The Broken Mate-Rejected And Desired novel Chapter 3

My jaw dropped as shudders ran through my spine; goose bumps filled my entire body with terror, hitting me so hard that my legs dragged back unintentionally.

Rejection is the last thing I will be able to bear.-

All I prayed for was for it to be a prank. I waited for him to call it a joke, but he never did. I pulled myself together and moved closer to his front, cupped his jaw, and drew closer to him.

"It's a prank, right?" I muttered the question, gasping as I swallowed the bile in my throat. Tears were flowing freely down my cheeks.

"Don't touch me!" He huffed and slapped my hand away, pushing me off.

I almost fell, but was able to stagger and get hold of myself again. The push wasn't with full force but had more of an element of disgust and loathing in it.

I looked up at his expression and wished I hadn't because it was covered with hate, which I don't know why.

"I don't understand the lies you are talking about. You saw what we did in the room. Do you have any problems with it?" He asked, wrapping his arms around her slender waist too, drawing her closer to his body. Her head rested on his shoulder.

Torian's words hit me so hard that my legs stumbled back again, with more tears falling off.

"Torian, you can't smell my scent?" I inquired, breathing heavily as if I'd lost my cool anytime soon.

"Yes, I can smell the pre-scent, and that's why I hate you. Don't you think it is a mistake for us to be mates? From the time we were children, our parents forced us to be together. I don't love you." He paused and scoffed.

"And in case you don't know, I am very loyal to her, the Beta's daughter, and not even the fact that you are my mate will make me leave her, so you are free to go out there and find love and protection in another man's arms, because you will never find it in mine!" He stated this curtly, as his hands played around her hair.

I felt weakened with pain and intense sadness, causing an agonizing sob to escape my lips.

His friends all around him laughed and watched, as if we were acting out some funny drama scene for them.

I was feeling the pain while Torian had those smug looks on his face.

Even when it all seemed true, I still looked forward to him saying it was all a prank. I can't remember ever hurting him in the past or going against his wishes. I had offered my body, my soul, my spirit, everything about me to him.

Where on earth have I gone wrong?

The music, which should have made his voice a bit inaudible, had been paused, thereby making his hurtful words clear and strong enough to break my heart into tiny shreds.

"She's really obsessed," I heard the Beta's daughter say, followed by a mocking laugh as she clung even tighter to him. I felt just like real trash.

My mouth opened to talk. I needed to lash back at her or act all tough verbally, but nothing was coming forth from my lips. No single sound came out, just a gasp instead. I'm so saddened to realize all my dreams of being with the next Alpha, Torian, were all sheer wishes that will never happen.

"Torian, you should have said this in a better way than this. "She'd be so hurt at how blunt and despised you sound." Jace chipped in again, sighing and ruffling his hair as he glanced at me pitifully.

"I don't care!" He scoffed, leaving me more heartbroken as my wolf burst into a painful cry, curdling herself into a ball.

I spun to the door and shuffled my way out, regretting the very day I met him. Tears wouldn't stop rolling, especially when I recalled that he had just termed our childhood friendship as a forced one on his side.

"Before leaving, can you move upstairs to my room and pick those flowers you left there?" Torian added with contempt. But I would never do that.

Never again will I go in there. I'm shattered and broken. It would have been better if we haven't met at the beginning. This denial and scorn in front of his buddies was excruciatingly painful than words could describe.

School is going to resume tomorrow. I've foolishly made many of my friends believe I was mate to Torian, who was the hottest Alpha Prince in the werewolf school.

They all believed that since we were vividly close and seen together all the time.

Will I ever get over this?

The front door of Torian's room was slammed shut behind me, and it seemed like that was when I realized it was all happening for real.

I lost him.

He has rejected me and taken another mate. I don't know what to feel or believe.

How was I going to face the students in school?