Chapter 2 I, Alpha Damien,Hereby Reject You As My Mate

"Who is that?" Alpha Damien asked the man who had just entered the room.

"Micheal is gradually walking into our trap," his Gamma replied as he stepped forward.

"Okay, you and Van should go to the houses that didn't burn completely, get the people inside, and come-let's head back to the Blue Moon Pack, fast!" Damien ordered, his voice sharp and commanding, and his men immediately moved out.

"Move! I said move faster!" someone shouted at the people who were lined up in a queue, bound tightly with heavy chains.

"What are you looking at?" one of the guards asked Ellen, noticing her full attention was fixed on a pregnant she-wolf who was wincing in pain as though she was in labor.

"Nothing, I was looking at the tall trees, so..." Ellen tried to explain herself, but instead of listening, the man raised his elbow. Being only seventeen and not very tall, his elbow landed hard on her head, and she cried out loudly.

"Ahhhhh-ahhhhh!" Ellen screamed at the top of her voice, drawing everyone's attention to herself.

When Alpha Damien approached the scene because of the noise she caused, he froze for a moment, unable to believe what he was seeing as his wolf stirred violently within him.

'Mate! Mate!' his wolf echoed excitedly, urging him forward.

"You? My mate? Never!" Alpha Damien snapped, his face twisting in fury as he turned and stormed off.

'How can my mate be an Omega? And that too, a girl who looks so dirty? I can't be mated to an Omega. I, Alpha Damien, can never make an Omega my Luna,' he thought bitterly as he entered his car, and the driver sped off immediately.

Alpha Damien was known as an arrogant, proud, and cold-blooded Alpha of the Blue Moon Pack. He found pleasure in the pain of others, following in his father's footsteps of killing without reason. He kept everyone at arm's length and avoided any form of emotional attachment.

Ellen felt her heart shatter when she heard his words. She didn't understand why, but the pain felt like a dagger piercing straight through her chest. She only hoped it didn't mean he had rejected her, because if he had, she might never have a mate again. Then again, she hadn't even shifted yet-if she ever would.

"Alpha, we just caught him," Victor said as Damien entered his study, where he had been contemplating whether or not to reject his mate.

"Okay, take me to him," Damien replied as he rose from his swivel chair.

••••

"Micheal, your father thought he could hide you from me after he murdered my parents and sister, right? I don't understand why a murderer would never want to experience what it feels like to die or to lose someone," Alpha Damien said coldly to the man tied to the chair, his hands bound behind it and his legs secured as well.

"I don't know what you're talking about, but I'm sure my father didn't kill anyone. He said that when he was in the room with your sister, then-" Micheal tried to explain, but Damien cut him off.

"Victor, finish him in a more painful way and dispose of everything-out of the pack," Alpha Damien ordered before turning his back and walking out without another glance.

He made his way to the Omega chamber, where he had instructed his Gamma to keep the captured members of the other pack.

"Greetings, Alpha," multiple voices echoed as they bowed their heads, but he ignored them completely.

He stopped when he reached Ellen, who had her head bent as she washed the dishes.

"Greetings, Alpha," a new friend Ellen had just met said, and Ellen immediately lifted her head to look at him.

He furrowed his brows slightly when Ellen's lips moved as though she wanted to speak, but his voice cut over hers.

"What is your name?" he asked, his tone unnecessarily loud.

"It's Ellen," she replied, her voice trembling. At that moment, she didn't want him to be her mate anymore-if she was already this afraid of him as an Alpha, what would happen if he accepted her?

"By tomorrow at this time, come to the Pack ceremonial stage," he said before turning his back and walking out of the Omega hall.

Ellen chose not to speak about the encounter with Damien, avoiding the topic as much as she could.

"Hey... Ellen," Victor called in a low tone when he saw her leaving the hall after serving food to the pack members. Before she could react, he grabbed her hand forcefully and dragged her toward a dark corner.

"Leave me alone! Where are you taking me?" Ellen shouted, struggling to free herself, but his grip was far too strong.

"Ellen, be quiet, I don't bite," Victor whispered as he pressed closer, trailing unwanted kisses along her neck.

Ellen screamed for help, but the area was deserted-no one passed by, no one heard her.

Summoning what strength she had, she raised her knee and drove it hard into his crotch. He groaned in pain and released her immediately.

She didn't wait-she ran.

She ran straight back to the Omega hall, only slowing down when she reached her mattress, collapsing onto it as she struggled to steady her breathing.

••••

"Alpha, we found out who his daughter is," Zach said as he entered Damien's study.

"Who is she? Do you have a picture of her?" Damien asked immediately, his interest piqued.

Zach handed him a photograph.

"Are you sure this is her?" Damien asked as he examined it closely.

"Yes, Alpha. According to my investigation, she is his daughter," Zach replied confidently.

A slow smile crept onto Damien's lips as he gently caressed the picture.

•••

Ellen was more than nervous as she walked toward the ceremonial stage, uncertain of what the outcome would be.

As she stepped out of the Omega hall, she was shocked to see that the entire pack had gathered, waiting for the Alpha to address them.

Her heart pounded rapidly when she saw Damien walk onto the stage, and everyone bowed in respect.

After delivering a brief speech, his gaze scanned the crowd until it landed on her. A faint smile appeared on his lips as he gestured for her to join him.

With trembling legs, Ellen made her way to the stage and stood beside him.

"This is my mate, Ellen," he announced, and the crowd erupted into applause.

When the clapping finally died down, he turned to her, staring directly into her dark green eyes.

'I can't have anything to do with my enemy's daughter,' he thought coldly.

"I, Alpha Damien, hereby reject you as my mate," he declared.