Rejected by the Beta, Claimed by the Alpha

Chapter 5

Liliac's dad (James) POV

"What do I do Amanda?!"

I look up at the sky with so many questions. I know my wife; my mate is looking down right

now and I wish nothing more than for her to be here. She'd know how to handle this.

I've done my best to raise Lilac and I love her more than anything in this world. She's my baby

girl after all.

But what do you do when your daughter is... Special?

Lilac is more gifted in many areas than most wolves, but in other areas, she falls behind. Like

with running, she's the slowest in the pack and can only outrun the children!

It wouldn't be a problem if we weren't constantly on the brink of war, but if something happens I

need her to run to safety. I wasn't able to protect her mother, but I'll be damned of I don't make

sure she's safe.

Yesterday in training she ended up knocking a guy out, which is great. It just wasn't the point of

the exercise. I know sometimes she feels embarrassed or shy about how small she is or how slow

she runs, but it's necessary for her to learn.

How can I teach her when she breaks the rules like that!?

After our argument, I send her up to her room, but her final words have hung in my mind all

night.

"I won't be putting up with this for much longer. I'm done with this! I'll find my mate and he can

take me far away from here! I'll never have to see you again!"

The shock of those words hit me so hard I was unable to speak or even move. My baby wants to

leave and never come back. The thought of driving her away and having the one light in my life

hate me causes wet tears to fall down my cheeks.

"I can't lose her. She's our daughter Amanda! I won't lose her too!"

I sob on the porch until I'm out of tears and then I wipe my face.

Lilac is sixteen today and she may or may not find her mate.

Maybe I was too harsh yesterday.

She's just a girl.

If I want to have her run to me when she's having problems or continue to even talk to me, I need

to step it up.

I need to do better.

With this in mind, I take a deep breath and make my way up the stairs. She didn't want dinner

last night and I was too chicken to ask about breakfast, but now it's lunch and she's gone far too

long without eating.

I need my baby to stay healthy enough for training.

Coming to a stop outside her door, I knock lightly. Not hearing an answer, I figure she's asleep,

so let myself in.

As usual, she lays in a small lump under the covers and is invisible beneath the covers.

For a werewolf, she Always is pretty cold blooded.

"Little Wolf," I say lightly sitting on the edge of the bed. "Please talk to me."

Getting no response again, I put my hand over the cover only for the bump to fall inwards.

Air.

Ripping the covers off the bed, I growl ferociously.

She's not here!

A million thoughts run through my head, but only one is prominent enough to go off of:

FIND HER. PROTECT HER.

Lilac’s POV

"You're my mate?"

Jackson practically spits the words out and I frown deeply, despite my semi-drunken state. Fate

is cruel. Everyone in the booth looks back and forth between us with wide eyes. They all know

how much I despise him.

Jackson growls at my lack of response and pushes Reece out of the way to grab my arm and

yank me out of the booth.

"This way," he says harshly into my ear while leading me towards the back.

I wiggle out of his grip and back up when we approach the only destination possible.

"I'm not going in the men's room," I say with disgust.

The mood goddess only knows what happens in there.

Jackson reaches back and pulls me in, shutting the door forcefully behind us. I cringe at the smell

and refuse to look at the strange urinals.

"So, it looks like you should've just gone out with me when you had the chance."

Though his tone is teasing, I don't like it. It sounds like he's talking down to me.

"Why? So, you could throw me away and sleep around some more?" I retort.

How the hell did I end up with a man w***e for a mate?!

Jackson growls roughly and waves my words aside. Everyone knows it's true.

"But now I have you, Lilac. From now on, you get to be my own personal slut," he says pressing

me against the counter.

I lean my head backwards to avoid his lips, but when his hand grabs my hair, I'm forced to stay

in place.

I whimper slightly at the force of Jackson's bruising kiss, but it doesn't stop him. Despite the

Sparks from the mate bond, it's hard to find this pleasurable and I can't keep even move lips.

Why is he so rough? His hands jerk the bottom of my dress up to my waist he takes advantage of

my gasp. With his tongue now roaming my mouth, I try to swat his hands away from my

underwear while he grabs at it manically.

Hearing fabric tear, I panic and bite his tongue abruptly.

Getting the desired reaction, Jackson backs away with a small Yelp and covers his mouth with

his hand.

"What the hell Lilac?!"

I pull my dress down to cover my bare body and wipe my mouth with my hand.

"I'm not sleeping with you on our first outing, much less in a bathroom!"

Jackson's face contorts to one of anger and he clenches his fist at his sides.

"Do you not know what a mate is? You are MINE and you WILL have s*x with me!"

I shake my head and back away towards the door. How is this even...

"Come here!"

I scream and turn away, grabbing the handle to the door as Jackson grips my waist and lifts me

off the floor.

"No! Get off me!"

I struggle and let my tears of absolute terror fall while I refuse to let go of the metal handle.

"Get off! Get off!"

My struggling does no good as he continues to pull, but not a minute later I see Leeland come

barreling through the open door.

"You little fucker," he growls to his future beta.

My feet land on the ground again, but I still refuse to let the handle go.

Then Leeland goes to town. His fist swings back on Jackson's face, causing a spray of blood to

coat the white wall to the side of them.

"Don't ever touch her like that!"

With a final punch to the throat, Jackson drops down on his ass and gasps heavily for air while

Reece sees me and embraces me in a hug.

"Fine," Jackson coughs.

"You know what? She can't full fill the one duty of a real mate, so I don't need her anyway. I

Jackson Carson, reject you Lilac Nortstrom for being a f*****g prude!"

All the air leaves my lungs at his words and a sharp pang takes over my chest.

Re-re-rejec-rejected?

Rejected.

All mouths in witness gape and I let go of the door with my limp hands.

"I accept your rejection," I say in the softest voice I've ever spoken in. I just don't have the

energy or even the strength to speak up anymore.

As I shrug off my friends and loose them by weaving through the Dance floor, I let a sob escape

me.

Stepping outside into the cool night air, I wonder how this could even happen.

How did I get such a terrible mate? How could I get rejected? Why me?

That isn't even the worst part. Jackson was going to force himself on me and if it weren't for

Leeland, I'd have lost the one thing I've been saving.

Now I'm mateless.

I'm a reject.

I wipe at my tears and look at my hand to see the dark black smears from my eyeliner coming

off. I must look like hell right now. It's suiting actually, because I feel like it.

"LILAC!"

My body tenses hearing the furious sound of my father's voice. He found me. Normally I would

be embarrassed or scared that I've been caught, but nothing could possibly make tonight worse

than it is.

Turning around to see my father storming towards me in a rage, I watch as he stops in his tracks.

His face falls and turns to a sheet of white when he sees me and I can't help but let out a sob.

"Dad," I whisper knowing he can hear me and I run to him.

I barrel into his open arms and let out all the sorrow I feel from my heart tearing in two.

Who would've thought that meeting my mate would be traumatic?