Betrayed by My Mate - Hybrids Sorrow

Accept my Rejection

Chapter 10

Trevor’s POV

We were sitting in the living room of the pack house, waiting for Melina to return. No one was dreading this more than I was. I'm sick of her clinging to me, but I will play along. The other option of being killed where I stood is not an option that I would consider as an option. I already planned on taking this on the chin and acting right. Whatever she wanted, including sending Heidi away, is what I'll do. I was positive that Melina would take me back. She’s always forgiven me before because she loves me. I’m sure she will again.

When the gate guards told me they had returned, I stood and headed out the door. I needed to convince Melina to accept my apology. Half an hour ago, the High Council had warned me that they were deferring to whatever Melina’s family decided. That they would try to help, but if they insisted on killing me, that was what would happen. So, I was ready to mark her. She would be my Luna. No matter how distasteful I found it.

I know the Moon Goddess had previously messed up with putting some mates together. But I don’t think she’s messed up quite this bad before. I have to live with Melina for the rest of my life. At least she’s attractive, despite being one of them. The vampires from their group had walked out about five minutes before, but hadn’t said anything to anyone when they did. I guess they knew they were near.

“Wasn’t she shot? How is she not dead?” Heidi asked.

I didn’t answer her, I just moved away from her. She still hasn’t realized what she's done. We're done. I never realized she was getting the pack riled up against Melina. I told Melina she was paranoid all those times, blaming Heidi for nothing. Yet, I was wrong. I'll make it right again. I think the pack is more accepting of Melina now that Heidi was exposed as lying to them. We were wrong, as Melina was nothing like those feral creatures. I will do whatever I need to do to keep my title.

My father was currently standing near where they would park. He never stepped in after I took over the pack. He assumed that everything was going well here. He had built a small home near a lake and was taking his retirement seriously. Having to admit what I'd done to both him and the Council was one of the worst experiences of my life. My father was ashamed of me. He’s never been ashamed of me before. He wouldn’t even speak to me right now.

My father misses my mother every day. I miss her, too. But she was a she-wolf. She fit in the pack. My mate didn’t fit in from the moment she arrived. I glanced over at Heidi and felt my anger increase. Heidi caused this. She twisted everything around. I know now that she can’t be trusted. She swore she hadn’t met her mate, which was a lie. The fact that she wasn’t pregnant was another shocking lie. She told me she was, which is what pushed Melina over the edge. Her being jealous was a good sign. I will straighten everything out. Then Melina can take her rightful place at my side.

“You need to shut your side piece up, or I’ll do it for you,” One of the female vampires called over.

“You can't touch me. It would start a war,” Heidi scoffed.

A fireball landed on the hem of Heidi’s shirt and quickly spread. Heidi ripped her shirt off, not thinking, and pulled it over her head. Some of her hair caught fire, and now she looked horrible. Her hair went up much quicker than I would have thought. It no longer flowed down her back in waves. Now it was much shorter on one side of her head, almost to her ear. The other side was too her shoulder, but the smell of burnt hair was disgusting.

“Are you not going to do something?” Heidi screeched at the Council.

None of the Council Members acknowledged her, which pissed her off. Heidi was now standing out here in just her bra and jeans. Several pack members are checking her out, but she has never been less attractive to me. She was warned, yet she can’t seem to stop. I would be better off with Melina; at least she cares about our pack. She's much smarter than Heidi, and much stronger too. She's an excellent fighter. It was another reason why people didn’t like Melina. She made them look bad. Not intentionally, but she made everything look so easy. It’s no wonder they were jealous of her.

“Go change,” I told Heidi when the vehicles approached the packhouse.

“No f*****g way, Trevor. The minute I leave here, you’ll mark that blood sucker. I won’t allow that to happen. You belong to me. We were together first. She just came in and stole you from me. No one wants her here, Trevor. Did you forget that part of it? Plus, she heard you chose me just yesterday. It doesn’t matter that you didn’t know she was there. You don’t love her, you never have. You love me. Now reject her, and mark me,” Heidi insisted angrily.

“I agree,” I heard Melina say from behind me. She looked over towards the group of vampires standing there by their vehicle. She seemed to be waiting for something. I saw a nod from the man who kept me from warning Heidi that they could read minds. That nod had to be for something important. I hope I’m not too late to salvage this whole thing.

