How to Survive Your Mate's Rejection

Noah Cheong is an orphan from a small village in Daesong dong, South Korea. He came as a refugee to the USA at the age of 18, as he fled from his pack. The pack that despised him, due to the sin of his parents, and the pack wanted him dead.

As Korean-American, Noah lived safely and happily with his American grandmother in California. She was his mother's mother. She gave Noah all the love and the attention he needed. She hoped that Noah could grow like a normal human child, filled with love and joy.

She also taught him how to speak English properly, the way of American cultures, western table manners, even her family secret recipes, which mostly are cakes and pies.

As he grew, he became interested in cooking and trained to be a great cook. Thanks to his werewolf's smelling ability, he could choose and mix spices and ingredients precisely. His grandmother admired his gift and advised him to enroll in the culinary academy and he did.

After three years of study, he graduated from the California Culinary Institute of America with honor. Soon after that, his beloved grandmother passed away.

The 21-years old Noah felt sad and broken, decided to move to New York City (NYC), and pursued a career in culinary. He became a pastry chef in Silverplate restaurant. It was a 5-star restaurant owned by the Silvermoon family, the richest and the most powerful in NYC.

***

It was Monday morning in New York City, a young man ascending the stairs of the Park Avenue subway entrance. When he arrived at the top, he smiled a little, welcoming the fresh air and sunlight that caught on his fair skin. He has silky black hair, matched to his black suit jacket. He has an average height, 5'4 feet tall and his name was Noah Cheong.

He saw his watch then hurried his steps, he only had 45 minutes left not to be late for work. In fact, it only took 15 minutes to arrive at his workplace; but he had a habit to come 30 minutes early.

Some young women, who were just passing by, looked at Noah with awe. "Wow, he looks so cute," whispered the woman in red formal dress to her friends and they seemed to approve. They giggled and walked away.

'They seem charmed by your look, Noah,' his inner wolf Ruiz speaking into Noah's mind. Ruiz was prideful, elegant, and wise. He has snow-white fur with beautiful colored blue eyes, like a glowing orb.

'They are not my mate Ruiz,' Noah replied. 'We're supposed to mate with a werewolf, remember? I want to see you be happy.'

'I actually don't mind,' Ruiz answered with a teasing tone, 'our mate probably still in Korea and happily mated with someone else. You should pursue your own happiness Noah, you are already 21 years old and single. Are you not ready to mingle?'

Noah didn't reply, he just gave Ruiz a bitter smile. He only wanted the best for Ruiz, because he cared so much for him. Ruiz's happiness is his happiness. He couldn't survive the pursuit of his pack in Korea if it's not because of Ruiz's guidance.

He clenched his fist when he remembered the tragedy. It was his eighteenth birthday, the day he was supposed to be crowned as the alpha of the future Cheong pack, the day when Ruiz was born, and the day when his uncle became a traitor. He assassinated Noah's parents and was planning to kill Noah next. Fortunately for Noah, Ruiz saved him; as it transformed Noah to be a werewolf for the first time and ran.

Since then, his uncle became the new Alpha of Cheong pack and Noah became a rogue. The new alpha ordered his pack to hunt him down; he even put a bounty on Noah's head.

Noah was lonely and his only hope for happiness right now was to find his mate and live happily ever after. He always prays to the Moon Goddess that he could meet his mate soon...

And the Moon Goddess granted his wish.

In the middle of the crowd, when you can see large LCD screens advertising various products, street vendors serve the customers, and people walk like there were no tomorrow, Noah accidentally stumbled with the most handsome man he has ever seen. He has a Greek god's muscular body; with 6'7 Ft. high, long wavy dirty blond hair and blue piercing eyes. He wore a black T-shirt and dark jeans, even though it's common clothes for New Yorkers, Noah could be recognized by the way it flowed and shaped on his body, it was expansive branded items, but he couldn't point out which one. Noah was clueless about their lavish lifestyle since he was an orphan and lived on a tight budget.

The man's scent was sweet and musky, an ecstasy on his mind, and filled the perversion to his thought.

