My Rejected Mate And Our Secret Triplets

PROLOGUE

Pain was a feeling I was synonymous with for the past twelve years of my life as an Omega growing up in Apex Howlers pack. Nonetheless, no level of pain could be compared to what I felt when Logan, my best friend declared and chose his mate. And it wasn't me.

It all started on my twenty-first birthday, the very day he was declared the Alpha of the Apex howlers.

Logan and I were best friends and have been in a secret relationship for the past five years. Logan is the son of the Alpha and Luna of my pack and because I was raised by them after the death of my parents who died in a rogue attack after they were declared traitors and I, a sinner's daughter, I was treated with hatred and cruelty.

Logan and I became very close and we did everything together; playing house and training side by side. But this was in secret, the Pack members especially the Alpha and the Luna were not to know.

At first, we were just friends, but on my thirteenth birthday, he asked me out and to my greatest delight, I said yes to him and since then, our relationship had grown deeper than the waters to the extent we took an oath with a tulip flower never to leave each other, no matter what.

I was so naive that I grew up thinking that Logan was the perfect man for me and could never do me any wrong. Well, until my 21st birthday when he shattered not just my heart, but every trust I had in him. He destroyed our relationship.

I was woken up by Luna Betty screaming my name from the kitchen downstairs. I didn't hesitate dashing out of the room blindly, without even my slippers on.

"WHY IN HELL ARE YOU WAKING UP BY THIS TIME, YOU STUPID DIMWIT!" She roared as she saw me, and with her question was accomplished a blow to my face that sent me hitting the sharp edge of the cabinet.

"I-I'm sorry, Luna," I cried out, suppressing the rapid pain that shot through me as my back hit the cabinet. It upset the other fresh wounds in my back and at that point, I felt goosebumps all over my body.

"You are sorry? You are sorry?" In two steps, she reached me, gripped my hair, and hauled me forward, delivering a hot slap on my right cheek, left, and then right cheek again.

"Did you forget what day it is?"

"No, Luna, pleas_" She let me go and as I tumbled to the cold ground, she grabbed the dirty frying pan on the cabinet and started pummeling all over my body, followed by numerous kicks to my abdomen.

"You think you can stop my son from becoming the Alpha?" Smack! "You good-for-nothing smelling urchin!"

Everywhere she hit seared with excruciating pain, feeling the bones in my body twisting, my voice turning hoarse as I begged her. She didn't listen and continued kicking, and pummeling me like she wanted to destroy what was left of me.

"What is going on here?" Alpha Dex, her mate, asked immediately as the door swung open and he came through.

Luna Betty stopped long enough to reply to him, "Sweet, can you believe this vermin is just waking up?"

"What!" Alpha Dex closed the door. I knew that was the end for me. Not only did he take over from her, but made sure that by the time he was done with me, I was almost passing out before he tossed me recklessly away, and smacked his two hands to rid him of my essence.

This was what I went through from everyone in the pack since the day Alpha Dex proclaimed I will stay in the packhouse after my parent's death. I recalled being very happy then and gladly accepted. But the following days revealed he wasn't my Dad's best friend I used to know. He and Luna hated and tortured me, declared me an Omega, turned me into their maid, and incited the other members of the pack to join and make my life miserable.

"I give you five minutes to clean up this place, Larisa," She spat at me. "After cleaning the mess here, scrub the entire mansion and then go outside and join the rest to prepare for the ceremony." With that, they gave me one last ugly look and slammed the door on their way out.

My body was trembling on the floor, ridden with so many fresh scars, my lips vibrated and my body shook in total pain, yet, I knew I had to stand and work if I wanted to stay alive.

I washed the plates, cleaned the kitchen, and proceeded to scrub the entire floors of the mansion until it was sparkling clean. It was a very strenuous work that by the time I was done I was literally staggering, but I had to join the other Omegas to prepare for the coronation ceremony of Logan.

I didn't mind at all. After all, today all my problems will come to an end; Logan will declare me his chosen mate and everything will be alright.

