The Alpha's Rejected Mate

"What? Cassy has found her mate." I asked in shock.

"Yes, and guess who?" My best friend Lani asked.

"Actually, I have no idea. Who is her mate? Tell me quickly! I want to know."

'I feel jealous that she has already met her mate while we still don't have a mate, now.' I said to my wolf Slade.

'Don't worry Angel, the Moon Goddess is just preparing us for our mate. At the right time, we will meet them.' My wolf answered.

"Mathew, her childhood best friend. You see, they've been together for a long time but only now did the Moon goddess reveal that they are made for each other. We don't know, maybe our mates are just around the corner," Lani said.

I was happy with what she said, but can he accept me? Compared to other female wolves, I am weak. Others say I am a fat, ugly, and worthless wolf, and even my older brother Michael believes in them. Even our Alpha doesn't pay attention to me, he can't even look at me when I'm around. He avoided me as well as the others.

"Let's go to the cafeteria." We walked to the cafeteria and when we got there I suddenly stopped. I smell an inexplicable fragrance, like a mixture of vanilla, rose, and orchids. It is so addictive.

I closed my eyes and savored that sweet, addictive strange smell.

'It's him! It's our mate.' My wolf said.

Suddenly, my eyes widened and our eyes met. But I was confused when I saw the joy in those eyes suddenly disappear. It was replaced by anger and disappointment. I averted my eyes. I could not bear to see the emotions displayed in his eyes.

"Angel, what's going on? Why do you suddenly stop?" Lani asked.

"Nothing. I just remembered something." I averted my eyes from her and pretended to be looking for a vacant seat.

'Come on Angel, let's go to our mate.' My wolf said. I can feel her happiness, and it pains me more.

'I can't Slade. I could see in his eyes that he did not like me.' I said to her.

'No! That's not true. My mate can't do that to me. Maybe you just misunderstood him.' I can feel her power, she wants to take control. It's the first time she's shown her dominance. At the age of eighteen, I still can't shift. Every wolf can shift at sixteen, but I can't. Slade always told me that it wasn't the right time. My pack mates looked down at me and told me I was not a real wolf.

'Slade stop it! I already told you what I saw. I know you saw that too. You saw that he did not like us. You saw those negative emotions showing in his eyes.'

We looked at him again and we both saw how he was happily flirting with Danna. This woman is known as the number whore in our pack. She's beautiful and sexy. She also knows how to fight. That's why many male wolves adore her so much.

'You see? He does not care about us.'

Suddenly, my wolf went silent.

I looked at my friend who was busy eating her food. I can't bear to hold this emotion in me alone.

"Lani, I met my mate already," I told her.

"Really? Who is he? You're so lucky my friend. You have already met your mate. Wait, why are you looking like that? Are you not happy?"

"I will tell you some other time. I don't feel like talking about it right now. I just want my best friend to know," I explained.

I don't know how to tell her how my mate reacted when he found out that I was his mate.

I can't tell her who it is because everyone will definitely get disappointed when they find out who my mate is.

'We need to talk to him. Whoever he is, he has no right to do this to us.' Slade my wolf said. I can feel that she's angry and upset at the same time.

'Do we still need to do that? He's the man. He should approach us first.'

'If he doesn't want to approach us, then I don't care. I will come and talk to him even if he does not want to.'

This is one of Slade's traits that surprises me. I haven't seen her in person yet, so I don't know what kind of wolf she is. She still does not want to reveal herself to me and that's one of the reasons why everyone thinks that I'm wolfless. On some occasions, when someone tries to hurt me, she will just share her power to heal me and restore my strength.

'Okay.' I told her.

I saw him leave the cafeteria. I think it's the right time to talk to him.

'Let's follow him.' Slade said.

He exited the cafeteria and went to the end of the hallway where the locker rooms were.

'Hurry up Angel.'

I stopped abruptly and stiffened in my stance because of what I was seeing in front of me.

"Shit!" I heard him say even though I was a few meters away from them.

"Why did you stop? Is there a problem, Gabriel?" Danna asked.

' So that's why this traitor suddenly disappeared. He's busy flirting with that bia---'

'Shut up Slade.' I said, cutting her words.

"Danna leave." I heard Gabriel say.

"But why? We are not done yet." Danna tried to pull Gabriel and kiss him, but he avoided it.

"I said leave!" He said angrily. Danna was surprised and quickly left. He looked at me and our eyes met again. "You, come here. Let's talk." He said.

I was in a hurry to approach him and when I was close to him he suddenly pulled me and pushed me into the locker. I felt my back hurt because of what he did, but I ignored the pain.

