Where We Come From ✅ [Complete]

Chapter 31: Will You Accept We're Mates?

Lexa is stunned, "Our mate? What are you talking about?" she asks with confusion in her voice. "No, no you're lying Clarke. My mate was Costia and she died! I have no mate. This Pureblood is not my mate!" she says strongly, shaking her head from side to side in denial. Ava can already see dark days ahead of them if Lexa builds up her walls. She feels as Titus squeezes her hand and gives her a knowing look.

"Lex please, let us explain. This is what I wanted to speak with you about but last night you didn't come back," Clarke says as she picks up Ash's backpack and hands it to Sky who takes it and heads towards the bathroom, with her head hanging down. "Sky is our mate Lex. The attraction we felt was because of our bond with her. I can't explain why it happens but Purebloods have two mates. It's the way it is," Clarke states and tries to get closer to Lexa but the omega backs away and Clarke feels as sadness slowly creeps up into her heart. If Lexa doesn't accept them, what will happen? "You felt her 'mate call' and yesterday you felt ours," she says softly and smiles at the other omega but Lexa doesn't react.

She feels frozen, as if trapped by something, a force that threatens to pull her down and drown her. She tries to breathe but feels as if she can't. She is in denial and refuses to believe what Clarke is telling her. She thinks of Costia and knows if she were to accept what Clarke is saying, she feels it would be like spitting at Costia's memory and she cannot and will not allow that to happen. So she reiterates again with a determined voice, "You're wrong Clarke. I have no mate, she died and what happened between you and me was just an attraction, nothing else."

Clarke's eyes become red with unshed tears as she tries hard to ignore the pain she's feeling at Lexa's denial.

The truth is Lexa is still haunted by Costia's memory and the thought of loving someone else or in this case loving two people feels like she is intentionally forgetting Costia even though that's not the case. So lost is Lexa in her thoughts that she doesn't hear when soft footsteps come closer to her.

Titus and Ava open their mouths to speak but nothing comes out. Octavia is standing before them and in this moment, both Alpha and Luna understand why they felt an aura radiating from Octavia when they first met her. Unlike the other Purebloods, Octavia's aura is more powerful and both remember.

She nods in their direction and then says looking at Lexa, "My beautiful goddess," and the omega freezes. At the sound of Octavia's voice she quickly looks up and her eyes lock with the alpha's.

"You," is all Lexa says before Sky takes over O's body and Lexa sees those same silver-green eyes glowing back at her.

"My name is Sky and I'm Octavia's wolf. I'm your mate," Sky says in her sultry, husky voice and Clarke feels as her knees buckle slightly. Lexa's eyes are watery with unshed tears but then a small tear falls from the corner of her eyes. "You, Clarke and I aren't mates. This is a mistake," she says before she turns and walks out the door.

Once outside, she gasps trying to catch her breath and blindly starts heading towards the forest behind her home. Why? Why? Why? Is all she thinks of. All the many questions she had two days ago come flooding back to her as a giant wave of turmoil for her. She tries again to catch her breath as she passes tall trees and winding pathways inside the forest.

Sky and O immediately feel the pang of Lexa's words. "Sh- she doesn't want us Clarke, sh- she doesn't want to be our mate," Sky says as she brings her head down in defeat. Sky has never felt rejection before and the pain is too much for her to bear. Tears fall from her eyes and she relinquishes control over to Octavia. O can feel as Sky whines at the back of her mind and sees as she curls up into a tight ball, tears fall from her eyes and gives out a tiny, sad howl before she buries her face on her belly feeling rejected. Octavia falls to the ground and begins to sob; her soul hurts, Sky's in pain; they're both in pain. Clarke kneels down and hugs her, crying as well. Both feel as their hearts break, little by little a piece shattering here and there until they feel warm hands on their shoulders. Both mates look up and Titus and Ava lift them up.