'It was him, Noah, he is our mate!' his inner wolf Ruiz was screaming in Noah's mind joyfully.

'I know...' Noah replied, 'finally... Ruiz...we can find our happiness.'

***

The handsome strangers seemed to acknowledge Noah's scent and he saw Noah with anger and disgust. He mumbled "the fuck..."

As the stranger walked closer to him, Noah's heart beat faster and faster.

Thump... Thump... Thump... it was incoherence with his step.

Noah faced the man in the eye and smiled at him. A genuine smile he rarely shared.

As the man stood closer to Noah, he grabbed Noah's collar with his strong muscle hand and snapped "Hey you! Chinese dude, what's your fucking name?"

The stranger gripped was so strong, Noah almost choked by it. He was gasping while trying to respond, "My name is Noah" he yelped, "Noah Cheong, a rogue of Cheong pack."

The hunky muscular man glared at him when he mentioned the word rogue; "a rouge! In my territory!" The stranger observed him carefully, "you're a fag, an omega, and a weakling, damn! Can you even put up a fight?" he snapped again, making everyone on the street stared at them curiously. Then he glared at everyone that passed, "what the fuck are you looking at? Scram!" he yelled.

Noah instantly became scared and tensed at the handsome man who stood in front of him. A cold sweat came out from his neck. "I-I don't like to fight," he replied while looking at the man's beautiful blue eyes. 'But I can defend myself when I have to' he whispered to himself.

The stranger released his grip but suddenly took Noah's chin, and whispered to his ear "listen, little guy, I want this to be quick for both of us, ok! I, Drake Silvermoon, the future alpha of Silvermoon pack reject you, Noah Cheong as my mate" he paused, "I am not a Faggot like you so, I hope you just fuck yourself and die." He released Noah's chin and intentionally bumped to his shoulder as he walked away.

Noah's POV:

Due to Drake's hard shoulder, a little bump like that felt hurt, I groaned. But what is more painful is my heart. It felt like dozens of daggers stabbed to my heart, over and over as its beat. It was so hurt I wanted to cry, but I won't!

I must be strong, this is just another misfortune that I must endure and I have to survive!

'Noah, he shamed us! He SHAMED US! HE BETRAYED US!' Ruiz growls angrily inside my mind. 'The pain, make it go away!'

'I am sorry Ruiz, I am hurting too, but nothing I can do'

'After him!' He demands, 'you must reply to his rejection. In that way, he will feel the pain that we feel.'

Ruiz also feels the pain because of his rejection!

That bastard can harm me to his heart desires, but I won't let him hurt Ruiz! He is the most important thing to me. I can live now because of him!

He saved me from the chase, from those traitors! From those whom I used to call family, my pack!

I will avenge Ruiz's pain! I decided to go after him!

I burst with anger as I ran into the crowd, not caring if I bumped into someone by mistake. I don't even care to apologize. My focus is only to get my ex-mate and make him pay for what he did. 'He couldn't go away that far.'

He can be easily discovered amongst the sea of men. His tall figure and heavenly musky smell are very obvious in my sense.

'There he is!'

"Wait!" I scream to a tall blond who is about to cross the street; he seems to be surprised and turns his head to me. I quickly grab his left hand and say, "I, Noah Cheong, a rogue of Cheong pack, reject you Drake Silvermoon as my mate," I pause and stare at the devilishly handsome face, "it was good riddance, BITCH!" I yell, releasing my anger and resentment toward him.

'That's for hurting Ruiz,' I said to myself. I usually refrain from swearing and say dirty words. But he deserved it.

After my rejection, I see his facial expression change as he holds his chest with both hands. He glares at me and mumbles, "what the fuck is this?" I cannot hear him clearly cos his beard seems to muffle his voice.

'It hurt isn't it,' I sneered at him.

He responds to me with an angry glare, as our minds seem to connect.

He is about to capture my hand but I am too fast for him to catch.

I dodge and start to run for my life.

He tried to follow me. But I think I am superior in the running department. My build probably is not buff like him. I am petite and frail, but I am agile and fast. I inherited it from my wolf features. Thank you, Ruiz!

