Chapter 26


    "N-Nova, what are you doing here?" Elias stammered, pushing the girl off hisp gently much to her


    dismay. She wasn''t even ugly. She had long, shiny brown hair and sun-kissed skin. Her eyes were a


    very green hazel. She was tall and skinny and beautiful with legs to die for...


    And then there was me.


    I felt hurt and betrayed.


    "I''m learning what mates are like. Isn''t it just fascinating," I said sarcastically before turning on my


    heels.


    "Nova, wait!" he said. Against myself, I stopped. I felt the tears welling up, but I held them back.


    "Kendra please," Elias muttered to the girl. That felt like twisting the knife. He chose her, not me.


    "No, allow me. I wouldn''t want to interrupt anything. My apologies Alpha, I''ll remember to knock next


    time," I said bitterly. I ran out of the office and outside. I don''t know where I was going but I needed to


    get away. I''d had enough of this. I was sore and tired. It literally felt like I''d just been dragged through


    hell, only toe back to this. I pushed myself to run faster as I let my tears go. I cried as I pushed


    myself further away from the house.


    "Nova," Elias said as he grabbed my arm. I looked at him as my tears fell.


    "What more do you want from me?! Just leave me alone," I cried. It was quiet for a moment. I used the


    opportunity to pull my arm out of his grip.


    "I can''t leave you alone; you''re my mate," he said as if it were just that simple. I huffed a breath with a


    sarcastic smile before I rolled my eyes.


    "Is that what we are? I couldn''t tell from all the lying, threats, and cheating. So why don''t you just let me


    go then since I''m clearly not needed or wanted here," I said quietly. I had hoped that maybe I was


    jumping to conclusion. I sighed and calmed down briefly. "What did you do when I was gone?" I asked


    softly. Elias didn''t answer right away which was as good as him telling me. I held up a hand,


    immediately stopping him. "And spare me the lies," I added.


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    "You went into heat, which essentially puts me into something simr. In order to keep from hunting you


    down and finishing the mating process, I... I had Kendra keep me... preupied," he tried to exin


    delicately, but I got the picture. He had sex with her pretty much the entire two weeks I was gone. That


    hurt worse than seeing her in hisp. I squeezed my eyes shut as the tears started falling on their own


    ord. Elias grabbed my hand again. I quickly yanked my hand away.


    "Just stop! Get the fuck away from me! Or better yet, just reject me. That''ll probably be less painful than


    what you''ve already done. I don''t want to see you. While I was practically burning alive, you were


    having sex with Kendra! Now, I may not know much about werewolves or mates, but even I know that


    you betrayed me," I said bitterly.


    "I''m not rejecting you," he said sternly. I grunted and threw my hands in the air in frustration.