After Your Rejection

Chapter 15 Revelation

Alexis

I drag Damian into the apartment where we are staying and point my index finger at him. 'Shut your mouth Damian, my parents don't need to know. I don't need more trouble.'

'It just slipped.'

'Better not slip next time, or else…'

'Yeah, yeah, everybody wants to beat my ass today. I get it. Now, if you excuse me, I have work to do.'

'Why do I have a feeling I won't like what you are planning, Dame?' Finn asks while entering the room.

'Oh, you will like it just fine. I'm going to c*ckblock Axel. You should thank me later.'

'Are you for real right now? He waited for more than one year for Freya. Even longer for his fated mate. You can't do that to him.' I tell him furiously.

'He can wait longer. It's going to be so much fun.' Damian shrugs and leaves the room.

'Or a bloodbath when Axel gets livid.' Finn states.

'Whatever. Bye suckers.' And with that, he's out of our sight.

'Pick whatever bed you want. I bet Damian won't need any, he'll be staying in hospital tonight.' Finn turns to me.

'Finn, what is it?'

'Nothing Alexis, just leave it be.'

'No Finn, I know something is bothering you. I know you, you're bottling it up and not talking to anyone. So, spill the beans, I'm listening.' Finn looks at me and then sighs.

'I've met my mate.' Finn says with a scowl.

'That's awesome… or it's not.' I add when I see the look on his face.

'She's older than me and I don't think it could work.'

'It doesn't matter if she is a few years older than you.'

'She's more than 100 years old, Alexis.' Finn says with a raised eyebrow.

'She's a vampire.' I say it as a statement, not a question.

'She's a vampire.' Finn says and covers his face with both of his hands.

'Does she know she is your mate?'

'I told her. She can feel the pull, too.'

'Tell me everything.' I encourage him.

'I met her near our pack when I was driving back from Connance. I smelt her and stopped the car. She was standing near a tree in the nearby forest. She was like from another universe. You should have seen her. I approached her. I couldn't resist. It was like my body was moving on its own. I kissed her and she kissed me back. And then it hit me. She was a vampire. I have a vampire as a mate. It was like a cold shower. I told her that I couldn't be with her, that we were different, and it wouldn't work. And I left and never saw her again… I hated myself after that. Alexis, I can't stop thinking about her. I tried everything. I can't be intimate with anybody after her, nothing is satisfying anymore. I can't stop thinking about her lips on my mouth, about her sweet moans. Her cold touch was the best thing I've ever felt. I can't stop thinking about having her in my embrace again. I'm losing my mind completely. I don't know what to do. She's a freaking vampire!' Finn looks like he's on the verge of losing his sh*t.

'Did you reject her?'

'No, I didn't think about it back then. And now it's pointless since I haven't met her again. I tried hard to find her.'

'Good. Finn, don't you dare reject her! If you can't stop thinking about her after one kiss, then she's the right one for you. You're not the type to fall for any girl, but look at you, just one kiss and you are done with other girls. It doesn't matter if she is a vampire. Maybe it's the perfect opportunity for your pack to open to other species and welcome them with open arms. Once you told me that you wanted to change the way your pack treated other packs and other species. The Moon Goddess gave her to you, because you are strong enough to take a different path than your ancestors did. Please, Finn, don't throw this opportunity away, don't throw your mate away. You'll regret it, trust me. I know firsthand how it feels to reject your mate.'

'You've met your mate? And you rejected him? Why? What happened?'

'He didn't want me. He knew I was his mate for at least two years and never told me. Never even tried to have some kind of relationship with me. I know basically nothing about him, except for what my Dad told me about him, and we've seen each other constantly. He was close when I shifted for the first time, but he wasn't there for me. He was in his room, hiding from me. And the next day he tried to go back to his pack before I had a chance to talk to him. Axel stopped him, and he just told me some sh*t, and I became angry and rejected him.'

'Who is he?'

'It doesn't matter.'

'Alexis, who is he?' Finn asks sternly.

'It's Sebastian. Alpha Sebastian.'

'Are you kidding me? Do your parents know?'

'Nobody knows, only Axel. That's why I moved to Connance, I needed to get away from everything and start over again.'

'Are you sure he didn't want you? Did he tell you that?'

'He didn't tell me per se, but he knew, and he didn't want me to find out. Why would he hide in his room and try to sneak out of our pack? He didn't even acknowledge we were mates!'

'Maybe he had his reasons. Did you give him a chance to explain? You are asking me not to reject my mate, but did you have a good reason to do so?'

'Exactly, Finn. Don't you think I regret being so hot-headed and harsh back then? There are so many what ifs that are constantly running through my head. Please, don't make the same mistake I made.'

'Maybe you should try to talk to him and sort things out.' Finn suggests.

'What's done is done, I can't change what happened.'

'No, but you can still change the future.'

'I will think about it.'

'Come here.' Finn says and hugs me. 'Sometimes you are too proud, you know that? Don't let your pride ruin the good things in your life, Alexis. And don't worry, your secret is my secret.'