17. Rejected

Bianca was fuming, holding her bloodied nose. She starts running towards me, ready to punch me back.

I was getting ready, waiting for her to come closer, when my Mate grabbed her hand.

To my surprise, he didn't push her away but put one arm on her back while the other was brushing her face.

My heart shattered at the view making Ivy whimper into my head in pain. She was as hurt as I. The pain got worse when he spoke while getting out a handkerchief and handing it to her.

"Bianca, my love, are you ok?"

"I'm not that bad, but this bitch is gonna pay for this!" she shouts, yelling at me and trying to get out of Mateo's hold.

"Call me that one more time, and I will break your hands next time!" I said, trying not to let the tears fall.

"Who the fuck do you think you are to talk like this with the future Luna of Blood Moon Pack?!" my Mate yells at me, making me freeze for a moment.

I could not believe this was happening. The one supposed to love me, his Mate, is loving another.

"With all due respect, Alpha Mateo, how dare YOU talking like this with your..." Anna shouts from next to me, annoyed at the couple's disrespect, but I lift my hand in front of her, asking her to stop.

"My what? She!" Mateo said in a cold voice, pointing at me. "She is nothing to me! Just because of this stupid bond, I will not accept her as my Luna!" he shouts, making Bianca smirk while a single tear escapes my eyes.

'Let me take control now, and I will kill both of these traitors!' Ivy said, full of anger.

I feel my nails elongate, and I knew my eyes should be turning gold. The power Ivy gives me was more significant than before.

I took a step towards them but stopped abruptly when Mateo started talking again.

"I, Mateo Marino, Alpha of the Blood Moon Pack, reject you, Amaya, as my Mate and Luna!"

The pain in my chest felt like someone just snatched my heart out and added some salt instead.

Bianca started laughing like a crazy bitch while Anna was shedding tears for me, for her friend and Queen.

I look at Anna and nod my head. When she did the same, I turned around and ran out of the palace.

As soon as I get out, I shift in my black wolf and sprint to the forest.

She let out a piercing howl that makes the leaves from the nearby trees fall to the ground, and all the animals and birds take off.

We didn't stop till we reached the lake that Leon showed me the other day.

I shift back and go straight into the purple cold water.

To my surprise, I see Leon just a few feet away, laid on the green grass.

Tears were now streaming down my face uncontrollably, and loud sobs escaped me.

'Am I that bad that I don't deserve to be loved?' I ask Ivy through the mind link.

'Oh, Amaya! Of course, not! You are too good, and these bastards don't deserve you! I am so sorry!' she said

"Amaya? When did you come here? How did you escape Anna's shopping plans that easily?"

He came closer, and when he saw the state I was in, his eyes filled with worry.

"Amaya? What happened? Are you ok?"

I shook my head and asked him for some clothes as I knew there were some hidden around here.

"Here, put these on." He said, placing some jeans and a top near the lake.

I get out and get dressed; then I walk next to him. He turns around and grabs my shoulders looking into my eyes.

"Amaya? What is wrong? Tell me!"

"Is... is... Mateo and Bianca... he... he rejected me, Leon. He said he doesn't want me as his Mate or Luna! He... he lives here!"

"That fucking bastard! I will kill him! I do not care that he is an Alpha! How dare he reject you?! How dare he defy the Moon Goddess by refusing the bond?!" he shouts in a deadly voice and turns to leave, but I stop him.

"Leon, please, don't! ... just stay here with me."

His eyes softened, and he hugged me.

"Oh, poor Amaya! I am so sorry you need to go through that!"

I buried my face in his chest and cried my pain out.

After about twenty minutes, we sat on the grass and lay down so we could watch the sky.

"I broke that bitch, Bianca, nose," I said, and we started laughing.

"That's my girl! I wish I could have seen this!"

"Oh, you might see it sometime, as that girl promised she would make me pay back for this. And I can say she is not the one that forgets easily."

"That's true. Since her mother died, she became a real bitch!"

"Leon? Do you think I am fated to live like this? Alone, I mean, without anyone to love me?" I ask, looking at him.

He turns his face to me and smiles.

"No, Amaya! You won't! You have us, your friends and family! We will always love you!"