Luther P.O.V
Six months. That excuse of a mate rejected me six months ago. Why couldn’t I let it go? I’d never felt pain so intense in my entire life. At the same time, I’d never felt such intense love. God why did I love her? Why did I let her get to me like she had? I tried everything to get her out of my mind. I slept with literally every female in my pack, mated or not. I needed to get her out of my head. Nothing worked.
When she was here, at least I could see her. Smell her. I didn’t want to be with her. I hated her for being my mate. She was so sweet and innocent, and I was a beast among beasts. I had no heart, no room for love. No room for a mate. Why didn’t I just reject her? That’s a great question. Her scent was the most alluring thing I’d ever smelt, those eyes of hers, so unique and yet she hid them from everyone. I couldn’t get her sweet voice out of my head.
I punched the tree nearest me. I needed to see her. Dominic said we should wait until the Summit, but I needed to see her now. I was just outside her pack territory, I could smell her sweet scent. My eyes found her, walking with her Beta and some other she-wolf. I didn’t like how close she was to her Beta. I could smell him all over her, not intimate, but damn he sure did spend a lot of time around her. I wanted that to be me.
Things happened so fast and before I knew it, I was coming out of the shadows, watching her face. She was terrified. I’d known for a minute she knew I was here, but I was hoping she wouldn’t act like this.
“We just wanted to see how our favorite Alpha was doing. “ I could hear Dominic saying to the three.
“Dominic, stop teasing.” I said with a slight amused tone.
“Sorry, alpha. It’s just so hard with how delicious she looks.” He bowed his head slightly, but his eyes didn’t leave her.
Her Beta growled, which made my pack growl.
“We aren’t here to cause trouble….this time. Just to warn you. We’re still here. We can take this pack at any point. We can take you at any point. “ I don’t know why I said those words. They weren’t what I wanted to say. I wanted to beg her to come back. To love me, and only me. But hearing the whimper that came from her, my heart dropped. She wasn’t taking me back, not willingly. And with that, we vanished. Thanks to a few witches we had on hand we didn’t leave a single trail.
I was so angry with myself for days. Dominic tried to snap me out of it by attacking smaller packs and stealing some of their women. I couldn’t deny the fact that they were delicious. It seemed to calm me down enough to get a clear mind and figure out my next move. The Summit.
I knew she would be at the Summit. She’s a f*****g Alpha after all. Why did I ever question her strength? Why didn’t I just see her for who she was? My mate. My beautiful beautiful mate. I would win her back, I don’t care what it took.
I had some of my wolves circle the grounds of the Summit. I knew when she arrived, what she wore, gods did she look amazing. I even knew when she went back to that man’s lodge. He wasn’t in the picture before. They hadn’t mated, I knew that as well. I could smell it. It was a perfect time to pop into the scene.
They would be talking about us in the meeting, what a better time to show up. I smelt her before I saw her, causing a small smirk to appear, but my eyes went black as soon as they landed on her sweet face. She was sitting in that man’s lap.
“I’m so hurt I wasn’t invited to this little meeting of the Alpha’s. It’s rude and insulting.” I commented, acting surprised and hurt.
“As far as the Rouges go, we only want one thing. “ I turned and locked eyes with Bailey, who I could see stiffen. “And she’s right there.” I pointed at her and I swear I heard her whimper. She was still afraid of me.
“Over my dead body, Rouge.” The man holding her spat out, which I believe was actually his wolf speaking. How cute.
“Oh my dear boy. That’s the plan.” I said, my eyes never left them, my voice was stern and cold and to the point.
I could tell Bailey was different. She seemed more confident, and not so afraid as she did the last time I saw her with just her Beta and the other woman.
“I swear, Luther, if you or Dominic or anyone from your pack, touch a single HAIR on his head, you’re going to be begging for death.” She found her voice, and I was surprised at what came out. I don’t think I could hid the shock, and amusement in my eyes.
“Princess, you still belong to me. I will still have what is MINE.” I stated, watching her closely. I noticed she seemed to be mind-linking someone and I noticed again that it was the man holding her. I growled, causing Dominic to growl. I had forgotten he too was obsessed with my mate. I didn’t mind sharing her with him. But only him.
“You need to let go of her before something happens you can’t control. “ I warned, holding back my wolf as much as possible. That caused six wolves behind them to growl, plus the growl that came from the man holding her. “I just want what is MINE. Then we can go and you all can just continue whatever this is. “ I said motioning to everyone in the room.
“Luther, you will never have me. I rejected you. After six moths of abuse, and pain, I found away to escape. I didn’t think I had a second chance, I’ve always believed in the Moon Goddess, but she messed up this time. Thankfully, she noticed, and she fixed the problem, giving me a second chance mate. “ Her words were cutting deep, and my heart was shattering. “I don’t need you anymore, don’t you get it? You had your chance and you destroyed it and me. I will not let you do it again. “
No. No. This couldn’t be right. She couldn’t have another mate. I was it. Only me!
“I will get you to change your mind. You were mine first, and you will be mine last. “ With that, I turned and left the room. I needed to run. I needed air. She was going to be mine, even if I died trying.