"Come here, you mother fucker!" he screams from far behind.

After I run for several minutes, I look back, and can't find his glimpse anywhere nearby.

I sigh in relief, 'he seems to lose me.'

I quickly make a turn into a small alley and hide behind a trash bin.

I spray the anti-wolf tracking perfume that can hinder my body odor from the wolf-tracking nose. My mother taught me about this formula, as she is a werewolf's huntress.

She was a smart, pretty, and skillful werewolf's huntress. She taught me how to fight the werewolves. That's why I can easily use the silver bullet guns and twin silver daggers thanks to her wisdom.

I usually kept my gun in my small studio apartment, because it was illegal to carry it in the subway, but I always carry the daggers whenever I go. I can easily hide it within the hidden pocket in my backpack.

'Noah, he seems to lost us' Ruiz suddenly speaks again to me

'Yeah, are you happy now?' I smile.

'A little ...' he replies and returns to sleep. I know that he still tries to cope with the pain, but I cannot do much to help. What we must do now is face the reality that our mate has rejected us and moves on.

Ruiz is a prideful wolf. He must hurt that his pride has been destroyed by the betrayal. I will do anything to lessen his pain.

'Sleep well my friend... I will go to work now.'

He replies to me only with a blink.

***

When Noah Cheong felt safe, he came out from the alley, observing to his right and left. He sighed happily when there was no sign of Drake. But something was bothering him. He seemed to miss a really important clue that could threaten his life. But at the moment, he couldn't point it out...

Regardless, he ignored the feeling and hurried his step, as he was already late for work.

***

Drake tried to follow Noah, but he failed. He was far-gone. He couldn't see him or smell his presence. 'That fag couldn't be run that far,' he thought.

As he caught his breath he tried to communicate with his inner wolf.

Drake's POV:

'Where the hell did he go?' I snap to Duncan, my inner wolf. He seems to be angry with me. He snaps back at me, 'you foolish child! Go after him and apologize. Do you know how long I have been waiting to meet my mate?'

'Are you a fag Duncan? There is no way in hell I will mate with that homo omega' I groan, 'my inner wolf is a fag, why moon goddess is so cruel to me? Why?'

'Ignorant fool, our mate is the only one who can satisfy us, who can strengthen us. Without him, we are forever incomplete and you couldn't be any stronger than your beta. Did you hear me, child!' the silver wolf growled angrily at me. 'Find him! Ask for his forgiveness, so this pain will go away'.

'Don't worry old man, I will catch him for sure... and beat the crap out of him for causing me this pain.' I replied as I kept running and searching for his glimpse.

'Damn! I got beaten by my dad, my enemies, or my beta during our spar; but I never feel so much worse than this.' I mutter as the pain is getting worse. I feel like it is thrusting my chest with dozens of blades.

"Arrrgh!!! I will catch that fag and make him pay 100 times!" I scream in pain, like a crazy man.

'Foolish child! This pain was caused because he accepts your rejection. And since you will be an alpha soon, you're feeling more pain than him. The pain is the punishment from the moon goddess herself to those who are ungrateful.'

'You must be kidding me old man' I said disbelieved. The moon goddess... that an unfair-bitch!

'He is an omega, soon after rejection, he could find other werewolves as his mate,' Duncan pauses, 'unlike us, who only have one mate for the rest of our life. However...'

I couldn't care less with Duncan's rattle. I block him. I care more about doing some punching than listen to his lecture.

I see no sign of him, 'where did he go? I need him to take this pain away' I sigh to myself.

'I give up!'

'Dammed, I need to fuck right now. This heartache makes me horny' my hand goes to my pocket as I reach the phone and dial random bitches' numbers in my contact list.

'Hmm, who should I call? How about that underwear model? I met her at the party last night, she seems fun,' I smirk, but then the pain throbs to my heart again. 'Damn this pain! It hurts like hell!'

"Hey Cynthia, it's Drake. Meet me in 30 minutes at my house! I want to fuck you!"

