rejection 1
chapter 1
Leeann Black, get your but down here right now and eat your breakfast before it gets cold. My mom had said through the mindlink, sighing I knew I needed to get up,I had to train this morning. Being a top warrior can be a headache sometimes, but someone has to do it. I went to the bathroom to do my business and then showered. Dried off, then got dressed, I didn't have time to eat breakfast. I needed to get outside to train. I hurried into the kitchen, grabbed a muffin, and then started walking out the back door when my father stopped me,
“Young lady. You can sit down for a few minutes. We need to talk.” Rolling my eyes, I knew what this was about. This stupid freaking mating ball that was coming up. Last year, I got rejected because I was too strong, and he wanted a lady like Luna who took care of the pack house and his people. I accepted the rejection and went on with my business. No one knew about it. I never told anyone, not even my parents. I didn't want anyone feeling sorry for me. You see, I don't believe in the mate bond thing. I never did. My parents keep telling me I should cherish who the moon goddess gave me. It's the goddess gift to me. Well screw the moon goddess gift, I want to fall in love the old way. I want to get to know them and spend time with them. I want to know what he likes and doesn't like. I want to fall in love because I love them. And vice versa, I moved from the back door toward the dining table. Sitting down in one of the chairs. I picked at the muffin that was in my hand.
“What do you need to talk to me about? You know the trainer will make me run 100 laps if I'm late.” My father smirked at me, knowing I could run those laps easily.
“Before you go out there. It's our turn to host the mating ball this year, Lee. My father calls me that to shorten my name he just wanted to name me. Lee mom wanted to name me, and so they call me LeeAnn, sighing. I looked at me, dad. He had beautiful brown eyes. shoulder length brown hair that he wore in a ponytail. He's 6.1, and he's the alpha of the Silver Moon pack of 900 pack members. They don't all live in the pack house. We have houses, so e love in college dorms, but the colleges they live in belong to us. We own most of the buildings in this town, I never gloat about it, I work too. I looked over at my mother. She had green eyes and brown hair. She was about ,5.9 she might look ladylike, but if you mess with the pack, she will rip your head right off your shoulders.
“Okay, so y'all are hosting this mating ball thing this year. That doesn't mean I have to go. The mating ball is the same thing over and over again, mom. They find their mates they go home
Not even saying bye or anything. I don't see the big deal about it.” I actually did see the big deal. They are excited and want to leave to go mate and mark each other. I'm not giving myself to just anyone, I'll need to mask my scent. I don't want a mate right now.
“Young Lady, it's just not just a regular mating ball. It's the alphas mating ball. All single alphas even the alpha king will be coming to meet their mate, all single she-wolves will be coming all around to see if they are an alphas mate. We have it once every six years. This time, it's our turn. My mom had said” So the alpha king will be coming. I've never seen him. I've heard about that man but I've never seen him. Those that have. Always came back with rumors. Saying he's a horrible frightened man that will kill you if you look at him the wrong way, he's blood thirsty. Blah blah blah, you get it right. Sighing, I asked them that was all? Getting up from my chair, I was about to head out again when my father once again stopped me.
“And Lee. You will be going to this alpha mating ball. You will welcome every alpha that walks through those doors. Is that clear?’ I knew that was going to happen, I hated mating balls. But this year, I hated even more. He was using his alpha tone on me. So I had to answer. But instead. I stormed out the back door, sure enough I was only ten minutes late. Tony smirked at me and told me to go catch up with the rest. She knew my parents had to talk to me. So she didn't make me run those laps, I just had to run the eighty she was making everyone else run. We did our training sparring against each other. When it was time to stop, Tony asked me to stay back so we could talk.
“What's up? What did I do now?” She laughed softly at me as we walked over to the bench to sit. I grabbed my water bottle and cranked a few swallows of my water.
“Well, I know this year we are hosting the alpha mating ball. All these females will be coming and staying here to meet all the alphas. I was wondering if you could help me with my dress. Mom is making me go, "she said, and I quote. “You can't always be alone, Tony. You need your mate “ she rolled her eyes. She was like me; she didn't want a mate because of the bond she wanted to love because she fell in love.
“Yeah, I'll help you with a dress I have to go to. I'm going to cover my scent so my mate won't be able to scent me out. I rather be by myself than to be with someone that wants me to watch the pack house and clean up everything or have pups thats their main goal, find a mate make them have their pups while they are out there doing whatever they want to do. When we got done talking, I went home to shower and relax. Maybe watch some TV or have some snacks. Did I mention I was done with school? I graduated two years ago, so I help around the house, I also help dad with the paperwork and phone calls. Check email and set up meetings he has to go to. I also have a job. It's a common job. I like it. I'm a manager at an Italian restaurant called Folli Italian. During big events, you have to make a reservation. Other times, you have to come inside sign in and wait for a table. It's always busy. And sometimes, it is full of beats or gammas, sometimes alphas. The betas and gammas come in, hoping they could scent out their mate, I have to remind them. This isn't a restaurant made for that. If they want to go d their mate. Go to a bar or a club or somewhere else, but knowing me I stand back and watch like it's a movie or something, I was in my office doing the reports of last week's sales when my door got pushed open, it was one of the Gammas. I think his name was Carlos or something. I smelled his scent as well. He smirked, shouting the door behind him.
,”if you're going to be my mate. You can't have a body like a bodybuilder. I want someone to be by my side so you will have to give this up, The nerve of this guy, what is he thinking, i'm not just going to bow down to this ass hole,”
“Well you might as well reject me then, I'm not giving any of this up. This is my business, my work. And I work hard for it, I'm the head warrior in my pack. I just can't give that up, I'm sorry.” He nodded. Like he understood, He rejected me right there, then he walked back out, shaking my head i went back to my work.
