40: Going away


    Intrigue danced in my veins as my hands shook while I opened the paper. I never thought


    Alexander would write a letter as he had thrown me away to Alpha Ryven like a piece of trash.


    I knew those were my insecurities speaking, but I couldn''t help it. Hell, I was his fucking mate! One


    whom he was supposed to protect and cherish.


    I acted like the rejection didn''t hurt as much as it did on the first day. What if I said I was lying to


    myself and my mind still wandered to him now and then, wondering what he might be doing?


    I would be telling myself the truth. The truth I tried multiple times to hide from myself. I was a


    shadow of myself when he left me and the rejection broke me in more ways than I could count.


    But seeing his scratchy handwriting on the back of the envelope left the memories and feelings I


    had buried inside of me, came rushing back.


    I breathed hard and fast as my heart constricted in my chest. It was almost to the point where I


    could hardly breathe.


    I didn''t know what was wrong with me but I realized how much I missed him. I was mad at him, yes.


    But my stupid heart still somehow craved him. I wanted him toe back to me, telling me it was


    all a mistake. But what good would that bring? I was already mated to Alpha Ryven who turned out


    to be my worst nightmare. And soon, I wouldplete the mating process.


    Steeling my nerves, I opened the envelope with shaky fingers, bringing out the letter. What I saw in


    the letter made all the blood drain out from my face.


    It wasn''t because Alexander decided to write to me. Or because he begged me toe back to


    him. But it was because he had been writing to me for weeks and Alpha Ryven never told me any of


    that!


    And to make matters worse, I read in the letter where Alexander mentioned what was written in my


    last letter. A letter I knew nothing about. It only says one thing - Alpha Ryven had forged my


    handwriting.


    I was mad as my blood boiled in my veins. When I was done with the letter, I was sure my head


    would be bringing out a lot of smoke from how angry I was.


    I clutched the letter in my hand and turned around. My destination was to find Alpha Ryven and


    demand an exnation.


    I halted in my steps when I found him by the door. His eyes went to the paper in my hand. The


    bastard wasn''t surprised to see I had discovered his little secret.


    He walked into the room leisurely and went over to grab a drink by the counter. I stood by the table


    watching his every move as my heart beat erratically in my chest. I wanted to murder him. If looks


    could kill, he would haveid dead on the floor before he knew what killed him.


    He walked over to me, stretching his hand. On it was a ss of wine. "Why don''t we sit down and


    have a drink over this conversation?" He asked with a smirk, not bothered by his cruel actions.


    There was something in the way he looked at me that made my hand fly out to p the ss of


    wine in his hand. Maybe it was the mock that was hidden beneath his eyes. I couldn''t tell but his


    actions only made me madder than I intended to be.


    He shrugged, and looked at the broken pieces of ss on the floor. "Suit yourself," he said and sat


    down on his chair, looking up at me.


    "You think this is a joke?" I asked him, my voice sounding funny to me. I guessed it had to do with


    the emotions that raked through me.


    "It''s not. And I know that," he gulped down a ss. "You know, we shouldn''t be here."


    "Yes. We shouldn''t. I ought to be in my former pack, with Alexander," I inhaled sharply and closed


    my eyes, stifling the anger that threatened to burst forth.


    "That''s not what I mean."


    "I know what you fucking mean! How can you even think aboutpleting the mating process right


    now?"


    "I can because…" I cut him off.


    "How could you be so cruel? You never told me any of this. Alexander is my mate and since he


    wants me back, forget aboutpleting the mating process. I will return to him tomorrow and your


    land will be returned," I spoke to him which elicited a burst ofughter from him.


    My brows furrowed as hisughter filled the room, making the only sound in the quiet night.


    "I''ve always thought you''re smart, but with these words, I knew I was wrong," he stoppedughing


    as all traces of mirth disappeared from his face. It was reced with seriousness.


    "What?" I gasped at the insult.


    "You''re not so delusional to think I will dly let you go back to Alexander. You''re so cheap. He


    begged you once and you''re running over to him," he sneered.


    "I agree. I''m cheap," I said as I saw a surprise sh in his eyes. "But you want to mate with a cheap


    girl. What does that make you? And I doubt he begged me just once. From the words written in the


    letter, he had sent multiple ones before this."