Again, I almost drowned in his addictive scent. I looked into his eyes and saw that it was gold, meaning his wolf was on the edge of revealing itself. But that did not last long, it suddenly returned to his normal gray eyes.

"Gabriel, you're hurting me. Why are you doing this to me? You know who I am in your life."

"Isn't it obvious? I don't like you. I am ashamed that you are my mate," Gabriel said.

I was surprised by what he said. I expected him to dislike me, but I didn't expect him to be like that. His words are hurtful. It broke my heart. Slade didn't like what Gabriel said. I can feel the pain and anger coming from her.

Slade wanted to control my body and talk to Gabriel and I let her. I closed my eyes and let her handle the situation. This was the first time I let her control my body and I saw Gabriel surprised when he saw it. Unlike other wolves, my eyes don't turn gold or grey when we let our wolf take control of our body or we shift. My eyes remain the same color.

"What did you say?" Slade asked.

Gabriel moves a bit and looks at us. I can see that he is having an internal battle with his wolf. I don't know what the problem is, but I think his wolf wants to show himself too, but Gabriel won. His eyes became normal and that hate reflecting on them towards me shows once again.

"I said I don't like you. I have known you since you were born in this pack, you are not fit to be my Luna."

Yes! Gabriel is my brother Michael's best friend and the Alpha of this pack. My mate is Claw Gabriel Rennon, the Alpha of the Moon Crescent Pack.

"Why?" Slade asked.

"Because you're a weak, ugly, fat little clumsy girl. I don't want you to become my Luna and take note of this. I Claw Gabriel Rennon rejected you Slade Angel Clinn as my mate and Luna of Moon Crescent pack." He said.

My chest tightened even more because of what he said. I do not know what to do. Should I accept his rejection? I can feel the impact of his sudden rejection and it added to the pain I'm feeling right now.

I thought it was painful already that he avoided me and flirted with Danna, but it hurt even more after Gabriel said he rejected me. I didn't answer him and just stared blankly at his face. He got angry and suddenly pushed me, causing me to fall to the floor.

"If you do not accept my rejection, then I don't want to see your face again. You can't tell anyone about this stupid mate thing. I forbid you. I don't want my pack to know that the Moon Goddess gave me a worthless mate like you. It's a joke, A big fucking joke!" He said, then left me crying on the floor.

I ran away from that place and saw my brother Michael on my way, busy talking to his circle of friends. He saw me but he ignored me and continued to chat with his friends. Our parents have been dead for a long time and he blames me for their death, actually not only him but everyone.

'I'm getting tired of what's happening to me in this pack. I want to leave and go away. Gabriel rejected us, Michael also didn't like me and everyone in this pack is insulting & bullying me. I give up.' I said to Slade.

'I agree with you. They don't deserve us here. They are the stupidest wolves I ever met.'

I hurriedly ran home and prepared to leave. Before our parents died, they saved money for our future needs. I will use this to start a new life in a distant place.

I will definitely miss this house and the happy memories we have together as a family. I will also miss my best friend Lani and our fun together.

I hope Gabriel will be happy when I leave. He will have a woman who deserves to be his Luna.

I looked inside my room one last time before I closed the door and then left the place where I grew up.

*** Two Years Later ***

Two Years Later

I can see them. What are these fools thinking? Do they think they can escape me?

Are they kidding me? No one has ever escaped from Slade and me yet.

"Angel wait for us!" Mark shouted. He is my new Alpha now.

I just smiled at him. He might be powerful, but I'm faster than him.

I will not let these rogues escape from my watch. I will arrest them and give them the appropriate punishment they deserve.

'Come on Angel, what are you waiting for?' Slade asked. I can feel her power inside of me. She wants to fight already.

'Nothing! You are in a hurry again. Don't worry, they can't escape us.'

I jumped in front of them.

"Where do you think you are going, guys?" I asked as I looked at them one by one.

"It's none of your business, leave our path now." Rogue #1 said while growling at me.

"Are you ordering me, rogue? If you don't want to die right away, close your disgusting mouth," I said.

"Who are you to tell us that? You are just one of those Alpha's puppies."

They are getting on my nerves. Do I look like a puppy to them?

"I'm your worst nightmare darling," I said before I attacked them.

Yes, I'm not the old pathetic, weak, ugly, chubby, little clumsy girl anymore. It's been two years since I left the Moon Crescent Pack and, after six months of traveling, Stallion Mark Regor found and saved me in the forest and let me join his pack, which is the Wolf Fang Pack. He is so nice, and he is like an older brother to me. He took good care of me. For him, I took the place of his late sister who was killed by rogues. That is why no rogues can enter our territory and come out alive.