“I’m not going to reject you, Melina. I'm willing to give us a fair chance. I listened to Heidi, who kept telling me that you were the same as the people who attacked my pack. But you're not. You are kind, strong, and smart. You wouldn’t do something like they did. So please give me another chance. I swear I won’t fail you again,” I said as I approached her. I needed to touch her so she could feel our bond. I’m sure she will agree. She has to.

“But I’m going to reject you, Trevor. Why are you so surprised? You cheated on me, Trevor. Repeatedly, and that's unacceptable. Heidi might want you, but I don't anymore. I know how you feel about me now, how you felt about our child. You wanted us dead and sent your warriors out to do your dirty work. But they were only half successful. Our child is gone, and you killed them. I will never forgive you for what you’ve done. Not ever, so accept my rejection. I, Melina Fedorov, daughter of Anton and Cheryl Fedorov, co-leaders of my coven, hereby reject you, Trevor Burne, Alpha of the Still Water pack, as my mate,” Melina coldly stated. I can’t believe that she would do that to me. How is she still standing?

“Don’t do this, Melina. We can make this work. I will give you more children. I’m sorry, I should never have sent my men after you. I was angry because you wouldn’t listen to me. I knew you were stronger than they were. I thought they could never hurt you,” I managed to say. She can’t seriously think I wanted her to reject me.

“I don’t want more children, Trevor. I wanted this one. They're gone, just like my love for you. I see you for who you are, Trevor: a liar and a cheater. You only have two options here. Accept my rejection, or death. Isn’t it your dream to be with Heidi? I know it’s been hers. She’s reminded me of that daily since the day I arrived. Give her what she wants, Trevor. Accept my rejection,” Melina told me.

“She’s asking you to accept her rejection, Trevor. Take it and run. You deserve to be free of that parasite. She’s done nothing to help our pack. She hides in your room and refuses to meet our pack members. I’ll be happy to be your Luna. I will stand proudly by your side. I’m not some ungrateful b***h who just wants the title. She was never qualified to stand by your side to begin with. She’s a f*****g monster. Something to be chased down and destroyed. I’m the Luna you want. I love you so much, I rejected my mate to be with you,” Heidi told me.

I could tell from Melina’s father's expression that she was lying. I didn’t want to give Melina up, but as the crowd grew, I saw they wanted me to accept her rejection. Of course they did. I’d hidden that all the improvements made to the pack had come from her. Melina funded it. I’d noticed too late that Heidi and I had taken all the credit for the improvements. I had been a terrible mate.

“Melina, I’m sorry. I messed up. I made bad choices and blamed you for something you never did. I swear to you, if you give me another chance, I won’t mess up. I'll mark you right now, and you can mark me back. I'll force Heidi and her father to leave here. I want to be with you. I realized I never gave you a fair chance. I’m sorry,” I told Melina. I had stepped up so she could look me in the eye and see my sincerity. I was willing to love her now. I just needed her to be willing to give me a chance.

“Accept my rejection, Trevor. The love I held for you was killed when you told me how you felt about our baby. You laughed that the doctor gave me abortifacients. You disgust me, and I will not allow you to mark me. I tried, Trevor. I tried showing you how much I loved you through actions and words. Now I know you were lying to me this whole time and making excuses for why my Luna ceremony must be rescheduled. Making excuses as to why you couldn’t mark me. When the real reason was so I couldn’t tell you were cheating on me. I didn’t ask for much, Trevor. I just asked for some loyalty, some care. I didn’t even expect love from you. I knew you were angry at the loss of your friend. But we saved you and the surrounding packs from those fledglings. Yet you allowed your girlfriend to lump my team and me in with them, like I was one of them. I’ve never taken the life of an innocent. But you have. When you had your men attempt to kill me, and ended up killing our child. There's no coming back from this, Trevor. Now accept my rejection,” Melina said coldly.

“You've indirectly killed my grandchild, Trevor. I'm very disappointed in you. Accept her rejection, son, and let her go. I can tell you now that she will not return to you after what you've done. You went too far and listened to the wrong people. I told you numerous times you need to listen to people who deserve your trust. You replaced Drake with Heidi’s father. If you had asked me, I would have told you what a mistake that was. Heidi has your ear, and that was your biggest mistake. You need to demote him immediately, and have them both leave the pack,” my father, Harlan, told me.

“Don’t lie about my father,” Heidi snapped out. “You don’t know anything about either one of us.”

“I’d like to leave this Goddess-forsaken pack. Accept my rejection and allow me to leave,” Melina interrupted.