'I'm sorry, Lay,' my wolf, Hope, said in a distraught voice.

I nodded at her. "Thanks for being here, Hope. That's all that matters." I found her today and she was one of the things that truly gave me hope for my oncoming redemption.

After I was done with all the errands, I crept back into the attic where I slept; to avoid Luna Betty catching me and sending me on more errands. I was very hungry, yet I didn't mind at all. When Logan made me his chosen mate, that will compensate for all the pains in the past.

By the time I finished bathing in my small bathroom attached to the attic and wore the best dress I had- a sunflower yellow gown Logan bought for me on my 19th birthday, it was already late. I literally jogged down to the hall where the ceremony was being held.

I threw open the doors and entered, almost colliding with Logan who was coming outside with Alvina, the present Beta's daughter, and my tormentor whom he had sworn to me on different occasions not to have anything with. What is he doing with her then?

His familiar Obsidian eyes brightened at seeing me, dropped her hand, and took mine leading me away from the hall. My heartbeat escalated at once I could swear he could hear it.

He has never shown me affection in public before, because of what his parents would say.

So, right now, I couldn't relate how unnerved I was, and at the same time delighted he didn't care about the guards standing in front of the giant doors, nor that Alvina was standing a few feet from us, glaring daggers at me.

"Logan!" She squealed, "W-what are you doing?" She despised me mostly because Logan liked me more than her. Of all the bullies in this pack, hers were the worst of them.

"I'm coming, Alvina." Logan's eyes didn't leave mine all this time. Alvina hissed loudly, veered around, and went back into the hall.

I opened my mouth to speak but he shut me up by covering my mouth with his. Butterflies swarm in my stomach, I couldn't think anymore. "Logan..." I pushed him away slightly, smiling. "Anyone could see us."

"I don't care. I can't wait to fully claim you, Lay. Since last night, I can't stop thinking about you."

"Really?"

"Yeah, what's up? Did you shift?" I nodded, reminded of the worst discovery earlier today. My wolf didn't scent him out (meaning he wasn't my mate)

"I'm sorry, Logan," I mouthed.

He shook his head, causing his baby back curls to fly all over his face. He took the two sides of my chin to lift my eyes to him. "I don't care, Lay, I told you, it doesn't matter. I will still make you my chosen one, once I'm declared Alpha."

I believed him. I have always trusted Logan because he was the only one in the entire pack who wasn't mean to me nor saw me as a pariah. Right from childhood, we were each other's go-to allies and told ourselves literally everything. He had never hurt me.

He feels sad for me whenever I am maltreated In the Pack and I am glad that when he becomes alpha, he would be able to stand up for me in public.

"Logan Junior!" I jumped away from him as Luna Betty emerged from the hall, her eyes flaming with raw fire. "What are you doing with this idiot?!"

"Moth_"

"I told you to stop talking to her, Logan. Do you know who you are? You are the incoming Alpha and she is an Omega! Look at how she's dressed. Urgh, she stinks!" She grabbed his forearm, pushing me with full force that if not for the wall behind me, I would have fallen. I expected Logan to stand up for me and disagree with her at this point, but he only shared a pitiful look with me and followed her back into the hall.

Meanwhile, I sighted Alvina close to the hallway, grinning from ear to ear and I could tell she was the one who called on to the attention kf the Queen.

After I gathered my courage to step back into the hall, it was to a loud cheer from the crowd happy as Alpha Dex handed over the mantle of leadership to his son.

I was very happy. I was truly happy for my best friend until Logan suddenly started sniffing the air earnestly. He stepped away from his father and moved down the stage until he was standing in front of Alvina.

"Mate," He said and claimed her there and then.

My heart broke into a thousand pieces. I was dumbstruck as I watched my best friend claim another woman.

For a second, I felt the world standstill and, my Little fantasy crashing right before my eyes, everything instantly lost meaning to me.

I staggered back with my hand to my chest, not believing what was happening.

Logan promised never to leave me. He promised he was going to choose me. He said he was going to be by my side no matter what. I didn't care about the title, all I wanted was to be with him.

