Reject Me Again, My Alpha
Chapter 35

I must be f*****g crazy out of my damn mind. Why would I want to do this ? It’s like I’m a masochist and I keep putting myself into situations where I crave disapproval , disgust and inevitable pain. Enzo’s little oral job to calm me down before coming out here had quickly worn off. My hands shook and my heart was beating so fast I was fearful I was going to short circuit and pass out. I didn’t want to leave the pack , no matter how awful my life had been here at times. This was my home , I loved the land and my brothers. But the alpha was right. I needed to give people a chance. I also wanted to rub it Dina fair few faces that I was actually meant to be something powerful ,something much greater than what they all believe me to be.

I couldn’t wait to see my mother’s face. The daughter that has always been a disappointment ,an embarrassment. I was actually a powerful descendent of a wolf of the gods and, apparently, I was more powerful than any wolf here , or known. Rion had agreed to say he was a messenger of the council and they were the ones that figured out who I was. It was a slight lie. But one to protect Rion and his people.

But now it came to it and people were gathering in front of the alpha house. I couldn’t help but want to run , bolt away from here and leave the alpha to tell them. ” Anthea , I will do most of the talking ” The alpha reassured. ” But you also need to show them that your strong , that you believe in who you are meant to be too. If they see you hesitant , they’ll be hesitant. Show them you Anthea , speak from the heart ” he says, rubbing my arm. ” There all here “, the Luna says , she walks up to me and engulfs me in a hug. A real motherly hug , she squeezes me tightly. ” You can do this darling , you have all of our support and I couldn’t have thought up a better mate for my son. You thimble him in all the right ways, Anthea. Because of you, I see the sweet boy who used to beg me to read stories to him , his new-found compassion will only make him a better alpha. He has been walking around with an arrogant head on his shoulders since hitting puberty. I could have smacked him up side the head many times. I love him dearly , but he’s been an a*****e for the last few years ” she pulls back and smiles at me. I feel tears spring to my eyes. Never had I had such a motherly moment.

Not with my own mum , she leans forward and k****s me on the cheek. Then she turns and walks off. I looked up and saw Peter looking sadly at me. He was the next to come hug me. ” I’m sorry that it wasn’t our own mother doing that sis. But remember this Sianna Wolf chose you for a reason. ” Thanks Peter ” , he stepped back and the Alpha was stood looking at me. ” Let’s go do this “, I forced out.

Enzo was at my side and Rion at my other side as we went and stood on the porch. Hundreds of people stood looking at us with intrigue. They’ll all be wondering why the alpha called this meeting , and who the new people were. It seemed deathly quiet , too quiet for so many people gathered in one place. My eyes scanned the crowd and I easily picked out my family. They were standing a few rows back. My mum, dad , Samuel , Lorna and then Timothy. I hadn’t seen my mum since running out of the house that day. Well, none of my family really except Peter. My mother was staring daggers at me , my dad just looked on with a stone-cold expression. Timothy looked at me much like mum and Samuel actually smiled when he saw me looking at him.

Taking in a shaky breath, my eyes scanned the front of the crowd and, of course, she was there Tiffany , looking at me with hatred. ” Thank you all for coming on such short notice “, The alpha began. I felt someone rub against my arm and looked to see Rion had stepped closer. ” I have always been proud of this pack , dedicated my life to it. Like my father did and his father before that and so on. But recently , I haven’t been so proud. And for that I blame myself , I took on the ways of thinking of those before me. You see, I was taught a strong pack meant we had no weakness , no one different. We kept our doors closed from outsiders. I hear stories from other packs that they have mixed mating now , wolves with vampires , wolves with witches. Yet I see none here. They have wolves gifted with powers , abilities to read minds , or born with witch-like abilities. Yet I see none of those here either. Now I question whether it is the fates keeping us from these things because we are so closed-minded. Or is it that we do have these things in our pack , but people are too scared to speak out. I wouldn’t blame them if that is the case , you only have to look at Anthea here, for example, and how the pack treats her. To which I will admit shamefully I did not know of this until recently. I feel ashamed of our elders before us for giving us such medieval beliefs. Now I know most of you will be disagreeing with me , but let me tell you this now. We either change or we fall behind. Our pack will not last if we carry on the way we are. Like rot in wood, we still start to crumble. If we wish to remain a strong pack, we must also accept those different to us. Anyone who does not agree with the path me and my son, your future alpha, wish to take this pack on , you are free to leave or you are free to challenge me. But before you make up your mind , you have more to listen to “.

