I REJECT YOU!

CHAPTER THREE

Aurora's POV

“Mate” I repeated the word he had just uttered, almost in joy, but the look in my mate's eyes made me understand that not all is well and that there is absolutely nothing for me to be joyful about.

I take a step backwards to escape his closeness that intimidates me, but to my greatest shock, he stalks closer to me and runs his hand through my long black hair. He grabs it tight and pushes me against the wall where I hit my back hard and a loud scream escapes my lips. Still holding my hair, he jerks my head up and forces me to look in his eyes. By this time, his almond shaped, sea rover-blued eyes are blazing with contempt and loathe.

His imperious nose is flaring and his angular cheekbones are tight as a result of him gritting his teeth.

Anger, disappointment, loathe, contempt and every other negative emotion is all I can see in his eyes.

I whimper in pain as tears fall freely down my cheeks. He isn't only hurting me physically, but emotionally and psychologically too.

Mates are supposed to protect each other, why is he hurting me instead?

When I thought things couldn’t get any worse, he lets go of my hair and grabs my neck with his big palm, choking the life out of me, I grab his hand and struggle to get him to release me, but all my efforts go in vain because he a hundred times stronger than I am. He is a future Alpha and he is very powerful and almost invincible.

“Please… I cry breathlessly, let me go.” I plead in tears and immediately, he releases my poor neck and I fall to the ground gasping for breath and crawling away from him. He stoops down and snatches me one more time by my hair and forces me to get on my feet and I do so without any hesitation. He plasters me to the wall and gives me the same scornful look. My eyes turn yellow and I give him a scornful look as well.

“Omega! A mere omega! The moon goddess dares to pair me with a mere omega!” He laments in fury and I’m tempted to roll my eyes.

That’s a very typical thing for a spoiled brat like him to say.

“Alpha Carter …” I start to talk but he cuts me off with a shout.

“Shut your mouth! You do not talk when I’m talking!” He orders and I quietly nod my head. “Now you listen to me, you are my mate, but I’m not going to accept you. You are nothing but a mere omega. As if that’s not enough, you are the daughter of the man who tried to kill my father. I will never accept you as my mate” He sneers and I just keep looking at him like he has lost his mind.

I badly want to tell him that my father is innocent of that crime, but I know that will only enrage him and cause him to hurt me more, so I will just swallow my words.

“I’m in a relationship with Chloe, the Beta’s daughter and nothing will make me break up with her, not even you! By the next full moon, which is next weekend, we will both perform the rejection rituals. Is that clear?”

“What if I refuse this rejection?” I ask boldly, staring deep into his blazing eyes and before I know it, he hits me hard across my right cheek, causing blood to ooze out of my mouth.

“You will not refuse this rejection, peasant! I am your Alpha and you will do as I say and this is what I say. You will not spread a single word about this to anyone and on the day of the full moon, we shall meet and perform the rejection rights. If you dare mention a word about this to anyone, I will kill you and feed your body to the crows and I will not be reprimanded for it because you are nothing but an outcast. So, if you want to keep on living, you will do as I’ve instructed, and mind you, I’m not bluffing. I will kill you if you mess things up for me!” He further threatens and the words come out of his mouth like subdued thunder and his eyes flash red.

Terror sucks the very breath from my mouth and fear becomes a tangible, living force that creeps over me like some hungry beast, immobilizing my brain, holding me captive. I would have loved to take a step away from him, but I’m glued to the wall and imprisoned in his arms. I heaved out a heavy breath and burst into tears.

“Please,I will do whatever it is you want, just let me go. Please” I cry in agony and the vicious man pushes me to the floor.

In less than no time, staff members from the school join us, and everyone bows down to him, probably waiting for him to give orders.

He looks down at me and I look straight into his eyes, hoping he will see the pain and sorrow in mine and pity me. He suddenly averts his gaze like he was refraining from something and turns to look at the staff members who still have their heads bowed down.

“I found her trespassing, locked her up in the dungeon and gave her the punishment she deserves.” He orders and I watch in terror as he shoves both hands in his pocket and smirks at me before walking away.

When his father, the Alpha, killed my father for no jury cause, I harbored a lot of hatred in my heart for him, and right now, that is the same hatred I harbor in my heart for Carter.

He is nothing but a narcissistic bastard and I want nothing to do with him. Come the night of the full moon, I will accept his rejection and spit in his face.

“You dare to venture unto the Royal section of the school, you’ve inherited your father’s guts, haven’t you?” One of the staff members asks and I just bow my head down and play with my fingers.

It’s not like they’ll believe me if I tell them what truly happened.

“For that reason, you will be locked up in the school dungeon and starved for twenty-four hours. That should teach you a lesson never to venture into high ground areas without permission” the man rants on and still does say a word. Two other men walk towards me and forcefully grab both my arms and lift me.

My entire body hurts and I’m hungry as fuck because I didn’t get the chance to eat my lunch.

If I survive this punishment, then I’ll conclude that I’m immortal.