Rejected By My Mate, Chosen By Fate
Chapter 27

“How do you feel now? Better?” He questioned and I nodded. I definitely felt better after letting out all that bottled up anguish.

“I’ll let Ana and Elsie know about this. If you ever want to get over your fears, you need to let it out. I think you need therapy. Richard has connections, he’ll send in one of the best psychologists for you. I promise it’ll all be OK, and once your therapy is over, you’ll be a brand new person. No more fears, anxiety, insecurities, nightmares, or self doubt. You’ll learn to love and trust yourself and do the same for others. Don’t you want that?” He questioned, looking me straight in the eyes and I nodded.

“That’s good.” He said and kissed my forehead before sighing.

“I probably have to explain the deal with Margallo now. You really should get comfortable, it’s going to be a bit of a long story.” He said and I adjusted my posture, relaxing a bit as my back was starting to ache. It’s been like that lately. Not only do I get tired very easily, I also have aches in places I didn’t even know I had.

“It’s better to be honest and precise with you. Though Margallo is my mate, I don’t like her one bit. I disliked her from the very day I found out she was my mate. She’s just too proud, rude and bossy for her own good. She thinks she’s so beautiful but you know she’s really not.” Kayden began and I laughed. It was funny seeing him demonstrate it out like a frustrated school girl.

“That’s it.” He said and I paused, confused.

“That’s what I want to see Evelyn, your smile. It’s so beautiful and heartwarming that you should probably do it all the time though Margallo will feel threatened by your beauty.” He said and I laughed once more. I had been so sad just a minute ago but it was absolutely amazing how much he’d managed to change my mood.

“I would have rejected her but I couldn’t, she’s the daughter of the Alpha of Prime Wood pack. Don’t get me wrong, Prime Wood isn’t bigger or stronger than our pack and they definitely don’t intimidate us, we can take them any day, any time and win but the problem was the situation and particularly the promise I made.” Kayden said and ran a hand through his beautiful blonde hair while I listened attentively, not wanting to miss a single detail.

I found out at 18 that Margallo was my mate and at that time, she was 16 and a total brat. It was decided that I’d wait till she turned 18 before I would mark her and she would officially become my mate.

I didn’t like her one bit at the time and wanted to reject her on the spot but my father stopped me.

There was a time, long ago in the past when our pack was still young, it had been attacked by humans and nearly destroyed, with only a few survivors left. The Alpha of Prime Wood pack at the time had offered a hand of friendship and support to us. They had helped us rebuild our pack and our pack and theirs had even intermarried because the mates of many people had been killed at the time. They helped our pack get back on its feet and also helped us grow stronger.

The Alpha of our pack at that time, who was my great, great grandfather, had pledged a lifelong friendship between both packs and promised that his generation would continue to foster the relationship and coexistence.

When I told my father that I didn’t like my mate and that I wanted to reject her, he told me that he would never allow it as it would break up the long existing relationship between both packs and might even lead to war because Margallo is Alpha Turner’s only child, he loves her to pieces and that’s apparently the reason why she’s so spoilt.

My father made me promise that I wouldn’t reject her and that I would take her as my mate when she came of age. I had no choice as it was my princely duty, I didn’t even have a valid reason to refuse or an argument to uphold as I wasn’t in love or interested in anyone at that time.

My father assured me that Margallo was just behaving the way she was because she was still a child and that as she grew older, she would learn from her mistakes, change and become better but it never happened.

Instead as she grew, she became worse and I had to limit contact with her as much as possible but it wasn’t very hard because we lived in two different packs, though she did come to stay in our pack when she was on school break. I just can’t imagine having her as my mate, I absolutely can’t stand her, she’ll drive me crazy.” Kayden said and paused, cleared his throat before continuing.

“I was willing to accept that fate, the one that had been chosen for me. We all worship the goddess and believe she is righteous, we assume her judgements, decisions and matches are all right but they’re apparently not. I’ve seen people that are much happier with their chosen mates than they were with their fated mates. Despite the odds, I was ready to silently sacrifice but it was all up until I met you.

I promise you that from the very day I saw you, I knew you were the one. The mate that I had been waiting for. My heart and my wolf approved of you instantly and that’s why I always look for excuses to be around you. I’ve always found it awkward that Margallo is supposedly my fated mate but I’ve never felt that spark between us.

When I saw her for the first time, I knew she was my mate but it feels weird that my wolf barely feels any attraction towards her. I’ve always thought that it might be due to my strong dislike of her behavior. But that instant connection, I felt it with you within a jiffy.

Your presence, your company, everything about you is just so refreshing and I’ve always wished that you’d learn to appreciate yourself more.

Though I kept forming a bond with you, I knew I still had a duty to Margallo but I didn’t want to think about it. I wanted to forget about all of it and concentrate on you, so I made seeing you happy my top priority. And that’s why I never told you I had a mate.

I also wanted to reveal my feelings for you but I got scared, it’s obvious you’re still going through trauma so I was scared you wouldn’t accept me. I really couldn’t keep my feelings bottled in forever so I decided to give them to you in hints and through my actions. I flirted with you on purpose to see how you’d react and I was happy at the progress we were making. I knew that I was going to have to tell you about Margallo someday but I didn’t think it would be this soon.

She just showed up unannounced today and revealed to us that she’s moving in with us as her birthday is in a few days and she demanded a big celebration to mark our mating ceremony. I really don’t want any of this to happen but my hands are tied in this situation. I just……. Argh!” He finished and g*****d, punching the bedposts and I grabbed his hand immediately and blew on it, trying to relieve him of the pain that I knew the collision caused.

I felt both guilty and sorry for him. I’d thought the worst of him when it was all a misunderstanding and he was apparently the victim. It seems I’m not the only one who goddess Selene doesn’t favour. She’s doing the same to my dear Kayden by mating him to that awful woman. I feel like giving him all the comfort and reassurance he needs but how can I when I constantly keep doubting myself every two seconds. I’ve done it again……

I touched his knuckles gently and soothingly as I continued to blow on it, wishing away the pain and redness.

He took both of my hands in his and kissed them softly. He moved closer to my face and kissed my forehead before moving downwards and kissing both of my cheeks.

Finally he looked into my green eyes with his beautiful ones and asked me the question I had least expected.

“Now that you know everything, do you feel the same way? Do you love me as well?” He asked, his eyes never leaving mine.

I shook my head in the positive and a bright smile lit up his handsome features. He caressed my face before slowly advancing towards my lips, giving me a fair chance to back out but this time, I was so sure of what I wanted.

I moved up, bridging the distance between us and bringing our lips in contact. He kissed me softly, passionately, slowly sucking on my lower l*p and it felt like the best thing.

I felt his tongue on my teeth, requesting for entrance which I granted without hesitance. Our tongues collided and he tasted me, making me unconsciously m**n into his mouth and I felt him smirk despite the k**s.

My pregnancy has greatly amplified my hormones and my emotions are uncontrollable. This k**s is turning me on too fast, I can feel a sudden blast of heat engulfing me but I don’t want to let go.

I don’t want to be alone anymore, I want to feel this love, this intimacy, this warmth all the time and I never want it to stop.

He breaks the k**s when we run out of air and I’m left blushing red like a tomato, unable to look him in the eye once more.

He places both hands on my shoulder and directs my body downwards until my back touches the soft mattress.

He lies beside me, very careful of my belly and then he resumes the k**s, this time hotter, more passionate and so much more demanding. I can’t stop myself, I don’t want it to stop. I want this moment to last forever.