The Alpha’s Rejected And Broken Mate
Chapter 79

Amber POV

I felt the pain first. The most crippling sensation in my abdomen and stomach, the cramping was excruciating and I doubled over, my mother, of course, rushing to my side as I cried out in pain. "What's the matter?" asked my mother anxiously as I clutched at my stomach in disbelief.

"I don't know," I moaned, "but it hurts."

My mother looked concerned as she poked her head out into the hallway and summoned a doctor. A female doctor came waltzing in, took one look at me, and immediately rushed toward the ultrasound machine. "Do you think there's something wrong with the baby?" I panted, feeling panicked.

The doctor tried to give me a reassuring smile. "I'm sure it's nothing, but I'm concerned about the pain you are clearly in. Let's double-check that everything is fine, shall we" she said breezily.

She pulled the ultrasound machine over and plugged it in, putting gel on the probe as I slowly pulled up the hospital gown to expose my stomach.

"Gel will be cold" she warned, and then without further ado, she placed the probe on my stomach and began to move it around as I writhed in pain on the bed. The pain was getting worse, so painful that it brought tears to my eyes.

I stared at the image on the machine, willing my baby to be okay. The doctor frowned as she too looked at the image. I waited on tenterhooks for her to speak, not sure what I was looking at.

"Your baby seems to be fine," the doctor said reassuringly. "When did the pain start?"

"A few minutes ago" my mother interjected, stroking my forehead in an effort to keep me calm.

"Where is the pain?" she asked, still holding onto the probe.

"My abdomen and stomach" I wheezed, the pain coming in waves.

The doctor bit her lip but my mother was looking suspicious now.

"Do you have a mate?" the doctor said finally, unable to look me in the eyes.

I frowned, wondering about the question. "Yes," I admitted, "why?"

"Because that pain means that he's cheating on you," my mother said grimly as the doctor reluctantly put the probe away, leaving my stomach a sticky oozy mess. She handed me some towels to wipe myself as I curled into the fetal position.

"You mean that he's sleeping with someone else" I whispered, shocked, but not overly so. It looked like Alpha Rowan, the miserable bastard, had made his decision, but the least he could have done was reject me first so that I didn't have to feel the pain of him sleeping with Stacey.

"Precisely" stormed my mother, "I'm going to give him a piece of my mind when I see him again."

I shook my head. "Don't bother, I was planning on leaving him anyway. I want a mate that loves and adores me and this Alpha Rowan isn't who I want."

My mother looked incredibly sad. "I'm so sorry, Amber, for everything. This is all mine and your father's fault."

I took a deep breath while the doctor began to hook something up in my iv. "This will help with the pain but it will only make it fade, not go away completely", the doctor murmured, "I'm sorry but all we can do is make you comfortable."

I nodded miserably, wondering how long this pain was going to last. Thankfully, whatever the doctor gave me seemed to take effect straight away and I could feel the pain but at a much lower level.

"I need to leave," I told my mother and the doctor objected, pointing to the IV. "Give it at least ten minutes and then we can pull it out."

But I was determined. I wanted to leave while Rowan was busy with Stacey.

"Where are you going to go?" asked my mother anxiously.

I gave her a sad smile. "I don't know, I'm thinking of maybe traveling for a bit, maybe going to some other packs and see if I can find one to call home."

"You could come back home?" Mother suggested quietly.

I shook my head. "That pack has never been home to me, mother, I want somewhere that I feel accepted as who I am. Just because I have a wolf doesn't mean I'll be treated any differently. I'll always be seen as an undesirable in the pack, mother, so please understand what it is I want."

I felt incredibly guilty but my mother just looked thoughtful, rather than sad.

"I think I might go stay with your sister and Darius for a while. Your father wouldn't dare try to go after me again, not there, and Luna Marian has always been a good friend to me" she muttered, "especially since I plan on serving your father with divorce papers." I was proud of her, I knew it couldn't have been easy to come to that decision but she'd made it all on her own. I hoped father would show good sense to leave her alone, but I felt she would be in safe hands with Darius and Sophie, not to mention she would be able to help them with the baby when it came. The doctor quietly left the room.

I took a few deep breaths and then tore the iv out. The pain came back but was less than it had been previously. Good, maybe Rowan was finished with sleeping with Stacey. I didn't harbor any ill feelings towards either of them, although part of me was annoyed about Rowan not rejecting me first. After all, if Stacey was having his child, then it was only natural that he would have chosen her rather than his mate. He had responsibilities but so did I. The difference was, that I would be raising my child alone, should I fail to find a second-chance mate or a mate who, like Rowan, did not want to raise another man's child.

"Amber," said a shocked voice from the doorway, and I turned to see Teddy standing there, leaning weakly against the doorway "what on earth are you doing here?"

