable and her mind, a beautiful mess.

Taking a handkerchief, she dabbed her runny nose. “Tell me, mother priestess, if we were not supposed to meet then why did he reach out to me?

Remorseful, the priestess tried to explain but her words only added to the growing agony. Hopeless, minutes passed as she watched in silence, waiting until Selly gathered herself again.

“As for why he chose to contact you is beyond my comprehension. I can only see so much as my vision is limited when it becomes a matter between worlds.”

A memory of a drowning man flashed as Selly recalled the repetitive dream she had had for several weeks.

In her dream, a man struggled to stay afloat but the currents were too strong while she stood by the shore helpless as the river with pitch black waters swallowed him little by little.

She couldn't see his face but his upper middle back had a glowing rune that she identified to only belong to her mate.

Selly stared at the woman, “I have a feeling that if I do not find him soon, something bad might happen to him and I won't be able to see him again.”

“It's like he calls for help and who better to be there for him if not me, his fated mate.”

Watching the sky as she stared into nothing, she narrated the vision to the priestess.

“...I told his majesty that I will not be agreeing to marry king Veryl when I already have my own mate.” She said between sniffs.

“And he told you no.” The woman completed her sentence knowingly.

Selly clenched her jaws. Her life was not her own. It has never been.

For the first time, she felt the weight of being a veil keeper of Agal, the world of supernaturals weighing heavily on her shoulders.

She wished for a way out. She hoped there was a way to step down and give the responsibilities to a willing person, after all, most people wished the Goddess would have chosen them to keep the veil between the human and the supernatural.

It wasn't that the king sent her to persuade the young lady but she knew better. There was no way around it, one of the two parties had to suffer to keep the peace that was subject to uncertainties.

Bracing herself, the old woman stood up, having taken only a sip from the tea cup.

“I know that I am being selfish,” She said, her eyes softening upon contact with Selly’s, “but if you choose to leave, there will be war. And where there is war there's death.”

With those words she took her cane and walked away prompting Selly to stand up.

“I will come back after I find my mate.”

The old woman stopped in her tracks, seemingly contemplating about something.

“As soon as I mate and get marked, I will…come back to Erichon.”

“The journey you are embarking on won't be a smooth one. Storms await ahead.” She said without turning to see her reaction and took off.

Selly could only stare at her retreating back.

When she got outside the gate and was sure that Selly couldn't see her, the priestess wiped her tears and climbed on her carriage.

Time flew by and Selly sat on her bed holding a letter with a royal seal on it. The king had sent it. Inside of that letter was her fate, her kingdom’s, and that of Agal.

The young and ferocious king of Horizenia’s demands were clear. If they didn't offer Selly as a replacement bride then he would wage war against Erichon.

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  • Rejected For Another's Mate   2: Dead bodies

    With an army of thousands of capable shifters at his disposal, Erichon would surely have a hard time keeping up.Veryl would not stop for anything until one of the kingdoms was erased from the map of Agal.That was not to say Erichon was weaker against Horizenia but it had everything to do with the opponent having some advantage over them.Although his threat sounded foolish at first glance, everyone in the supernatural world knew better than to provoke the seemingly calm and unbothered king. Not known as the aggressor, the young king was simply not scared of no one.The rest of the kingdoms wouldn't dare to intervene because consequently, that would escalate to world war which everyone was trying to prevent.Jeopardizing the two centuries of peace in Agal after having fought each other for hundreds of years was out of the equestion.Erichon and Horizenia were simply on their own.Putting the letter inside a drawer, Selly packed a small backpack. Just a few things she needed for a

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-03
  • Rejected For Another's Mate   3: Scent of a mate

    Being a veil keeper, she knew the ways of the universe. There was no way that she just found herself into all of this without a reason, be it minor or otherwise. There had to be some connection to what she was searching for. The locator and portal couldn't be both wrong.Crouching down, she held one of the bodies by the neck and checked his upper back.“No rune symbol”, she murmured before she moved to the next.She was not going to take any chances, especially when her time was límited.Gory scenes didn't affect her as she was a shifter herself and had seen worse.Selly sighed, grateful to the universe that her mate wasn't among the dead.For what she could deduce of the situation ,there seemed to be a conflict or worse war. To think that she left her kingdom on the verge of one only to end up in another felt surreal.To go or not to?, she pondered.Well, if I don't find anything of tangible value to my mission then I would just continue searching, she thought and took off in the di

