The Fire Wolf

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After minutes of staring at each other, Six opened her mouth, about to speak but closed it shut when her mate turned his back on her and walks away. She stared at his back, shock but at the same time hurt. Her wolf whimpered in her head, shutting her away as she hides in the back of Six's mind.

She felt rejected. She lowered her head as her eyes burned from the tears that threatened to fall from her eyes. She coughed away the sound of her sob that attempted to escape from her, aware that numerous eyes are set on her, they have probably heard what their alpha has said a minute ago. A hand was then placed before her. Her gazed followed the hand and she came face to face with the beta of the Crimson Pack.

"Luna, I am Beta Xyfier. Let us go inside shall we?" he then smiled, eyes clouded as I noded and takes his hand, not commenting on what he addressed me as. "Are you hungry, Luna?" I shooked my head then focused my eyes in front of us, taking notes of the way in case I had to run.

A BIG double door opened as beta Xyfier urged me to enter the pack house. Hesitant, I stepped my foot inside of the building as my eyes roamed at the living room. A big crystal chandelier greeted me as Xyfier guides me to a single sofa.

I looked at him sarcastically as I pointed at my drenched clothes. He scratched the back of his head, embarrassed. He then smiled as his eyes clouded, mindlinking. " I'm trully sorry, Luna, I didn't notice. The alpha already assigned a room for you. May I escort you there?" I nodded at him, irking to get this wet clothes off my body, wanting a shower.

He led me towards the stairs, he would strike a conversation every now and then, pointing at some portraits hanging on the wall. Numerous paintings contains warriors, always smiling whilst having a lot of bruises. Victories, I guess. They must be fond of paintings. We then reached the fourth floor and he opened a door, gesturing me to enter. "I will leave you to it then, Luna. I'll fetch you later so that we can question you about what happened earlier", I smiled timidly at Xyfier as I entered the room.

The room screamed lavish and money. A huge bed in the middle of the room, close to the wall. A huge walk-in closet which contains different varieties of clothes and undergarments and shoes. A huge full length body mirror which is surrounded by gold with intricate details as a design, curtains that is made of expensive fabric, and a lot more things I didn't imagine I will be able to touch. And don't even get me started with the bathroom. It has a huge bathtub! Two people would fit in there side by side. And there's also a shower head and you can also change the water temperature. I saw a storage cabinet containing towels, bath robes, spare toothbrushes, different shampoo's and soap.

I made my way in front of the mirror, I place my hand on the side of the lavatory and stared at myself. 'God, I look like shit.' My hair's a mess, my face is dirty, my skin has bruises and my clothes are filthy and wet. 'No wonder Mate didn't like us', I rolled my eyes and went to lock the door. I stepped on the bathtub and stripped my clothes leaving me on my nakedness. I turned on the shower, sighing at the coldness that wrapped my body, making my sore muscles relax. I cleaned myself thoroughly and used a new toothbrush, satisfied of the feeling of my now clean body.

I grabbed a robe and slipped myself on it, openning the door and making my way through the walk in closet while humming. I settled on a oversized Tee and a cotton short then slipped in a pair of sock. I comb my hair with my fingers, untangling the knots when a knock sounded from the door. Smelling the beta, I heaved a sigh, "Luna, are you done? Can we talk downstairs?", I walk to the door and unlocked it then peeked out, my wolf looking out in hope to see her mate but was left disappointed even though I expected that he won't come and I did not smell his delicious smell, fuck the mate thingy, and even his shadow was not seen.

I nodded at Xyfier and stepped outside, conscious at my choice of clothing. He smiled warmly at me which only made me uncomfortable as I know for a fact that his, their alpha did not accept me. 'I think he do not want us, he is pitying us. Maybe he is planning on rejecting us after a week or maybe a month?' she histericaly said, panicked and hurt. I ignored the pain in my chest and blocked my wolf, keeping my emotions in check as we head downstairs.