He nods at Rion and Rion steps forward. ” I have been sent by the paranormal council , let me tell you this pack does not hold a good name with them. We have had word of members of this pack rejecting their mates of different paranormal species ” . I heard a few gasps and I was just as shocked. Rion hadn’t told us that before , the alpha was looking at him in confusion too. Was that true ? Or just him making it up to go along with what the alpha had just said ?

” This pack has gotten a name for being ignorant among other packs. But we were not sent here today for that. We were sent here because an elder among the council , a spiritual reader. Got a message from the fates themselves , that a powerful wolf spirit that has the name of Sianna was reborn. Sianna has a direct heritage from the original wolf of the gods. Sianna holds more magic and strength than any other wolf to live. But in her last life, she was defeated by an evil that stole her magic and killed her. She was reborn into Anthea the night of Anthea’s first shift. Anthea is wolf royalty. We are sent to protect her and help her regain what was taken from Sianna. The council are in hopes that this pack will change its thinking and help us in this quest if needed. It could lead to a fight , or it could just mean you cceot her and protect her in your pack for any future threats. Having such power in any pack is dangerous , people seek it and want it for themselves. You are a strong pack, the council and the fates are choosing to give you a chance. That is why they sent Sianna to Anthea , the wolf you all snide at, because she’s different. This is a lesson that your actions are always watched”.

The crowd was silent , a few mumbles here and there. But most people looked fearful. ” Your up ” Enzo whispered down at me. I looked up at him and lost myself in his eyes. ” Go on little wolf ” he smiled. Stepping forward, I kept my head down. ” I just want to say I am as shocked by all of this as you are. I mean I picked to be something so special. It’s just ridiculous”, I took in a deep stuttering breath. I glanced up and was lost for words as to what to say for a minute. But then the alpha words from earlier rang in my mind. Speak from the heart. Looking at my mum, she looked shell shocked like she had seen a ghost. I guess this was a massive slice of humble pie for her.

” I grew up without the mum my brothers had ” I say truthfully. I see her flinch back , her head snaps side to side as she looks at all the people that had turned to look at her. ” I don’t blame her so much but all of you , you made her hate me. My mum is a proud women , and she was made to feel like she was broken and that there was something wrong with her. I was that constant reminder to her. My brothers had a nurturing, loving mother. I had one that liked to forget I existed. That made it so my brothers except Peter treat me that way as well. My father has always been indifferent towards me , not cruel but not loving either, like a father-daughter relationship should be. I am not saying this for them to gain more hatred , I am saying this because it was all of your hatred that made them that way. I grew up as a ghost in my own home , scared to leave it. I didn’t ask to be this way. But none the less, I still love this pack. Do I deserve a powerful wolf spirit? I don’t believe so , but I have it. Do I want any of you to be hurt fighting for me? Absolutely not. What I do want is friends , I want to walk through town and not be started at , taunted. I just want to be accepted into my own home. Even if I get my wolf spirit, her magic and strength back, I just want to be Anthea “.

I licked my dry lips and looked back at the alpha , I felt hot wet tears drip down my face. ” How can they ask us to accept her when our future alpha is not a bit hypocritical, don’t you think ? “Tiffany’s voice shouted from the crowd. I looked back to see she had stepped out to the front , her father behind her. My heart sank. She looked at me with the most evilest look I had ever seen.