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-03
  • Rejected For Another's Mate   4: Rejected

    Selly has never been so stunned in her life before today. Her hand shook and words were stuck in her throat while her eyes just stared at the furry pup.How is this even possible?She didn’t wonder for long. Her moment was cut short by the man trying to snatch the baby from her.His actions were not very appreciated as something seemed to have snapped in her and her protective instincts kicked in like never before. Her heart yearned for something, a deep desire to inflict harm on that stupid man.“The audacity. How dare you!” She said to him, her voice a mere whisper but he heard her nonetheless.The man frowned at her strange accent but ignored her.When her claws grew one again, they had a faint glow to them and she muttered something under her breath.The man, half worried and angered by her earlier stunt, did not notice that the young woman’s eyes had already turned a deeper shade of amber and were burning with something unrecognizable. As soon as he tried to pounce on her, an

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-03
  • Rejected For Another's Mate   5: Who is she?

    The air was knocked out of her lungs. Selly’s veins constricted with blood rushing in all directions making her feel drained while she was still alive. The words he had said to her cut deeper than any other wound she had endured even in the fiercest of battles she had ever partook in. He didn't even bother to give her a chance to explain. To understand. Her hands shook as she managed to master the courage to speak with her lips vibrating against each other. “You must be joking, right?” Unconsciously drawing a long breath, she held her breath, dreading his answer but none came. “I mean you haven't even heard the whole…” “I don't need to listen to the whole story to distinguish facts from bullshit.” Jordan said. He made sure to maintain his distant and aloof demeanor as he crushed the little hope that was left in her with no regard whatsoever. “No!” Selly took a step back, creating space between them and craned her neck as she stared at his back. Panic gripped her mind

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-04
  • Rejected For Another's Mate   6: Werewolf on the loose

    Was she going to attack him?As he braced himself and assumed his defence stance once again, Selly inched closer only to pass him by.At that moment, Jordan had a series of questions and doubts planted in his mind. As hard as he tried to figure out where she tried to escape to, he only ended up with more of them and not a single answer. Making a u-turn, she charged forward with a speed of lightning.What the fuck! There was no way she was going to do that, was she?As Selly approached the gate by a few meters, her pace tripled and with one decisive move she jumped over the tall and imposing gate.Aah! Jordan heard a piercing cry on the other side of the gate and hurried off to press a switch buried deep in an electrical box.When the gate opened, his eyes searched for a grey wolf but she was no longer in sight and then he heard it again, a girl sniffing as she sobbed.His eyes landed on a little girl who looked no more than six, hiding under a bush of flowers with a bruised knee. He

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-12
  • Rejected For Another's Mate   7: Confronting Aria

    Selly took one calculated step, then another. All the while her eyes never left Aria who stood behind Dominik, hiding like a coward that she was. And yes, there was fear in those blue eyes. She could smell it from where she stood and it gave her some type of satisfaction.The scent on the intruder smelled familiar yet slightly different. Dominik wasn't sure whether he had crossed paths with the shifter before but what confused him more was how she was able to shift when it wasn't the full moon yet. The guards standing on Dominik’s sides were vigilant, not blinking once.The blonde behind him could tell that the wolf's aim was directed at her and she couldn't help but feel her knees turn weaker as seconds went by. Trickles of sweat glided from her upper body and her face glistened with small albeit noticeable droplets.Why was this rogue staring at her with so much HATE?Selly snarled and took a third step before she charged forward.Dominik managed to block his mate, who was now an

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-13
  • Rejected For Another's Mate   8: What have I done?

    She bit him.She did not hesitate and went right in the flesh between his neck and shoulder, applying lethal force. He could feel her every emotion with every inch of her fangs as they dug in deeper in him.He struggled to set himself free to no avail then he felt it, a fresh wave of pain and heat started to spread from his neck to every part of his body.He could tell that his strength was leaving him faster than he had ever experienced before. He could no longer fight back as his arm and legs went limp but the heat only increased.His whole body felt like it was on fire.Aria's eyes threatened to pop out as she witnessed it all.How could one shewolf manage to take down a strong man such as Jordan with so much ease?Jordan’s legs started to morph into something. His hair was growing and… She covered her mouth with her palm. Jordan was shifting.Selly, who was clouded by anger didn't even notice nor feel her rune as its glow kept getting bigger. She continued to hold tight onto hi