I gave him a grim smile. I didn't harbor any hatred or contempt towards the man at all, despite what his son was doing to me.

You know we could heal him, all you have to do is what you did last time. Imagine a white ball coming from the palm of your hand and directing it towards his chest. You can heal his leukemia.

That's great. Why can't I heal the pain I'm currently feeling then?

Because it's due to the mate bond. Once you've rejected Rowan, you won't feel it any longer.

I motioned towards Teddy to come closer and he did, plinking himself on the edge of the bed, my mother looking at him a bit askance. "Mother, this is Teddy, Teddy this is my mother," I said quietly, introducing them to each other "Teddy is Rowan's father." "It's a pleasure to meet you," Teddy said softly, shaking my mother's hand.

My mother, despite her anger, was charmed by the man in spite of herself. She gave him a tentative smile.

I closed my eyes and began to concentrate. "Teddy, I need you to hold still," I told him sternly and felt, rather than saw, him nod his head in acknowledgment.

I felt the warmth of the healing power come through me and into the palm of my hand, creating a small globe of white energy. Teddy gave an astonished gasp as I directed it straight into his chest before he could move, concentrating and imagining all of him healed from the disease currently taking his life. I could feel tingles through my spine and felt Teddy remain still, as though stunned by what I was doing. I stopped and opened my eyes, to see Teddy's own eyes clearer and sharper than I had ever seen them. "What did you just do?" he stammered, looking at me in awe.

"I healed you," I told him quietly. He looked so much better already, color coming into his face and his limbs no longer shaky. There was a broad smile on his face and his eyes were twinkling. He looked well.

"I didn't know you possessed that ability" gasped mother, and I shrugged, looking at her nonchalantly.

"I'd prefer to keep it on the down low", I told them both and Teddy nodded, while my mother looked nonplussed. I'm sure she was questioning why I wanted to keep such a thing secret, but the last thing I needed was to be used by people for my healing ability. Surely she would understand that.

"I gotta go" I mumbled wildly, pulling out the iv and quickly healing the wound. I got to my feet and staggered slightly, Teddy rushing to my side, while mother let out a quick gasp.

"Are you sure about this?" he asked, "you could leave when you're feeling better."

But I wanted to leave while Rowan was busy. I shook my head and walked to the doorway, mother walking quietly behind me now, sensing my determination. I gave Teddy a hug goodbye. "I'll see you again", he promised me and I just nodded with a smile. I did hope to see him again, despite Rowan, I actually adored his father. Mother took my arm and led me out of the hospital and towards the grounds, a pensive look on her face.

"What are you going to do for clothes?" she asked me rather desperately.

I sensed she wanted to keep me here and was coming up with any excuse to bring it about.

"I'll steal some if I have to" I answered confidently, "but I plan on being in my wolf form for as long as possible and heading south to the next pack. Mother, I'm more worried about you", I told her honestly.

She sighed. "I'll be fine, it's the parent's job to worry about their children, not the other way around."

"Go straight to Sophie and Darius's, mother. I wouldn't hang around once I've left. I don't know how angry Rowan is going to get" I muttered, my hand protectively over my stomach which was only now beginning to stop the cramping.

"Like I care whether he's angry or not" my mother hissed, "considering that he cheated on you, he'd be a damn i***t to try and get mad at me."

I admired her spirit. Since she left father she's been showing a lot more spunk and attitude. I liked it. She wasn't letting father hold her back anymore and she was more willing to express her opinions.

"Alright let's do this" I muttered to myself, feeling slightly uneasy. I peered through the trees and sniffed, but there was no scent or smell of either Stacey or Rowan, which meant they could be anywhere. Hopefully, they weren't in the forest.

I turned and gave my mother a hug and she hugged me back tightly. "I love you" she whispered in my ear and I closed my eyes, not wanting to let go but knowing I needed to.

"I love you too, mother" I whispered back, and then reluctantly let go of her. I began to pull off my hospital gown as mother watched wide-eyed.

Lilac, it's time we got the hell out of here

I know, but this will hurt, no matter how you look at it. But you're right, we deserve so much better than this. We shouldn't be a second option for anyone.

Damn right. We need to be a priority, not someone who's easily dismissed by our mate. Let's get going.

We shifted into our white wolf and gave mother one last searching glance and then we were off, our paws thudding through the forest, dodging debris and fallen branches, the wind in our fur, darting back and forth until we reached the boundary line. Only then, did I shift back so that I could utter the words that would finally let me be free.

"I, Amber Henderson, reject you, Alpha Rowan Craven, as my mate, now and forevermore."

The sound of a wolf howling in the distance made me shift back to my wolf form and then, taking a deep breath, Lilac and I jumped over the boundary line and headed towards the next pack, leaving my ex-mate in the distance.