Cynthia giggles and replies to me with her suave tone "Sure Drake, wait for me, I am going to freshen up now. Meet you in five OKs?"

"Good," I said and hung-up.

'That woman makes me horny! Probably good sex will lessen this pain.'

'What are you doing, you fool' Duncan whimpers. He seems in agony. 'If you mate with other women, our mate will suffer.'

I smirk at him and reply 'good'.

***

When Noah entered the restaurant's kitchen, he greeted by his co-worker, Jason Watkins, a young talented chef with a handsome face, tanned skin, hazel eyes, and well-trimmed facial hairs, his good-look makes all women staff in the restaurant (and probably the outside too), swoon.

"Hey little dim sum, you were 30 minutes late," Jason greeted Noah with a husky voice, "did something happen?" He smiled.

He called Noah with a nickname little dim sum because Noah was short and Korean. Dim sum originally came from China. It was a small bite-sized cuisine filled with chopped meat and prepared in a small steamer basket. However, Silverplate served the Korean styled dim sum because it was more suitable for American taste. Its white color and fluffy texture resembled Noah's soft skin.

"Yeah, I had a small accident earlier and a bit unwell" Noah replied while changing into his assistance-chef uniform.

Jason observed him with worries, "are you okay little dim sum? You look sweaty and a bit pale." He moved closer to Noah's kissing range and slightly touched Noah's forehead. It made him blushed.

"My skin is pale, it's genetic" Noah chuckled; he tried to mask his pain and shyness.

Jason pinched Noah's cheek, which made some female staffs glare in jealousy at Noah, "Let me know if you need any help because today we're having important guests. Mr. Silvermoon, his staffs, and business partners will be having lunch at our restaurant" Jason saw the dining hall through the tiny window in the kitchen, which allowed chefs to see the patrons. "We should hurry; we only have one hour and a half to cook for 50 people, and some of them are already coming." Noah could smell his minty breath while he talked.

Suddenly the head-chef Clark entered the kitchen and saw Noah and Jason were chatting while the other staff was busy cooking. "Hey love birds, stop talking and more cooking!" he snapped.

Jason and Noah startled and replied "yes chef!" at the same time.

As Noah wanted to walk to his post, the dessert section; Jason came to whisper, "If Chef Clark asks you why were you late, tell him that you had a stomach ache" Jason winked and went back to his grilling post.

Noah replied with a grin; it showed his perfect white teeth. He understood that Jason was trying to cover up for him.

'Isn't he a fine gentleman Noah?' Ruiz teased.

'Yes he is,' Noah's cheek was blushing, 'If I knew my mate will be a male, I hoped it would be him, Ruiz'

'Well; now our mate is gone. Shouldn't you try to find another fish?' he smiled, 'Sooner is better...'

Ruiz returned to his sleep.

When Noah came to his post, his co-worker Lisa Abbot was glaring at him, "Took you long enough," she said, holding her anger. She seemed pissed at Noah, as she saw him and Jason's intimate moment. 'Why the good looking one is always gay' she muffled while cooking.

"Sorry" Noah replied while starting to prepare the ingredients for the dessert. He and his co-worker were planning to make white chocolate raspberry cheesecake.

"Today we have VIP," she said as she was pointing her finger to the small window, "That's Mr. Thomas Silvermoon who sits in table No 5. I saw his son also come by, but then he left" she paused and giggled to herself "God he's a fine-looking man..."

As Lisa blabbered about the man of her dream, Noah suddenly realized one thing that he almost forgot, the one that may endanger his life.

His restaurant was owned by the Silvermoon Family and his mate was named Drake... Drake Silvermoon...

Noah's POV:

"Lisa, do you know the name of Mr. Silvermoon's son?" I ask her curiously as she stops at her blabbering and see me with a big smile on her face

"I think it was Damon, no wait... Derek... OMG Lisa how you can forget the name of your future husband!" she squeaks with a low raspy voice.

"Did you mean Drake?" I asked, afraid if I was correct.

"Bingo!" she said and returned to her dish.

