BETA'S FATE

Chapter 4

Pearl's POV

I eye Edward and he is smirking at me. He throws a punch at me and that hurt like a son of a b***h. I take few seconds before taking my defending stance again and wait for him to throw another punch at me.

And when he does, I surprise him by twisting his arm and kicking him on his leg making him stumble and fall down.

The crowd goes crazy watching Edward and I fight. We both fight for one hour till I finally hit on his weak point. I put him in head lock and take him from behind making him fall on his knees and throw his hands in surrender.

I smirk and release him. Taking a step back I see everyone clapping and cheering. I give Edward a hand and he takes it standing up. The cheers and claps die down soon.

Once I get out of the ring, Ryan and Selena prepare themselves to get in. Today is the fight day and we fight with our opponents to determine the strongest of all. Sometimes it's Ryan, sometimes it's Nova and sometimes it's me. So once in a while we don't compete. And Selena wins most followed by Edward. I guess power and strength run in blood of the rankers. Now I see how the rank system evolved in the first place.

I sit in my chair and take a sip of water from my bottle. I watch Ryan and Selena and get into the ring and just look at each other with smile. Ryan and I surely are close, but his bond with Selena is something else.

"If I am not pregnant and if I could fight like that, I would be more than ready to kick his ass" Nova whispers and I chuckle.

Before I tell her something, I take in the scent of pine and sandalwood. I know he is here. Mist is going crazy already and I am trying my best to not search the crowd for him.

But I just notice him sit beside me just few seconds later. I don't even look at him. I can feel his presence. I can sense my wolf going crazy. And she is screaming that his wolf is the same too. But I still don't see him.

Ryan and Selena start fighting and the crowd is already cheering for them. We all know Ryan is going to win but Selena will not get down until she gives him a really good fight.

"Good morning" I hear his voice but I act like I did not hear him.

"Hey Pea!" He says and that name is really getting on my nerves.

"Oh! Forest fairy, it's you!!" I fake my smile but his smirk says he got my point.

"It's noisy in here, take a walk with me?" He asks and I shake my head as no.

"Come on! You say this is noisy?? I say this is fight day!! A really important day for us. I cannot leave until this is finished. I am staying down for today. So I am not free until this fight is done" I say and he nods.

I get back to watching Ryan and Selena fighting fiercely. They both are even cracking jokes here and there and pull away from each other's grips because they are too busy laughing.

Nova and I make comments here and there asking them to take this seriously. Mist is busy talking to his wolf and it is starting to become a head ache.

"I am done waiting" the green eyed man huffs and stands up.

Before I can protest or call him back, he is in the ring again. He runs before he gives time for Ryan or Selena to process his presence over there.

And he punches Ryan once making him fall on the ground. He looks at Selena for a second but when she raises her hand taking the initiative, he grabs the back of her neck pulling her to him. And he lifts her up in the air and makes her land on her knees. Her hands in air, he releases her with the surrender.

By this time Ryan is on his feet again and now both the Alphas are standing there face to face. The crowd is going wild. Ryan looks at Nova while he looks at me.

Nova and I look at each other and while we are just staring, the crowd goes much more wild and I see they are already fighting.

And boy now I see why he is considered the Alpha to the strongest pack. Sure Ryan is giving him tough competition but we can all see who has the upper hand here.

The fight is done in just ten minutes and this fellow won. But Ryan and he are still smiling. And I also remember him calling Ryan his favourite lad. So I see they both share good friendship which is exactly why they are not taking this personally. The crowd is screaming at the top of their lungs and clapping really hard.

He walks straight to me and stands before me. And with this, all the cheers and claps die down. Everyone's eyes are me. On us.

"Now that the fight is done and you have your winner, can we take a walk?" He asks and I hear surprised gasps from most of people.

"Did you really have to do that?" I scoff at him and stand up.

I don't want to make a scene. If he wants me to join him for a walk, then I will f*****g walk and get this done with. I notice him follow me. I am mad right now.

A minute later, he walks beside me. And another minute later he moves a little closer to me. I stop walking and he does too. I just glare at him but he is still smiling. I hate how he is smiling right now.

"I am mad at you right now. I hope you remember that before this" I say.

"Before what?" He asks and he is really getting on my nerves.

"This!!!" I almost scream pointing the three inch gap between us but he looks like he doesn't care right now.

"So you have problem with this three inch gap between us?" He asks and I nod.

"Let me get rid of it then" he whispers and takes another step closer.

His arm touching mine and all I can feel right now are the sparks. It makes my head feel light and my heart pound. I look at him and he is enjoying the sparks too. I wish I can say something but it is only getting harder.

