Rejected by the Alpha. Accepted by the Lycan

Ava's POV

"Today is going to be a great day!" I stood up from my bed and I smiled seeing the glowing sun.

I could already feel the bustling excitement in the environment as people go about their day. It was a joyous day for everyone.

I walked towards the mirror in my room and I looked at myself in the mirror and my face beamed with a smile.

"You are beautiful, Ava, and I am sure if you are lucky to find your mate tonight he will not be able to take his eyes off you," I say and I giggle at the thought.

'Yes we might be lucky to find our mate, tonight' my wolf, Aria beamed and I smiled.

I was finally eighteen, the age which was precious to everyone because we can attain our full strength and if lucky also find our mate on the same day.

"And it has to be the day that the pack is organizing a ball," I beamed and it felt like heaven was helping me because there was no way I would be able to find my mate when the whole pack members were going to present the ball.

I decided to walk out of my room but I was immediately slammed with a slipper on my head and I winced in pain as I glared at the person who threw the slippers at me.

"How dare you do that to me, Georgina!" I yelled at the blond girl mocking me and I sighed knowing she was just looking for trouble.

Georgina is my childhood friend, and her family took me in when I lost my parents, and ever since then, we have been inseparable.

"Happy birthday dummy!" She says and I snorted at her. "Ok, don't be mad but I know you can't actually stay mad at me. Today is a big day and I know you are expecting something," Georgina said and I smiled.

"I know right...what if I meet my mate today," I say and I giggle at the thought.

"As you are thinking of how you meet your mate I hope you are already thinking of how to get f**k?" Georgina says and I gasped hearing her impudent talk.

Georgina was always loose and she didn't believe in keeping her chastity till she met her mate since she already had boyfriends so she was cool with not meeting her mate.

"What! How can you say that?" I cautioned but she shrugged her shoulders telling me that she wasn't lying.

"Why are you acting scent? Don't tell me you haven't thought about that?" She asked and my ears got red in embarrassment wondering why the girl was doing that to me.

"But you have your preference for men, right? Like when a man is rough or gentle on the bed?" She asked and I gasped jumping up seeing that was the height of it.

"You are impossible, Georgina," I said walking out of the house but her voice came behind me. "If you ever need a tutorial, don't hesitate to tell me, okay?" She says and I hissed but I was unfortunate to bump into one of the girls in the pack.

"What were you going, orphan!" Arissa, one of the girls in the pack who hated me, says but I noticed she ran off immediately and when I turned around I saw Georgina smiling behind me.

"You did that?" I asked and she shrugged her shoulders...she was always there to save me and because she was stronger I let her.

Evening came and me and Georgina got dressed for the ball with me dressed in a red gown and Georgina in a short blue gown...very short.

Immediately we entered the ball all the people looked at us but I was not moved by that since I knew they were obviously admiring Georgina and not me.

We went to sit in a corner even though Georgina argued saying I was supposed to meet my mate if I didn't mingle with the rest of the kids.

"I don't need to do that. I am sure that if he is at this party I am going to feel him," I said counterattacking Georgina's words and she looked at me rather surprised.

"What? Is that how it works?" She asked not to believe it and I nodded my head.

The ball was already in bloom and I ran my eyes through the people searching for any familiar scent but I was disappointed.

"What's going on? Why is the Alpha not in the ball he organized? What a cocky man!" Georgina scoffs and I cautioned but I noticed something different.

I felt myself feeling oddly uncomfortable and I wondered what could be wrong with me and I thought I was coming down with flu so I decided to take my leave thinking that staying there might actually not help.

"So where are you going dummy? The ball Judy stared," Georgina whispered to me and I told her that I was not feeling not feeling alright and she told me to run along.

I walked towards the entrance but I felt more uneasy and instead of going home I subconsciously walked towards the back of the party which I still don't know why.

"What am I doing here?" I mumbled and I turned around walking away but an alluring smell wafted through my nose and my steps halted momentarily.

'What is this smell?' I thought and I felt my wolf, Aria felt restless and my shaky feet started moving on their own until I saw a man dressed in a black suit with his back facing me and he must have also noticed my presence because he turned immediately.

I heard my wolf jolted immediately looking at the man in front of me before he whispered a rather unbelievable word to me. 'Mate!' Aria echoes and I gasped looking at the outstanding man with a cigarette tucked between his lips in front of me.

