Alpha Queen: Fated to Three Alphas

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Chapter 4: Mate. Rejected.

Dana's POV

Taryn grew even more restless. I took a deep breath and walked back inside, and decided to tell Zade I was leaving. But Zade was now on stage. Someone else stood beside him, and handed him a mic.

"I just wanted to thank you all for coming to my birthday party," He started, the crowd erupting into cheers.

Birthday? Why didn't he tell me?

"This has been the smoothest birthday ever, and I've met some wonderful people," he continued, and his eyes met mine. My breath caught in my throat.

"But, the celebration isn't over yet, because—"

He stopped, his eyes finding me again. His expression shifted, from surprise to relief, and to fear. That was when it snapped. I felt an inexplicable pull, something so beyond my control, and my eyes widened.

'Mate,' Taryn growled, howling loudly.

'What?' I nearly shouted. 'What do you mean mate?'

'Mate!' she growled louder, and my eyes were still on Zade.

Zade was my mate?

Before I knew what was happening, the air shifted. Zade dropped the mic on the floor, and started to walk towards me. My heart slapped against my ribs, and Taryn was howling like our lives depended on it.

I was still in disbelief.

Could this be why I couldn't find my mate on my eighteenth birthday? Because he'd been here the whole time? Zade said today was his birthday, how old would he be now?

My thoughts were jumbled up by the time Zade stood in front of me, his brown eyes speaking volumes of emotion. I could feel his wolf, howling and beckoning at mine. Everyone else around us turned into a blur.

"I...I uh,"  I stuttered. I couldn't even find my voice.

"Dana..." He whispered, and I swore, I unraveled. He grabbed my chin softly, tilting my head up. My pulse was drumming in my ears, and my legs felt like jelly, but for some reason, I didn't care.

Zade leaned close, his breath fanning against my lips for a second, and he planted his lips on mine. My hands went up to his hair, and I tugged on it as the kiss got deeper. Fire, passion, the pull of our bond, everything fell into that kiss.

Taryn was pushing against me, trying to feel his wolf too. It didn't matter that we just met him a few hours ago. I felt happy, a rush of emotion flooding my system. I had found my mate.

All of a sudden, Zade pulled back, pushing me away slightly. I stumbled, catching myself before I looked up at him. He had a horrified look on his face, and I was about to ask him what's wrong when he held up his hand.

"No. No I can't do this," He whispered. My heart stopped.

"Can't do what?" I asked, trying to get closer to him.

He shook his head, still gesturing for me to stand back. Taryn whined, urging me to get closer. "I can't be your mate. No."

My stomach dropped. "What the hell do you mean?"

"I mean I reject you, Dana!" He snapped, seizing my breath as he yelled.

My blood ran cold. "Zade—"

"No!" He yelled, making me flinch. "Don't come any closer. I don't want you. I reject you, Dana Varynn, as my mate," He uttered the words that shattered my soul.

It was at that moment that I noticed everyone around us, watching. It was bone chilling silence as I stared straight at Zade, questions swirling in my head.

"Why..." was the only sound that left my lips.

"Because I don't want you. Now reject me and leave my party," He said, his tone icy and without emotion.

My knees buckled, but I refused to fall. No fucking way I'd let myself loose in front of him. In front of everyone. My chest felt tight, and my lungs were refusing to breathe. Is this what rejection felt like? Watching the one person who was supposed to be by your side, chosen by the moon goddess, betray you?

"I, Dana Varynn, reject you as my mate," I started, my voice cutting off. The pain would be unbearable, so I heard. But what's the use if he didn't want me? "Zade."

I then realized he knew my last name, and I didn't know his.

But it didn't matter, because the moment I muttered his name, the world spun. Taryn growled, whined, howled and scratched against me like I was a barrier holding her from tearing him apart. My eyes welled up with tears, but I blinked them back.

Pain exploded in my chest.

It was raw and unforgiving, spreading like molten lava through my veins. Taryn barked, something she never did, and I knew it affected her too. My knees finally gave way, and my vision blurred. A scream tore through my throat as I fell to the floor, shaking violently. I couldn't think, couldn't understand, couldn't bring myself to believe that I had just been rejected.

Me.

"Hey, you're gonna have to leave. You're causing a scene," I heard a girl say beside me. I craned my neck to look up at her, and spat in her face.

She yelped, moving back and scoffing at me. "It's just a rejection! How do you think you would pull someone like him anyway?" She yelled over the crowd. I nearly laughed. The bitter, 'I can't believe this is happening ' laugh. Yeah right, someone like him.

Zade was gone, but I didn't give a shit anymore. Fuck him, and his stupid little sister too.

I pushed myself up, struggling through the blinding pain waging war in my body, and dashed out of the hall. I grabbed a bottle of alcohol as I staggered past the bar and outside the building.

I looked up at the moon, cursing at it for choosing tonight to come for me. Just when I thought I had made a friend, he was taken away from me.

I walked until I reached my dorm, already halfway through the bottle of alcohol. Taryn had gone silent, pushed away and not willing to stir. I gave her space. We both needed it.

I got to my room, and fumbled with the key card. My vision kept blurring, and I was finding it hard to place it on the scanner. When I finally did, the door swung open and I walked straight to my bed, dropping the bottle of alcohol on the floor.

My face was in my pillow, and all I could think about was Zade's words. "I reject you, Dana Varynn, as my mate."

It echoed over and over again. "Fuck you, Zade," I screamed into my pillow, until my voice went raw. The tears I had been holding back finally fell, and soon, I turned into a mess of sobs. I shook, letting out all the pain.

Was I really that destined to not find happiness?

I lifted my head, searching for the alcohol bottle through my hazy vision when my hands fell on a pair of sneakers beside the bed. I paused, trying to focus my eyes on it. They weren't mine, because they were way too big, and red colored. I hated red.

That was when the scent hit me. Citrus, cinnamon and musk, tangled together in an irresistible smell. I tried to lift my head further so I could look around the room, and I froze.

Three pairs of eyes were staring daggers at me. My breath hitched as I recognized the colors.

Red, blue, grey.

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