Chasing My Rejected Luna
Chapter 98

TEGANS' P.O.V

I still was unsure how I felt about this holiday. Everyone looked so happy running around looking for their gifts. I didn't want to be a Debbie downer though. Ezra was right, my son should be as happy as all these adults were. He should always see the good parts, the parts I never saw myself. I'm glad Ezra was here to guide us. Without him, Elias wouldn't ever have known the real meaning of Christmas happiness. I watched as the adults scurried around, suddenly remembering what a terrible friend I was. I never went and checked on Imagen last night! I quickly scanned the room to only be disappointed when her smiling face wasn't amongst them. Ezra could sense my discomfort before I even had to say it. But he understood nonetheless.

After I left the Christmas chaos, I went straight to her wing. I knocked a couple of times but to my dismay, no response. She may not be able to talk anymore, but I knew she could hear. I knocked again but nothing. I giggled at the door only to be disappointed with it being locked from the inside. A sense of urgency overpowered my every thought, at this point I could care less about privacy. I was getting in there. I used my powers to manipulate the elements to unlock the door. Once the handle would turn, I busted in like a cop, expecting to find the worst. However, she was only in her bed. Tissues littered all over her room, with a huge box of pizza laying right in front of her and a sad romantic movie playing in the background.

"Come on Imagen, you can't do this to yourself." I said walking over to her bed, climbing in beside her.

Her puffy red eyes told me she had been up all night crying, possibly rewatching this movie on repeat.

'I don't know what to do. How do I reject him?' She signed as more tears came down her already swollen face.

"Why do you have to?" I asked, still not knowing her reasoning or even who it was.

'He was a part of who killed my family! She signed, making my heart stop in its tracks.

"Who is it?" I asked, concerned for her safety.

Her eyes cut back to me, before grabbing another tissue and blowing her nose. Ignoring my question, just as she had done previously.

"I can't help protect you if I don't know who it's from." I said.

Hoping she'd give me something, anything to go off of. Her silence was very clear that she had no intentions on spilling his identity.

"Fine, don't tell me. But you can't sit in here wallowing in depression. You need to get out there and show him you don't care, being the badass I know you to be." I said as I started dragging her off the bed. "First you need to shower, stop crying and then get dressed. It is Christmas. It's a time of celebration, not depression. Now come on stinky a*s, get up." I said, grabbing her arm again.

'I don't stink! Plus you don't even believe in the cheerful spirit of Christmas, so why should I?' She signed as she slid out the bed.

"Because your god son needs his aunty Imagen there, cheering him on so he can have a happy Christmas experience. One we didn't get to have." I said as I shoved her to the bathroom.

'Fine but I am only doing this for him. Not you! She signed before slamming the door.

"THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING FOR!" I screamed while turning back to her nasty room.

First, I turned off the depressing ass movie she was playing before grabbing her trash bin. I started picking up her tissues, and clearing off her bed. 'Gross.' Gemma said in my mind.

I ignored her not really caring, I could wash my hands.

'That one has bodily fluids!' She then hollered while gagging in my mind.

'Our son has literally shit on us. Hell, our mate pissed on us!' I said back, laughing.

I grabbed the snotty tissue before discarding it. By the time Imagen was done, so was I. Imagen quickly dressed before looking over at me.

"Ready?" I asked while taking her hand in my own. She shook her head no. "Well to damn bad." I said with a giggle before pulling her out the room. Once we were near the foyer she stopped in her tracks. I stopped also, as I looked back at her. She had a face mirroring someone terrified.

'I can't do it T. I can smell him, he is near.' She then signed.

"The only way to conquer fear is by facing it." I said taking her hand back to mine. "I think you should find out why before you reject him." I then said.

She had every right to reject someone for murdering her family, but I now had a new outlook on things. To allow others the chance to explain things before acting irrationally.

When we walked in, the chaos was still in full swing. She started tugging away but I only tightened my hold.

"I won't let him hurt you." I said, trying to get her to follow me. "If I have to, so do you." I said louder than I was expecting. "I doubt he will be in here anyways. This gathering is for only close friends and family. No outsiders." I said now facing her. 'That's just the problem. She replied, her heart now pounding in her chest.

"Elias is ready." Ezra said as he walked over. "Everything okay?"

"Let's get this started." I replied instead, not really knowing how to answer that.

Was she okay? She was in a sense, but also she was hurting and confused. However, it wasn't my place to announce her feelings.

"Alright, now that everyone has had the chance to get their gift, let's all take pride in watching our future little King enjoy his very first Christmas as he opens up his." Ezra announced, bringing silence to the chaos.

Ezra sat on the floor holding Elias as they opened gifts hand in hand. Elias's little face shining with happiness with each and every gift they opened. One catching my eye the most.

"Is that what I think it is?" I asked, leaving Imagen to join them on the ground.

"His own very Mr.Cuddles from mommy and daddy." Ezra said smiling. "I had it's foot engraved too." He said handing over the stuffed bear that looked so much like my own. The foot read 'Sleep tight each night, Mommy and Daddy love you Eli!' "It's perfect." I said pulling Ezra in for a passionate kiss. Surprising many.

Those who didn't see it yesterday had no idea, so this sort of affection was a total surprise.

"Merry Christmas T." Helena said, handing me half a cookie.

Which made me smile, cherishing our own Christmas tradition.

A sudden burst of hollering alerting us all.

"PLEASE IMAGEN, LET ME EXPLAIN. I'M YOUR MATE, PLEASE!"

The person screaming took me by total surprise. He was her mate?