'What! He is our mate? But how is that possible?'...

Ava's POV

I looked at the man in front of me, Eric Cruz, the alpha of my pack and I was beyond stunned to find out that he was the one that the moon goddess mated me to.

Alpha Eric, is the alpha of my pack and he is a young man full of ambitions and he is also a great leader but with his good leadership qualities, he was also a handsome man.

He was a man with definite features and his towering heights accentuated his other qualities; he was an Adonis.

'Oh long live the moon goddess' I praised in my heart and I looked at the man with love and I could feel the bond between us more that we were both staring at each other.

I walked towards him slowly and I could feel my legs almost losing their footing because of too much happiness but I noticed something different about his facial expression.

He doesn't look pleased like he has found his mate and that makes me halt my steps instantly.

"What? He doesn't look happy to meet us' I thought and I felt Aria groaned as age urged me to move closer.

'Don't jump to conclusions Ava, I could feel that he wants us...I could feel his wolf wanting us' Aria urged but I knew that wasn't enough.

'What if his wolf wants us but he doesn't want us?' I thought and my breathing turned erratic as the crazy thought set in.

I had always dreamt about the day I was going to meet my mate and how it was going to be the happiest day of my life but now looking at Alpha Eric's face I was suddenly not sure.

I kept moving towards him even though there was a part of me that was already dreading the possibility that..

"Alpha...you are my.." I was saying after I finally got to him but interrupted me immediately.

"Don't say it! I don't want to hear it!" He said his voice was very cold and it was like a cold bucket of water poured on me and I shivered at its effect.

"Whatever you are thinking just know that it's never going to happen," Alpha Eric says walking out but I immediately grabbed his arm scared that he was going to leave.

"What are you saying? I am you mate..and the moon goddess.." I was talking, but he interrupted immediately.

"And you don't think that is laughable? How can I get mated to a lowlife like you?" He says and that when the realization dawned on me..he was refusing me because I'm dispensable.

I felt my wolf growling in pain hearing the blatant refusal but I shook my head not believing that I could get subjected to that cruelty.

"But we can't forsake the moon goddess's wish," I say hoping he is going to reason with me but instead he chuckles and my heart skips a beat seeing the evil smirk plastered on his lips and I suddenly dread the next words he was going to say.

"Are you sure about that? Because I know very well that you are very vast that can happen," Eric says and my eyes welled up with tears threatening to fall but I held them in.

"But...why are you doing this? I mean we can.." I was saying but Eric interrupted my words yet again.

"What? Is that even a question? I am one of the most powerful Alpha in the country and I definitely do not need a weakling like Luna...I need someone powerful and sadly it isn't you," Alpha Eric says, and I stagger backward in shock.

I am a weakling! Those words resounded in my words and I felt my world crumbling and I knew this was just the beginning.

"What about our wolves? What about the bond? We can't just forsake everything like that!" I yelled and Eric smirked at me.

"I, Alpha Eric Cruz of Dark Moon Pack reject you Ava Smith as my mate," I heard Eric say and I felt my body lose its balance hearing that and the tears in my eyes streamed down my face without caution.

Those brutal words sent my body into exile and I felt my wolf yelping in pain but the pain I was feeling was far greater it was like my heart was torn into pieces.

"I know you won't be able to accept the rejection now but I hope you come to terms with it," Eric says and he walks off without sparing me a look.

I stood at the same spot I was at not moving a bit because I was suddenly lifeless and I was questioning my existence and also blaming the moon goddess for what was happening.

"I...am not fit to be his Luna," I say and it sounded cruel to my ears and I wanted to die at the realization but I held my tears because my wolf was already in so much pain and I heard footsteps approaching and I looked up thinking it was him and he realized his mistake but I was disappointed to see my friend, Georgina.

"Oh, Ava! What are you doing here? I thought you said you were..." she was saying but she stopped when she saw my face and she wondered what was going on with me.

"Are you okay? What are you doing here?" She asked but I was too muddleheaded to answer as I burst into sobs Georgina consoled me but this time she didn't ask what was wrong with me again.

"Looks like you are sad, did you perhaps want to go have a drink with me?" Georgina asked and I looked at her with my teary eyes.

"You may never know but alcohol is your best getaway when you are sad," Georgina said, taking my hands in hers and I stood up gently, almost losing my balance, but Georgina helped me.

