Rejecting The Future Queen

Chapter 3

Yasmyn's POV

I couldn't utter a single word and neither could Alpha Brendan. With one last look at me, he turned around and walked to his parents and the other Alpha Heirs.

I stood there like a fool for two minutes and when I realised he wants nothing to do with me, I turned around and walked away with Natalie. She looks so thin but damn she is so heavy.

Colton helped me halfway but left when someone else called for him. Someone from his group who comes to this pack for the crystal trading.

"I heard it, Jasmine" Natalie whispered just when we reached our compound where houses are lined up.

And by houses I mean just rooms with one bathroom per two houses. It's the best I could afford with the payment I get from the diner.

"Heard what?" I asked her, helping her open the door to her room and then helping her get inside.

"What Alpha Brendan said earlier," she said and now I am embarrassed.

Because she surely thought he would be her mate. I still don't believe that I am truly his mate though. The main reason, was because he acted like I wasn't even there in the first place. That was also why I walked away. If he wants nothing to do with me, I don't have anything to do with him either.

"You should sleep, Natalie" I threw her on her bed and walked out, without turning around.

I got into my own home and shut the door behind me. There is this weight inside my throat that is making me uncomfortable at the moment. But I don't understand why I can't cry. I can't seem to shed a tear and it's getting exhausting. I have struggled with this since I was a kid.

My father called upon several healers but no one understood why I couldn't cry even when I bled.

I got on my bed and closed my eyes, trying to sleep. In hopes that by the time I wake up again, things will go back to normal and I will be just Yasmyn. The girl who washes the dishes at the diner.

I opened my eyes again, after what felt like a second but it's already a day again. I quickly looked under the blanket and recalled where this outfit came from.

Someone out there is banging my door and I groaned, rushing to open it. Natalie stood there with her eyes still half closed and I wonder what is it now.

"What?" I asked her and my voice came out a bit harsher than I intended.

"Haven't you heard the news?" She asked me and now I am irritated.

"No. What?" I asked again.

I really want things to go back as it is. And I am still reeling from the last night. So pardon me if I am in a bad mood.

"The King and Queen are apparently sick. They called for all the Alphas and Lunas of all the packs to announce the heir apparent as the new ruler," she said.

My entire world shifted again. It was a jolt of shock that passed through my body after listening to what she just said.

"What are you saying?" I asked her again.

There is no way the King and Queen would be sick. Also, there is literally no other way that they would invite all the pack's Alphas and Lunas to announce Adi Lorraine as the new ruler. Especially not without me!

I mean, it is already a given since he is the first born and he was trained to be the next King of werewolves all his life. Following Prince Adi, there are three more children of the Royal couple. They are not relevant as of now because like I said, all eyes were on Adi since the beginning.

And if the King and Queen are really sick, that means I should be there instead of being here washing the dishes God damnit!

"I will talk to you later, Natalie. Thanks for the information," I said and was about to shut the door again.

But Natalie's foot got stuck but more like, Natalie stopped me from closing the door by placing her foot at the base. I gave up and let her walk in.

"What are you doing here anyway? I thought I would find you at the pack house this morning," she said and I don't understand if that's sarcasm or if she genuinely thinks so.

"If you heard what he said, I guess you might have also heard how he did not care," I shrugged throwing on the first outfit I could find.

The last time I remember, King Michael and Queen Ramona were perfectly fine. They weren't sick. So where did this sickness come from all of a sudden.?

"Why are you in a hurry now? The dirty plates could wait. We are talking about how Alpha Brendan is your mate. No one -"

"Let us not get there, Natalie. Not today. I appreciate you taking an interest in my personal life but I bet you don't know me. Also trust me when I say this," I paused and looked at her with determination,"I don't care"

Who am I f*****g kidding! I do care. Why won't I? He is my mate and he just looked at me for a minute before he went back and acted like I was non existent.

Of f*****g course that hurts like a b***h but I have other issues to deal with and whatever this is.. is not on my list today.

I walked out and towards the diner. At least telling them that I won't be available for a while would be basic manners. I have never walked this fast my entire life and I am sweating like crazy by the time I reached the diner.

Big John was at the cash counter since it's his turn today. He only eyed at me till I reached the farther corner where there's a small cabin. It's the owner's office and he supervises everything from there.

