Chapter 2

I held Nicky's hand to prevent her from leaving the room. "What do you mean?" I don't really understand what Nicky means. Why would she say that about Dean? Doesn't Dean love me too?

Nicky withdrew her hand and looked at me with hateful eyes. "How dare you hold my hand." She waved her hand as if my hand carried a million germs for her. "You want to know what I mean? Come to my bedroom tonight."

My brow furrowed, and I forced my brain to think hard to guess what Nicky meant. Then one word came to my mind. "Are you going to kill me?" My voice trembled. Could dying be a happy ending for me?

Nicky smiled crookedly. "Your life is not yours because I still need your blood, and dad won't let you die easily because dad loves me so much." Nicky folded her arms across her chest, and she assessed my appearance with scornful eyes. "You are so poor. Even you can't control your life." She burst out laughing. For her, my life deserves to be laughed at and can be made a mocking. "Don't forget to come to my room tonight. I'm waiting for you." Nicky smiled and then walked away, leaving me pensive.

I thought about what Nicky said. She asked me about Dean's feelings for me, and she told me to come to her room. My eyes widen, and my heart beats like a drum. Did Dean betray me?

I shook my head. No, not possible. Dean loves me; we love each other. When we met and found out that we were mates, Dean's face looked very happy. I could feel the love Dean gave me.

I can't wait to see Dean and tell him what dad said. I'm sure Dean won't agree.

But why, in the deepest corner of my heart, do I suspect Dean and feel anxious if my guess is correct? Do I have to go to Nicky's room tonight to prove my guess wrong?

I can't wait for the night to come. Today I decided to stay in my bedroom. I just go to the kitchen to eat.

I can't sit comfortably. I feel anxious and afraid. What if Dean really betrayed me?

I sat in front of the dressing table and covered my face with my hands. I thought about a lot of things. Why is my life like this?

I want to feel what it feels like to be loved. I need someone to always be by my side. Why doesn't anyone understand how I feel?

Why is dad mean to me? What did I do wrong? I'm also his daughter, but why does dad treat Nicky and me differently? Just because I'm weak and my wolf is weak, I don't get affection from anyone. I don't mind if I don't become Alpha; the most important thing is that dad is fair in giving his love. I am also his daughter. Did he forget?

I glanced at the clock on the nightstand, and my heart was beating three times faster. I pray to the Moon Goddess; I hope my guess is wrong. Dean couldn't have betrayed me. Dean is all I have. Only Dean loves me. I beg the Moon Goddess, don't separate the two of us.

I am standing. But a feeling of doubt gathered in my heart. Do I have to go to Nicky's room? Do I have to do it? But I couldn't control my feet walking out of the room. I threw away all the doubts and anxiety in my heart. I will prove that Dean loves me. I walked slowly to Nicky's room which was in the corner.

I stared at the wooden door for a few minutes, and my hands felt heavy to pull the doorknob. I tried hard to put my hand on the doorknob to open Nicky's room door, which was not locked. It seemed like Nicky knew that I would definitely come.

When I was about to open the door, the sound of joy from Nicky's room clearly entered my ears, and my heart beat faster.

My hand was holding the doorknob shook; I stopped pushing the door and decided not to go inside. My body froze with my eyes fixed in one direction. My heart shattered into pieces; even though the room lights were dim, I could see a naked Dean, who was on top of Nicky's naked body. I covered my mouth and tried not to make a sound. Instantly tears filled my eyes, and urged them to come out.

Impossible. I don't believe it. Dean loves me. There's no way he would betray me. I deny that my guess proved correct, and what I am currently seeing are hallucinations because I was afraid of losing Dean and because I had suspected him.

"Dean, who do you like? Me or Nora?"

I was surprised to hear Nicky ask such a question, and I was curious about Dean's answer. I beg you, Dean, to answer if you like me.

"Of course, I like you, sexy Nicky," Dean kissed Nicky's cheek. "If you grew up with Nora, maybe my mate would be you. If Nora is not an Alpha's daughter, I rejected her a long time ago."

I felt my heart being squeezed. Impossible. I don't believe it. I bit my lower lip, and my hands tightened around my mouth as tears rolled down my cheeks.

Nicky kissed Dean's lips. "I'm glad to hear that. Do you know? Actually, dad wanted Nora and me to swap partners. Now you can reject Nora without caring about my sister's identity."

"Is that true?" Dean looked surprised. Will he do it? "Okay. I'll reject her." My heart broke again when I heard his words. Nicky nodded. "I want to go on."

"Wait a moment." Nicky withholds Dean, who was about to continue their bed sports. She turned to me and was surprised. "Nora?" She screamed and immediately frantically searched for her clothes.

I'm such a fool. I shouldn't be standing here and breaking my own heart for finding out the truth that Dean betrayed me, he never loved me and even he wished Nicky was his mate. But if I didn't come to Nicky's room, I'd never know how Dean really felt about me.

Dean walks slowly towards me and I walk backwards until I hit the wall and my limp body slumps to the floor.

I tried to deny all of this. I don't believe it. This must be a dream!

"Dean." I said quietly and raised my head. I was astonished. Is it true that the brown-eyed man standing in front of me is Dean? Is he Dean, my mate? Dean is always smiling at me. Why was Dean different tonight? His face was serious, and there was no smile.

Nicky stood next to Dean. "Since my sister already knows, it's better to reject her." She said timidly.

My heart beats fast. I believe Dean loves me, and he was forced to have sex with Nicky because Nicky forced him. "Dean," I called him again. Dean ignored me, and he said lines I never wanted to hear.

"I, Dean Georgie, reject you, Nora Baker, as my mate."