My Second Chance Mate

Chapter 7: Unwarranted Request

I repeated like 100 times in my mind that I will talk some sense to him and convince him to be mine. I wore a shirt and trousers, Sam had got me. I didn't go to my home, I wanted to sort out this asap. I wanted Alka back. I tried talking to her saying 'We will talk to him', she stirred at some point, assuring me she was there with me. I was healing at a slow pace none the less, I was healing. I know, this talk will be difficult for me. I am not sure what the outcome will be. I am just hoping that I wouldn't listen to the word 'reject' ever in my life.

I want to know what I did to him, what's wrong with me? Am I not up to his liking? I don't have a good height and weight, I know that. My height is 5'4 and I am 52 kgs. I don't have a figure that Quincy has. Kate tells me 'I am beautiful' , maybe she is telling me just for the sake of it, but whatever, I still want to know from him. Is it only my looks or something else? What makes him think that I don't deserve him?

I am worried sick, my aunt has her mate, Sam too. What about me? If he rejects me, who is there for me? There are pack members who don't have mates for some or the other reason, but I have always stayed with the people I loved. I want to be loved and cared for. I can't stay alone, die alone. Second chance mates were very rare , maybe 1 in 1000. I don't even want to think about that because I don't remember anybody saying that they have found one.

As the packhouse comes to my view, my heart beats faster, I slow down my pace. Can I do this? I question myself. Atleast now I know he has not rejected me and I am alive. That's enough right? Why should I complicate things, what if he loses his mind and rejects me? I may die. I have heard that the rejection pain is too much to handle, it breaks the bond connected to our souls. What if Alka permanently leaves me. I can't handle. I may go mad for the rest of my life. What should I do? It's better I turn around and go back to home. Hmm..that's better I will leave before anyone sees me.

I turn around to leave when Alka snaps at me 'Dont be a coward. Let's face it and think positive. Today is a full moon, what if he accepts us and we mark?' 'I am not a coward, I was helping you.' I say and she replies 'right!'. I am angry towards her. How can she leave me all this time and now she is all hulk on me. She knows my thoughts, my feelings. Doesn't she? I felt alone, when she left me. 'I didn't leave you' she says, 'right!' I reply. I turn back to the pack house to see Quincy entering. I inhale and exhale a few times before entering the pack house to see my mate and Quincy holding his hand.

I see his fellow mates are all present, except Alpha. They all are looking at me. "Hi" I say but it comes out as a squeak. I clear my throat and turn to look at my mate and say "Can I speak to you?" But the reply comes from Quincy. I turn to my mate ignoring her, and say "Please".

"How dare you ignore me? Talk to me, when I am talking to you." she shouts. " I didn't come here to talk to you. I want to talk to my mate." I say looking back towards my mate, he seems amused. " So, stay out of it" I continue.

"Mate" she laughs like a hyena. Why he is not asking her to shut up? Who is she to interfere between us? "You have the nerve to think of becoming a beta female. " . "I don't need to think, I am already" I say looking at my mate to see his jaw clenched. Why is he angry? "Look at your pathetic self, I don't know how the goddess thought you deserve a high ranking mate. What good skills do you possess? Can you keep him happy in bed or should I help you?" Alka is fuming by now, she is on the surface to pounce and rip her heart out. Who does she think she is to question Goddess. " I have all the skills that you have, except for snatching and seducing others mate, you hoe" I shout angrily. We both are ready to pounce on each other, when my mate thinks it's a good time to talk and make his presence known.

"Shut up!" he shouts looking at me and continues "Don't talk to her like that" making my heart bleed.

I feel Alka whimpering. " I am marking her today" he announces surprising everyone. " and making her mine" he declares.

The finality in his tone stuck me like a chord. He is kidding right? How can he say something like that? "Why?" I scream at him marching towards him. He holds his hand to stop me and shove me little back. I stand there looking at them like a lost puppy. "What really?" Quincy questions at the same time, with so much adoration in her eyes and kisses him deeply. I was frozen again, my legs weak. I felt like if I move, I may fall and never get up. When they break their kiss, he turns to me "You wanted to know why right" his voice turns deadly "you are weak, pathetic. I want someone like Quincy to stand beside me. We are equal, our tastes match." he says pecking Quincy again. "Don't feel bad, I have a proposal for you" he pauses to look at my reaction, I stay still "You may be weak but you can satisfy my wolf, be my mistress" he says shattering my world. The respect he has for me was unbelievable. It irked me to no end so I did the one thing that came to my mind, I slapped him hard. In that instance, Alka was on high alert. She asked for the control, I gave her. Her eyes flashed golden making everyone aware that she is in control and she said " I Alka daughter of the moon goddess, reject you as my mate" she declares. "You think, you can reject me" he laughs, " You can't reject me. Only I can reject you" he shouts as I turn around and walk out of the pack house, dejected and heartbroken.