What is he doing?

Hot tears streamed down my cheeks, my lips quivered and I felt my heart being shredded to pieces. I wanted to say some words, call out to him, but I couldn't even hear my own voice. I felt I lost my voice.

Everything seems meaningless at that point.

I started hyperventilating as he boldly kissed her, not even sparing me a glance.

I wanted to go to him, beg him to stop, tell him it was just the bond tricking him, but then when he broke away from the kiss, he lifted her hand and said, "She's the one. My one true Luna." And the crowd broke into a joyful cheer.

How could he do this to me? What am I going to do? My life was finished if this was truly happening. I looked from side to side and everyone was happy. I looked back and they were back on the stage, Alvina's eyes on me. She knew. She was happy, she won.

I couldn't bear it, I chose rather to die than stay here for the rest of my life watching the love of my life with another woman.

At that point, I knew I couldn't stay here anymore. This place was not for me. I won't survive it here anymore.

And I did the only thing I could, I turned and ran.

Chapter 2

**LARISA**

Six years later...

"Dr. Kurt, this letter just arrived for you." I looked up from my computer to see one of the nurses at St Nicholas Hospital, standing by my desk wagging a brown envelope in her hand at me.

"For me?" I took it and looked at the brown envelope from side to side-mostly at the seal, trying to make out where it had come from.

"Yes, Dr, Kurt. May I go now?"

"Yes, of course, thank you." I waved her off, as I tore the envelope and withdrew the letter. The words on the white A4 paper were finely written I must say, but that wasn't what caught my breath. It was the content therein.

'I hope this letter finds you well, Lay. I am writing from a place of deep regret and animosity and greatly hope you will forgive me after all the pain I caused you. The former Alpha has fallen ill and needs urgent help. I know you hate me and wouldn't want anything to do with me, but please, think of our relationship in the past and come back, if not for me, but for the love of the goddess who forgiveth all.'

Signed.

Your best friend, Logan.

My knuckles turned white as I continued darting at the letter, re-reading it as though wishing for the words to evaporate and leave the paper blank. Hoping this was a joke, that it was my mind playing dirty tricks on me.

As I sat there, my eyes still pinned on the words, slowly anger bubbled inside of me like hot coal threatening to burst through any minute.

How dare he? After everything he did to me, he dared to send me such a letter? Best friend? Is he crazy or something? What is wrong with men?!

"Yah!" I hauled the letter across the room and stood glaring hard at it. If only burning this letter would burn the sender along, I would have gladly done so without a blink.

After six years, he suddenly remembered me because his father was sick. What does he take me for? An idiot? Or, yeah, I recall vividly that day his mother called me an idiot. He must have grown older, truly thinking of me as one. The former Alpha is sick. What does that have to do with me?

He deserved every sickness that came to him. In fact, left for me I prayed he would die and rot in the deepest part of hell for the wickedness they showed to me in the past.

"Dr. Kurt?" I jumped, glancing at the door where my assistant, Kassy, stood watching me with concern etched in her green eyes.

"You look white. Like, totally white. What's going on?" She came in and shut the door.

I pointed at the letter sharply. "That bastard!"

"Whoa, whoa!" She rushed to it and picked it up, "Chill girl, who is this bastard that have you riled up this b...adly-"

"He had the effrontery, the guts, the nerves to ask me to come home just because his father was sick, Kassy, can you believe it?" I paced from one end of my table to the next, cracking my knuckles.

She read carefully, her mouth moving, then she stopped and looked at me, pointing at it. "Logan?"

"Yes, it's him for God's sake, Kassy."

"Oh, wow, to be fair his handwriting is cool."

"Kassy!" I screamed, becoming very irritated with her now. "What are you saying?"

"I'm just saying...Oof, I'm sorry, wait, he asked you to come back to your__," she made a quotation sign in the air, rolling her eyes up, "Kingdom of animals to heal his father?"

"Kassy, I'm warning you." I grabbed my reading glasses from the table and walked around my desk to join her. "I can't believe this. And it's a pack, not animal Kingdom or whatever you call it."

