REJECTED; Mated To The Alpha I Hate

Astrid's POV.

"I, ALPHA HALFDAN, REJECT YOU, ASTRID, AS MY MATE AND LUNA. I CAN'T HAVE A WEAK-LOOKING OMEGA AS MY MATE WHEN I CAN HAVE CAMILLA BY MY SIDE ALWAYS!"

What? Camilla, my cousin? What was Alpha Halfdan, whom I have loved all these years, been humiliated for, saying? Was he rejecting me because of my own cousin? I questioned inwardly, my heart racing rapidly as my eyes bulged out in shock and disbelief.

Alpha Halfdan's declaration instantly made me feel like knives with sharp edges were piercing through my skin. Tears clouded my eyes, and I couldn't help but clutch my chest in pain and regret.

"What?" I finally struggled to emit, my lips trembling in fear and shock at the sight before me.

"You heard me loud and clear, Astrid! How can I have a Luna like you when I can have my dear Camilla by my side?" A mischievous sneer curled on his lips as I saw his arms wrapped around Camilla's waist, pulling her closer to him.

He turned to look at her and then kissed her right on the lips, disregarding the fact that I was standing right before them, ignoring the bond we once shared as mates.

If there was anything I had expected on my 24th birthday, it definitely wasn't the sight of my own mate, whom I had sacrificed so much for, cheating on me or rejecting me because of my cousin.

At the thought of my sacrifices, my heart grew heavy, and it felt as though the world had collapsed on me.

The first time I set my eyes on Alpha Halfdan was during the gathering of Alphas from other packs. I attended the meeting, and all I wished for was to be his mate.

I was so glad when it was finally known that we were bound to be together. I loved him wholeheartedly, but my father always felt displeased.

He didn't like Alpha Halfdan and asked me to end things with him, my mate, but I refused. This provoked my father, Alpha Safiya, so much that he couldn't help but disown me.

I would have begged him, but guess what? I left without hesitation, all because I loved Halfdan. I didn't regret it because I was doing it for Halfdan. Being disowned as an Alpha's daughter was a big taboo but I didn't mind. I endured all the humiliation it brought all for love.

I was and will always be the reason Halfdan's pack was ranked number one among the eastern packs. But what was I getting now? Rejection from the man I laid my life down for, even giving up my position as an Alpha's daughter.

I found myself sprawling to the ground, still in tears, my hand clutching my chest in pain and regret.

"I can't believe you wanted to spend the rest of your life with this weak bitch!" Camilla snarled as she disengaged from kissing Alpha Halfdan.

"Spend my life with her? Why would I do that?" Halfdan sneered, rolling his eyes at me.

"After everything I've done for you, Halfdan! After sacrificing so much just to-" I was going to say, but then Camilla walked over to where I was kneeling and slapped me right on my face, my hair sticking to the tears.

"Shut that trap of yours, bitch! If you don't know what to say, then leave! You can't just walk in here and expect my mate to have you as his Luna, can you?" she spat, making me snap my gaze to Halfdan, who just wouldn't stop smiling viciously.

"What? Are you shocked to hear she's my mate?" Alpha Halfdan walked closer to where I was kneeling, and with a grin on his lips, he crouched down to my level, making my heart race at what I had just heard.

"Listen up, Astrid... All I ever wanted was the pack, but guess what? You were disowned by your father, and I couldn't keep kissing those disgusting lips of yours when I knew the pack wouldn't be mine! I'm sorry, Astrid, but you were just so foolish to have thought I'd love you!" he declared, his words piercing my heart even more before he stood up.

He turned around and was about to meet Camilla, but then my words made him halt right in his tracks.

"But... but the mate bond! I felt the bond! You are my mate!" I cried as I tried to understand the situation. It was so heartbreaking to see what was happening before me.

"The mate bond?" He turned back to look at me. "There was no mate bond, Astrid... You were just enchanted by the witches' powers and your silly love for me!" he asserted, and immediately, Camilla handed him a file, which he received with a frown on his face.

"Let's end this once and for all, Astrid..." He took out a paper from the file and, after staring at it briefly, tossed it onto the ground in front of me. "Sign the paper now!"

