Chapter 2 I accept your rejection!
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"Don't dare to come around me again! Am I clear?" Once again, that angry voice appeared more clearly in my mind.
The fog in front of my eyes seemed to be pierced by this voice, and I opened my eyes to see the handsome face of my previous mate, Ryder Clayton.
But he seemed to be very unpleasant to see me, and his eyes could almost kill me.
But I'm already dead, aren't I? Maybe he's here for my funeral. He definitely came to laugh at my stupidity because I acted stupidly in front of him in order to make him hate me and then reject me. He would surely reject me since I flirted with other men in front of him.
Successfully, he vowed never to let me set foot on his pack. But look how dumb I was, I rejected my MATE and chose a killer to be my next mate, so I got my entire family killed during the ritual.
I was still surprised by Ryder's presence. I pinched his cheek hard. Damn it! Why was his face so hot? Dead people can't feel the temperature, can they?
"f**k! You really think I'm kidding you?" Ryder Clayton angrily pushed me to the ground.
Ouch! Staring at him in anger, I was confused why was he so rude to me. I was already pathetic, my parents were killed by my new mate, and my previous mate was so cruel and heartless.
It was Hannah who was telling me every day what a cruel person Ryder was, so I vowed that I would never be such a cruel werewolf's mate.
But why once again I felt the pain. I believe the dead won't feel anything. And as my eyes rested on the mirror behind Ryder, electricity crawled up my spine and I understood everything instantly.
I had indeed been reborn! It was real!
That red dress was the proof! Hannah told me to wear the dress to make Ryder hate me because he hates women wearing revealing clothes, and this dress happened to expose my legs fully.
"Put this on! Then your cold mate will absolutely loathe you and soon he would reject you!"
"So you can be with Mark forever."
Hannah sounded like she was supporting me, and I was always kept from the truth, which later led me to the tragedy.
I clenched my fists, my chest filled with rage, I remembered Ryder's anger when he saw me. His stare looked exactly the same as that in my previous life. I had to clench my teeth to keep myself calm.
To verify all this, I pinched my thigh again, and it hurt! That's right! I was reborn, the Moon Goddess didn't lie to me, she gave me the chance to come back to life! And that was before Ryder Clayton completely severed our bond. But today was a crucial day when he had worse impression on me, since I dressed like a b***h.
I felt my hands shaking, which caused by my anger. I forced myself to stay calm. I needed to grab Ryder Clayton and get him on my side so that I could better perform my vengeance.
I had to put Mark's and Hannah's corpses at the entrance of my pack to grieve over my family's death.
But I can't do that now. I had to deal with Ryder Clayton's anger and figured out how to convince him to be on my side.
"Wait! I accept your rejection."
"What do you mean?" Ryder Clayton's eyebrows lowered; he must have been surprised at my change of heart.
I looked at him and said seriously, "Yes, you heard me right, I can accept your rejection, but not right now." Before I saw his face turn black, I continued, "I have no more interest in the mate thing, but I needed the bond between us now, just like you also need our bond, don't you? I know you think a mate is a hassle, and you are strong enough to handle any moments of weakness that come without having a mate. But your parents don't think so--they think Luna is necessary for the stability of a pack, and you can't deny them, which was always pestering you. Am I right?"
Ryder's expression didn't soften with my words, and I clenched my fists, I still had to convince him.
"That is, I mean, we could cooperate that we could claim each other as mates, except for the official Mark thing."
"One year!" I put up a finger and continued. "I only need a year, I will not go back on my word, I will definitely accept your rejection, and you don't need to do anything, all you need to do is not deny our mateship."
Ryder let out a cold laugh. "What makes you think I would believe the terms of a w***e who has been pestering me after six months?"
I was enraged by his attitude and I couldn't stand the fact that he kept calling me a w***e. I said angrily, "You should believe that! Or do you really think I'm the kind of she-wolf who is interested in your big c**k?"
Before he tried to choke me again, I added, "My mate cheated on me and I'm not interested in any relationship right now, in fact, I'm already planning to remain single always, which is why I offered the deal."
"Done? " Ryder stepped closer to me, his mate's scent seeping more strongly into my nostrils, and I could clearly feel the pull of the bond between us as he lowered his head closer to my ear.
Was he trying to Mark me? I was considering whether to accept it when his cold voice rang out. "If you think you can gain my sympathy by telling your sad story, then I'm warning you for the last time. Even if I'm f*****g acting, I would not choose a stupid woman like you."
"Then reject me, Alpha Ryder! If you don't want to see me again, then initiate a vow of rejection and I promise I will accept it." Only the more powerful werewolf has the right to initiate the rejection to the mateship, which was also the reason why I wanted Ryder to disgust me before, because I couldn't do it.
I looked at him stubbornly, waiting for the pain caused by sever of the bond. If he didn't want me then there was no point in wasting time here.
I would find another way.
But Ryder became angrier, and I saw his chest rise and fall faster and faster as he slammed his fist into the glass mirror behind me. He gritted his teeth, "You think I'm a puppet you can manipulate at will, huh? Wake up, Eden Rae, I can't stand you for one second now. If it weren't for your father's sake, I'd show you what it's like to die."
With that, he stopped looking at me and left the room.
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I looked at Ryder's cold back as he left, I collapsed to the floor, I failed, I looked at my wretched self in the mirror, and the pain swept over me again like a storm.
Why? The moon goddess gave me a second chance, but still let me suffer the exact same end, maybe I should give up?
"No! The fact that the Moon Goddess gave us a second chance to come back to life proves that she has not given up on us! We still have a chance to turn around." My wolf awakened and said firmly.
"Yes, at least we have the power to make predictions." I said to my wolf.
My phone suddenly rang and I saw the name on the screen that made me gnash my teeth.
Hannah!
Just the person I need to strangle.
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