Chapter 4

Torian's POV.

When she left, I hurriedly slammed the door loud, , making sure she heard it. Yes, I want her to know fully well that I badly want her absence from my life. I banged it hard with a scoff as I recalled her alluring scent, which had filled my nostrils the moment she stepped into my room.

I was having a good time with Sophia when the mate scent swoozed in. At first, I pretended like it was unreal. I kept kissing Sophia deeply, hoping that the smell would leave or at least come forth from Sophia's body, but it never came as I thought.

I flicked my eyes to sideways only to see Lola standing there with a flower. Words can't explain the rage that filled my heart as i traced the smell to come from her. It was like I would burst as the anger swelled in my heart. She was my mate!

On seeing how much she was hurt, I had to push my lips deeper and more intensely to break her down more, which I think I succeeded in, as she sped off the room, whimpering.

It was a huge disappointment to me, as I had hoped to smell Sophia's intoxicating mate scent. Even when she had turned 18 already, I still looked forward to having her scent some day, as I really thought she was my fated mate. Imagine how frustrated I am now to finally find my mate in a mere pack hunter's daughter.

The most irritating part is that she thought I was also in love with her, all because of the forced childhood friendship our parents had imposed on us.

Yuck!

How the hell would she think I was going to accept her? I was hoping to find my mate one day, so I'll use that to excuse myself from her life, only for her to sneak in here, her scent battering my nostrils.

It really made me hate her more. Gosh!

Being a mate to a mere pack hunter daughter who isn't anywhere close to my taste is like a slap to my face, and nothing on earth can make me accept her. Sophia is the woman I desperately need in my life right now. Lola is nowhere close to her in beauty and sexiness.

A nerdy and bookish young lady with a hawkish gaze.

The mate bond is a shambles!!

The moon goddess must have been drowsy when she mated her to me, and I will correct it for her by rejection. Sophia is the woman I badly want to be my mate, and nothing can stand in our way!

I spun over to my friends, who were all smiling and giggling scornfully at what had just happened, except Jace.

"Did she think I was in love with her?" I scoffed, with a smug look, and they all burst into another round of laughter.

"She was so blind to see that I needed her virginity only. Yes, I love being the first guy to get it torn apart." I grinned, licking my lips as I reminisced over the feelings I got when I had sex with her. Her pussy was so tight and special to my dick.

"So you are going to reject her for real?" Jace asked as he picked up a glass of wine from the table and slumped on the couch with a heavy breath that clearly revealed how unhappy he was at everything.

"For sure! The hot Alpha Prince deserves the Beta's daughter, not a nerdy and dummy girl like Lola. I can't imagine how she got such a hope on you, and even brought flowers," one of my friends chirped sarcastically, and I couldn't help snickering.

"That's what obsession causes, especially when our alpha Prince is extremely cute! Who won't want you?" Don chipped in with his husky voice, puffing more of his cigar.

"I can only accept her as a sex toy since she still has a tight pussy. But, since I have found my love, Sophia, Other ladies don't have any business with me. I am loyal to her alone," I purred, sending a straight gaze into her sparkling blue eyes, which, like the ocean, forced me to get drown.

My words made her smile, while I sat gently on the couch beside her, wrapping my arms around her shoulders.

I couldn't help staring in admiration, especially at those dimples and pink lips that were drawing me to kiss them again and again.

"What about those flowers upstairs? I think Jace should take it as he seems to like the hunter daughter." Another of my friends chipped in, and everyone couldn't help laughing as they supported Jace to take the flowers.

He hissed and gulped more of the wine in his hands as he looked away without saying anything.

"Well, I will feed her with it tomorrow at school since she dared to disobey me when I ordered her to take it back! That will be after I have rejected her." I scoffed and glanced at Sophia, who looked excited at what I said, and that alone couldn't stop making me smile sheepishly. I was so happy to see her excited.

"If you won't accept her, fine. But don't treat her badly. Rejecting her is enough; why feed her with the flowers? It doesn't make sense!" Jace interjected just immediately. His face contorted into a deep frown as he seemed to hate me all of a sudden. His stares showed it all. Ever since I met Sophia and fell for her, he has been acting weird.

I could clearly see that he didn't like my new mate. And, as much as I don't care what he thinks about my decision, I'm curious as to why he dislikes Sophia. No man in his right sense would hate Sophia. She is just the perfect figure, and adds that she is also a royal wolf.