'Yes..getting myself drunk is going to help me take care of all this mess,' I thought not knowing they were going to be the beginning of the rollercoaster of emotions for me.

After leaving the party with tears in my eyes, Georgina dragged me to a club and without even asking me what went wrong she wanted to make me feel better.

"I don't think that we should be here," I say looking at the bustling club. "What did you mean? This is the best place to loosen up," Georgina says and she was already rocking to the music being played.

"What? How is this a good place to get loose?" I asked, looking at the scene of a man and a woman sleeping with each other on the table and people were cheering them up.

"You shouldn't look at those...why don't you look at that part," Georgina says, turning my head and I winced before my head got stuck at my dancefloor and I thought maybe it wasn't entirely a bad idea.

Georgina dragged me to a seat and we ordered drinks but I noticed Georgina exchanging looks with a blond opposite us and I shook my head at her.

I started gulping down the liquor in front of us even though Georgina warned me about it being strong. I still went ahead to drank it though.

I groaned when the joy liquid burned my throat but I knew it was nothing compared to the pain of your mate referring to you...that was the nightmare of all wolves.

"Why? Why does it have to be like this?" I mumbled and I felt my eyes welled up with tears but I promised myself not to cry..it wasn't worth it.

I kept drinking trying to wash away the sadness I felt but it didn't reduce it felt like my whole body was being pricked with a needle...it hurt so much.

I looked around to try to look for Georgina, my friend, but I noticed that she was nowhere to be found and I hissed in frustration because she was the reason I agreed to be here.

I noticed someone who looked like her going towards the club back with a blond as they were kissing passionately and I gasped knowing very well that was her.

"That girl!" I exclaimed but the alcohol effect was already setting in so my words were slurred.

"But since she is not here then the fun is not going to stop," I groaned and I gulped down the glass of liquor in front of me and I felt it burn down my throat and I winched feeling the hotness but it was nothing compare to the burnt my heart felt today.

Aria has been ever quiet after the rejection but I could not blame her. I was also hurt but I was not going to break down, that was why I appreciated the liquor. It makes my memories vanish little by little.

Even though my senses had reduced because of the liquor I was consuming I still felt that someone was looking at me and when I turned I noticed a man sitting at the other end looking at me and when he saw that I noticed him he raised his glass.

I turned my face away from him but I found myself turning back to look at him trying to figure out his face because I was somehow intrigued but I could not so I tore my eyes away as I continued drinking.

"Did you perhaps want to have a drink with me?" I heard a sweet melodious voice ask me and I turned around to see a very handsome face standing close to mine and my breath ceased being in close contact with his face.

'He is handsome' I thought even though his face was blurry his physique was enough to tell but my senses were too poor to catch on to any more disturbing senses or attraction as the alcohol was already working hard on me.

"Since it's just a drink..then you can sit," I say pointing towards the chair to the man and he went on to sit on it but I noticed that he was looking at me rather weirdly.

'Why is he looking at me like that?' I pondered but I thought it was my drunk mind playing tricks on me.

I do not why I felt undeniably attracted to the man whose face I could not even see well and maybe because it was one of the most angelic voices I have ever heard.

"You are drinking alone, is there a problem at home?" The man asked and I shook my head not wanting to tell him because I felt miserable.

"Ohh you don't want to talk," the man says and I nod my head. "Then let me accompany you," I heard the man say and I shrugged my shoulders telling him to suit himself and he burst into laughter which made my stomach hurn with butterflies.

I looked at the man that was beside me and maybe because the alcohol was making my head fuzzy and I couldn't think straight.

"Did you want to sleep with me?" I asked, wrapping my hands around his neck catching him by surprise and I heard him chuckles, which made me ache down there.

I suddenly felt strange being close to the man and I thought it was the alcohol and nothing more.

"Are you that attracted to me that you can't wait Hun?" The man asked, spanking my butt and I moaned gently and maybe I was really drunk because I felt myself doing naughty things.

*So what did you say?" I slurred kicking his face and I giggled like a maniac. "I should definitely listen to you since you can't wait, there is no reason to delay it," the man said before I could utter another senseless word he smashed his lips on mine and I felt my body get hot like I was on drugs.

I felt my body moving in the air as the man started kissing me and I heard a door slam and my body bouncing on a soft bed and that was what I recollect as I got lost in my fairyland.