After setting myself on the sofa, I heaved a long sigh, hands on my legs while my eyes ventured the living room. One of the warriors handed me a glass of water and I eyed it before accepting it hesitantly. I drank its content and handed it to the warrior, mumbling a thanks as the liquid soothes my throat.

"So, Luna. Can we question you now?", he asked hesitantly, afraid that he'll made me feel disrespected. "Where... is your alpha?", I asked him despite knowing that he is waiting for my answer. "He is in his office, finishing some papers, Luna", he smiled bitterly, seemingly uncomfortable at what the ambience has become. "He will reject me, won't he?", I fixed my gaze at my hand which is now playing the hem of the T-shirt I'm wearing.

"I-i u-uh, ahm... I honestly don't have any idea, Luna ", he looked away as I looked at him. I smelled his frustration, his pity. "Can you stop referring to me as 'your luna'? Clearly, everyone who's in the border earlier knows that he rejected me even if he did not say it aloud.", my heart clenched at how hard I am keeping my fire from escaping. My eyes watered at how hard I'm keeping myself from crying. 'You can't cry, Six, not to a mate who do not want you.' I bit my lower lip as I felt my wolf whimpering in my mind, deeply hurt. Xyfier opened his mouth then closes it and sighed. He seems tired. Bags under his eyes were evident that I felt sorry for causing him this more frustrations.

"I'm sorry... You can question me now." I forced a smile at him and he returns it, relief washes over his face. "What is your name and how did you happen to know our kind?", memories of the past flashed through my mind and I gulped. "I am, Six. Six Ember. I am adopted by a warewolf. Originally the one who bore me is a human, but my parents abandoned me. My adoptive parents found me hence why I've known your kind all my life", says I, meeting his gaze, voiding myself of emotions. He nodded at that and leaned on the couch,"Why are they chasing you? Is what that one wolf said true?", he asked curiously in which I nodded. "My father, in exchange of his life, sold me to an alpha against my will. That is why I am running. I was 10 at that time, I did not know what betrothed mean. All I know is that he left me in that pack", I gritted my teeth as I remembered that day, that shit of a father. My body shakes from the anger and the feeling of untamed fire that threatens to escape from my fingers body.

" I am sorry, Six", Xyfier voiced out which brings me back to my senses and I smiled forcefully at him. "It's okay, It is not your fault anyway." I laughed bitterly as I ran my hand to my hair, knots tangling on the way. "I think it is best that you and alpha talk about the two of you. It is also better for all of us to rest for now." He then stands up, offering his hand on me in which I tiredly accepted,"Thank you," he smiled once again and led me to my designated room.

I LOCked the door and my back leaned on it. My eyes closed and I breathe in a lot of air and exhaled loudly, a way to calm myself. I heard Xyfier yawn as he walks on the hallway, I pitied the man as he dealt with a woman who his alpha did not want and is a complete stranger. I went to the bed and sat on it, feeling myself dipped to the softness of the mattress. I then climbed on the bed and laid down, closing my eyes on the softness, 'feels like marshmallow.'

My mind went to my mate, that delicious piece of a man. His smell, his sharp eyes, that beautiful lips of his and his gorgeous body. I slapped myself as I felt a blush crept on my face. 'This damn mate bond, and also this damn horny beast', my wolf grins at me,'I can't help it. He's our mate'. I shut her back to the back of my mind and raised my hand in the air. I pointed my finger and let the fire dance on it. Thinking about my fated, made me feel giddy but at the same time solemn. He might reject me at any moment, and I just need to prepare myself for that.

The fire from my finger extinguishes as my tears flows endlessly, smearing the mattress. Realizing that life was always hell for me, thinking everything will be okay, that life will be better, I ran and ran and ran but, poor me, life's just gotten worse. Did the moon goddess hate me?

I brought my face to the pillow, drowning the sound of my sob. Frustrated, anger, hatred and loneliness clouded my heart. It feels heavy, so so heavy. I clenched my hand on the pillow, burying my face further into it in an attempt to blocked the noise from escaping, crying myself to sleep.