Chapter 3
1492 Words
Marcus married Laria. Yes, after that confrontation that we had, he married my cousin. And what’s even more hurting was that they even invited me to be one of the bride’s witnesses. Laria asked me herself and no matter how I wanted to say no, I couldn’t because saying no to her would be me explaining why and then it would get deeper. I didn’t want to talk about it. Nobody needs to know about me being rejected by my mate. They’ll just talk about me even more. They’ll just gossip about me even more and that’s just worse. I’m not in the mood to deal with anything more than being rejected by my mate.
“Riverstone, your Alpha Marcus and Luna Laria!”
Everybody cheered when the elder announced that. I couldn’t help but feel bitter asI looked at the two of them smiling and being so happy about the celebration. The visitors clapped their hands and made noise using their glasses and spoons. It was a magical wedding- as some would describe it. We were in the middle of the forest and everything around us was dangling with decorations for the wedding.
“All hail Alpha Marcus and Luna Laria!” everyone cheered as the two of them walked around to meet all the pack members.
I swallowed the lump in my throat and immediately avoided their gaze when they were nearing me. I took a deep breath to calm myself. I looked down when I heard a muffled scream in front of me.
“Louve! Oh my gosh!” Laria’s cheerful and excited scream made me look up. She was all smiles and I could really see that she was very happy. She held my hand and squeezed it tightly.
I forced myself to give her a small smile. “Luna…” I uttered. She bit her lip and shook her head.
“Oh come on! You’re my cousin! No need for that!” she laughed heartily. I just forced a smile again before nodding at her. “I couldn’t believe it! I’m married to him, Louve! I’m married to the man I love!” she said and eventually hugged me so tight.
I wasn’t able to move. While everyone was busy eating and drinking, I was stunned on my feet. Laria was hugging me while I was looking at Marcus who was just watching us from just a few meters away.
He tried to smile at me, but I just looked at him intensely. The pain that he caused me was still there. Even if our mate bond was cut already, I could still feel a tingle of pain in my heart. After all it wasn’t just about the bond… it was about us… he was my best friend…my confidant. No matter how people treated me like s**t, he was there to console me…I was with him, too, during his dark times… but then, just like that… he threw me off.
I felt betrayed. It was as if all those times that we have were just pushed over. In a blink, I literally have no one already. Everything will be different now, that’s for sure…
Laria broke aways from the hug and looked at me with those bright smiles. I tried to smile, too, but I just couldn’t. I couldn’t show that I was happy when I was mourning inside.
“I am just so happy, Louve… after the death of my mate, I thought I could never find love again… but here I am…” she said with teary eyes.
Something in me was tugged. Laria has been through a lot, too…she lost her mate just months ago on a mission. She’s the only cousin that has treated me right. She wasn’t like the others who bullied and made fun of me. And even though I was hurting, I couldn’t totally blame her, too. I couldn’t wish ill for her, because we were just the same…but then do I really deserve to be thrown out like trash to save her? Do I need to feel s**t to make amends for her loss? What about me?
I closed my eyes tightly and heaved a deep sigh. No matter how much I felt like crying, I tried my best to hold it off.
“I-I’m happy for you…I’m very happy for you…” I managed to say. She smiled even more.
“Thank you, Louve. Thank you.” She hugged me again but it was cut short because her mother- my aunt pulled her away already.
I sighed as I looked at everything around us. This is the forest where I saw them. How great, right? It was the same forest where I thought I would be able to find the person who will be my partner for the rest of eternity, but then it turned out that I was wrong.
I took a deep breath and for the last time I looked around. Oh I’m gonna miss this place, not the people but the place. Although my life was hell when my father died, I still had fun memories in this pack. I have pledged my allegiance in this pack ever since I was a child… but enough is enough. I have been thinking about this for days ever since Marcus rejected me. And today, as I watched Laria march in a wedding dress, I strengthened my decision to leave.
I don’t care about being a lone wolf. I don’t know what’s waiting for me, but I will never grow if I won’t see, right?
For the last time, I took a deep sigh before finding my way out of the forest. I went straight to the pack houses and although most of the pack members weren’t there, there were still omegas in the pack. Doesn’t matter, anyway. They didn’t care about me. Leaving would be much easier.
I walked faster and immediately went inside my house. I got a bag and stuffed it with all the clothes that I could get. I also had bread and all other fruits that I could grab. When I was done, I wore my bag and hurriedly left the house. I kept my head down as I walked out of the pack.
I walked towards the entry to our pack until I was able to get out of Riverstone finally. I stopped a few meters away from the arc. I slowly looked back and just gave the arc one last smile before I headed to wherever my feet will take me.
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Riverstone is far from the center town, which is why I had to go to deep forests if I wanted to avoid the rogues lurking around and finding werewolves whom they can abduct. I clutched my stomach and groaned. I just ate 5 minutes ago, yet here I am, feeling hungry again. Tsk. Damn it. I stopped walking and looked around. All I could see were trees and bushes. I bit my lip hard and was about to sit down to rest when I heard rustling from the vicinity.
I felt like my body just turned cold stone. I alerted my senses and looked around again. s**t. Damn it. Are those rogues? I heaved in a sigh. My heart was beating so fast already, but I couldn’t be distracted. I couldn’t panic. I’ll be doomed if I am not in condition and the rogues attack. Damn it.
I grip hard onto the strap of my bag. I heard rustling again. This time, it was closer. I fisted my hands and started walking. I didn’t know where to go or hide. Everything around me were trees! Damn it! I walked faster and faster as I heard the rustling come closer and closer.
Crap, crap, crap!
I didn’t know where I was going already. All I knew was that I was staying away from the sound. Holy moly! I was already running when I heard that the rustling just became louder and prevalent.
I was panting already as I tried to speed up when I unfortunately tripped by something. My eyes widened upon seeing what was in front of me.
“Ahh!” I shouted as I unintentionally jumped into a cliff. The echo of my voice and the rapid travel of my body to the ground were all I could remember before everything turned black.
The sound of running water was what I heard when I gained consciousness.
“Aw, damn it…” I groaned as I held my head and tried to sit up.
“You’re finally awake…”
I was stunned on my seat when I heard an unfamiliar baritone voice. It felt like my spirit was fully awake because of that. My heart jolted and I immediately turned to my side.
My eyes widened. “W-Who are you?”
The man sitting beside me just smiled. “I’m Farkas, young miss. I’m glad you’re okay now.”
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