Chapter 2 Rejected again

I waited until the rest of the wolves were asleep before I began my plan.

I had already packed my pitiful belongings into a backpack and set it at a spot outside so I could run if I needed it.

I crept upstairs towards the Alpha's room. The fact that I did not have a scent was a blessing in this situation; I was very stealthy so people couldn't hear me, and I had no scent, so they could not smell me.

"This is stupid," Ava said. I rolled my eyes.

"You are literally so close to death, Ava. And it is because of this stupid being."

"Do not speak about our mate in such a manner," she growled at me.

I shut my mouth, not because I didn't have a reply, but because I was in front of Jackson's door. I turned the doorknob and pushed it open quietly.

It made no sound, and I silently prayed to the moon for small mercies. He was asleep, alone—another mercy from the moon.

I watched him stand. The moon cast a soft glow on his chiseled features. He looked nearly ethereal in his sleep. The cruel edge to his looks was gone, and he looked like the moon goddess herself blessed him.

His bed was huge enough to accommodate his 6'3 body. He had the most prominent wolf in the pack, the alpha, and as such, was the tallest in human form. He shifted in his sleep, and I froze, thinking he would wake up, but he didn't.

In the moonlight, the results of the hours he spent training showed starkly; his powerful physique was rather evident.

"He's so handsome," Ava breathed. "I could stand here watching him forever."

I crept closer to him to get a better look. His brown hair was scattered on the pillow behind him, and his body was on the bed.

"I really wish he would just notice us," I whispered to Ava.

"He will, he will. It might take time, but he will," she said haughtily.

I gave a small, sad smile and brushed some hair out of his face so I could admire his face further when he raised a hand to snatch mine.

My heart stopped, and fear began to clog my chest.

"You've come." His deep voice rattled through me, rendering me thoughtless.

He pulled me into the bed and set his mouth on mine, kissing me deeply. Ava groaned in pleasure.

"I told you he would notice us," she said smugly.

I drank in the kiss like it was the Elixir of the Moon, savoring the taste of him. He moved from my lips to my neck, sucking softly on the skin there.

I swallowed the moan that was about to break through my lips and inclined my head so that he would have more access. One of his hands roamed my body as though he were discovering it.

He stopped at the curve of my ass, dipping his finger into the waistband of my pants, teasing me. The other hand was fondling my breasts and palming my nipples.

It took all my strength, and Ava's, to not moan out loud. We were trying to avoid being heard by other pack members.

He drew back and stared at me, and I stared back, feeling exposed. I moved to button my shirt up, but he stopped me and began to unbutton it, taking it off.

He motioned for me to stand up and remove my pants and underwear, so I did. He was my mate, and I was under his thrall.

He slipped inside me, and my eyes closed in ecstasy. Everything was finally right. I fell into my mind and let Ava come forward, taking control and letting her play with her mate.

He pounded into me, and I held on to him, using my hands to explore his body and my mouth to explore his.

We drank in each other, unable to get enough of each other. This felt right—my mate being inside me. It felt like the stars had aligned.

When he pulled out and went to bathe, I sat on the bed and debated, telling him that we were mates. He must have felt it when we mated tonight.

He came back and sat on the bed, looking at me expectantly. Was I supposed to do something? I didn’t know what Mates did after they had sex.

“You can leave now,” He said and I drew up short. Did I do something wrong? Had I not satisfied him enough? Several thoughts raced through my mind.

“Leave?” I drew out the word, my confusion showing.

His face crumpled in anger and he sat up, that expectant look still on his face: “We still need to talk. Now that you know I’m your mate, we need to talk about what will happen next. For both of us.”

He paused, looking at me, then burst out laughing. I skunk back, feeing hurt. What is wrong with him? What did I do wrong?

“There is no us,” he laughed, turning his side to face me directly. “Do me a favor. Turn off the lights when you leave, okay? Thank my men for me. They chose very well. I’ve never had such a wonderful experience.”

He looked as though he wanted to say some things more he he withheld them.

“One of us?” I spat, disgust already coating mu voice. What the fuck was wrong with this guy? He stared at me, looking bored.

“I am not one of your skanks,” I said, spitting at him.. “I am your mate. I have been trying to tell you this the entire time. Gods, I am such a fool.”

I really was a fool, thinking he had finally discovered and believed that we were mates..

“I am your mate, Jackson. Can’t you feel any of this?” I reached towards him, attempting to hold his hand. He snatched his hand back, growling at me.

I scrambled back, appalled at his reaction:

“No, I can’t,” he laughed, delivering those world with a blow. “You barely even have a scent. There is no way that a lowly Omega like you is my mate.”

Tears welled up in my eyes.

“Are you trying to fool me? Sleeping with me once does not take away my common sense, just so we are clear. Get your dirty clothes and get out of my room!” He yells.

I stood there, staring at him, willing him with my mind to see the truth. I will not just run away from him. I would do no such thing. My wolf nodded and whined in affirmation.

“I will do no such thing! You are my mate. I beg you, don’t do this to me. I would never lie to you about something like this.”

He rolled his eyes and snarled at me, his irritation growing.

“You are nothing but an opportunistic liar. I know your kind, and I will not have you being around me. You deserve punishment for this deception! You can't come into my room and manipulate me just because you feel like it. Your kind has gotten away with too much now, and one of you has to be punished. The other time, one of you stole my shirt. You, though, you're special. You want to steal the entire pack.” He gave me a mocking smile.

Sadness overcame me, pulling away any anger I had formerly felt. I stared at him, tears threatening to fall.

“From here on out, you are banished from the pack. You are not to return here under any circumstances. Gather anything that belongs to you and leave!”

Shock filled me. He dared? To oanish me? Pain bloomed in my chest, firing through my body with strength I had never seen before.

I refused to fall to it, giving him a hard stare.

“I Amanda Black, accept your rejection, Jackson. I sever all of my ties with you, and I refuse to be mated to you anymore!”

His face crumpled and he clutched his chest. The same pain running through my body now running through his. I gave him a smirk of satisfaction and backed away towards the door.

I was done here.

“You were right,” he managed to put out, clawing at his chest.

Seeing him attempting to crawl towards me pulled a laugh from my body, despite the pain. Strong bouts of laughter came from me, startling both of us.

“The pain that you feel is not even a small percent of the pain that I have been experiencing. That I have been feeling. It is not even one-ten-thousandth of what I've been going through! I've seen it all. I curse you, Jackson. You will never, EVER find love outside me. You will never find a mate.”

I spat at him and rose from the floor, fighting the pain. I shifted into Ava's form, becoming a beautiful, large, golden-brown wolf. I jumped out of the window and continued running, only stopping to pick up my backpack.

Nothing will ever make me come back here again; it was filled with suffering, and I was done suffering.

I bounded through the forest? Ignoring Ava’s cries of pain, she’d get over it. We’ll come out of this stringer and faster.

I blinked out tears from my eyes, I had had enough of this pack.