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-13
  • Rejected For Another's Mate   9: The search

    Alpha Lewis eyebrows knitted but he didn't say a word.Luna Colette quickly wiped her tears. Being a Luna of one of the strongest packs in Petroit, she was used to not showing any kind of vulnerability in front of spectators but today she knew that she had to pull in the strength from deeper within than she had ever had for her facade not to crumble.Her son being in an unknown state and the other badly wounded had shaken her to the very core of her being. Even the day that little Jordan was almost kidnapped paled against today's incident. At the thought of that fateful day, her mind remembered something important that had somehow gone forgotten amidst the chaos since she set her eyes on an injured Dominik.Where was Selly?The girl had always managed to calm Jordan's wolf with ease when he was little.A thought came, to call her but the situation wasn't feasible.She glanced at her mate but Lewis’ face showed no emotions whatsoever. His face was stoic as everybody was used to seeing

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-14

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  • Rejected For Another's Mate   14: Hacked

    At Marc's words, the room's chatter came to a sudden halt with each one processing the new information on their own.A hybrid! No one had ventured into that type of possibility yet and it was for a good reason too. A werewolf hybrid was the rarest thing to ever happen in the world of shifters, let alone the shifters living in the human world.And even if it did happen, the hybrid wouldn't survive the first shifting phase due to physiological discrepancies affecting their make.A fraction of rare cases ever recorded were those about young hybrids and not fully grown ones. They simply didn't exist. Marc carefully suggested, “Selly is a werewolf with partial shifting abilities which , in my opinion, is also a rare occurrence…”“Do you really think,” Luna Colette said, “she could be the rogue?”“It's only a theory, Luna.”“She would never.” Luna Collette defended Selly.Even if the situation was hard to decipher and she was grieving, she wasn't a mad woman to easily blame others, specif

  • Rejected For Another's Mate   13: Hybrid rogue

    Luna Collette sighed. “Her phone was found inside Jordan's room while she is nowhere to be found.”Dominik scratched the back of his head, a gesture that was common to him whenever he was frustrated. Where could she have disappeared off to? He thought. They were all preparing for the birthday party, it didn't make any sense for her to have just left. As far as he could remember, Selly had never missed a single birthday since she came into their lives.Did someone kidnap her? Or worse did the rogue attack her first before she did everybody else? “It seems like there is more to this than we initially thought.” He said.“Dominik,” Alpha Lewis addressed his son, his face turning to that of concern, “your brother, did he say anything?”With a thoughtful look he said, “He looked tired and worn out like he had been running for a long time or had been in a fight.”When Dominik had regained consciousness and found Jordan holding him, the navy blue fabric they had agreed to match on their bir

  • Rejected For Another's Mate   12: Betrayed by one's own body

    Selly turned slightly.She could pick up some voices. They were unclear and felt distant to her. It was like someone was whispering to the wind.Over time, her consciousness started to slowly return but for some reason she couldn't lift her eyelids. It felt like someone had glued her eyes shut. It felt lonely. She wanted to lift her hand and wave to whoever was close by and ask for help but her own body betrayed her and refused to budge. She felt heavy which frustrated her.She wanted to cover her ears because somehow the voices were getting louder and louder but that as well was far from her reach.What had happened to her, she thought.The last thing she remembered before all this weird situation she found herself in was that of Jordan's limp body.The realization hit her like a massive ocean wave and the floodgates to what had transpired opened once again throwing her back to the pain she had been spared for the last few hours that she was unconscious.All she could feel was the g

  • Rejected For Another's Mate   11: Where is Selly?

    When Marc cut open the wound that was starting to close shut, Dominik grunted.The two opposing pains, one from muscle pulling together to close it shut and the other tearing them apart were too much, the silver made it even more unbearable.Marc didn't flinch as he picked the bullet extractor and started working his way, turning and twisting until he got hold of the tiny metal buried deep in Dominik’s flesh and pulled it out.Dominik sighed in relief, the presence of silver in his body felt like he was being set on fire while he was still alive. Now without it inside, there was an instant and sudden decline on the pain level.Dropping the silver on a small metal tray, Marc cleaned the wound, disinfected it once again and let it be. The son of his Alpha would have to bear with it as soon, it will close up due to the absence of silver.Turning to the gash on his thigh, Marc hesitated a little. The bone was no longer visible but it was the fading white glow that made him wonder whether

