2. broken inside

"I, Isabel Moon accept your rejection," I say dejectedly.

I don't have a choice but to accept my fate, my sweet dreams are never coming to reality. To sum it all up, I feel like this is some sort of a joke to Selene who is the Moon goddess. Mating me to Wilford while she knows too well that I will be rejected - in public - and end up being hurt for the rest of my life.

I summon the courage to ask him boldly. Since I am no longer his mate and feel no strong tie to him, his scent gradually fades away and my wolf retreats to my inner self. I didn't even get the chance to talk to her and get to know her very well. Such a pity!

"Why did you reject me, Wilford? What did I do to deserve such a humiliating disgrace from you?"

"You think I was going to become the fated mate of a low omega that serves me? Are you that senseless, huh? I found out a long time ago that we were mates, I endured you long enough for you to bloom and now I've done what I've been wanting to for a long time - this rejection - "

I nod and bring my head down. " Now I understand it all perfectly. You were just scared of being mocked by your peers about who your mate is."

Tears are now flowing freely from my eyes, I can't hold in the pain any longer. There is a sharp feeling of pain that hits my chest, I guess he felt it too. His face twists in discomfort as he looks elsewhere. This is the inevitable pain of rejecting your mate, you go through a phase of pain like when a wolf goes into heat.

"I couldn't care less who my mate is. I only want the best for my pack as the future alpha and I think that this is the best decision I have ever made. I have no regrets about rejecting you. You are nothing but an omega and thus, do not fit into the status of Luna."

"I know why you're doing all of this. You are just scared of being belittled by everyone, you are ashamed of yourself..."

"That's enough! " Athena, his mother yells all of a sudden. She steps closer to us, and her domineering aura fills the air.

"Isabel, you are an omega and till ten years to come, that is what you will be. You might have kept your expectations high, dreaming of becoming a Luna one day. I'm sorry to shatter those dreams, you will find a second chance mate who will accept your filth. That is if the moon goddess ever approves of it. Now let's continue to celebrate Theda's twentieth birthday party without any more drama."

That is the end of it. The party continues and everyone will soon forget that a rejection took place here a few minutes ago.

I leave the party with tears streaming down my face. The pain is still lingering in my chest, reminding me and how he came plain with the rejection.

I sit on the bench side and stare at the moon with all the hate I can muster.

" I thought you are like a mother wolf that looks after her pups with all the care in the world. But now I see that you are just another selfish supernatural being that loves dirty dramas."

I pick a stone and throw it into the river.

"You mated me to Wilford when you know too well that he will reject me with much thought. Everyone is going to make fun of me because of this. I can't do it any longer so I'm gonna ask you this question and you better answer me or else I'll curse you."

I throw another stone into the river.

"Why are you doing all of this? Why are you allowing me to suffer this much? Don't I deserve something perfect in my damned life?"

"You know that she's never answering those questions of yours." I hear a deep masculine voice say behind me.

"It doesn't matter. I just wanted to let this off my chest."

He sits beside me and I look at him.

"Alpha Jared Blood?"

Shock is written all over my face as our eyes meet. He lifts the corner of his lips in a simple smile.

"It's nice to see you venting out your anger on the moon goddess. "

"You shouldn't be here. If anyone sees us together they assume that I'm snatching you away from Theda and that will be another rumor to face."

"Wouldn't that be a nice rumor to hear?"

I look at him weirdly.

"How do you mean?"

"You could use this as a form of revenge on the Moon's family for breaking your heart."

The word revenge has never crossed my mind whenever someone wrongs me or I'm bullied. But here is this strange man, alpha Jared Blood who is Theda's future husband, offering me a chance to avenge Wilford and his family for rejecting me as their daughter-in-law and mate. How hilarious!

"Are you even Theda's fated mate?"

"Nope."

"Second chance mate?"

"I'm neither of those. This marriage is an alliance that I wish to terminate on one condition."

"And what is your condition?"

"You will agree to come with me to my pack?"

I scoff ridiculously. " Who are you ?"

"Consider me as a savior. Someone who has come to change your fated story and turn it into something more explicit. I want to make your life livid and fun, not like this living hell you're experiencing here."

"And you think that I will trust you that easily?"

"Why not?"

I stand on my feet. " Thanks but no. I have no interest in your revenge or whatsoever you are planning to be involved in, you can do it yourself."

"Denying this offer will put you into a more dangerous position. I want to help you out now."

"Leave me alone!" I run back to the battered quarters where I sleep.