I looked down at the papers before me, and to my disbelief, the documents he asked me to sign were none other than divorce papers.

The tears that rolled down my eyes soaked part of the papers. I wasn't just being rejected; I was about to sign the divorce papers with the one Alpha I always had a crush on, with the one Alpha I thought was my mate, with the one Alpha I sacrificed everything for.

"No! No! I can't sign this! Something must be wrong!" I lifted my eyes to meet Alpha Halfdan's, and with urgency, I rushed to grab his legs.

"Please don't do this to me... please! I can't... I can't let go of-" I was going to keep begging him to take me back and reverse his rejection, but then Camilla stepped in and kicked me right in the stomach, making me tumble backward.

A piercing wince escaped my lips as I clutched my stomach, and just then, blood dripped from my nose and landed on the paper before me.

"Look what you've made me do, dear cousin... Now sign the paper and leave! You have no right to be here!" Camilla snarled as she urged me.

I turned to look at Alpha Halfdan, and seeing his unforgiving stare, I felt nothing but pain in my heart. I never wanted to do it, but they both forced me to.

I grabbed the paper in my hand and, staggering, stood to my feet, my gaze now fixed on both of them.

"You want me to sign these papers... I will, but I want to hear you say it, Alpha Halfdan! I want to hear you say you don't want me and have never loved me," I uttered, silently praying that he wouldn't say it, that he'd realize his mistakes and come back to love me.

I was definitely going to forgive him and make him see that he was wrong to have slept with my cousin on my birthday, rejected me, and given me divorce papers to sign.

"You want affirmation?" He scoffed as he walked closer to me. His hand reached for my hair, and just then, he tucked a few strands that clung to my face behind my ear.

"You'll get it, my pretty love..." Just when I thought he was going to ask for mercy, to ask me to forgive him, the worst happened.

Alpha Halfdan suddenly grabbed my neck and, with force, pushed me backward, making my back collide with the hard wall behind me.

"Half-" I fought to say as I struggled to get out of his grip on my neck. I couldn't breathe.

"You brought this upon yourself, Astrid. You wanted to know if I meant every word I said to you? Well, here it is!" He licked his lower lip like a lunatic as he turned his gaze to Camilla, who immediately understood what he meant.

"Let go..." I cried, trying to pull away, but it was difficult.

Just then, Camilla came closer, took hold of my hand, and, using a pin, made it bleed.

"Ahhh!" I cried out in pain. They were so cruel to me.

She picked up the divorce paper and, with a half-smile curling on her lips, stamped the paper with the blood that spilled from my hand.

The moment Alpha Halfdan saw that it was done, he let go of my neck, making me struggle to catch my breath. I was still trying to understand what had happened when Camilla grabbed my hand and dragged me toward the exit of the house.

"Get out and never return, you bitch!" She pushed me out of the house, making me fall to the ground. She shut the door in my face, leaving me alone outside in the dark.

Torrents of tears kept rolling down my eyes, and all I wished for was to get my revenge, to show them that they shouldn't mess with the wrong Omega.

I stood up, pain still etched in my heart, hailed a taxi, and went straight to the La'Vida Club.

"I bet they wouldn't expect this!" I forced a painful smile on my lips as I took a mask that was for sale and entered the masquerade party.

The loud noise suddenly felt comforting. I grabbed a bottle of alcohol and took a large gulp.

I was heartbroken, and when an Omega gets heartbroken, she tries to escape the pain.

I walked over to a masked man sitting at the counter. His body looked attractive, but because I was drunk, I didn't hesitate to kiss him right on the lips.

I expected him to push me away, but he didn't. He seemed to enjoy it, and that was definitely going to be my way to get my revenge.

"Make me yours tonight," I whispered into his ear seductively, and just then, he stood up, grabbed my hand, and pulled me toward a private room.

The second we got inside, he shut the door behind him. I couldn't see his face, and he couldn't see mine.

"As you wish, Princess, but don't stop me no matter what!" He wrapped his arms around my slender waist and, in the charged atmosphere, kissed me possessively.

It was just a one-night stand. After all, what could a one-night stand with a masked stranger result in?