It really took me lot of efforts to pull away from him. And something feels missing and void without the sparks.

He takes another step closer to me again and he places both his hands on my shoulders. We are standing face to face and I stare into his green eyes that reminds me of the green forest.

"Tell me you don't feel what I feel" he says.

I want to tell him that I don't feel what he is talking about. But I understand what he is trying to say. Because I feel all of it. I feel this matebond pulling me towards him. I can feel our wolves going crazy as they try surfacing.

I am already fighting with Mist and I see he is doing it too. His eyes are changing colours. From green to black and black to green. And I know I must be doing something similar too.

"Mist! What is wrong with you?" I scream at her.

" I don't know about you but I cannot resist the matebond! You should know what the matebond does to the wolf side. I cannot do anything about it" she screams back.

The wolf side is the real side of us. Our wolves are reflections of the human side deep down. Sometimes people walk around saying their wolf is arrogant and is rude, but that is how the person is deep down. They just mask it.

Also, the wolf side is closer to moon Goddess. She created this whole mate bond thing so the wolves can bond with each other too. The human sides are capable of finding love wherever they go but for wolves, it's once in their lifetime. My wolf is just blessed to have it second time.

But too bad, my human side doesn't think of it as a blessing.

"Pearl" he whispers and I look at him again.

"I know. I know why you are hesitant about all of this. I don't know what it means to be rejected. Because you are my first shot of happiness. My first chance mate. And if this doesn't work out and we end up rejecting each other, I don't know if there will be a second chance. Because of everyone you know how rare it is" he says.

"I know it's too soon to tell you this but I like you" he says again and I don't feel my lungs for a moment. I feel like I cannot breathe.

"I come from a different pack. I am an Alpha there. And without a Luna and a heir, we are doomed" he whispers and I know what he is talking about.

But all I can focus on is my own heart. I am really not in a position where I can trust anyone anymore. This pack has been the best in giving me shelter despite knowing where I came from.

"I am sorry" I whisper.

"No. No. No don't say that already" he says.

"But I don't have anything to say. I am sorry I .. I really cannot do this" I say and turn around.

I walk home without turning back. I can feel Mist taking this harder than it did with Micah. I know she needs a release so I give her exactly that.

We both reach the borders and I don't care about my clothes. I give Mist the control and in a minute, I see us standing on four paws. I close my eyes and give the entire control to her.

I sigh and cry alone. For minutes and minutes while Mist is running around the pack just along the borders. Along the borders is the longest run and I chose this on purpose.

I don't know why my mom chose to keep me. I don't understand why Maxwell never treated me as his sister. It is unfair that I got rejected by Micah that too because he was already in love with my then best friend Emma. After years I fell in love again. Trevor was with me when I was at rock bottom of my life. He lifted my hopes up and I was deep in love with him before I came to know that it was all a lie.

I lost Trevor too. But the only good thing that ever came out of my awful past is Vincent. That kid lights up my life. I must say that today, I am alive because of him.

I don't have anything against this green eyed freak. It's just that.. he is my mate and if I let my guard down even for a second, the matebond is going to creep in. And before we both know, we would be controlled by it.

He is an Alpha. Alpha to the strongest pack. He can get any girl he want. So if we mutually decide that this should end, it will only save us both from a heartbreak.

I cannot just reject him. Because the rejection is a two way thing. I should reject him first and he should accept it. Then he should reject me while I should accept. So even if one of us don't want it, it doesn't work.

I can understand him. I am his first chance mate! I don't understand the games of Moon Goddess. She paired someone like me as a first chance mate to someone like him?

"Pearl! Look!!!" Mist screams and I open my eyes.

We are at the lake and I did not notice this till now. And I finally look to the direction Mist want me to look at. I see a large Grey wolf run towards us.

"That's Alan!" She screams again.

Alan. His wolf. I remember him telling me about his wolf yesterday.

"And for how long are you going to address him as him or Forest Fairy or Green eyed freak? His name is Conrad. Calling him by his name won't do any harm" Mist says but I just push her aside.

Mist runs towards Alan. And they both meet each other halfway. They play with each other and snuggle closer. I see how emotionally invested both of them are because of the matebond.

Mist was never this way with Trevor's wolf. She felt infatuated at one point for sure, but this what I am seeing right now is something else.

Alan and Mist howl together and drink water from the lake together. I know that deep down inside Alan's head, he must be watching this just like me.

I have no idea how to make this rejection happen. But I only know that I need to do it to save myself from a heartbreak. Not because I hate him.

I have no reason to hate him. And I am not saying this because of the matebond. I genuinely feel it.