My Mate.....Rejected Me [New Version]

15. Luca

"Hey," I looked up from the book I had been reading which was The Mortal Instruments: City Of Glass  (Mama had insisted that I read it saying that it's one of the best books and show/ movie he had ever seen) at the sound of Caleb's voice and saw him making his way over before sitting down next to me on the blanket that I had laid out in the garden.

"Hey," I replied putting the book down after putting the book mark in so I didn't lose my place and gave him my full attention. This was one of the first times where we had sat down together with no one to bother us though there were other pack members  lounging about on the other side of the yard given us more privacy.

"What are you reading?" He asked looking at the book on the ground beside me.

"City of Glass, it's part of a series. Mama recommended it since I asked him if he knew any good books to read" I replied and he nodded.

"What's it about?" He questioned and so I explained it as best as I could and he listened intently and once I was done he hummed, "sounds interesting, I might have to ask you to lend me the first book to read" I bit the inside of my cheek as I felt a smile form on my lips. Mama said that though our relationship had been rocky from the start back when we were still teens, he was always so attentive to everything that I did and that included what books I was currently obsessing over.

"Seriously?" I asked and he nodded.

"Yeah, I mean I know I haven't really been into reading but after moving to the UK I started reading a lot and every book I read reminded me of you in a way," he replied making me blink and look at him in shock, who knew the big bad boy who was always into fights, throwing a football around and working out would turn out to be into reading as well? "anyway, I didn't really come over to talk about books."

I nodded, I knew this would happen eventually and though we had talked a little bit when he got back even if had been a few minutes in the infirmary and when he was discharged but other than that, we haven't really talked at all.

"I know you have a lot of questions" he said and I bit the inside of my cheek as he sat up and turned to face me, "I royally fucked up when I left."

"No, you didn't, you did it because you were profiting my children from getting harmed. Don't get me wrong when you rejected me it hurt like absolutely hell but after reading your letter it made me realize that I coding have asked for a better man than you," I said making him look at me with surprise in his eyes making me smile, "you are braver than you give yourself credit for, Caleb."

"I should've fought harder to stay and to not let my father control me," he replied but I shook my head cupping his faces, tingles running up my arms at feeling him under my fingertips. Before I knew we were mates, I always felt a connection between us regardless of how he had when we were 14 and 16. I always had admired him. I always, in a corner deep inside, always had cared for him even if he didn't know it. He was the first person aside from my parents that noticed me even if it had been for the wrong reasons.

"You want to know something?" I asked making him look up at me, "I had a crush on you back when we were still kids. When I had first gotten here. I didn't want to admit it but as time passed and though I knew it was wrong what you were doing I didn't mind it because I was able to be close to you even if it were for a few seconds."

Caleb sat with his eyes wide, mouth hanging open in complete shock and surprise making me smile, "but after you apologized five months after you had returned from Arizona it filled me with so much joy because in a way I wanted us to be something. I suppose I felt close to you because you never pitied me like the rest of the pack when I arrived here carrying a four year old while also pregnant."

He didn't say anything for a long while which worried me but the next thing I knew I was being pulled into his arms as his lips fell on mine making me gasp at the sudden action before melting into him.

"You have no fucking idea how much I had been wanting to do that since I got back," he murmured when we pulled apart when our lungs began protesting for air, our foreheads touched as our breaths mingled together between us, "being away from you had been the hardest thing in my entire life. I didn't know whether you would forgive me or not after reading the letter had me constantly feeling like a boulder was pressing down on my chest suffocating me. And it didn't fucking help when Rexx would constantly remind me of being a dumb ass for leaving without giving you a proper explanation."

I chuckled at that knowing full well since Phoenix would constantly tell me that Rexx would reach out to him despite the distance and complain how his human was an idiot, "And perhaps he's right, I am a dumb ass for leaving without much of an explanation for rejecting you, but I knew that if I had stayed longer than I should've that my farther would come looking for me and make things worse."

"I forgave you long before reading the letter, Caleb" I said causing him to pull back and look me in the eyes, "I knew you well enough to know that you had your reasons but still I'm glad that you left an explanation without really making it known to your father."

"Want to know something?" He asked when he didn't know how to reply to my words and I nodded, "when you first got here, when you were 14, much like you, I felt something I didn't I know what it was at the time but every time I would push you or pin you against something it was because I had to feel you. I was afraid to admit it to myself but after five months of being away I realized that my actions towards you were uncalled for and I regretted them and the first thing I had to do when I was back was apologize and you have no idea how happy it made me when you forgave me."

I couldn't really say anything that would express my feelings so instead I pulled him back and kissed him with as much passion as I could and he pulled me impossibly close. We didn't care that we were drawing attention though I doubt anyone would care seeing mates embracing and kissing the way we were. 

With much reluctance we once again pulled back and he cupped my face and gave me a soft peck before saying, "I love you." I had been waiting for two years to hear him say that that I felt my eyes sting at those three simple words, "I love you so damn much that just thinking of being away from you any longer kills me. Though I rejected you through words, my heart has accepted you as my mate long before I realized it."

"I have always accepted you, Caleb, even before I knew we were mates, and even after that I still accepted you" I replied and he smiled his eyes bright before pulling me into a hug wrapping his arms around me.

We sat like that for who knows how long until w wee interrupted by two bodies colliding against us breaking our hug.

"Our turn!" Bella exclaimed as she crawled between us while Prince rolled his eyes but cuddled against my side making me chuckle as I ruffled his hair.

Who knew that escaping hell would bring me to heaven?

Life from today onward life is looking exceptionally bright and I couldn't wait see it with the person the moon goddess sent me as my mate and my two beautiful children. Life sure knew how to make the worst turn into the best and most incredible thing.

an so I deleted the previous update because I didn't like how it had turned out so I rewrote it and helpfully you guys enjoy it. Next update will be hopefully later tonight if not tomorrow. Please let me know what you think and don't forget to leave a vote/fan

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~Cx