ASTRID'S POV

A Month Later.

"How the hell can you get pregnant by someone you don't even know, Astrid!? Is this how I trained you?" My father's snarl reverberated through the room, sending shivers down my spine as the weight of his accusation hung heavy in the air.

I had returned to the Bluestone pack, my father's pack after being rejected by Alpha Halfdan. He didn't want to take me in at first but my mother helped.

But guess what? I had ruined it all by getting pregnant for a stranger after a one night stand.

"I'm... I'm..." I began to utter, but before I could finish, he lashed out, striking me across the face.

I tumbled and crashed to the ground, the impact leaving my flesh scratched, the pain echoing the furious intensity of the moment.

"Ahhh!" I let out a pained wail, clutching my face as the sting lingered.

Who would have known that my affair with a stranger that night, fueled by the desire to retaliate against my ex, would spiral into an unexpected pregnancy.

"You have humiliated me, Astrid!! I rejected you, disowned you for your bad decisions, and you came back to me begging. I forgave you, and now you are pregnant for a stranger? What else can an Alpha get from his daughter? What further humiliation have you spared me?!"

My father growled as he stared at me, his fair cheeks growing red with disappointment. He was angry at me and upset at what I had done.

I'm not sure how he found out I was pregnant, but I knew my father would never let me off the hook so lightly.

"I am very sorry, Father... I did not mean to do it! I didn't mean to sleep with a stranger and become pregnant! I am so sorry!" I instantly got down on my knees and pleaded with him, rubbing my hands together.

My eyes were still full with tears as I implored. I tried not to make eye contact by bending my head because I knew my father so well.

The Alpha of the Bluestone pack was known for being cruel and stern. No one dared him and that included me.

"I never intended to embarrass you in this way, Father... Please forgive me!!" I wailed on and on, and just then, he'd had enough of my begging for the day.

"You weren't going to humiliate me? That sounds more like a reason to do it, Astrid!! I am so embarrassed to call you my daughter!" He spat on the floor near where I was kneeling.

He turned to exit the room, but I couldn't allow him to do so. I needed to apologise, even if it meant harming myself.

I swiftly sprang to my feet and dashed towards him. Without a second thought, I enveloped him from behind, entwining my fingers around him, abruptly halting him in his tracks.

"Please, father! Please don't get furious at me! Please..." I begged, but it seemed like I was adding extra flames to an already raging furnace.

He glanced at me halfway, and just when I thought he might accept my apologies, my father callously shoved me to the ground, forcefully separating me from his body.

"You do not deserve pity, Astrid! You brought your father to the ground without thinking twice!!!" He was going to hit me again, but just then, the door was pulled open, and my mother rushed into the room.

She quickly grabbed my father's hand and did her best to stop him from hitting me.

"Alpha, Astrid is your daughter... Please don't do this! There should be a better punishment than this, please!" My mother begged on my behalf as I knelt on the floor, head bent.

Abruptly, my father proclaimed, "You are right," a statement that left me utterly confused, the sudden agreement ringing in my ears like a dissonant chord.

"There's a better punishment and I think I am going to give it to her right now!" I lifted my head to look at him as he spoke, and the way his frown deepened, I couldn't help but realise something horrible was about to happen.

"I HEREBY BANISH YOU, ASTRID SAFIYA FROM THE BLUESTONE PACK!!!!!"

His unexpected proclamation hurt more than the rejection from the Alpha, whom I had considered my mate.

"What?" My heart skipped a beat as I exclaimed, my voice echoing around the room in amazement and bewilderment.

"You cease to be the Alpha's daughter, Astrid! Guards!!!" He yelled out, and the door immediately opened, revealing numerous men standing behind him.

"Cease her and throw her out! The Alpha's declaration stands!!!" He turned around and exited the room, my mother still begging him.

I was going to rush towards him but this time, the guards took hold of me and pulled me out of the house.

"No!! Nooooo!!!" I cried bitterly, my eyes turning crimson as my heart shattered. If there was one thing I dreaded, it was being torn away from my family, the ache of separation gnawing at the core of my being.

