My Promised Rejection (Olivia and Ace) novel Chapter 12

Olivia POV

1 know you’re freaking out, Oli, but this is who you have always been. Your mother is wolf, Danica says. “How Is this possible?” “I’m not sure how your mother ended up with your father, but I do know he was human,” she says. “So why am I not just a human?” “Wolf genes are stronger than humans. We are a perfect blend of woman and beast,” she says. “How am I just supposed to accept that everything I knew about my life was a

He?”

“My parents‘ love was a lie. My perfect family was a lie. My very existence was a lie.” “Oli, I know you’re angry but nothing was a lie. Your parents loved each other. You heard what your mother said when we were unconscious” she says. “Bullsh*t. You don’t just decide one day that you are in love with a perfect stranger and leave the man you have been with for more than two decades. That makes the love you supposedly shared a lie.”

“I know you think that, but some day soon you are going to feel that pull to our mate and when you do, it won’t matter what the situation is, you’ll want him. He will complete everything for you,” she says. “Never, I will never do to another person what my mother did. I don’t care what anyone says, I won’t.” “Oli, the goddess, picks our mates. The bond isn’t something we can fight. Very few people have the strength to reject their mate,” she says before she goes quiet.

“So it can be done. My mother could have rejected Xavier and stayed with my father.” “It’s not that simple, Oli. You will understand when you feel the pull toward the man that was made for us,” she says. “If he was made for us, then he wouldn’t have chosen someone else. If he did then he isn’t ours. I can promise you one thing that, no matter how strong my feelings are, I will reject our mate before I do what my mother did.”

Danica whimpers and sadness flows through me. The feeling of someone rubbing our side startles me. “Are you ready to shift back, Oli,” Becca asks. “Danica, can we shift back now?” “Of course, Oli. We will talk more later. I am always with you whenever you want to talk,” she says. “I’m glad, even though I feel crazy right now, to have you, Danica. You and Becca are the only ones I can trust.” “Me too, Oli. Now picture yourself in your human form. Picture your hair, eyes, and nose. Picture your arms, legs, and wiggly toes,” she says with a chuckle.

I do as she says, and I’m grateful when the pain of shifting back is nowhere the same as when we shifted into Danica’s form. “It will be less painful every time, Oli” Danica says. I look down and realize I’m standing in the open completely naked. I try to cover myself why Becca laughs. She tosses me a t–shirt and a pair of basketball shorts that look two sizes too big. I guess it’s better than the alternative. I quickly dress. We start making our way back toward the mansion even though I wish I could be anywhere but here.

“Your brother is panicked. He went to the hospital and freaked out that you weren’t there and that Ace has no idea where you’ve gone” she says. “How do you know?” “He just linked me. I told him you’re safe but I didn’t tell him you shifted,” she says. “What do you mean he linked you?” “When we mark and mate with our mates, we are able to connect with each other. I can hear his voice in my head, and he can hear mine in his,” she says.

“You know what, I can’t take any more information tonight. My head feels like it’s about to explode. I just want to go to my room. Take a hot bath and pretend I’m a normal girl for a little while longer.” “You are still a normal girl, Oli. You are the same girl you’ve always been,” she says. Before I can argue about how wrong she truly is, the door to the mansion opens and my mother steps out, followed by Xavier.

What do you think you are doing leaving the hospital before the doctor says it’s alright? Ace said you left without a word to anyone. Do you know how worried we have all been,” she says. “I’m not a child Evelyn. I feel fine. Besides, my wolf told me to leave the hospital, so I would say wolf trumps doctor.” She looks between me and Bécca. “Olivia, we really need to talk to you about what happens when your wolf starts to talk to you” she says. “It’s a little late for that. I’ve already shifted and, honestly, I don’t want to talk to you right now. Hell if I haven’t said it enough, I never want to talk to you. I’m exhausted, and I’m going to bed.”

“You shifted alone” she says, tears welling in her eyes. I move to step around her and Xavier steps in front of me. “Olivia, I will expect you in my office at nine tomorrow to discuss how we move forward now that you have your wolf. You will be made part of the pack” he starts to say, but I cut him off. “No, I will not be staying here. I have five months and then I’m leaving. Nothing has changed just because I have a wolf.”

When we step around the building, I stop in my tracks when I see Evelyn and Xavier standing in front of the entrance. I decide I’m just going to walk around them. This is not the place to make a scene. “Oli, are you alright, Evelyn asks after she lightly grips my arm when I try to pass her. I shake her hand off my arm. “My father is dead. So no, Evelyn, I’m not alright. Please feel free to leave. I don’t want either of you here.”

I turn walking through the door without giving either of them a chance to speak. I refuse to let them make today about them. They shouldn’t even be here. I make my way back toward my seat. Connor’s eyes are full of concern as he follows me until I take my seat. Becca comes to sit next to me again. I’m grateful that the seats that Evelyn and Xavier occupied stay empty.