Chapter 2 HTM - Two

• Amelia rushed to her room and left the two of them to talk with each other. But she hadn’t even gone to the bathroom when Bea suddenly went inside her room.
• “Bea? What happened?” Amelia asked. Her eyes widened when she saw that Bea’s face was red. She looked furious and agitated. “Did you just reject him?”
• Bea took a deep breath. “No! I wouldn’t do that.”
• “Then what happened? Why are you like that?”
• “I don’t know. You know I hated your brother because of how she treated you those past years, right? Instead of helping you out of your trauma. He pushed himself in training. Well, it’s not wrong. But you needed him. He is your only family.”
• Amelia scratched her head. She remembered how Bea always nagged her brother because of ignoring her. That was why Bea was always at their house too. Because she felt sorry for her. She remembered how her brother focused on his training as a Gamma in their pack. Most of them go through the neighboring pack to train. He was the future Beta of their pack.
• “It’s okay. Go on. Talk with him.”
• Bea went in front of Amelia. “But what he did was unacceptable! Does he think that he was the only one who lost his mother? I want to make him learn first!”
• Amelia smiled bitterly. She couldn’t think how grateful she was to her friend. Bea was like her sister but not in blood. “Thank you,” she said with teary eyes.
• Bea smiled at her and wiped her cheeks. “Okay. Go on now. I will talk with him about it. If he doesn’t reconcile with you, I won’t hesitate to reject him.”
• Amelia laughed. “You can really do that?”
• “Yes! Our moon goddess would understand me for sure! And give me another mate that is not a jerk like your brother,” Bea said eagerly. Then they heard a loud knock on the door.
• “Bea, please! Let’s talk this out first!” Marcus begged.
• Amelia looked at Bea and nodded at her. “Go on.”
• “Okay. Clean yourself up.”
• Amelia nodded again. She waited for Bea to go out before going to her bathroom. There she let her cold body warm up from the water.
• After a while, Bea and Marcus reconcile. Amelia learned that Bea had talked with Marcus about her. She was embarrassed but that was something she couldn’t stop. Bea always liked to protect her. And to her surprise, Marcus said yes. That he would slowly start building relationships again with her. She didn’t know how she could start a new relationship with her brother. But it was good.
• The next day, it was Amelia’s birthday. A lot of her pack mates are turning seventeen this year too. And generally, everyone could start finding their mates. Everyone is looking forward to their seventeenth birthday, but not Amelia. Her wolf never showed up, so she couldn’t find her mate. But if there was one thing that she could wish for today. That was her family would be together again. She and her brother, with Bea at their side.
• Amelia went for a walk that day. Bea and Marcus were marking themselves now so she had to leave. Plus, Bea said that she would be cooking for her because it was her birthday today. Amelia said that it was okay not to. But her brother insisted on it because Bea wanted it so.
• Amelia was already in the woods. Since that event, when her mother died, she never got a chance to go out of their territory. Even in these woods, she doesn’t know why her feet brought her there. The sun was nice and the warmth she was feeling was comforting. Amelia looked up at the sky and smiled.
• “This is relaxing,” she said. Without everyone, it was peaceful. That was when she smelled the most wonderful scent she had smelled in her entire life. Amelia stopped and sniffed. She tried to follow the trail of her scent until she reached the two large trees. There she stopped and saw Nicolai. He was lying down in a hammock while reading a book. He might have sensed her presence because he stopped too and put down his book. Amelia gasped as she stared at him. Nicolai was not wearing only his pants. The sunlight that hit his skin was making it shine. Nicolai was truly a majestic one. Everyone was dreaming of being his mate. Suddenly, her heart was pounding loudly. She could feel goosebumps trailing down her body.
• ‘Why do I feel like this?’
• Finally, Nicolai looked at him. His expression was confused. He stood up and walked near her. The scent that Amelia was smelling grew stronger as Nicolai came near her.
• “Mate?” Nicolai said while staring at her. His eyebrows were knitted and he kept on looking from head to toe.
• Amelia was so confused. “Huh?” she said. But she could feel her stomach was already turning upside down. Like there were butterflies in her stomach. Though, she was too scared because she doesn’t know how to react to the situation. Then Nicolai suddenly glared at him and growled.
• “You are my mate?!” he shouted.
• That was when Amelia realized what was happening. She found her mate! But oh! It was their future alpha Nicolai! The future alpha of the Wood Mist pack! How could it happen? Why does she have a mate? Amelia was busy thinking about it. It was impossible! She was wolfless! And more importantly, why was it Nicolai?! Of all the wolves in their pack, it was him! Though, she had a mate. Then does this mean she also had her own wolf?
• Amelia looked down and hugged herself. She could feel her heart pounding hard. She had a mate. She was not wolfless after all! She smiled and looked up at Nicolai again. But her happiness instantly went away when she saw the bitterness in his eyes. She could see that Nicolai didn’t like what was happening now.
• ‘Please… Moon Goddess. Please…’
• “This is ridiculous!” Nicolai said. Though he was not talking with Amelia. He was talking with his wolf who was asking him to claim Amelia already. “I can’t be mated to a wolfless stinky woman!” He grunted. But the wolf inside him said that he couldn’t defy his fate. That he should still claim her because she was their mate. “Shut up, wolf! I can’t have a weak Luna like her!”
• Hearing his words like a sharp knife slowly pierces Amelia’s heart. Her eyes watered and she bit her lips. Why did she even hope? Nicolai would never choose her. She was weak and wolfless. No one would want her as a mate. That was the realization that slowly slapped Amelia’s face.
• “You!”
• Amelia almost jumped when she heard Nicolai’s voice again. She was trying to hold off her tears but she couldn’t. Knowing that she had found her mate gave her a little hope that she could have her wolf. But now it was already slowly crashing in front of her.
• Nicolai pointed his finger at Amelia. “Remember this. This never happened. You are not here. You never smelled me. Understood?!”
• Amelia opened her mouth. She didn’t know how to answer him.
• “Answer me!”
• “Y-Yes.”
• “I can’t have a Luna like you! You are worthless!”
• Amelia cried. She looked down again. She wanted to run now but she couldn’t. She felt her body freeze at where she was standing. And Nicolai was tearing her into pieces without any remorse.
• “I, future Alpha of the Wood Mist pack, Nicolai Green, reject you, Amelia White, as my mate and my future Luna of the Wood Mist pack!” he said with authority. There was even a small groan that came out of his throat.
• Amelia’s mouth opened. She was already crying. She knew that she looked helpless now but she couldn’t help it! His words were like a sword slashing her heart!
• “Amelia! Accept it now! Stop your crying because I will never accept you as my mate!”
• Amelia covered her mouth and tried controlling her emotions. “I-I…”
• “Now!” Nicolai growled.
• “I-I, A-Amelia White of W-Wood Mist pack.” Amelia stopped and sniffed. “A-Accept your rejection as your mate and your f-future Luna,” she finally said while stuttering.
• Amelia’s knees became soft. She fell to the ground while shaking. She looked at Nicolai, who was already sighing. He looked at her like trash that he finally threw.
• “You can never tell anyone about this, okay?! I will ban you as soon as I become an alpha!” he said. He shook his head and took his shirt aggressively. Then he ran away from her like he was running away from his responsibility.
• Amelia was left heartbroken. Her only hope was gone now. No one would accept her anymore. No matter how she tried. No one would want her. She was nothing and worthless!
• ‘Why? Moon Goddess? How could I pull out a mate bond when I am wolfless? And why did you let this happen? Are you really punishing me?’