Destined To A Rejected One
Chapter 39

The remnants of the night are dismissed by the faint rays of sunlight that insist on breaking through the heavy grey clouds of winter. The torture room is cold, Sasha is awake, the bruises on her body are healed and her bones are healed. A real woman’s body is the quickest to recover, and thanks to the abundant food she had eaten over the past two months, her body needed only six hours to knit the broken bones together and heal completely.

The smell of burning flesh, that smell again, makes Sasha’s stomach clench. No matter how well fed she is, her body cannot heal the area of her neck constantly bruised by the silver collar. Even though her soul aches, she refuses to cry out in pain.

The sound of approaching footsteps puts her on alert, the scent in the air is of the genuine alpha. “Don’t be too long… Please” – Sasha thinks to Occisor, but doesn’t leave her thoughts open, the last thing she wants is for her father to decide to ambush her beloved mate, just as he set it up for her.

– Oh, you’re awake now daughter – Kratos enters the room, Sasha doesn’t move a muscle.

He was worth his daughter’s body, yesterday’s wounds were severe, he is impressed that she was able to heal without even having to transform. This makes him angry.

– Let’s have a chat,” he says, pulling up a chair, “How did you survive?

Nothing, all he gets from Sasha is silence and he doesn’t like that.

– I’ll tear off a fingernail every time you leave me without an answer – he smiles as he sees a reaction coming from her, Sasha hates the sight of b***d, and the sight of her own b***d makes her shudder – As I am merciful, I’ll give you another chance.

– A human lady allowed me to stay in her house, she gave me clothes and food – she tells a part of the truth.

– Does she know you are not human?

– No.

– So you lived like a human?

– Yes…

The sound of the chair being thrown against the wall just above Sasha’s head knocks her off her tiptoes.

– You think I’m an idiot! – You were hunting in your lupine form! Who taught you how to hunt?

Sasha closes her eyes tightly, she won’t say it, her mate is strong, but if he’s caught alone he won’t survive the onslaught of several genuine wolves from the genuine alpha’s pack. He will need your help and that of the humans.

– I can see I’ll have to get those pretty nails out,” he says, smiling grimly.

– Well… Why do you do these things? – Sasha always wondered the reason, but never had the courage, until this very moment.

– What things are you talking about?

– The beatings… cursing… Disgusting… Why are you and the others doing this to me? – Tears finally well up in Sasha’s eyes.

– I have always made it clear, I hate you, you killed my heir. No suffering I cause you will ever be enough to pay for such a sin! – You can feel the weight of hatred in every word.

– I have killed no one! – The tears fall openly – It’s not my fault I was born, it wasn’t me who asked for it!

– It doesn’t matter! – he shouts, approaching Sasha and kicks him in the leg, the kick opens a cut that starts to bleed – You and only you are to blame for everything!

The crying gets louder, the solutions are strong and for Kratos it’s like music. For him, even if she dies in the worst possible way, it will never be enough to avenge the death of his son, his heir.

– Darling! – Kathe’s voice catches Kratos’ attention.

– What do you want?

– She must be taken care of, she will carry our heir. …. Yes… If she is weak, her body might not be able to bear it and miscarry the offspring – Kathe speaks looking down.

Kratos sighs, he understands that torturing her is not right, a weak body could not support a strong heir. Her heir would die again, but this time before she was born.

– I’ll leave her in your hands, I’ll go with the males to hunt – he turns to his female, but looks towards his pup – If you try to be funny, I’ll gather all the wolves and kill them all in the hunting village.

Sasha can hear him, and it makes her heart clench even tighter. Kratos k****s his partner on the forehead and leaves the torture room. Kathe walks over to the table and puts on her leather gloves, picks up the key and approaches Sasha; carefully, so as not to hurt her further, she opens and removes the collar from the calf’s neck. Kathe tries to carry Sasha, but Sasha does not allow her mother to touch her.

– I… I can walk.

With difficulty, Sasha gets up, a dizziness hits her head, but it only lasts for a few seconds. Kathe sighs and, after checking that the young woman is stable, begins to walk forward. With slow steps they make their way to the guest room, which is empty.

– Sit down,” Kathe says softly.

Sasha finds it strange, she has never heard such a tone addressed to her before. And slowly she sits down on the bed of straws and leather.

– I… I want you to tell me the truth – she says, looking Sasha in the eye.

