After Your Rejection

Chapter 21 The Rogue Attack

Alexis

I can't believe I was attacked. Thank Goddess Nathan could hear me calling, or else…

'Are you hurt, sis? What happened?' Axel asks me while gently stroking my head. I can't stop crying. How could he be there? I left him in Greenville. He was supposed to go back to Connance. I f*cked up badly. I can't go back to my dormitory after what happened.

'Nate, what happened?' Axel asks.

'I received a call from Alexis. When I picked it up, there was only screaming and distant growls. I knew something had happened to her, so I grabbed all the warriors that were nearby and we ran here. I located her through her phone. When we arrived, we found her car overturned, and she was nowhere to be seen. We followed her scent and found her in the forest. Two rogues were attacking her while two others were waiting nearby. Before we could come to Alexis's rescue, a huge black wolf emerged from the forest and threw the rogues away from Alexis. They were dead on the spot. The other two started to run away, but our warriors caught them and dealt with them. The black wolf ran away as well. Alpha Sebastian's warriors are still chasing him. Alpha, I think… About the black wolf...' Nate doesn't need to finish the sentence, they all know who the black beast is. I know it now, too.

'Alexis, I need you to answer a few of my questions. I know you are in shock, but I really need to know something.' Dad looks at me with worry written all over his face. I nod my head, indicating he can ask questions. I know what he wants to know.

'So first, can you tell us what happened before the attack? Why is your car overturned?' Dad asks me. I take a deep breath and turn to him, still holding onto Axel tightly. I need to know I'm safe for now, and his embrace can provide me with that comfort.

'I was driving back to the Blue Moon Pack like you told me. A man walked straight into my path. I turned the steering wheel, and the car spun and hit a tree. When I exited the car, the man was nowhere to be seen. I sought for him, and then I heard growls and spotted four rogues in their wolf forms. I called Nathan. I was about to text him back before the accident. I tried to run, but they were faster than me. I dropped my phone when they caught me. And you already know the rest.' I tell them my part of the story. Not everything, but I bet we will get to the best part. Dad won't let this go.

'Why didn't you shift and fight them? You should run to the pack, not in the opposite direction.' Axel points out. I know I did the stupidest things by running to the woods, but I thought I could find a place to hide. I knew I wouldn't make it to the pack in time. I hoped I could climb up a tree and wait for help.

'Why didn't you mind-link me or Axel? We could have been there sooner to protect you.' Dad tells me. Fresh tears are rolling down my cheeks again. I'm desperately trying to hold them at bay, but I'm overwhelmed by everything that happened today. I look on the ground, trying to find a way to tell them.

'Alexis, answer me, please. You didn't shift. Why? From the look of it, you aren't healing either.' Dad is pleading with me now. I can hear the desperation in his voice. This is the side of him reserved only for us, his family. The soft side. For every other wolf, he's a strong, sometimes ruthless, but always fair Alpha. He never pleads with anybody except for Mum and me. He needs to know the reason why I didn't shift. Now that I know who Seth is, I need protection. I brace myself for the worst. Because that's what's coming. They are all waiting for me to answer Dad's questions, holding their breaths. I think they already know the answer.

'Because I couldn't. I can't shift anymore.' I close my eyes. I don't want to see their pitiful looks.

'Since...?' Alpha Sebastian starts with a broken voice. I don't dare to look at him, to look into his eyes.

'Since the rejection. I didn't feel my wolf from the moment I rejected Alpha Sebastian.' I say quietly. I hear several gasps and what-the-f*cks. A werewolf without a wolf is something that no one wants to experience, not even imagine. It's like somebody ripped out half of your mind and body. A werewolf can't exist without its wolf. Sooner or later, they fall into depression, some even kill themselves. I'm trying every day not to succumb to the pain I'm experiencing. That's what Seth helped me with. He knows bits and pieces of what I went through, and he knows I rejected my mate. He knows about my suffering, and he helped me through a lot. A lot of bad days, worse days and the worst days. He helped me every time I thought about doing something reckless.

'Alexis, why didn't you tell me? I didn't know... I mean, my wolf knows something was off with you, but this...' Axel is looking at me like he is seeing me for the first time.

'I didn't know at first. I thought she would appear someday… When she didn't, I accepted that I'm more like a human now. I don't belong here, in a pack, anymore. And that's why I live with humans. Coming here was a mistake.' I whisper. I'm not able to talk anymore, but we aren't done yet.

'We will talk about your security later. There's one more question to which I need your answer. Did you know the wolf that saved you?' Dad asks me. I can't lie to him, but saying the truth is too painful right now. Not just because Seth lied to me, but because Dad will be even more disappointed with me.

'I do... His name is Seth. He's the guy I'm seeing. I was seeing. He told me he was a lone wolf. I met him at a party like three months ago. I was with him when Axel called. I left him at a hotel in a nearby town and drove back to the Blue Moon Pack. I don't know how he got here so fast. But still, I'm thankful he came, because he saved me.' I tell him honestly. I've never seen Seth shifting or his wolf, but the moment he threw the rogues from me and looked into my eyes, I was sure it was him. I look at Alpha Sebastian who has a pained expression on his face. I bet they already put two and two together, too, and know the whole truth.

'I need to be sure. Do you have, by any chance, a photo of him?' Alpha Sebastian asks me. He was just the observer before, but of course, he needs to be sure about me being with his brother.

'I have one… But I bet nobody will like it.' I say with a shrug.

'Just show me!' Dad says impatiently.

'My phone is still somewhere in the grass.' I point out. Alpha Sebastian orders his warriors to look for my phone. When Donovan, his Gamma, hands it to me, I scroll through my gallery until I find the right picture. More tears are threatening to fall from my eyes when I see us in the picture. We were happy. Seth and I were lying in bed, me on his chest, my hair a huge mess, and Seth was having his hand encircled around my naked breasts. I was laughing at something he said. When he suggested we take a picture together, I looked at the camera and grinned from ear to ear. Seth was just looking at me with a sweet little smile on his lips. He has never taken a picture with me before this one, always finding excuses why. I now know why.

'F*cking hell! It's my brother.' Sebastian curses and hits the air. I've never heard him curse. I'm left with my mouth open. I already figured Seth was Sebastian's older brother, the previous Alpha. Sebastian challenged him for the Alpha position and Seth lost. He was banished from the pack. I was seeing and having s*x with my ex-mate's brother. F*cking awesome! At that moment, I lost it. I start laughing uncontrollably.

'That's not funny, Alexis!' Dad scolds me. I don't know if he already knows that Alpha Sebastian was my mate, or if it's still a secret.

'No, it's f*cking hilarious if you know the whole story.' I tell him despite knowing he is right. That's not funny at all. But laughing is a better option than crying for me.