    "Yes. He sent multiple ones before this but that doesn''t erase the fact that he rejected you. Who


    rejects his mate because of what others think? So you''d rather be with a weakling who doesn''t even


    know what he wants than be with me?"


    "Yes. I''d rather be with him! You have proved to me that you do not care about me. And…"


    "Does Alexander care about you?" He stopped my words by asking those questions and I was


    tongue-tied.


    I didn''t know the answer to that question. I haven''t given it a thought. I only thought since he wants


    me back, then he must care to an extent. Or was I wrong? I could somehow feel his emotions from


    the letter he sent. But words could merely be words.


    Alpha Ryven chuckled and poured himself another drink while he stalked toward me. "He doesn''t


    give a shit about you. He only wants you for you. Howe he only realized you were the one for


    him when you left? And it''s after your abilities came to life the letters starteding. How sure are


    we that he''s not after what you can give him? After all, he traded you over for thatnd without


    batting an eye."


    "You don''t know that. His father…"


    "His father did nothing. Don''t be a fool! He''s the Alpha and his yes means yes. No one can change


    that. Not even his father. What kind of hold does his father have on him for him to make him give up


    his mate?" He walked closer to me as I smelt the alcohol in his breath. "Do you think if I found my


    mate, I would have left her for you? And Alexander not only gave you away, he chose another Luna


    even before you were out of his sight."


    "He didn''t choose her. He told me she had something on him. And when I forgave him, he never


    went back to her."


    Alpha Ryven''sugh made me take a step back as he was unbearably close to me now. I could see


    the dark orbs that shone with amusement. He thought this was funny. He thought I was a joke.


    "Sophia darling, don''t be deceived. Dianne''s just a little girl. What does she know that could hinder


    Alexander from mating with his mate? He''s supposed to protect you from her. And he knew you


    were his mate but he let them bully you and made you work as a maid."


    "I don''t understand,"


    "Of course, you won''t because Alexander was so wicked as not to let you in on the vital information


    regarding Werewolves." He stopped and looked into my eyes. "Alexander had always known you


    were his mate. He''s an Alpha. All Alphas have the special ability to know who their mate is when


    they clock eighteen. But you didn''t know this because you were underage."


    "That can''t be," I muttered to myself as the information he released made me breathless, and my


    knees buckled under me. But Alpha Ryven was quick to wrap his hand around my waist.


    I was straddling him, with my hands on his chest. But that wasn''t what I was focused on. Alexander


    knew I was his mate yet he pretended like he didn''t know.


    I wasn''t aware Alphas could perceive their mates even before she reached eighteen. And Alpha


    Ryven was right in a way - I wasn''t allowed to finish high school. And I always missed sses when


    I was given the chance to attend because of the work in the pack house.


    Normally, omegas were not allowed to go to school. Their work in the pack was to serve them. And I


    was demoted to the lowest Omega when I was used of killing Rudolph.


    My heart squeezed painfully in my chest as I fought the tears that threatened to fall.


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    "Keep lying to yourself. You know I''m right. I wonder the kind of shock Alexander must have been in


    when he found out you didn''t have a wolf on your birthday. I''m sure he wanted you to acknowledge


    that you''re his mate first."


    "But the shock on his face when he walked into the room to find out I''m his mate," I tried to find


    something to hold on to. Alpha Ryven had to be lying.


    Alpha Ryvenughed, "he must be a great actor for you to believe he never knew."


    "I need to find him. I need to speak with him. Surely, there''s an exnation for this," I muttered to


    myself as I disentangled from Alpha Ryven and walked to the door.


    "You''re not going anywhere. You''re my mate now. Forget about him. I''ll give you double of anything


    he will ever give to you."


    "No, I need to speak with him," I stopped in my steps and looked up at him. His face hardened and


    he held my hand, dragging me to him.


    "You''re not going anywhere. Imand it as your Alpha," Alpha Ryven growled and I felt his Alpha


    command wash over me.


    My limbs were immobile because of hismand as they made me stiff. But I was able to fight it to


    a certain extent because the mate bond hadn''t beenpleted and he wasn''t fully my Alpha.


    "No!" I said as I snapped my hand away from him and walked to the door. My limbs felt like lead but


    thankfully, I was able to move.


    "Then you give me no choice darling," Alpha Ryven said and walked to me, turning me around and


    sinking his fangs into my neck.