For the first time it’s not a look of disgust and hatred. It’s a sad, maybe even regretful look, but Sasha doesn’t think anyone in that pack is capable of such feelings.

– His mate… Is he the traitor?

Sasha’s eyes widen, “How did he come to that conclusion?” – he wonders.

– ‘From… Where did you get that from?

– I’m not a beast, no wolf would teach you to hunt. And no human likes our kind. Our feelings are mutual, and they would never teach you to use dominance. Then he’s the only one left.

– Did you tell Kratos?

– No, I did not.

– Why didn’t you?

– Even I don’t have that answer. When you arrived, you were completely different… A strange sensation invaded my chest when his hand struck my face.

– I… I feel…

– Don’t sit down, it’s too little.

A heavy silence pervades the place for long minutes.

– When you were born, I didn’t have the strength to see… I lay with my head down, almost unconscious…

Sasha pays attention, no one has told her about her birth.

– The womb of a genuina lunam only gives birth to a single, male offspring… But that day… Twins were born… A boy and a girl… Many years ago… The moon goddess warned us to stop going down this path of war and needless deaths, but when we didn’t listen she said she would end our lineage… For many years your father and I tried to have a son… But my womb was dry… Until then… After we almost gave up hope… I became pregnant.

Kathe lets out a small smile and shakes her head remembering those days.

– It was days and days of celebration in all the herds. Everyone was happy…. But then… The day of birth came… Two cubs… one black and one white… The black one died and the white one survived… The red spots on his back had never been seen before on any other wolf. So it turned out that was because you killed the male pup.

– I… I didn’t do that – Sasha speaks in a voice.

– Deep down I always knew… But the pain was too great… Blaming you was so easy…

– I was tortured for years I carried the burden of everyone’s hatred on me Do you think it didn’t hurt?

– I felt your pain. Like it or not, I am your mother.

– Guila was my mother. You just f****d your partner and put me in the world!

– I’m not gonna argue…

– Because you have no argument, you know you’re wrong! If my brother died, it wasn’t because of me, it was because of you.

– I don’t need you to tell me what I already know – Kathe sighs – I wanted to approach… But as I am the genuine Lunam I have a bond with everyone and I felt everyone’s hate…. That made the disgust in me subside….

– I don’t want that…

– Now it’s too late to be a good mother. I didn’t see when you had your first signs of humanisation, I didn’t hold you in my arms and I didn’t see you take your first steps. I missed all this…

– Now it is too late to regret it.

– I cling to the hope of seeing all this with my grandchild, who will be raised by me.

– Selfish…

– Yes, I am and we all are.

Sasha feels her heart bleed, she only wanted to be loved… But she was scorned, now she can’t feel anything but indifference for her birth mother.

– When I saw the mark on her neck… I knew at once that the goddess had something else… After all… Why would she give you a mate if you were to be the collection of our species on earth?

– What are you getting at?

– I don’t know much about the moon goddess, but now I see that she has plans… But I don’t know what they are.

– It must be clear!

– Even if it’s late… I love you… Sasha – she looks at her daughter with teary eyes, Sasha had never seen them like that – Yes… I know that the name Guila gave you I was the one who chose it and asked for it to be given to her.

Sasha feels her mind lock, the genuine lunam always called her a thing and now she was the one who chose her name? It can only be a lie.

– Don’t tarnish Guila’s memories with your lies! – he growls.

– I don’t blame you for not believing me, but I’m telling you the truth. Sasha is my mother’s name. I was born in Merak’s pack, I’m the youngest cub, my older sisters are moles.

Sasha doesn’t answer anything, she doesn’t want to believe, but she doesn’t smell a lie. It hurts their hearts.

– Let’s see what the goddess does – she says getting up, Sasha follows her with her eyes – It’s late, we have to take care of you.

Sasha gets up and goes quietly to the bathroom. It doesn’t take long and the other women enter the room, carrying various beauty utensils.

The hours flew by, the men returned to the castle with their food, and the finishing touches to Sasha’s hair were done by the genuine lunam herself.

– Look… I hope… – Kathe starts to speak but the door opening loudly catches everyone’s attention.

– The… The hunter is here! – an omega speaks – He is challenging the genuine alpha.

“I can’t let him die” – thinks Sasha with fear running through her body.

The young woman gets up and starts to run out of the room, and so do the other women.