"Still the same, boo, can you imagine? Asking you to leave civilization and come back to what..."

"It's civilized, Kassy. Everything here is the same there."

"Still, it's incomparable. Do you have fine bitches like me over there?" She wagged her brows in a jesty manner.

I knew she was trying to get me to calm down. She does that most of the time when I'm mad, but this time I am not letting this out easily because it's very serious.

"That's beside the point, Kassy. I'm so mad at him right now. Right before lunch break."

We entered the hospital's cafeteria and went to stand in front of the food vendors.

"Hello, Dr. Kurt, Dr. Benny." The vendor greeted us and we waved back.

"If you ask me, I will say ignore him," Kassy proceeded after we grabbed a tray of tempeh and chicken stew and went to sit at our favorite table here. "If he gets you do not give two hoots about him anymore, he will move on."

I thought about that but then I knew Logan. I knew him enough to know that today might have just marked the beginning of another level of stalking from him. What makes him even think I can help his father? Is he already stalking me?

I knew it wouldn't be long before they caught up with me seeing as news of my medical prowess was spreading all over like a wide fire. I had hidden for years and ignored every interview I was invited to up until recently. And now this.

After I left the pack, I wandered for several days and nights, there in the forest, having nowhere to go. I slept under big tree branches, drank stream water, and ate wild fruits.

I thought I was going to die.

However, that day when I watched Logan break his promise to me, I made up my mind that nothing was bringing me back to that pack ever again. Not even death.

After many days wandering in misery, when I left that forest, I meandered into another forest that I later found out belonged to a pack. An enemy pack of Apex howlers who killed wolves at sight.

They were rogues, and I have never run the way I ran that day being chased down the forest filled with traps and dried-up tree parts across the path, by their giant patrollers. I fell so many times, bruised deeply, but still, I stood and kept running, knowing if they caught me, that would be the end of me.

Unfortunately, I fell into a ditch and because it was too deep, I heard them laughing above me saying there was no way I was going to make it out of there alive. Well, it wasn't easy but I still had to do it.

I was finally caught and had to plead with them to take me In as a slave which they agreed.

Thinking of the hell I went through made me cringe. Thinking about it makes my skin boil.

After I escaped being mated to the alpha rogue, it wasn't a long walk from there before I came to the border that demarcated their territory from the humans and in that moment of weakness and confusion, I made my way here.

Three days later, I woke up in the hospital, not knowing how I got there. I saw this kind man who told me I passed out and a good samaritan brought me there.

I was glad to be alive and also not in prison. However, my happiness didn't last long as he broke the next news that rocked my world.

"You are a month pregnant, Miss," I recalled what he said that day. My body had gone stiff, my blood chilling in my marrows.

"I don't want it," I shook my head, already knowing how it came about. I couldn't believe that after running away from my pack I still managed to take a part of Logan with me. "Remove it from me, please." I had cried fervently.

But Jack Oliver, who is now my boyfriend, only looked at me and smiled.

I couldn't keep a child that would forever remind me of how foolish and naive I was to believe Logan. I wanted it gone by all means. The Doctor refused and asked me to keep the child and if I didn't want it at the point of birth, I could easily give it away.

I accepted, then three months later, the Doctor confirmed it wasn't just a child, but triplets. Three fucken innocent children were growing inside of me and I didn't even know what to do. I was distressed and handicapped. I didn't have anything but the little money I was making from the cleaning job the good doctor offered me in his hospital. How was I supposed to cope? Every day that broke proved that I couldn't keep the children.

Until the day of the birth. Holding them in my arms, staring at their similar Obsidian eyes which they got from their father, I knew I wasn't ever going to give them away. I just couldn't bring myself to. I made up my mind to ride or die with them.

And six years later, here I am, a celebrity neurosurgeon of the first degree, very famous for my healing hands, and still in the field searching for more ways to better lives. Then out of nowhere, the past I had buried and sealed surfaced again.

