Chapter 2
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Syria's POV.
"I, Niko Caspian, reject you, Syria Montgomery as my mate. There is no bond between us, and henceforth, we must go our separate ways."
Hearing those words from Niko caused my heart to shatter into uncountable pieces. I could feel the world that revolved around me drift away, leaving me bare.
I looked at him in anger, "Fine, then! I accept the rejection!"
"Good one, I didn't think you would do that so easily. I know it hurts, but—"
"I hate you, Niko Caspian!"
What did I do wrong? He was my mate, the goddess had ascertained that. Why did he leave me, at the point that I needed him the most?
I didn’t think it would hurt this much. It felt like a piece of me had been ripped away.
I fell on my knees, yelling my lungs out. I could not just leave there like that, without doing anything. I slowly regained myself and stood up.
I launched at Inara because she was the reason for my breakup. My inner wolf was angry, I didn't know when I attacked her, and pushed her to the wall, causing her to hit her back hard on the wall.
I tore her a slap across her face, and she spat out blood.
Before I could do anything else, Niko held me tightly, taking me off her. He turned me around and slapped me hard on the cheeks.
He grabbed my chin tightly, pushing me to the wall.
"Don't you get it? You are not my mate anymore, I have chosen Inara to be mine, and that means you have no right at all to touch her!" He yelled at me, gripping me harder.
"For daring to touch the mate of the royal house, you will not go unpunished!" He added, letting go of me.
He walked away, leaving the two of us inside, and soon after, he returned with two guards.
I was too weak to even get up, as they roughly carried me away.
"Take her away and beat her up," he ordered, and they bowed, dragging me out of the room. I called on him, begging for mercy, but he didn't seem to hear me.
They took me to the dark room, where people who went against the laws were punished. They laid me down and began to wipe me with the heavy cane.
With every stroke, I screamed aloud, giving up on life. Just as they were about to give me the last stroke that would, most probably, kill me, I heard a deep voice, asking them to stop.
"Who ordered you to punish her?" He intoned.
They bowed, and replied, "Lord Niko ordered us to."
"Are you not aware that I am the only person who has the authority to give out orders on who to punish? How dare you go against that order?" His deep voice echoed in the room.
"We are sorry, Alpha. Please, have mercy on us," they apologized, bowing their heads in fear.
"Leave!" He commanded, and in less than two seconds, they were out of the room.
I had no strength left in me, as I lay there in silence, while my tears flowed. He did not come close to me, rather, he ordered some people to come and take me home, and treat me.
After an hour of treating my injuries, they left, and I was back to being alone. I hugged my weak knees, letting the tears flow like a stream.
It was still like a dream to me, as I kept thinking hard about what went wrong. Just yesterday, we were good, and all of a sudden, he was with Inara.
"I'm broken, I'm hurt," I could hear my inner wolf talking to me.
I stood up, leaving the room to the place where I found solace, the stream.
I sat on the rock, resting my head on the tree. I could feel my heart burning, and I could not control my emotions anymore.
"Ah!" I began to scream, feeling the mate bond getting broken.
According to tradition, whoever got rejected by their mate usually suffered physical pain.
I fell on my knees, groaning in pain, as the realization dawned on me that the two people I loved the most had betrayed me.
I bowed my head to the ground, feeling the pain and heartbreak. I remained there for what seemed to be ages until I was able to gather myself and get up.
I was alone with no one by my side. Just me.
Walking back to my crib, I sank onto the floor, leaning on the wall. My eyes lost hope, depression began to eat me up.
For days, I did not step out, and Inara never returned home.
There was a knock on the door, and I rushed to open it, hoping that Niko had changed his mind and decided to come back to me.
As I opened it, it was not who I expected it to be. I sighed, feeling sad.
"The alpha asked me to send these medications to you," he said.
I received the package, and he bade me goodbye. He left without a word, and I shut the door with a loud bang.
I leaned on the door, tossing the box to one side. Who cared about an injury when the heart was broken?
It was hard to get over the rejection and betrayal, but I had to.
It had been three days, and I did not step out of my house. There was a feast at the Alpha's palace, and it was my only opportunity to get out of the house.
As I got to the palace, I wandered around the palace, finding what to do to keep myself busy.
I got to the kitchen, where the drinks were kept. I took one glass of wine and walked out.
My steps came to a halt when I caught a glimpse of someone. I hid behind the door, watching the two of them.
It was Niko and Inara.
They were so close to each other that one more step, and it would seem like he wanted to enter her body and merge.
"I love you, Inara. I love you so much," I heard him confess to her.
"I love you too, Niko, I've always loved you. Whenever I see you with Syria, it hurts me, but I'm glad that I am yours now," Inara voiced out.
Niko smiled at her, "I'm here now. You don't have to feel that way anymore," he said and kissed her.
I turned away quickly, rushing to the garden. I stood there, breathing heavily in anger.
My heart was heavy, and I felt a sudden urge to attack her.
I stared at nothing and said to myself, "Syria, you are worth more than they see you. You deserve better, and they must pay for what they did to you!"
I gulped down the drink, throwing the glass to the wall.
"As the glass shattered into pieces, so did my heart. Inara, Niko, I promise you on this day, you will regret betraying me!"
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