Hated by My Mate

Chapter 8

Aurora

Alpha Wolfgang stared daggers at me, his blue eyes cold as ice. This was it. He was going to reject me.

He wouldn't hesitate this time.

I bowed my head and waited with eyes closed tight, trying to keep the tears from falling.

"I'm not going to reject you just yet. "

I raised my head and looked at him in bewilderment. "What?" I asked, shock plastered on my face.

"I have other plans for you, Miss Craton. But you will not tell anyone in the village that we are mates.

Like I said before, if you do, I will deny it. And I will mark you and whoever you tell as rogues. "

I could only stare at him dumbly. I was expecting him to finish with a cruel punchline for this sick joke, but it never came.

He stared at me for a moment, and I thought I saw some emotion flash in his eyes.

Confusion? Regret?

Before I could identify it, he turned once more to leave.

"Get back home. It's too late for a simple omega wolf like you to be out here alone, "he said. Then he disappeared into the bushes, leaving me shocked and hurt.

What was he planning to do to me?

***

Aurora

I returned home feeling completely defeated. I could also feel the exhaustion taking a toll on my body.

I guessed that's what happened when a wolf shifted for the first time without having eaten a proper meal in two days.

Now that I thought about it, I'd spent two days straight crying my soul out, all because of my so­ called soulmate.

I walked in the door, then stumbled back when someone ran into me, hugging the life out of me. It was my stepmother, Montana.

"Where were you?! I got up and went to check up on you and you were gone!" she exclaimed. "I called Emma's place to see if you were there and you weren't!"

"I'm sorry, Montana. I... my wolf needed a run," I said, trying to calm her down a bit.

"Your wolf? You finally met her? Oh my Goddess, Rory!" she squealed in delight. "What's her name? What does she look like? When are we gonna take a stroll together?"

She bombarded me with questions, but I felt my strength giving up on me.

"I'll answer your questions tomorrow, okay? Right now I need to lay down," I told her.

"Sure sure! First shifts always take a toll on a wolf when you're just beginning. You must be exhausted. Come, let me help you to bed."

She hooked one of my arms over her shoulder and helped me up the stairs to my bedroom.

"Thanks, Montana," I said before I embraced darkness.

***

I sat in the beautiful clearing I'd found this evening.

I was in my human form.

The place was peaceful and serene. It was daytime, and the sun was shining over the lake, making it glisten. The wild grass that grew around it swayed in the summer breeze.