They forcibly expelled me from the pack, tossing me over the border. As I struggled to rise and return, they callously turned around, slamming the pack's gates shut, leaving me isolated and abandoned on the other side.

It was a big shame to be banished by your own father, the Alpha of the pack.

"Please let me In... please let me..." I was about to continue crying as I hammered on the door when a hand covered my nose from behind with a white handkerchief.

"Let me..." I desperately tried to wrestle free from the iron grip of the unfamiliar figure, but the struggle proved nearly impossible.

As the relentless hold persisted, my vision gradually blurred, and an overwhelming darkness enveloped me, the world fading away as I succumbed to unconsciousness.

"Father...please"

**Redmoon Pack**

My eyes quickly opened, and although I couldn't see properly, I knew I wasn't in my pack, the Bluestone pack or the Greenstone pack, which happened to be Halfdan's.

I sat up on the ground where I had been lying, and as I glanced around, I became more puzzled and afraid due to dark surroundings.

I was on the verge of rising to my feet, preparing to flee, when a deep, ominous voice sent shivers down my spine, freezing me in my tracks.

"Going somewhere?"

My gaze shifted towards the direction of the voice, and there, seated in his imposing throne chair, was none other than Alpha Dane of the Redmoon Pack, a commanding presence that held me captive in a moment of dread.

Alpha Dane, the feared and renowned leader, struck terror into packs and kingdoms alike.

His words held an eerie power, shaping reality as if he commanded the very fabric of existence.

Vicious and brutal, he wielded authority with little regard for consequences, a force that instilled fear in the hearts of all who crossed his path.

And right now, I was in his pack, in the Redmoon pack.

Rising from his throne, he began to prowl menacingly towards where I sat.

Each deliberate step sent my pulse into a frenzied race, the ominous sound of his thudding footsteps echoing ruthlessly through the otherwise calm hallway.

Crouching down to my eye level on one knee, he arrived with a predatory grace.

Before I could understand the situation, his hand swiftly seized my chin, compelling my face to turn towards his captivating emerald eyes.

His intense gaze sent shivers down my spine, as if I was ensnared in the grasp of a mesmerising predator, trapped by the allure of his piercing stare.

Did I forget to mention how much I loathed him? I despised and hated him to the point where I saw him as the devil himself, but his presence around me gave me a strange sense that I couldn't describe.

I expected him to order his guards to behead me for breaching and crossing his boundaries, but instead he declared the most surprising and unexpected statement of my life.

"FOUND YOU, MATE!"

ASTRID'S POV.

"Found you, Mate!" He suddenly declared, a sly sneer creeping onto his lips. The unexpected proclamation left me simultaneously stunned and shocked.

"I... I don't get it, what do you mean?" I asked, my words stumbling out with a stutter as I desperately sought to understand the gravity of what he had just revealed.

The confusion and uncertainty painted across my face mirrored the turbulent whirlwind of emotions swirling within me.

His hand drew my chin closer to his face, and in that moment, he leaned in closer to my ear, his proximity sending chilly shivers through my nerves.

"I own you now, Mate!" He declared, gently pulling away with a smile in his eyes, still locked onto mine.

Releasing my chin, he rose to his feet, leaving me in the wake of that possessive proclamation, a chilling realisation settling in the dark.

At this point, I was as astonished as ever. Was the moon goddess merely playing a prank on me, or was she attempting to make me realise that I had no choice?

Last I checked, I hated Alpha Dane and everything about him, and here I was, terrified that I was going to be mated to the vicious Alpha of the Redmoon pack.

"No! That's not possible! I reject your bond! I can't be your Mate!" I declared, standing on my feet with a clenched fist, attempting to assert myself despite the raging emotions swirling within.

I was terrified of him, but there was no worse fear than being mated to my ENEMY ALPHA.

"What did you just say?" He instantly turned to me as he inquired, his brows furrowing in a moment of intense focus.

His hand dipped into his pockets, maintaining a deadly gaze fixed on me, as if dissecting my words for any hidden meaning.

"I... I said... I reject your bond!" I struggled to express myself, grappling with the words while attempting to convey an act of boldness.

Despite the internal fear, I resisted showing any sign of weakness to him, determined to uphold the facade of strength befitting an Alpha.

