The Alpha's Obsession

The Pain Of Death And Rejection

Alexander’s P.O.V.

“If we acquire their land near the river which is still unused, we can set up our factory there,” Theo, my beta, told me in a serious tone while indicating the area on the map in front of us that we wanted to acquire.

“What’s the problem, then?” I asked him in a careless tone. He took a deep breath and put down his pencil on the table before looking at me. “The problem is the alpha of the Blood Moon Pack. I tried to negotiate with him over that land and also proposed him have some shares in our project, but he refused,” he answered me in the same tone.

I c****d my brow and he gave a light jerk to his head, confirming what he said. “His son, the future alpha of the pack, is now undergoing a trial for rejecting his mate. This was a big opportunity for him to strengthen his financial condition, but he is really stupid,” Theo continued, and I narrowed my eyes angrily.

“What did you say? His son rejected his fated mate?” I asked him in a bit raised voice and he nodded in agreement. “Yeah… I heard that she is underage and is in a coma right now. But,” he paused and clicked his tongue.

“The interesting part is that she accepted the rejection despite being in pain before losing consciousness. The rumor is that the girl took the blow of rejection on her human self and managed to protect her wolf.” He finished what he wanted to say, and I raised my brows in surprise.

“The reason for rejection?” I asked him in a serious tone. He scoffed bitterly. “That brat has a girlfriend and he wants her to be his mate,” he answered me in a tone filled with disgust for that future alpha. I was surprised to hear the reason. I lost my mate during a rogue attack. I knew how painful that was, and the pain of rejection is as bad as the pain from the death of your mate. No wonder that girl is in a coma.

I still remember that day when my mate, my Sarah, was lying dead in front of me. I was out of my mind due to pain for more than two months. Theo kept me locked in the dungeons with silver chains. Everyone said that I still hadn’t recovered from her death, and I too felt that it was impossible for me to come out of my misery.

Blake, my wolf, whimpered in pain due to my thoughts of Sarah. “Stop torturing yourself, Alex. You have to come out. Stop tormenting yourself,” Theo said in a serious tone, scolding me in the process. I took a deep breath while closing my eyes. Suddenly the thought of that girl came into my mind, and I opened my eyes once again.

“About that girl… is there any news when she will wake up?” I asked and Theo raised his brows in surprise. I didn’t know why I wanted to know, but I really wanted to. Theo straightened his back while putting his hands on the table. “Among all of us, you know the answer to this question better, Alex,” he said in a serious tone, and I chewed on my internal cheeks.

“Talk to Alpha Adrian one more time, and try to negotiate with them. Ask him for his conditions, but also, make him clear that we have other ways too to acquire that land,” I instructed Theo in a cold tone. He nodded and I stood up from the chair. “Where are you going?” he asked me immediately when I was about to move towards the door.

“For a run,” I answered him briefly without looking at him and I walked out of the room. He could handle things without me and would be fine. I needed a run right now to clear my mind from all the negative thoughts that were now filling my mind.

Blake tried to take control a few times, but I forced him inside my mind. I went straight to the backyard of the pack house and leapt high in the air while shifting into my wolf’s form. Blake howled inside my mind, and I started running towards the forest line. Sarah’s lovely face kept appearing in front of my eyes, followed by her dead and lifeless face.

Theo was right that only I could understand the pain of that girl, but I was also impressed by her will to accept rejection on the spot when she clearly knew that the pain could kill her. I was in love with Sarah and got mad when she died. The girl was not even at her age to recognize her mate, yet she faced rejection.

“We must kill that b****d for putting her through so much pain,” Blake muttered under his breath, making me scoff while running at a high speed in wolf’s form. The air was lightly hot, but it felt good against my fur. “Let’s forget about that girl. She is not our concern,” I said to Blake, but I was not sure about myself. “Hah… says who,” Blake scoffed, but I didn’t pay attention to him and kept on running in an unknown direction.

Nathan’s P.O.V.

“For how long do I have to stay in this room, Mom?” I whined while throwing a tantrum at my mother when she entered the room with my lunch. “Do you want us to shift you to dungeons?” she asked me coldly while putting the tray on the nightstand, and my eyes widened in shock. I was standing near the window. This was the first time in the whole span of a month that she talked with me in this tone. I was under arrest by our king's orders, but my parents kept me locked inside my room instead of in dungeons.

“What’s wrong with you? Why are you treating me like this?” I asked her in a shocked tone while looking at her with a shocked expression. “How do you want me to treat you, then?” she asked me in the same tone. I really didn’t understand what happened to her today. Both my parents were angry with me for what I did with Avery. I also regretted what I had done.

“You rejected your mate for your girlfriend and what did she do, huh?” she asked me again in the same tone, and I knitted my brows in confusion. “She gave the testimony that it was you who wanted her to be his mate. She never asked you for this as she wants to wait for her mate,” my mother told me while yelling at me angrily this time.

My eyes widened in shock and I stumbled on my feet backward. No…. no…. this can’t happen…

Martha promised me that she would be with me through every ups and downs of our lives. She can't betray me like this. It was her who wanted me to reject my mate if she wasn't my mate. I did what she asked me. How could she put the blame for everything on me?

“She said that it was you who forced her to be with you. She never wanted to be with you,” Mom continued in the same tone, I felt difficulty breathing. Martha and I were childhood sweethearts, and we were both sure that we would be mates. The Moon Goddess played a cruel game with me, but what Martha did wasn’t expected.

“She put the blame for everything on you, Nathan. The King and the council are now thinking about demoting your rank for the crimes you did against two underage she-wolves,” Mom screamed at the top of her lungs this time. I couldn’t even utter a word and clutched my chest to ease the pain that I was feeling right now.

“You rejected your fated mate for a pathetic girl like Martha. I told you…. I told you so many times not to be obsessed with her. She betrayed you when you needed her the most,” Mom continued screaming at me. I gasped aloud, trying to breathe but it was really hard now. Martha’s betrayal hit me hard. I rejected Avery for her because I promised Martha that she would be my Luna. Now I was about to lose even my alpha title because of her.

“Avery is on her deathbed because of you. How do you think you will amend your mistakes, Nathan? How?” Mom kept on yelling at me, but I wasn’t registering anything. Aero hadn’t talked with me since the night of my birthday. I was weak and frustrated but right now, I really needed him to give his strength to me. “Aero…. Help,” I called him for help but got no response from him. I was doomed…. I was definitely doomed to death.

“M…om… it’s hurting,” I pleaded to my mother in a choked tone when the pain became unbearable. “You call this on you by yourself, Nathan,” she scolded me but embraced me, pulling me to her chest. I gasped aloud to breathe but it was a hard job.

“You ruined everything, Nathan…. You ruined everything for yourself,” she muttered again but kept on stroking my back gently to comfort me. “H…elp me, mom… he…. Lp me,” I pleaded to her once again. I didn’t want to lose what rightfully was mine. But right now, I wanted to talk to Martha. Mom didn’t say anything this time, but her disappointment and anger were still evident.

“Rest now, Nathan,” she said in a low tone after some time, trying to move me away from her when I calmed down. “Don’t go, mom… I… I am scared,” I requested her in a fearful tone. Her motherly embrace gave me a sense of security that I didn’t want to lose right now. “I am sorry, son… but I can’t stay here for long,” she said in a sad and low tone, and she moved away from me.