  • Rejected For Another's Mate   10: Doctors vs protocols

    A couple of minutes later, a small crowd formed around Selly, with some people taking selfies and uploading them on their social media accounts. Some just engaged in small talk regarding the whole ordeal.Selly, unaware of what was going around her, continued to be in a deep slumber until the animal welfare unit arrived.“Make way please.” One of the officers asked the mass to pave the way.“Finally. We found her.” The officer who held the rifle commented, taking note of her being female.“She looks even bigger up close.” Another chimed in.Soon, Selly was placed on a stretcher by the officers and loaded into the vehicle before they left, leaving murmurs and hot gossip behind.Meanwhile, at Dominik house, things got busy. Now some few neighbors stood outside the gate witnessing Dominik being placed inside an ambulance while the officers barricaded the area.Luna Collette and Aria accompanied him together with two officers, leaving Alpha Lewis talking to the police officers alone.The

  • Rejected For Another's Mate   9: The search

    Alpha Lewis eyebrows knitted but he didn't say a word.Luna Colette quickly wiped her tears. Being a Luna of one of the strongest packs in Petroit, she was used to not showing any kind of vulnerability in front of spectators but today she knew that she had to pull in the strength from deeper within than she had ever had for her facade not to crumble.Her son being in an unknown state and the other badly wounded had shaken her to the very core of her being. Even the day that little Jordan was almost kidnapped paled against today's incident. At the thought of that fateful day, her mind remembered something important that had somehow gone forgotten amidst the chaos since she set her eyes on an injured Dominik.Where was Selly?The girl had always managed to calm Jordan's wolf with ease when he was little.A thought came, to call her but the situation wasn't feasible.She glanced at her mate but Lewis’ face showed no emotions whatsoever. His face was stoic as everybody was used to seeing

  • Rejected For Another's Mate   8: What have I done?

    She bit him.She did not hesitate and went right in the flesh between his neck and shoulder, applying lethal force. He could feel her every emotion with every inch of her fangs as they dug in deeper in him.He struggled to set himself free to no avail then he felt it, a fresh wave of pain and heat started to spread from his neck to every part of his body.He could tell that his strength was leaving him faster than he had ever experienced before. He could no longer fight back as his arm and legs went limp but the heat only increased.His whole body felt like it was on fire.Aria's eyes threatened to pop out as she witnessed it all.How could one shewolf manage to take down a strong man such as Jordan with so much ease?Jordan’s legs started to morph into something. His hair was growing and… She covered her mouth with her palm. Jordan was shifting.Selly, who was clouded by anger didn't even notice nor feel her rune as its glow kept getting bigger. She continued to hold tight onto hi

  • Rejected For Another's Mate   7: Confronting Aria

    Selly took one calculated step, then another. All the while her eyes never left Aria who stood behind Dominik, hiding like a coward that she was. And yes, there was fear in those blue eyes. She could smell it from where she stood and it gave her some type of satisfaction.The scent on the intruder smelled familiar yet slightly different. Dominik wasn't sure whether he had crossed paths with the shifter before but what confused him more was how she was able to shift when it wasn't the full moon yet. The guards standing on Dominik’s sides were vigilant, not blinking once.The blonde behind him could tell that the wolf's aim was directed at her and she couldn't help but feel her knees turn weaker as seconds went by. Trickles of sweat glided from her upper body and her face glistened with small albeit noticeable droplets.Why was this rogue staring at her with so much HATE?Selly snarled and took a third step before she charged forward.Dominik managed to block his mate, who was now an

  • Rejected For Another's Mate   6: Werewolf on the loose

    Was she going to attack him?As he braced himself and assumed his defence stance once again, Selly inched closer only to pass him by.At that moment, Jordan had a series of questions and doubts planted in his mind. As hard as he tried to figure out where she tried to escape to, he only ended up with more of them and not a single answer. Making a u-turn, she charged forward with a speed of lightning.What the fuck! There was no way she was going to do that, was she?As Selly approached the gate by a few meters, her pace tripled and with one decisive move she jumped over the tall and imposing gate.Aah! Jordan heard a piercing cry on the other side of the gate and hurried off to press a switch buried deep in an electrical box.When the gate opened, his eyes searched for a grey wolf but she was no longer in sight and then he heard it again, a girl sniffing as she sobbed.His eyes landed on a little girl who looked no more than six, hiding under a bush of flowers with a bruised knee. He

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