xpecte

s? His expression showed no remorse, but there was a hint of sympathy in his eyes. I felt like my

ground as well, and I knew he

ed about him than

e, his pain was bother

dward?" I managed to

n from rejection?" He questione

I said,

n a little while," he reassur

e rejection, and instead of accepting me, he chos

, reconsider your rejection," I pleaded, hopin

e closed his eyes and shook his head. "I must bear

ay anything else since I was in

o survive after this; I'm not sure how I will look at myself in the mirror once this is

up, as did he, and we both loo

e who will make you happy," he said as he bega

nts were enough to break me mentally. My Mate has made it

r by their side, but am I that week that my own Ma

d of telling me I'm weak, he should have been my strengt

g I could say after he had made his decision to re

d, and the thought of finding someone wh

to show the world that I was valuable and strong. I continu

His mother was human, and he had rejected me because I lacked a

either she-wolf nor human feels the encrusting sorrow of rejection until they are nineteen. Once they are, th

will be bearable. However, what

ts lied to me about my age or that I was

to the calculations, Sky is two years older than me, and Lance is four, and

trying to summon the strength

and closed my eyes, replaying t

assed, and I was f

leave when I felt a niggli

oon felt my body becoming numb. I yelled

e to come and save

riencing previously was worse than the

nguish, begging for

p me!" I ye

g minute, my voi

my face as I twisted

rained, but the pain only worsened. I was on the verge

ylar, a look of concern on his fa

ely. "Astrid, what happened to you

even resp

" he asked judging from my limp

still unab

ion more firmly. "Did Ed

th. "I knew that asshole would do that and tell me y

n't think of anything

g beneath his b

." I was in a state of fear beca

one here is going to die," he

said you shouldn't say anything for now, just close

If you don't make it clear whether you accept or reject the rejection, you're bound to fee

othing can explain why

e no say in the matter and have not will

place, yet everything here is affecti

my mind, intensifying my agony. I let out an

gain, Astrid?" he questione

of them being in

se written on his face as well. If I'm correct,

sure!" I

my back in a soothing manner. I'm glad I ha

nd try to calm down, and the first thing you're going to do to

admittin

a little relieved, and my pain quick

ou're all right

'm fine," I

he said, rollin

might and leaned on

are okay?" Sky i

ve a

said you know what it's like to go through

, began to explain. "I understand yo

surprise. "What?" I

ected me at the 'Union Gr

eft the ground so

ssed my mate wanting someone else over me." I had an inkling of wh

r mate, Sky

ho "was" woul

our Mate?" I r

tte," h

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