a's

hope bloome

Roman would accept me, see me for who I was, and w

something dark, something furious. His grey eyes, which

ward, and my heart

an," I beamed

in response. "Thi

o ice in my veins

to him, but the words

sgust. "The Moon Godde

t and up again, as if he could barely stand

he warm sensation of the bond had been comfo

Roman declared loudly, turn

," I stammered in a wea

Lisa. You're nothing but a weak o

gs. The crowd erupted in shocked murmurs, but there was an underlying no

s would pair an Alpha with an Om

n pathetic," anot

pounding in my chest as the word

repeated in my mind, the words replaying over and over. The air around

nt as he turned away from me as if I were som

loud enough for everyone to hear. The public humiliation was unbearable, an

oice cut through me again, though now he wasn't

ly to see who Roman was speaking to. And there, standing

s, now stood beside Roman, her eyes gleaming with triumph. The re

y mate!" Roman annou

my heart clenched p

a smirk, her arm wrapping

ile widening as she reli

lare. "The Moon Goddess may have chosen you for Rom

miliation. It was all too much. My legs felt weak, barely able to hold my weight as I struggled to re

eant only for my ears. "You thought you had a chance, didn't you? Poor Litt

push back to the tears threat

and cruel. "It's what you're best at. Everyo

d through the crowd, joini

m, this was nothing more than a necessary act. He had rejected his fated mate in front of everyon

rs slipped down my cheeks when I saw it was Luna Bella, Roman's mothe

r as she stared at me. "Is she going to run aw

ther, Jeanine. "No wonder the Alpha reject

." Even my father

had been through so much, endured 18 years of being ridiculed, but this was different. This was worse. This was a rej

dn't do it. I couldn't stand here any longer, couldn't face their jeers and cruel words. My visio

e, his voice carrying above the crowd.

fast as my legs could carry me, pushing t

wanted was to be far away from the pack, from the pain, fr

l night air biting at my skin. The full moon hung high above me, casting lon

ear it. "It should've been a night of joy! You should've made it a

own echo and it inf

nued my

inally gave out and I collapsed on th

the tears flowing feeling now,

d you do this to me?" I whispere

it feels like you have something against me. Why would you pair me with someone who

lled the empty forest, the

t floor, crying until I

I had to find shelter real fast. I

ed my gown, trudging slowly

. I had nothing left. No pack, mate, no future