I knocked on the door and he yelled for me to come in. He is the nicest man I had ever seen. Next to my father and my brother, of course. No matter what they top the list.

"Hello, Mr. Oakridge" I smiled at him and he looked at me pausing a moment to sign on some papers. I have heard he was firing a few of the staff and I guess they are those termination letters. I hope mine isn't on the list even though I am not staying here anymore.

"Hello Yasmyn. Come in," he smiled at me.

He is in his fourties with a receding hairline and slightly pot belly. I smiled back at him as I took two more steps towards him and stopped.

His half brother is actually the Gamma of this pack. But this man doesn't have the personality to be a Gamma so he settled for business instead.

"Do you need something, Yasmyn? I need you to be fast because Alpha Brendan ordered me and the staff to make food for his travel to the capital pack. Alpha King and Queen are sick, it seems" he told me and there is this wearing worry that's creeping up my body now.

"Yes. Regarding that. Can I take a week or two off? I am visiting -" he cut me off by raising his hand.

"Oh hell no. I am so sorry but I can't. Didn't you hear when I said I need staff to -"

And this time, I did not cut him. He did it himself. He instantly stood up and bowed. I turned around to see him once again. Alpha Brendan Rivera. The Alpha of The Sundown Pack. My mate.

Why does he have to be so breathtakingly handsome?

His eyes were so nonchalant as he looked at me. Like I was just some other person who he found on his way to here.

"Alpha Brendan, I was just signing the papers for the crew," Mr. Oakridge started talking but Brendan's eyes were on me instead. He is not even blinking and now I am growing slightly aware of my own appearance.

Did I comb my hair? Unfortunately no. I just threw a dress and ran out to get permission to leave the pack. I might look like a homeless person now. Great.

"I came for her," he paused and tilted his head,"see me outside"

As soon as he left, there was a wave of silence. I did not turn around to look at the expression on Mr. Oakridge's face. I just walked out and followed Brendan.

Big John's eyes followed me as I followed Alpha outside. Once we were there, he looked at me with a slightly disgusted expression. Yes. He looks disgusted by me.

"Listen," he said and damn his voice. Even his voice sounds so good.

"Let's go ahead and finish the rejection process," he said momentarily forgetting that I can't reject him now. I don't have a wolf. I will have one in a month but not at the moment.

"Why?" I asked him instead. If he wants a rejection, I should at least know what I lack for me to be someone's mate. His mate.

"Because you are you," he said with another disgusted look. Okay. It feels like someone just ripped my heart out of my ribcage but I guess I am fine.

"What do you mean?" I asked him.

Yes. I just didn't get enough of this humiliation so I wanted more of this. (Insert sarcasm here again)

"I am the Alpha of the Sundown Pack. I need a mate who will be the face of my pack. Someone who can fight. Someone who comes from a family of high rank. And someone who is at least beautiful," he said.

Well, it's the third part that's stuck with me. He doesn't know the first two points so I can give him a pass. But the last one? f**k him.

"Simply saying, I don't want a mate who scrubs dishes for a living," he shook his head at me.

Well, I want to reveal my identity and watch his face drain colour but something else did that for me. I noticed the Royal guards coming towards us.

A dozen of them, probably.

"Princess Yasmyn, King Michael and Queen Ramona are expecting your arrival. We are here at your service, Future Queen," Harry, the army chief bowed down in front of me. And then the rest of the guards bowed down before me.

Alpha Brendan's face is now priceless as he opened his mouth to say something.

"Yasmyn Lorraine? As in, The Future Queen of Alphas?" his voice was trembling by the end.

I stood in front of him, with my arms crossed over my chest.

"Yes. Yasmyn Lorraine, The Future Queen of Alphas. And you just rejected me," I shook my head at him in disbelief, also trying to suppress the tears pooling in my eyes.

There are two things I did not see coming here.

I can feel the tears coming for the first time. I had to blink them back. All my life I wanted to experience crying and now, at the perfect moment, I don't want to.

And the second, is how the heck am I becoming the future Queen? Adi is the Heir Apparent. And between Adi and me, there are three other Royal heirs standing for the position.

So what made my parents choose me and not any one of them? As much as it's suspicious, I cannot say No until I get to the palace and see things for myself.

I did not ask to be the Queen and yet, under different circumstances I became one. And with that, I also faced the rejection.

It's okay. I can always show him what he missed. In ways far more entertaining than any other.