CHAPTER 3— THE CRUEL REJECTION
“Quinn?! What are you doing here?”
Quinn’s knees got weaker at his words. Was that what he had to say? Was that really the first thing he
could ask?
Quinn wiped the tears that crawled down her cheeks, looking at him with so much hate in her eyes. “I
thought I’d never regret meeting you, Jeo…but now I do. I regret ever setting my eyes on you. I
should’ve sliced my throat instead of letting you leave your mark there…that wouldn’t have been as
painful as this.”
“Quinn I…” He stepped towards her. “I’m sorry, Quinn, but I~”
“You’re not sorry, Jeo…If you were sorry, you’d have rejected me before you did something like this…
and Delh…you’re no sister of mine…You could never be…I’d never do this to you, Delh.”
Delh held her head down, her body visibly shaking. “I love him Quinn…I-I’m sorry…I wanted him…he
wanted me…I…I’m sorr~”
“Shut up! Shut up!” Her hands mmed against her ears. “I don’t want to hear it!”
“Quinn…” Jeovanni stepped closer, only stopping when he stood directly in front of her. “I’m sorry you
had to witness this…you’re right, I should’ve rejected you first…but I didn’t have the courage…I had to
wait until you were gone…”
“S-So this was your n all along? To send me off on a mission so that you could break our bond by
creating a new one between you and her? How…How c-could you, Jeo?”
“I know and I’m sorry, but what’s between me and her became stronger than what was between you
and me. I-I don’t feel it anymore, Quinn…I love you, but not as much as I love her…I’m sorry, but this is
something I have to do…brace yourself because it’s going to hurt.”
Quinn pursed her lips as she looked away from him, trying to hold back the cries and the screams that
wanted toe through her mouth. She hated him…
For not loving her as much as she loved him…She hated him…
For not trying to rekindle the bond between them when it faltered…she hated him…
For choosing someone so close to her…she hated him…
For making her feel this much pain…she hated him…
For everything; the bad and even the good…she hated him! She hated him! She hated him!
But sadly, that hate couldn’t measure up to the love she had for him…
Damn…why was it so painful? She had known it was going to happen, she had foreseen it, but even
so, she was not prepared for it.
This day never should’vee, it never should’v~
“I’m sorry Quinn, but I; Jeovanni Lum rejects you; Quinn Felon as my mate. You’re no longer Luna of
this pack, nor are you my fated mate. ept my rejection.”
His words awakened the pain within Quinn, and she fell to her knees, crying out when it became too
much to bear…she didn’t want to, but if she didn’t ept his rejection, she’d die.
“I…I Quinn Felon a-epts your rejection…I am no longer Luna, nor am I your fated mate.”
It was hard to say the words because these words were never ones she thought she’d ever have to
say…she felt like she couldn’t go on…she felt…she felt so f*cking numb…
The pain…It lessened until it disappeared, and it was then that she stood to her feet in pure shame. “I
hope you’ll never regret this, Jeo…you neither, Delh.”
She walked down the podium, past the pack members who watched her as she went…nobody said a
word, nobody didn’t even seem to care…but why? These were the same people she had protected
from rogues and from other packs…these were the same people she had spent more than three years
of her life catering to…how could they just not car~?
“Quinn…”
Quinn turned at the sound of her name, spotting her father as he emerged from the crowd with a
nket in hand.
“Ohhh…my sweetheart…” He threw the nket over her shoulders and pulled her against his chest. “If
I had known this was going to happen…if I had known about Delh’s affair…it wouldn’t have gotten
this far…”
“Father…d-dad…” her words were broken, much like her heart. “It hurts…it hurts dad…”
“I know, but there wille a point when it doesn’t hurt anymore and when that timees…you’ll
realize that he wasn’t even worth it.” He hugged her tighter, tucking the nket beneath her chin. “As
soon as I saw the hint of a ceremony, I had a feeling that something like this would happen, I’m so
sorry it happened to you and more so because of your own sister.”
Quinn sobbed against her father as he led her away from the crowd and through the woods towards
their house that was situated at the edge of it. “You’re strong Quinn…I was the one who trained you…
you will get through this. Some people get second chances, I pray that you’ll one day find someone
who is better than our alpha.”
Quinn nodded, notpletely hearing what he was saying…her wolf was hollering too loud. It sounded
as though it was wounded, but wasn’t it…? Jeo had just pulled out her heart, leaving her chest
“Pull yourself together, Quinn…he’ll regret it, I promise.”
Quinn nodded again, her lips shaking too impulsively for her to speak.
“Delh is sweet and beautiful and though you’re beautiful too, you’ve always been tough. He’ll miss
that side of you…he’ll want you back. If Delh was morepatible to be his mate, the goddess
would’ve put them together. He’lle back…and you’ll get the chance to reject him like he rejected
ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
you…”
He led her onto the porch, opening up the door and letting her in. She turned to her father, heart
beating fast and heavy. “D-Dad…?”
“I know my child…I wish there was something that I could do about this, I wish just words from my lips
could make this all go away, but it isn’t that easy and you know it.” He patted her shoulder, then gently
pushed her forwards. “Go…get some rest, I know you’re tired.”
Quinn nodded, draping the towel tighter around her as she walked into her room; the one she used to
share with Delh before she moved in with Jeo. There were two beds inside, small, but she
remembered hers wasfortable…especially when Delh would cuddle up against her instead of
sleeping in her own bed.
She looked towards Delilha’s bed and then hers. She should rest, but how would she sleep knowing
that her mate was no longer hers?