"You have no idea the person I am talking about, Kassy," I spooned food into my mouth. "Logan is as strong-headed as a bull and doesn't give up easily when he wants something. But don't worry, I know what to do. I'm going to prove to him I am not that naive girl he used to know years ago. I will teach him a lesson he won't forget in his entire pathetic life."

Chapter 3

**LOGAN**

"She hasn't replied yet," I said, looking out through my window at the night sky. "I knew she wouldn't, I told you, didn't I?" I was talking to my Beta who stood feet away from me, watching me, worriedly.

"You have to give her time, Alpha," Derek replied subtly, seemingly too calm considering how important this is to me, to us. To this pack.

"My patient is waning, Derek." I left the window and went to my bed to bounce, leaning forward with my fingers entwined.

"I have to send another letter and another until she replies. On your part, I need you to send some emissaries to the human world to talk to her. "

"Do you think that is wise?"

"Anything right now, Derek. I need answers. I need to see Larisa."

"Then, let's do this calmly, Logan." He sat close to me, imitating my posture,

"You and I know that Larisa went through a lot here and after you dumped her for Alvina, you don't expect her to jump at the first sight of your letter. She's no longer the Larisa we all used to know, remember that."

That was true. If there was one thing that was as clear as day, it was the fact that the new Larisa might be nothing close to the shy poppy-eyed princess I used to know.

From the information I gathered from the human world, she was the kind of woman that dined with Kings and Queens, went to top classed events, and could easily put down anyone who dared to cross her.

And that was what worried and intrigued me the most.

I needed answers. I needed to see her and hear her tell me herself what happened, why she left without looking back. Not caring about me.

"Alright, if you say so, Derek." I agreed, and stood with him, hoping to grab a shirt and tossed it on. "I need a few bottles downtown."

"Okay, Alpha. See you later." As he made to leave, I stopped and looked at him.

"Don't you want to come along?"

He seemed to hesitate and then shrugged his acceptance and we both matched out.

At the lounge; a popular place I go to whenever I want to unwind, I sat staring into space, my mind blank. Girls were dancing in front of us, showing us their fine assets which would have moved me before now, but not anymore.

It's all because of my ex whore of a mate called Alvina. She is the very cause of my present misery. The cause of why my father was lying helpless, close to death. All because of her. Every day I wake up since the day I caught her in bed with another man who is still a mystery to me. I never saw this man's face before he shapeshifted and flew from the window while I was in shock

I want nothing but to wrap my claws around her neck and watch her struggle to death. As well as find out whoever that wolf is, but she wouldn't spill.

Painfully.

Just the way my best friend, Larisa, felt years ago when I betrayed her and chose the whore. I didn't know it was Alvina's plan all along. To become my Luna, use me, and still keep her pack of men.

I feel so stupid.

"What of Alvina?" Derek asked, garnering my attention head-on. At first, I stared blankly, trying to process his question.

"What about her?"

"So, it's over between you two, truly?"

I scoffed.

"As if there was ever anything between us. I can't believe you will ask me about her. Would you ever forgive your mate if you caught her fucking another man?" I asked, raising my voice a notch to show my displeasure at him.

"I'm sorry, Alpha," He bowed his head. "I didn't mean to say that. I would never have forgiven a cheating mate, particularly when she wouldn't reveal who he is, hence, protecting him with her life"

My head swung away, more balls of fire rolling inside of me that I felt like destroying something. That girl ruined me. She dragged my name through the mud! Ruined the reputation of not just the pack but my family's name.

I was forced to think of Larissa after Alvina's betrayal and like a fool, I went out in search of her and met some rogues around the perimeter. All effort to find her was futile.

I know I was a fool. Why would I suddenly start looking for her after six solid years when I caught Alvina in bed with another man.?

After I caught her cheating, I went to tell my parents I was rejecting her. My father insisted it was the wrong decision, asking me to forgive her for the sake of the Kingdom. For our family reputation. A name that was already ruined by her act.

I refused, already making up my mind even before telling them. During the argument, I had left angrily and he came after me down the stairs still arguing. Then I made mention of Larisa, swearing that she would have done this to me.

