Rejection on the Full Moon (Rejection Series) Chapter 80

The hand on my cheek is gone, replaced by a burning sting as Mika slaps me. I stumble

back shocked that my mate would hit me, but that shock soon fades. This is Hidden Claws and no one likes me, as the blame of Alpha Sorus and Luna Reena's deaths hangs above me like a noose waiting to tighten around my neck.

"I refuse to be your mate." Mika seethes, anger radiating off of him in waves, causing lesser wolves to cower around us. I stay silent, unable to voice a reply. The Moon Goddess had cast her net of fate on us before either of us were even conceived. There was nothing he could do.

"You are the reason my parents are dead!" He continues, his fist shooting out to punch me, but I had enough of being beaten and dodge, using his momentum to throw him into the crowd behind me.

"You and I both know I never killed the Alpha and Luna!" I call out in rage, sick and tired of this accusation.

"I was seven, fucking seven years old when they were killed. You and Lace were there. You saw the same thing I did, those wolves demanding to know where the child of the Moon Goddess was!" I continued. I felt a wave of unease in the air, my eyes moving to where the Beta couple stood. Something felt off about them, but my focus right now is on my mate and his baseless accusation that spent eleven years weighing down on me.

"You could have done something!" Mika screams back and I growl, shocking not only myself but those around me.

"And what, dear mate, do you expect a seven-year-old to do? You were twelve and had more training than me at that time in combat," I counter, crossing my arms across my chest and glaring at him. I could see the hesitation in his eyes as he glares back. He knows I have a point and can't refute me. We were only pups and could do nothing but watch.

"You all have your heads up Bastian and Jasmine's asses that you can't even see what's right and wrong with this filthy pack," I continue, seeing Alex silently slink onto the porch and giving me a nod. He had everything ready if I wanted to leave now, considering how finding my mate is going. But this could be my chance to help Hidden Claws.

"Maybe it's a good thing I am your mate Mika, its about time this pack chan-"

"You are not my mate. I refuse to have someone as weak as you as Luna." He cuts me off, shocking me as I notice a look in his eyes. It's one I know too well and the feeling of helplessness slowly gathers in the pit of my stomach. I already knew what was coming and I couldn't stop it.

"I Mikael Alibaster and future Alpha of Hidden Claws reject you, Geminie Blake, as my mate and future Luna of this pack." A stabbing pain rips through my heart as if a million shards of glass tear it apart. I can feel my vision turn hazy from the pain as a whimper, causing another surprise reaction from the crowd, escapes my throat. Whispers begin to float on the air at the turn of events as I force my body to stay standing. I felt like death is trying to tear me apart and bring me into it's silent slumber.

"Anything you want to say?" Mika asks, a smirk on his smug face as he slowly saunters towards me. He and I both know I have two options. Accept the rejection and have the pain ease for me or fight for the bond. I wanted to fight for this bond, one that I have been hoping for to change my life, one that I dreamt about each night, hoping for my mate to save me. I didn't want Mika and the cruel reality that came with him, but I wanted my mate, so I stay silent, glaring at the man while the pain pulsates through my body.

"Geminie, say it!" Bastian growls in warning, but for once in my life, I ignore his order. A fist is thrown my way at my insolence, and instinctively I catch it, glaring at Bastian whose face of anger turns into one of fear. The pleasure I feel knowing my so-called father fears me numbs the pain of the rejection initiation.

"Say. It. You. Bitch!" He growls through his teeth, his body shaking. I just chuckle and apply force to Bastian's wrist until the satisfying crunch beneath my hands rings in the silent yard, followed by a scream. With a small throw, I push Bastian aside and turn my attention back to my mate just in time to catch a slap across my left cheek that sends me sprawling onto the cold ground in burning pain. Mika has just slapped me.

A fist entangles into my hair, pulling me up from the ground while an angry Mika towers over me.

"Geminie Blake, you have two minutes to accept the rejection or I will kill you." I whimper with pain; his threat being processed through the ringing in my ears. He meant business, and I realize in this moment that I have no choice but to do as he says.

"I, Geminie Blake," I start off slowly, fighting to hold back my tears. If I continue this, I will feel the pain for three long years, but Mika will feel nothing. He will be able to go about his days as normal while I wallow in misery every time he sleeps with another she-wolf, the bond pining for it to be fixed with my soulmate. I couldn't let that happen. He deserves the pain for not only this rejection but also the last eleven years of hell I faced. With a silent prayer to the Moon Goddess and a sudden burst of strength, I reach up and clasp my hands around his hand, feeling multiple bones break with the precision of my movements as Mika releases me and screams. Being harmed by your soulmate must have felt like a thousand burning knives slicing through him, just like how it's felt for me each time he slapped me tonight.

Now free from his grasp, I slowly stand, my breath ragged from the pain this process has brought. I know I only have a few minutes until I black out and have to do this next part fast.

"I, Geminie Blake, refuse your rejection. Instead, I reject you as my mate and your existence in my life." The air stills, and a wave of panic fills the yard as the crowd around us looks to Mika the moment he lets out a blood-curdling scream. Their future Alpha should be feeling a skull-crushing pain now that his existence has been rejected by me, and a marking of a blood-coloured ring slowly appears around his neck. He would have that mark displayed for the next three years if he could not repair the bond before it snaps. Once we no longer share a bond, the mark will vanish. He will definitely need to hide this mark for the next three years or be ridiculed by other Alphas. Mika will be considered weak, and so will this pack. If I'm being honest, I enjoy this thought.

The wolves forget about me as Mika falls to his knees, clutching at his neck and head and begging for the pain to stop. Now, no longer the focus of attention, I make my way toward the front of the house, leaning against the exterior as the pain coursing through my body blurs my vision. I focus on only one foot in front of the other, praying that I would be able to make it to safety before the pack hunts me down.

"Geminie!" Strong arms scoop me up, holding me close to a solid body as Alex's scent fills my nose. Relief washes over me as the pain begins to consume my body.

"I hooked up the portable tow in the back of my truck and have your car hooked up. I need you to stay awake, Geminie, to make it out of Hidden Claws." His words are muffled as if trying to reach me underwater, but the urgency is clear. I have to stay awake for us to make it out safely. My consciousness fades in and out of darkness, the pain increasing with the distance away from Mika while the bond urges me to go back, but I couldn't go back. Going back meant death. Only the cold air flowing over my body and the scent of pine keeps me grounded the farther away from the pack house Alex carries me until the next moment, I find myself laying on a seat with a wool blanket over me.

"Geminie, listen to me right now." Alex is yelling, it's clear he is mad. About what though?

"I already denounced myself from Hidden Claws. I need you to say the words. I can't cross the borders until you do." Ah, he is mad because of me. My mouth opens and closes, trying to fight the burning pain that constricts my throat to say the words. I can hear the howls of wolves and the revving of engines as the pack behind us slowly grows closer. But my body will not cooperate with the fire that threatens to consume me.

A straw is placed in front of my mouth, and I greedily drink the ice-cold liquid that is offered, taking in the panicked look in Alex's eyes.

"Say the words, please, Gemmie, before they reach us," He begs, the haze clearing slightly while I look at my brother. I take a deep breath and open my mouth.

"I, Geminie Blake, denounce myself as a member of Hidden Claws and enter the world as a Rogue." Relief radiates off of Alex, and the truck moves forwards. As we cross the border that hides the pack from humans and their technology, the bond fizzles away, and emptiness fills my mind as the pain of the rejection takes hold once again. Knowing that I'm safe, I allow the darkness to consume me while Alex drives us towards safety.