Regret the Rejection?

Chapter 2

"Mate." Saying I was taken back is an understatement. Did I hear that right? I watched as Kaiden's eyes changed, there was a sudden realization and then he scowled. He spat out "figures" and I looked down. Suddenly I felt tingles explode from my arm and looked up to see Kaiden, grabbing my arm and glaring down at me. "Look at me," he demanded. Slowly I looked up and my heart broke. I could see the hate in his eyes, it was radiating off of him. He looked directly. at me and began shaking. I knew what he was going to do, I just knew it. I tried to break away; I wouldn't be able to handle it; but he had me tightly by the arm. I would have given absolutely anything to be invisible at the moment, but what was coming was inevitable.
"I, Kaiden Moore, reject you, Riley Cooper as my mate." My heart clenched
hearing those words, and in the back of my mind I could feel my wolf Haile cower. Almost everyone in my school had circled up around Kaiden and I and were glaring at me, they began laughing hysterically. As I frantically searched the crowd looking for a way to escape I made eye contact with Lucas who was staring at me with a smirk on his face. My own brother. My mate. My peers. Everyone hated me. Everyone. As tears began spilling out of my eyes I did the only thing I could think of. Run.
I pushed through the crowd not caring who I hit, I just needed to get out of there. I could feel the walls closing in around me and the increasing shaking of my body. By the time I was out of the school I had shifted and was sprinting into the woods, away from everyone and everything. I ran and ran and ran for god knows how long, I let Haile take over and we just went; her white fur being pushed back by the wind. My wolf was absolutely gorgeous, although she almost never came out anymore. I loved running in this form, but I couldn't possibly think about that right now. As I felt the anxiety attack take over and I fell to the ground, shaking and sobbing. I had heard that being rejected killed but that put it lightly. My chest physically hurt and my whole body felt like it was burning. I wanted to be dead. I had no one to live for; I was worth nothing. As I sat there shaking I heard someone emerge from the woods behind me.
"Shift," a voice demanded.
Well shit. I must have ran into another packs territory while I was running, but at that point I didn't care. I had already begun excepting my fate and I couldn't take it anymore.
"No!" I shouted
"Do it or we will have to drag you to the dungeons"
"THEN JUST DO IT, PLEASE GOD JUST KILL ME ALREADY, I CANT DEAL WITH THIS IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR EVERYONE JUST KILL ME PLEASE" By the end I was almost begging, trying but failing to hold back the sobs escaping my mouth.
I had shifted back into my human form and I was completely naked. There was a pause and then I heard some whispering. I lye there waiting for death, but it never came. No. Instead, I felt a blanket being wrapped around me and a strong pair of arms lift me from the ground. I turned to see an EXTREMELY; emphasis on EXTREMELY(he had to be at least 6'2" with bulging muscles and had a jaw line that could cut a piece of paper); hot looking male staring at me with curiosity and sympathy. Behind him stood another attractive male with dirty blonde hair; built just the same way; a brunette who was a little smaller but none the less still attractive, and what had to be identical twins smiling their asses off at me.
"Now what exactly happened to you?" The hot guy questioned.
"Doesn't matter," I stated, "I'm fine. Please just leave me alone."
"Sorry, no can do. When I see an extremely pretty girl sobbing on my packs land, and when said girl, or any girl for that matter, says she's fine, she definitely isn't."
I blushed at the comment.
One of the twins came rushing up to me and hugged me, giving the hot male a fake death stare. "Look you made her blush, it's our first conversation with her don't make her uncomfortable!"
"Yeah ya dweeb." The other twin chimed in.
I laughed at the name calling; I hadn't heard anyone be called anything like that since seventh grade.
"Your packs land?" I turned to the hot guy and questioned.
"Oh damn where are my manners, I totally forgot to introduce myself. Hi, I'm Dakota Johnson, Alpha of the Dark moon pack..."
Shit the dark moon pack? That's like the most powerful pack in the entire country. What did I get myself into?
"...This is my beta, Blake," he pointed to the dirty blonde haired kid who flashed me a smile, "and this is his brother, Aiden." Aiden winked at me and I laughed. Someone cleared their throats behind me and Dakota smirked, "oh yeah how could I forget. And these are the twins, Dylan and Nathan. The one who I assumed to be Nathan began, "why is he introduced first? I'm the more important twin. He's just a doof."
Dylan hit Nathan over the head and replied "I know you are but what am I."
They want back and forth and I couldn't help laughing, I had never seen people act this way and it was hilarious. Finally Dakota hit them both over the head. "Guys cmon don't scare her away already. At least act a little normal." The both huffed.
"So how old are you?" Dakota questioned.
"I just turned 18 today," I replied
The twins both jumped on me and yelled happy birthday while Dakota pushed them off, mumbling something under his breath.
"What was that?" I said
"Oh nothing," replied Dakota.
"No really let's hear it."
"Nah"
"Yes"
"I just called you a baby," he responded jokingly.
"Oh really?" I retorted. "And how old are you?"
He held his head high, "19. We all are except Aiden, he's a baby like you."
Aiden blushed and the rest of the boys laughed.
"So baby, I hate to see anyone crying, but especially someone who seems as sweet as you. Please tell us what's wrong," Dakota said and the other boys nodded in agreement.
After a few seconds of thinking I figured there was nothing to lose, so I spilt. I told them everything from the years of verbal abuse to my brother to my mate. By the end I was sobbing all over again. I finished the story and there was silence. After a minute Blake spoke up. "What a dick, who the fuck does that, and let's their pack treat anyone like that? And your own brother too? I'm so sorry."
"And especially to a sweet and pretty girl like you," Dakota added.
The twins chimed in with a "yeah," and then Nathan jumped up, dragging Dylan with him . "We're taking her home!" He shouted.
"What?"
"We've made the executive decision that she's ours now, and we're taking her home!" Dylan re-instated.
Dakota chuckled. "And what makes you think you have the authority to do that"
"Doesn't matter, we'll kidnap her if we have to."
I didn't know how to react, I hadn't had anyone pay this much attention, let alone any, to me in so many years, it was almost overwhelming.
I must've gotten caught up in my thoughts because I hadn't heard a word that was said until Dakota started taping me.
"Sorry what?" I stared at him.
He chuckled, "I don't think I caught your name."
"Oh I'm sorry. I'm Riley, Riley Cooper."
"Well Riley Cooper, what do you say? Would you be willing to join our pack"
I was blown away by this question. Someone wanted me, the fat, ugly, worthless me, to actually be part of their pack?
I stared at him in astonishment. "Are you serious?"
He looked me in the eyes and I could tell he was sincere. "It would make me happier than you could imagine," he finished with a smile.
I looked around at all the boys and noticed they were all truly smiling at me; not smirking or fake; but really happy. Without further thinking I knew it was the right decision. After all I had been through I couldn't return, I just couldn't. I couldn't bare to see my mate with another girl knowing I was unwanted. I couldn't live with a brother who made me feel worthless. I couldn't go back to a pack where my parents death constantly weighed on me. I had to give this a shot. I just had to. Goodbye Scarlet Night Pack.
"I'm in," I replied with a smile.

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Chapter 2 is done!! I just started working on chapter 3 so hopefully that'll be out soon!