I am starting to tremble, 'No way,' I mumble. I try to wake Ruiz up while I am in the middle of cooking. I want to consult with him about our situation. 'Ruiz, wake up!' I demand.

'What's wrong little dim sum?' He asks me with a teasing tone

'Now is not the time for a joke. We're in trouble, our mate is the son of this restaurant owner,' I said while cutting the frozen raspberry, while Lisa is watching me like a hawk; she makes sure I am doing my job.

'Then we have no other choice, we must do it,' he pauses, 'the rite of rejection.'

He sees me with a serious expression, his blue orbs are glowing; it makes him look a bit scary.

'What is that? Is it dangerous? Cos you're looking so serious.'

'It is the rite to cut the bond between mates, it's dangerous because the inner wolves may die if it's not done correctly.'

"No!" I startled, making Lisa who works beside me jump in surprise.

"Sweet Jesus! Boy, you should stop screaming suddenly like that... Noah, you need help!" she said, looking pissed. "By the way, have you done with the raspberry? Could you stir this cream cheese for me, please? I need to go to the toilet, while on the way I will check on Drake in case he returns," she gasps as she realizes that she was telling the truth and I knew it. This poor girl wants to stalk on Drake.

"I meant I needed to go to the toilet because I drank a lot of water this morning," she said and passed me a bowl filled with cream cheese.

"Sure Lisa," I sincerely accept the bowl. 'I wished you a good luck, girl, cos you need it. I am through with him, he's all yours.'

As Lisa left, I suddenly felt my chest burning, like the flame of daggers, stabbing me, it felt more painful than before.

'Ruiz, what is this pain?' I asked my inner wolf.

'It was because of him... that bastard ... he is currently mating with another person... Noah, I feel hurt too... PLEASE DO THE RITE OF REJECTION... PLEASE!'

'Then what should I do?'

'Go to the alpha of Silvermoon pack; tell him that you were rejected by one of his pack's members. But be careful not to mention his son's name. I am sure he will NOT do it if he knew you that you were mated to his son.'

'I understand, the alpha is here at the moment, I will look for a good opportunity to talk to him, until then please hang on.'

'I will try,' he whimpers.

I am trying to cope with the pain while cooking at the same time. I am panting, it's hard to breathe. I feel like the oxygen has been sucked out of my lung. To add to this misery, the burning in my chest becomes more and more painful as I try to grasp the air.

'It has been one hour and he still having sex!' I gasped in disbelieve.

'I need to get out of the kitchen, the air here is too stiff, I-I need to breathe!'

"Geez are you okay Noah, you look like you're having a fever," Lisa asked, she looks genuinely worried. "I was joking by telling you that you need help, but now it seems that you really are."

"I'm fine Lisa, thanks," I said while panting, "I'll take a break after we're done cooking, okay?"

"OK," she replied.

'I need to concentrate on my cooking! Strangely, even though I am in pain, I could feel that my cooking ability suddenly increased. Maybe this is what you call a silver lining. After the rejection, I gain a new ability to make the cake that I cook become more delicious; more enticing!'

I'm drooling when I see our Raspberry cheesecake is done perfectly.

'The cake looks shining.' I couldn't hold myself not to steal a bite. I feel better after I ate it.

'You seem to awaken your Luna's power, Noah...' Ruiz whispers to me.

'Luna's power?' I do not understand' I ask.

'I will tell you later Noah... I am now trying to cope with the pain... I am sorry' he whimpers.

***

When Noah finished platting the dessert, he told everyone that he would take a break. He left the kitchen and went outside the restaurant for fresh air.

He tried to suck as much oxygen as possible into his lung. He was panting and his chest was burning. Soon, he couldn't take the pain anymore and passed out.

After the restaurant was closed, Jason Watkins went outside to throw the trash and smoke at the back alley of the restaurant. As he opened the door, he was surprised to see Noah's body lying on the ground, unconscious. So, he decided to call the ambulance, but then he canceled. There was a spark in his eyes, a lustful desire when he saw Noah's porcelain skin, pink rose lips, and petite body.

He reconsidered and decided to bring Noah to his apartment instead.

***