I lay down on my sleeping mattress. A lot of thoughts seem to be running inside of me and I don't know where to start to attend to them. The worst of it all is that my wolf is shutting me out. She spoke to me once, when she helped me to identify the idiot who rejected me. Ever since the rejection, she seems to have retracted into her shell and shut me out completely.

"Wolf? Are you there?"

The blackness and emptiness of my inner mind is the response I get instead.

"You know we haven't introduced ourselves properly. Uh - you can't shut me out like this. It wasn't my fault that Wilford rejected me."

I received no response from her.

This is too much for me to handle. I cry myself to sleep.

***

A cold substance that is poured on me wakes me up from my troubled sleep. I sit up immediately and rub my face.

"Wake up, husband snatcher." Theda's snickering voice rings in my ears.

I open my eyes to see her glaring dangerously at me. A bucket in her hands and I realize that she is the one who poured the water on me. And did she call me a husband snatcher?"

"Good morning, Miss Theda. Can I help you in any way?"

She looks at me despicably. "You are nothing but a whore who lives in the trenches. Tell me why you are so hellbent on becoming a perfect wolf when you know that you are a nobody."

"I didn't do anything wrong..."

"Oh shut up!"

And before I can say another word, her hands collide with my right cheek. The pain stings her right eye and my face swells up instantly.

"You tried to seduce Jared last night. Someone saw you both at the river and you were clinging your body all over him!"

"T - that isn't true, Miss Theda. I and alpha Jared only had a few talks. Nothing happened between us."

"I don't believe you one bit. You must be punished for this."

She drags my ears and pushes me out of my room. I fall flat to the ground. Other omegas are looking at me with a scornful look on my face as Theda drags me to the pack house where the alpha and other higher indigenes reside.

A crowd has gathered around already while I'm being dragged like a criminal to see the alpha. Alpha Edward and his wife, Athena are in a meeting with Jared Blood and his escorts. Wilford is also present and the elders of the Moon pack too.

Theda pushes me down on my knees.

"What is the matter, precious Theda?" Alpha Edward asks her.

Theda begins to cry. " This wench has been trying to seduce my husband. I want her to be punished immediately! "

The others in the room look at Jared Blood.

Alpha Edward clears his throat. " Alpha Jared, is this true?"

"No." He replies steadily.

Theda's face flushed in embarrassment. " But - but someone said they saw you together last night."

"Are you also accusing me of having an affair with your omega?"

Theda becomes speechless. " Not at all, husband. She's the one trying to seduce you right?"

I shake my head at her obvious stupidity but say nothing at all.

"May I remind you that we are not married yet? And the chances of us getting married is on a minimal line, you can ruin it easily." His voice sounds calm but everyone knows it's a threat.

"I - I..." Theda stutters.

Alpha Edward's face crumbles as he glares at his daughter, then he looks at me.

"Go back to your duties."

And like this, I am free. I go straight to Wilford's room to start my normal cleaning.

My knees are hurting from kneeling on the concrete floor and my clothes are still wet but I don't have a choice. If I return to the servant's quarters, I will face another bullying from other omegas. Theda might even come back and punish me herself. I shudder at the thought of that.

Suddenly, the door burst open. Wilford comes in with his lips on another girl, they kiss frantically and the moment the door closes, they start tugging at their clothes.

I clear my throat to get their attention before they do the deed in front of me.

Wilford looks raged when he sees me.

"You again! What do you want, Isabel?"

"Nothing, I was just cleaning your room."

"Is that so? Very well then, you can continue with your cleaning while I continue with mine." He resumes kissing the girl.

"Don't you have any shame at all? You rejected me last night and now you're making out with another girl in front of me."

Wilford groans. " Can you stop all this nagging? Isabel, we are not mates. We can never be mates, get that into your fucking thick skull."

He resumes kissing her as I watch them with a broken heart. They pull off their clothes and he slips his fingers into her folds, she spreads her legs apart and moans loudly.

" I can't wait to be inside of you. To have you all to myself until you're out of breath. " Wilford says to her.

"What do you promise me, alpha? Make a promise to me." She pleads.

"I'll make you my Luna when I become Alpha. As long you are sweet inside, I'll make you stay with me forever."

This last part angers me and I lose myself. I scream as loud as I can, my bones crack and my claws stretch out without much stress. Hairs cover my skin as I turn into a wolf form.

I can hear screams from the girl that is with Wilford and I can see their terrified gazes on me. I don't know how it happened but I'm not in control of me.