"You reject my bond?" He began to walk closer to me, and as he got closer, he rolled his eyes and started walking around me in circles, making me more anxious.

I was oblivious to what his next move was. Fear of him getting closer to me caused me to assume the worst from him.

"Well, Dear princess..." He came to a halt directly behind me in the hall, his arm curling around my waist and pulling me closer to his body.

"You can't reject the bond... Not when I, the Alpha, haven't announced it! You are mine now, and I will keep you!" He stated firmly, and before I could say anything, he let go of me.

"Miriam?!!!" He called out as he walked past me.

"Yes, Alpha!" A woman perhaps five years older than me rushed out of the doors behind his throne chair.

"Take her away and get her ready for the night!" He gave the command, and Miriam, as he had called her, obeyed.

"On it, Alpha Dane!" She bent her head and rushed towards where I was standing.

"Don't lay your hands on me!" I demanded, hoping she'd listen, but as things stood, I guess I had no other choice but to comply.

"I'm sorry, but I can't obey that!" She took my hand, pulling me forward and positioning me behind her.

"I cannot accept him! I can't!" I roared at the top of my lungs, attempting to make things plain, but who was I kidding? He wouldn't listen to me.

I was drawn into a dark and lonely room because of my words, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get out.

Just then, the door opened, and Miriam entered the room, holding a white dress. She looked good but was daring.

I dashed towards her and, without hesitation, I took her hand in mine, my eyes piercing into hers.

"Please... I can't stay here! I need to leave! He cannot be my Mate!" I begged, desperation lacing my words as I pleaded for an escape from the crazy reality unravelling before me.

"You cannot reject the Alpha, Astrid! He is Alpha Dane, No one dares reject him or his orders! I advise you to play his game and let it be! That is the only way to have Alpha Dane reject you." She declared, which made some sense.

But if I was going to play his game, I needed to have my own too. Just then, I remembered that Alpha Dane was Alpha Halfdan's nemesis.

They despised each other, and this was the only chance I had to get revenge on both my cousin Camilla and Halfdan.

My fist clenched as I realised this, and I was immediately willing to play by the rules. He would use me, and I would not hesitate to use him to my satisfaction too.

Miriam, noticing that I was prepared to remain motionless, began dressing me in the transparent white gown she had brought into the room earlier.

Once she was finished, I noticed a smirk on her lips. I bet she was overjoyed to learn that her Alpha would be having sex with me for the night.

She bent her head and exited the room. I turned back and focused my eyes out the window, my thoughts hovering around the place.

Within a month, I was rejected by the Alpha I thought was my mate, and he cheated on me with my cousin sister, Camilla.

I found myself pregnant, a secret I would have to guard closely, and in a cruel twist, I was banished by my own father, the weight of his rejection and my impending motherhood pressing down on me.

Even worse, I discovered that I had been mated to my Enemy Alpha, the Alpha I despised the most. I sighed deeply and wiped a tear from my eyes.

I was still immersed in my thoughts when the doors unexpectedly opened. I thought it was Miriam, but when I turned to face the door, I saw Alpha Dane plodding quickly to where I was standing.

Before I could say anything, he had moved closer to me and quickly grabbed my neck, wrapping his arms around my waist.

He quickly claimed my lips and kissed me possessively without letting go, but then he paused and tightened his grip on my neck even further.

"What do you say, Princess...? Are you still willing to reject your mate or accept the bond? And, mind you, a dumb response can piss me off, and believe me, Princess, I do strange things when I'm pissed."

"I don't know what I might do to you right now if you pissed me off!" He warned, his stare holding a frightening intensity that sent a shiver down my spine, the threat hanging heavily in the charged atmosphere.

I gave his words a short thought, and because my heart was filled with revenge, I was willing to accept the Alpha Lycan's bond and make everyone who had wronged me pay so dearly.

"I, ASTRID SAFIYA ACCEPT YOUR MATING BOND!!" I announced, and almost instantly, a wave of adrenaline coursed through my veins as he leaned closer to my ear.

"You've made the right choice, Princess!" His lips twisted into a half-smile as his gaze focused on me.