They growl at me again and transform into their wolf. Those disgusting smells of rogues hit my nose and their bloodshot eyes looked straight at me like they wanted to eat me.

Do they think that they can scare me with those disgusting looks? Mark molds me to become the strongest female wolf in his pack. Even Mark can't stop me, since we discover that I am gifted with many abilities and powers. I can kill them in just one word. After three months of staying in this pack, Slade shows herself. She's a pure white wolf. Mark told me, that in legend, the only white wolf that exists in our world was the one created by the Moon Goddess herself in her world.

'Can we finish them already? They are boring.' Slade said.

'So early? Can we play for a little bit?'

'Not in the mood, plus Mark will surely scold us later.' Slade said.

She's right. Slade and Stallion are now best friends. I don't know how it happened, but she said that Mark's wolf was somehow related to her.

'Okay, no fun today.' I said.

They approached at once and circled me. Suddenly, the other one attacked, but I had already anticipated their moves, so I grabbed him by the nape and threw him at his two companions. When I saw that they were hurt, I did not hesitate, I pulled the other one and punched him in the face. I took the other one and hit him with the one I had punched earlier. I pulled his tail and I threw him at the nearest tree, and they lost consciousness.

To be fair to them, I did not transform into my wolf.

A few minutes later, Mark arrived. He is blessed with teleportation power like me, but he didn't like using it. It takes tons of his energy to use it. That's why he has avoided using it ever since.

"Angel! I told you to wait for us," Mark said when they arrived.

"Sorry Mark, Slade was just excited about chasing them."

"Alpha! Finally, we caught up with you too," Kayden said. He's the Beta of the Wolf Fang pack.

"Hi, Kaden!" I waved at him.

"I'm still talking to you Angel, I already told you to wait for us and avoid fighting alone. What if something bad happens to you? What am I going to do?" Mark said.

I can feel how important I am to him, and it makes me feel warm inside my heart.

'I hope Michael is like that too.' I said to Slade.

'You miss Him?' Slade

'I don't know.'

"I'm fine Mark, don't worry ---- Ahhhhh!!!!" I felt it again. The pain, the fire inside my heart.

'That bastard!!!!! He's doing it again.'

Whenever I feel heartache, Gabriel is the only reason for it. Like his mate, the moment we find our mate, our mate bond is partially formed. Every time he has sex with someone or even just kisses and touches other girls, I will feel this kind of burn in my heart. The feeling of betrayal. I remember I had not yet accepted his rejection. That's why I'm feeling this.

'Why don't we accept his rejection yet?' I asked Slade.

'Because I want to say that in his own face at the right time,' Slade said.

"Angel, what is happening to you?" Mark asked.

"I'm fine d-don-not worry."

"That bastard, I'm going to kill him," Kayden said. Kayden is not mated yet, and I find him very attractive and we both feel the same. He knows this kind of pain, I told Him already.

"What do you mean, Kayden?" Mark asked. I looked at Kayden but it was too late. Mark is using his Alpha power to get information from Mark.

"It's because of Angel's mate. He is making out with another girl. That's why she feels burning inside her heart. It makes her weak for a moment. Gladly, it doesn't happen when she's fighting with these rogues," Kayden explained.

"I've noticed that for a long time, but I want you to tell me yourself. Is that why you left your pack?" Mark

I just nodded at what he said. No words wanted to come out of my mouth. After all, I felt I was very guilty of Mark because I hid information about my mate from him.

"Okay now, I know. Kayden, call them back up here, take them to jail, and then I will decide what I will do with them. You, Angel, go back to the packhouse and rest. We have a meeting later. You need to be there. It's important," Mark said.

"Yes, Alpha." I turned around to go home. I need to clean my body. I smell like rogues.

'What will be the agenda of our meeting later?' I asked Slade.

'I don't know. Let's go home. ' Slade answered.

From the moment I got there, Mark made a big effort to get Slade out. He was surprised when he once challenged her. We found out that Slade is a legendary wolf. She is the color white and her sapphire blue eyes show her pure blood. He said that people like me are rare. I also discovered my other abilities, such as hearing. I can hear more than what Alphas can hear. I can heal my fellow wolf; I can also enter the link of another pack and, most of all, I can release energy that can obey even Alpha. Mark said I was gifted; we saw that our wolf was the same size and that was what surprised him the most. Only Alpha possesses such a large wolf.

It's been two years and I feel the pain and longing for my mate every day. Luckily, I have many people who love me.

