Chapter 3 3

Mirabel's POV

Ariana was gritting her teeth nonstop. I could already see how nervous she was.

'Ttsk, stupid thing!' I snickered, following from behind as we left for the big hall.

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"In the presence of everyone in this Pack, I, Alpha Kameel Chester, shall answer all questions posed to me by Mirabel Gabriel Caleb."

Alpha Kameel declared openly the moment he got to the meeting room. I felt my legs weaken, and my earlier conviction almost flew out the window.

This happens to be another weakness of mine: the crowd. I often don't have the confidence to stand in front of the crowd.

"Don't you understand what it means to be rejected? Why are you still bothering the Alpha and Luna's relationship?"

Someone amongst the crowd gloated, and my breath hitched in discomfort.

"I have no idea as to how she thinks. I mean, she's already been rescinded; she should be spending the last period of her life with her poor dad and best friend."

Another spat without regard to how I feel.

"I agree with you, dear. She's so stupid to be doing what she's doing," A red-eyed omega added.

"I wonder what she wants to ask now." Someone among the crowd said out loud.

"What else? She's here to question the Alpha's decision to reject her." Ariana replied, glaring disdainfully at me.

My heart twisted in misery upon hearing all the side comments.

'Why can't anyone understand what I'm going through? Why can't they just put themselves in my shoes and imagine how awful it feels? Is killing someone so satisfying?'

I bent my head to the side, wiping away the tears that fell from the corners of my eyes. I can't let them view me as a weak person.

I sniffed gently, turning and looking straight into Alpha Kameel's eyes with no hint of fear or embarrassment.

"I need a reason as to why you rejected me after marking and mating with me. I want to know why. You could have done that before the marking ritual, but you didn't.

You choose to mate with me and then reject me despite knowing the consequences.

Why would you choose to ruin my life despite everything my father had done for this Pack?"

I questioned, feeling relieved as the tension in my heart finally subsided. Alpha Kameel cracked up, staring mockingly at me.

"You want to know why?" He asked, still chuckling. Seeing that I said no words, he continued, this time pointing at me and then at himself.

"I, Kameel Chester, will never accept a mate who is not strong enough to stand by me.

I will recant any mate who is not confident enough to stand in front of a large crowd.

And most importantly, I shall reject every mate who cannot communicate with her wolf and cannot use her abilities."

He proclaimed proudly to the entire Pack. And that was it. My doubt has been proven right; he knows my deepest and darkest secret, and now everyone knows it.

I wish I could rip his heart out to see which bad bug is rotten in it. Wait, what am I even thinking? I don't believe he has a heart.

Gasps and murmurs erupted from the gathering. All had judgmental expressions. Even the omegas were staring at me with disdain.

Alpha Kameel snarled, and a glimpse of evil and wickedness seemed to have flashed through his deep and dark iris.

"I announce that Mirabel Gabriel Caleb will not be executed in four days. Instead, she's cursed to become a stray wolf for the rest of her life. And that starts right now," he once again declared.

My brain seems to have been crushed. 'A stray wolf-did he just curse me to be a lone wolf for the rest of my life? Or am I misunderstanding something?'

"That can never happen. I will never watch you curse my dear daughter to a lonely fate." Father's angry voice resounded in the entire hall.

The place instantly went calm, and everyone was silent, not saying a single word.

Alpha Kameel raised his brows at Father. There was not a single sign of respect in his expression.

"Ohh! I just cursed her, and you were watching," he said, laughing amusingly.

"I give you no right to speak to my father like that. Say all you want to me, but don't you dare cross the line.

I admit I have made myself a tool for you, but beware; no one has the right to speak to my father rudely. Not even you, Kameel."

To everyone's amazement, I shrieked, pointing fingers at him. My voice held an uncontrollable fury.

Alpha Kameel's pupil constricted. He sent a sign to his guards, and before I could understand what was happening, my father was seized with a shimmering silver sword pointed at his neck.

"Father!" I yelled, about to rush over, when two guards suddenly blocked my way.

"Get out of my way, you loyal losers," I roared, but they didn't even bulge.

I turned to face The Alpha, staring a dagger at him.

"Don't you dare point a finger at my father? Now order your brainless loyal guard dogs to get their swords away from his neck," I requested.

Alpha Kameel gawked at me, not saying a word, for a complete minute.

"Accept your fate as a cursed, a lone wolf for life, at the expense of your father's life and freedom," he said, dropping the bombshell.

I looked at the heartless man in front of me. All I could feel for him was hatred, disgust, and disappointment.

I've never done anything to make him hate me, but today he has proven to me that not all men are like Thane, Imogen's boyfriend, and mate.

I gulped hard, looking over at Father, who kept shaking his head pathetically at me. I could imagine him saying,

"Don't force this, dear daughter; I'm old now. It's not a big crime if I die. But you are still young;

You have yet to see anything. I've accompanied you for eighteen years. It's time I go meet your mother."

Although I might be reckoning things, I won't let that happen. How am I going to survive without my father? How will I sleep peacefully knowing I'm alive at the expense of my father's death?

What guarantee do I have to be sure that Alpha Kameel won't kill me after killing my father? No, I don't want that.

"I, Mirabel Gabriel Caleb, accept to be cursed as a stray wolf who shall remain alone for the rest of my life," I answered, turning around and walking away.

I halted when I got to the door and turned around to see a grinning Ariana. I trailed my eyes at the Alpha and said,

"Maybe because you grew up without your father's love, you do not understand what it is to experience a father's love.

Separating me from my father and threatening me with his life is the biggest mistake you should not have committed.

I'll make sure I remember this day for the rest of my life. Also, you've now officially made me an enemy in your Pack.

The day I get my chance for revenge..." I paused again, my eyes scanning the entire hall filled with heartless people, and I clasped my fist.

"I'll make you suffer the worst humiliation," I concluded, and without looking behind me or paying attention to the people's outburst, I left the meeting hall looking dejected.