The Lycan Alpha's Mate (Second Chance) novel Chapter 7

//Emily//

Mate!

My wolf was howling like crazy in my head with her tail wagging from side to side.

“Emily find a mate... find your mate now!” Leah was pacing anxiously in my mind. Plunging me to follow the scent.

The voices around me faded away and I splinted following the scent. The scent was so enticing and heavenly.

It was something I had never smelled in my entire life before. It was a nerve calming kind of smell that had my wolf purring like a kitten.

I was led out of the pack house and across the lawns into the garden, where the scent of my mate was intense and strong.

I looked beyond the flowers and saw the muscular back of a man. This back features looked familiar.

Who’s back was that? I asked myself.

I took slow but confident steps towards him and felt my heart beating fast with no rest.

The unknown man slowly turned and I came face to face with a pair of familiar silver gray eyes.

Maxxxxx! I yelled inwardly.

Both our eyes opened widely and our jaws dropped ten meters down, almost hitting the floor.

Max is my mate!

I knew it!

I knew it!

Ooh my god... I’m so happy.

“ I know you will never disappoint me, moon goddess. Thank you goddess... thank you so much. I love you. I could kiss you right now.” I mumbled in joy.

A broad smile crept on my face and my face brightened up instantly. Excitement filled my entire being.

I inhaled his tantalizing wood and cinnamon scent. Leah purred in admiration.

Max was in a black tuxedo and his well built muscles could easily be seen through his clothing. His hair was neatly styled. He looked dashingly handsome. My mate was perfect for me.

We stood there staring into each other’s eyes for ten good minutes. That was when I knew something was off.

Max’s face was void of emotions. He wasn’t happy. Like how I expected him to be.

Didn’t he want me as a mate?

My excitement was short-lived. His gaze turned cold and his eyes were filled with anger and disgust.

I shuddered at his cold gaze. I held back a stubborn whimper that was threatening to leave my lips. A shiver of great intensity, run down my spine but I couldn’t look away from him.

“ You !! This must be a joke of the century “, were the first words that left his mouth.

He seems to be in a trance as I watched him shake his head vigorously, trying to clear his mind and make meaning of what was happening.

“ Max, l ... “ , even before I could utter a sentence to him, his voice cut me off and before I could ask what was wrong, he grumbled the words I feared the most:

“ I Maxwell Warner, future Alpha of Spring Breakers Pack reject you Emily Starling, daughter of Alpha Ethan and Luna Elena Starling as my mate! and Luna!”

His disgusted and angry eyes hardened and rested on me.

“ Nooo,” my wolf howled. Growling in pain as pains rippled through us.

My heart felt like it had been shattered into tiny pieces.

Pain surged across my heart burning into my chest and spreading through my body. My legs weakened and I collapsed onto the floor.

Time seemed to slow down and I suddenly couldn’t breathe. I felt like all the air had been sucked out of my lungs.

My ears and nose felt like they have been stuffed with cotton and my senses couldn’t process his words correctly.

Did I hear him right?

Was this Max speaking or it was someone else? My ears must be deceiving me.

“ Accept the damn rejection and let’s get this over with”, he spat in disdain. His words continued breaking my shattered heart.

“ But why Max?... why? You didn’t give me the chance to be your mate? Not even a fair chance Max.” I found myself asking.

He laughed hysterically. “ Mate? I don’t need a mate. Not an ugly duckling like yourself!! “

Seeing so much hatred in his eyes had coldness creep on my skin. What did I do to be at the receiving end of his hatred?

Did I wait for my mate, for nothing?

No this can’t be the end.