'We are happy now. I hope we can erase the past, even if it's IMPOSSIBLE. '

We're in the meeting room now and waiting for Alpha Mark to see what he has to say. He rarely convenes a meeting unless there is an important mission or announcement in the pack. I'm getting excited about being part of the mission again. Last time, we helped other packs catch rogues who'd been killing young wolves. I remember beheading that psychopath.

'Mark, where are you?' I asked through the mind link.

"I'm already here, kid." He said as he entered the meeting room.

I just nodded. I have a lot of respect for Mark even though he is often overprotective. He always lectures me about being careful all the time.

"Okay everyone, please listen very carefully. My friend from another pack had a problem with his pack members. They were weak and not trained properly due to the lack of experts in their territory. So, I decided that Kayden, Aden, Simon, Lea, and Angel would go there and train their pack members and help them become strong again. I'm doing this because they've been allied friends for a long time," Mark said.

"Mark! Why am I at this? You don't want me leaving our territory, right?" I said.

"Because that is my decision, and because you have known that place, you are also the best and strongest in combat in our group, so it is only right that you're included in this mission," Mark said.

I think I know the place? What pack does it refer to? I didn't associate with any other pack except ....... The f*ck! Don't tell me it's......

"Alpha, what is the name of the pack we are going to help?" Kayden asked.

"Angel's former pack, The Moon Crescent Pack."

"Mark, I refuse to join this mission. I'm okay here. There's nothing left to train the fighters but you. You still have a lot of work to do, so I'd better just stay here," I said.

I don't want to see people there. I am not ready to face them and talk to them. Yes, I miss my friend Larni, but is that reason enough for me to show up and socialize with them? Is this a joke?

"I'm ordering you, not asking you Angel." He looks at Aden, Simon, and Lea. "You guys can leave but Angel and Kayden need to stay, we still have something to talk about."

The others got up and left. "I know that's what you're going to answer Angel, but think about it, this is your chance to show them that you are no longer the former woman they despise and insult. You are a strong, powerful wolf. You can now face your brother who has abandoned you, and you can even reject your worthless mate. Don't be a coward. A few years have passed. Many things can happen to you that will help you improve yourself and give a lesson in your life."

'He has a point. We cannot hide here for life. I also don't want to experience the pain caused by our separation from Claw and Gabriel. We are now the opposite of the girl they knew and hurt.' Slade.

'But...... do you think I can?' Me

'No, you can't!!! Because WE CAN." Slade emphasizes the last two words. 'We can all do it as long as we are together. There are a lot of people who love and protect us now. They can no longer hurt us. One more thing, I am the most powerful wolf in the world right now. They can't hurt me again.'

"Okay Mark, I'm in. When are we leaving?"

"Tomorrow, five in the morning. They are expecting you the next day since our packs are far from each other. You have a long journey so be careful. By the way, you will all use a car. I do not want you to travel to the forest and you might even meet rogues. I have already processed your permit for another pack you will pass through. Is that clear? " He asked using his Alpha tone.

"Yes, Alpha!" Kayden and I answered.

*******

"Are you really okay?" Kayden asked after we left Mark's office and is now arranging things for our departure tomorrow.

"What do you think?" I stopped what I was doing and sat down on my bed. "I also hid from them for a long time. I don't know what happened after I left. Did they look for me? I don't want to hide anymore. I also don't want to lock myself in the past. I want to move forward."

Kayden held my hands. "I'm just here, I'm with you there. Do not think that you are alone because I will not leave you."

"I'm lucky because I met you and Mark. I used to think I was going to die alone, but you came and helped me."

"Because we know that you're special. You also helped to change Alpha Mark. A big part of his personality was lost when his sister died, but because of you, he gradually recovered."

"We are getting emotional, you have to pack your things and I need to finish mine, so now shoo! I need space."

"Okay. Go to bed early, so you can wake up early tomorrow. We both know that you're a heavy sleeper. Don't overthink and let the problem, problem you." He said before he left.

'How will Michael react when he sees me again?'

'Let's think more about how Gabriel will react when he sees us again. I will tell you this in advance. I will not let him hurt us again. Even if we mated him, I might kill him.' Slade said.

'Slade, your head is getting hot. You always want to hurt someone. We are not like that. If others are like that, we are not.'

'In today's world, all the weak are oppressed, so we need to be brave even when we are weak inside.'

'But tell me, Slade, do you still like Claw?'

'How about you? Do you still like Gabriel?'

I don't know the answer to that question now. If Gabriel is still the same as before, there is a good chance that I will lose all my feelings for him. But deep inside, I know that I still hope that he has changed somehow, even though I have experienced pain in my heart several times, I still hope that when I come back everything will be clear, and I need to fully accept the rejection, then I will do it.

Moon Goddess, what are you planning up there for me?