Chapter 4 rejection

CYRUS

"She is your mate, isn't she," I asked Vincent who was looking at a file but it was obvious that he couldn't concentrate.

"She is not," he responded coldly.

"Yesterday, you said you were feeling restless, maybe she is the reason why, I know she is your mate, Vincent"

"My mate died a long time ago, she isn't my mate," he said venomously.

" We both know that she is" I retorted

" It's impossible to have a second mate, I don't think the moon goddess would grant a monster like me a second chance mate"

" I know you don't want to believe she is your mate because of how impossible it sounds, maybe the goddess did grant you a second chance mate"

He glared at me " we are not having this conversation again"

Vincent Cole Regnant is the alpha king and is my best friend. He is the king of all Lycans and werewolves and is feared amongst the supernatural, he is even well known in the human world.

My sister Scarlet was his mate, she was the most powerful witch, and after her death, he became so cold, arrogant and ruthless.

During the war with the monsters from the underworld three centuries ago, Vincent died battling with them although the Lycans and werewolves won, their alpha king was dead. Scarlet being their Luna knew that they needed him, so she used an ancient forbidden spell which hasn't been used for more than a millennium, it was a resurrection spell which she had to pay with her life to save her mate.

Vincent had awakened to meet his dead mate and went rampage.

I didn't know how it feels to lose your soulmate, I wasn't a werewolf nor a Lycans but I knew how it felt to lose a loved one, so I knew that it was hard for Vincent, losing your mate was like losing a part of yourself, people usually go berserk when they lose their mate but Vincent had to live with that guilt of being the cause of her death.

After he was revived, his midnight black wolf turned white. The spell Scarlet had used also had a side effect on him, Vincent became immortal, he was immune to magic, I knew he had tried to take his life but it wasn't possible which left him leaving with the sole purpose of only being the Alpha king and suffering with guilt for eternity without his second half.

"Reject her" I finally said, I had a plan to make him accept her.

He stared at me with uncertainty.

"If you don't want her, you can reject her" I suggested again.

His hands balled into a fist and he closed his eyes, I knew I had angered his wolf and Vincent was trying not to let him out. It was obvious that his wolf accepted Riley as their mate but he didn't want to accept her.

After struggling with his wolf for some time he opened his eyes.

"I will reject her"

"Do you really mean it?" I didn't think he was going to take it seriously.

"I don't bluff " he dialled a number and the person picked on the second ring

"Cassie, send the new intern to my office," he said and hung up

"What about Cole, I know he went to meet her yesterday". Cole was his wolf, if I had said Vincent was feared then Cole was the one to be feared, his presence was domineering and fearful, the only person who could control Cole was his mate Scarlet, and Vincent had been having a hide time keeping his wolf at bay after her death, and I also know Cole wants Riley as his mate.

"He only cares for her because of the mate bond, when I reject her, the mate bond would not be there" his voice was strained.

"You need to think this through, there is no going back after this".

" You don't have to worry yourself about that" he replied flipping through a document.

Rejection wasn't a thing to be taken lightly, when one is rejected, it hurts both parties, and Vincent was adamant about rejecting Riley because he still feels that no one can replace Scarlet, even his second chance mate.

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RILEY

Cyrus had given me some files to seek out the financial records, which I was doing now while Cassie was also busy with her computer when the telephone on her desk rang.

" Financial secretary speaking" she answered the call.

I couldn't hear what the person on the other line said but she froze when she heard the reply and the call ended before she could say anything.

"Who was that?" I asked, looking at her shocked facial expression.

"The Al… president" she replied

"What did he say," I asked

"He says you should come to his office"

"Me"

She nodded

" Why"

" That's, what you have to find out"

" I thought no one was allowed in his office"

" Yes, since he sent for you, you have to go" she replied " it might be important"

" Okay" I wondered why he sent for me according to what I was told, nobody goes to the last floor, so why would he call for me or……maybe it was because of yesterday, he wanted to reprimand me for looking him in the eyes. But this company has some shitty rules.

I sighed and walked out of the office, taking the elevator to the last floor, I got to a big black door, and The president was written above the door.

I knocked on the large door waiting for a reply.

"Come in" I heard an alluring deep voice coming from behind the door.

Slowly opening the door, I walked into the large office, and sitting on a chair behind a large desk was the same guy I saw coming out of Cyrus' office.

"Mr Vincent," I said making my presence known

"Riley" I turned to see Cyrus sitting on a couch

"Cy" I smiled at him and he smiled back, but stopped smiling and looked at the president who was glaring daggers at him, I could feel the murderous aura he was emitting.

"Cy" he scoffed and looked at me, I could clearly hear my heart beat as he stared at him "You've already given your boss a nickname" he was annoyed with me. "You are not allowed to call him that" he thundered.

I nodded and stepped back, his voice had so much authority that you couldn't go against or ignore it.

He stood up from his seat and walked towards me, with his gaze strained on mine without wavering. He stood in front of me and stared at me like he was accessing my face.

I stood still and lowered my head remembering what Cassie had told me.

"Get on with it, Vincent" I could hear Cyrus' voice, it was as though he was daring the president.

"Shut up Cyrus," he said, annoyed but his gaze was still fixed on me. "I Alpha Vincent Regnant……"

I don't know what he was saying but hearing his words brought pain to my chest, my head was aching as he continued.

"Reject you….."

I was feeling dizzy, I couldn't concentrate on what he was saying, I couldn't even hear anything around me, and my legs were feeling weak.

"Riley Martin….."

I couldn't feel my legs, I closed my eyes trying to stop the throbbing pain in my head and I felt my body falling like I was losing consciousness. Before my body could hit the floor I felt warm hands around me, I could feel the tingles coming from the person's touch, it was a kinda weird feeling but it calmed me, I felt relaxed and the throb in my head stopped. I could feel my whole body coming alive, opening my eyes slowly I was met with a concerned looking face, his red eyes were looking at me with concern and guilt with golden streaks twirling in them, it reminded me of Wolfie, their eyes were so similar.

Warmth. I felt the warmth as I stared at his eyes, the same feeling I get when staring at Wolfie.

"Are you alright?" His voice was soft and gentle. It was so nice hearing his voice, and seeing his face up close, made me notice his features I hadn't noticed before, his pointed nose and chiselled jaw with his stubble that was tempting to feel.

I scolded myself for ogling at his perfect face.

"Erm… yes" I replied and he gently helped me back on my feet.

Once he was sure I could stand on my own, he removed his hand and I didn't know why I didn't want him to, I couldn't feel the tingles when his hands left mine and it was disappointing.

He turned with his back facing me "leave" he said coldly

I didn't hesitate and left his office. I couldn't comprehend the kind of emotions that were swirling inside me. I felt annoyed with him but I didn't know why, and at the same time I wanted to cry.