"You don't tell me what to do, man? I can decide to kill Lola, and there is nothing anyone can do. If you love her, tell me, and I will gladly disown you as my best friend. You can't be mingling with riffraff and expect me to see you the same." My brows raised as I said those words in a gruff tone.

I was dead serious, and I wouldn't mind breaking up with Jace if he ever falls for Lola, whom I continue to despise.

"Torian, why did you hurt her with those words? It's not like she had wronged you in anyway. It is fine that you don't like her. A simple rejection ritual is fine, and you both go your separate ways. Think about what she'd be going through! What will be her fate at school?" Jace grumbled at me, and I glared at him, wondering if I was correct in assuming he loves her.

"Is this sheer pity or love?" Don asked, arching my brows at him, but he gave no reply and rose from his chair, puffing and huffing silently.

"Torian!" I called out, and he moved his eyes to me.

Jace's POV

"She is my mate and I am rejecting her, but that doesn't mean you have any right to mingle with her. Kill whatever pity or love you have in your heart for her, as I don't want to see her around. Since you are my friend, she should be your enemy! Choose me or her!" I heard Torian's husky voice shoot at me with sudden anger, vivid in his eyes as it razed like fire.

I glimpsed at his new girlfriend and clearly saw that smirk on her face, even when she tried to hide it. There were a lot of strange things about her, but I can't lay my hand on what it was.

'You have every authority to make your choice. Choose to reject your fated mate and go for the one you prefer. Since you hate Lola, I also have nothing to do with her anymore." I sighed and took a deep breath before heading upstairs.

I can't stay there anymore. I feel so uneasy about his new mate and Torian's strange loyalty to her.

I got into one of the rooms along the hallways and slammed the door angrily as my jaws tightened and both fists clenched.

I gritted my teeth, feeling so angry and sad. I feel mad at myself and everything. Lola is the right woman to be Luna. I liked her personality and had prayed that Torian would accept her when he accepted to smell her scent, but no, he was blinded by Sophia.

My heart is heavy right now and I feel nothing but the urge to cry out my sadness and frustration upon recalling all that has happened to Lola. I could imagine how she would feel. Although I foresaw it coming when Torian introduced Sophia to me as his lover, I never expected the blunt rejection and raw hatred from Torian.

I feel so sorry for Lola, but at the same time, I can't help but get overly suspicious about Sophia. No matter how much I tried to push away these suspicion feelings, they kept filling me to the brim.

If there was one person who knew Torian so well, that person would surely be me. After being his friend since childhood, from the time we first started school together. I am his best friend and can tell what type of man he was without guessing.

So when did it all change?

When did he become a lover boy instead of the playboy freak he was?

All of a sudden, Torian is madly in love with Sophia, not to lure her into bed this time, but to really make her his Luna. It is so unbelievable and unrealistic in my eyes, especially when she is not his mate. But I am afraid to blurt it out to him. Each time I saw the both of them together, my heart would thump wildly and I would really become sick to my stomach.

I was so sure it was a kind of spell, because I know Torian well. Yet, I have no clue how or why she would use spells on him. There was equally no evidence for me. Torian had never fallen in love for the first time in his life. He is the cutest Alpha Prince in America, having all the girls lurking around him. He despised anything to do with a mate, girlfriend, or romantic relationship because he had believed women were sex toys to satisfy himself.

So how did he fall in love at first sight?

I had only one hope for his mate. Yes, I had believed strongly that the mate bond would change his playboy attitude, but I was so wrong.

Sophia must be here for a secret mission which is yet to be unfolded, because I see no reason why she would use such a spell on Torian to the extent that he hates his mate.

I slumped on the bed with a loud thud and buried my face in my palm, letting hot tears gather in my eyes. I feel so hurt at what happened to Lola just now. Yes, I admit I loved her in the past when she was dating Torian.

She was like an angel to my eyes, especially when she smiled and helped us out on our class tests.

I had silently prayed and wished that she would be Torian's mate and that he would fall in love with her so that she would not face heartbreak and pain after he had sex with her, but my prayers had not been answered. I really wish she was mine, so I will treat her like a queen, but that is a mere wish that won't happen. Instead, I will have to give her space, sit back and watch her go through the pain.