My father forbade me from mentioning Larisa's name, said she's the sinner's daughter and would rather die than let me be with her.

That greatly angered and we had a little altercation and minding he was old, I pushed him with my alpha strength.

Then he slipped and fell, hitting his chest hard on one of the staircases, and went numb.

To date, he has been bedridden and all the help we have conferred has proven futile until I started searching for a cure.

I had summoned physicians from different Packs who ran away with my carats of gold without making my father better.

I had moved around the jungle and there was no home. The only place I thought of a solution was the human world where I ventured into and stumbled into a lady on a Billboard that looked like Larissa!

They call her the celebrity doctor!!

Only that I knew she might never agree ro help me with my father's ailment because of how my family treated her in the past.

"You know, maybe you should go to her yourself, Alpha," Derek suggested, getting my attention. I sipped my glass of beer and shook my head.

As I dropped it, I tapped at the edge of the cup with my forefinger, my eyes squinted in thought hence I shook my head. "I can't right now. The pack is under attack and if they catch wind of my absence for even a second, the pack will be down."

"Yeah, that's right too, Alpha."

We remained silent for a while, each still in in-depth reflection. "I have to keep sending more letters, Derek. And if she doesn't come, then I will think of what else to do."

"Let's just hope she has a change of heart, Alpha because the former Alpha is deteriorating every day."

I stayed mute, staring into space.

By the time we left there, I was very tipsy. I went straight to bed, hoping to wake up to a letter from the human world from the woman that was presently taking over my thought system.

*********

***LARISA***

Just when I thought everything was settling down; no more letter from Mr you-know-who, a week later, one morning, I was woken up by a panic call from Kassy saying a patient with a stroke was rushed into the hospital and was in the emergency ward. And that meant only one thing; I had to leave my house without even a bath in a frenzy, to get there on time.

I hastened into the Hospital, and no sooner had I flung all my carry-ons into my office, was I running to the ward, grabbing my coat along the way.

Kassy was at the door of the ward, waving her hand widely as she ushered me in.

"Hold him down, Cyril," I ordered when I entered, going to join one of the nurses close to the convulsing man. "This way!" I demonstrated, replacing his hands with mine and pressing down hard on the man's chest, before I took a syringe holding Diazepam from the other nurse and jabbed it in the man's hand. In seconds, he let out a squeak and slowly became very quiet at once.

I sighed in relief. Thank Goddess he didn't die before they brought him here. "That's it. It's alright, it's alright," I cooed to the sick man as his eyes fluttered gently until they shut out the world.

"Have you gone through his medical report?" I asked no one in particular while still gauging the man's reaction to the drug I gave him. Many people react badly, I hope he isn't one of them.

"No, Dr. Kurt," said Cyril quickly. "We didn't have the time as he was already convulsing before they brought him in."

I stepped back, waving my right hand at them to do the same. "Cyril, get me his medical report, and Chloe, I will need you to keep an eye on him. Tell me when he wakes up and records his next reaction to the administered drug."

"Yes, Dr. Kurt," They both said and filed out. I stood there watching the sleeping man, my banging heartbeat slowly returning to normal.

This is how my job goes. Every time I'm called upon for an emergency patient, people think I have things in check. That nothing could ever go wrong. However, what they didn't know was that deep inside me, I fear. Yes, I knew what to do, but it didn't stop me from wondering what would happen when my abilities failed me.

I prepare for the worst and that is what I often tell my patient's family too. To always prepare for the worse. Anything could happen. I was no god.

"Dr. Kurt?" I blinked rapidly and twisted to the door. It was Fabian, the same nurse that delivered the letter the other day. "Another letter just arrived."

My heart skipped.

I stretched my hand to take it and followed after her. When I reached in front of my office I shredded the envelope and produced a letter. It was from Logan again, once more appealing to me to come back. I didn't finish reading it and shredded the rest, tossing them into one of the hall garbage cans, before entering my office. I told Kassy, Logan won't let me breathe.

I picked up a pen and letter, ready to finally face him.

'Dear Logan'

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