Rejected By My Mate novel Chapter 30

Val and Damona are like geckos, they keep sticking up together all the time. Like you can't pull them apart. Val was hugging Damona and she seemed not to mind it. I guess she liked it. They were the closest among my four spirits.

Xandra, Willow and I laughed at the two. Val and Damona are too adorable. I can't deny that Damona is also stunning in her red hair and silvery red eyes. All my spirits are stunning in their own way. I envy their hair so much. Actually, I'm tired of my curly brown hair. I am the only one with curly hair, all of them had straight and long hair. But, I notice Val's auburn brown hair became black and that makes her even more stunning, though she's too white, whiter than all of us. Of course, perks of being a vampire.

Willow poke my cheek, I look at her while pouting. "What are you thinking?"

"I was thinking why I haven't had stunning hair like yours." I said while pouting. They all giggled.

"Why oh why? Your hair is stunning, Alex! I even love your curls!" Xandra said while caressing my hair using her fingers.

Val finally pulled herself from Damona and walked towards me, "I agree! I wish I had curls like yours! Straight hair is boring like mine though…" Val also played with my hair. I pouted more. "It's not boring. Having straight hair is actually gorgeous. You can make a lot of hair styles with it." I contradict.

Damona stood up then walked towards us and pulled me up. I pouted when she sat in my chair. I was about to scold her when she pulled me in her lap and embraced me behind my back while she rested her chin on my shoulder. "Your hair is actually gorgeous, Alex. Wait until Blue Moon." she whispered.

My forehead creased in confusion. "Why would I have to wait for Blue Moon?" I said while I'm getting comfortable in Damona's lap. I feel like I'm being pampered by her.

"Well, we must all prepare when the Blue Moon comes because…" Willow trailed off while walking towards the bookshelves and pulled out a thick book.

"Because?"

Willow smiled and put the book in the center table and flipped the few pages until she stopped. I gasped when I looked at the picture. I couldn't believe it. Why does the book have a picture of me? Or is that really me? I stared at the picture dumbfounded. What caught my interests is the caption under the picture. I read it over and over again.

I look at them questioningly. "Is this true?"

They all nodded while smiling. I'm speechless.

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I watched as the waves danced furiously, while the ship swayed. I keep thinking about what Willow showed and told me 10 minutes ago. I couldn't get it out of my head. The Blue Moon is approaching, it is 10 days from now.

I saw Azrael and Sabrina on the wheels while Layla was on the other side of the ship thinking deeply. When I woke up, Layla was staring into the water lost in her own thoughts. She didn't even notice that I sat beside her. I let out a sigh.

"Layla, are you okay?" she's startled a bit. I guess she wasn't expecting me.

"O-Of course!"

I frowned. What was bothering her?

"Layla, I know there's something bothering you for days now. I haven't got a chance to ask you."

She sighed and stared back into the water. She became quiet. I waited for her to talk and seconds later she let out a deep sighed. "I have to tell you something, Alex."

"Go on. I'm listening."

She looked at me, "I know we haven't talked about what I said before you disappeared. But I want to talk about it now, Alex." her eyes showed vulnerability. It's the first time that I saw her like this.

I let out a deep sigh and diverted my gaze into the furious water, "Layla, I'm really sorry..."

She smiled at me faintly, "It's okay, Alex. I shouldn't have told you that. I don't want to ruin our relationship, Alex. I know I was selfish and didn't consider your feelings. But I will still love you, Alex. Even though it wasn't me you wanted for the rest of your life. I'm totally okay with that because I know your mate can make you happy and give you little pups." she let out a light chuckle, "I admit, it hurts but I think I am not that hurt anymore…"

I stared at Layla and saw her lips formed into thin lines like she was thinking something. She looked at me and I was surprised to see the twinkle in her eyes, "I met him, Alex."

With eyebrows furrowed together, I asked, "Him? Who?"

She smiled, the kind of smile that I rarely saw, "My mate…"

My eyes widened in surprise. "What?! OMG! Who is your mate?!!" I hysterically yelled in surprise.

She chuckled, "King Stephen Vermount of Werewolves is my mate, Alex." I gasped.

"Stephen is your mate?? Oh my god! I'm so happy for you, Layla!" I couldn't help myself but to hug her. First, she can shift and now, she has already found her mate. I couldn't be happier. This is really surprising, "Tell me how you met him!" I said excitedly when I released her. She chuckled and nodded while smiling.

"Remember when you disappeared?" she began and I nodded, "We were looking for you for almost three days until our feet brought us into the forest and we didn't notice we stepped foot in Vermount's territory. Some werewolves sense our aura and good thing, Sabrina knew the King. So, we went to the castle. The moment I step foot into the castle ground, a strong intoxicating scent fills my nostrils then my wolf Ada talks to me for the first time. And the King suddenly showed up while staring at me. I guess he also sensed me." she paused while reminiscing the scene in her head. "I thought he would reject me when I learned that he is my mate. But I was wrong, he said, he was waiting for me for years and that made me happy, Alex…"

I smiled at her. I'm so happy for Layla. She was wishing for it her whole life. Good thing Stephen didn't reject her or else, I'll get back on Stephen and make him pay for hurting Layla.

Suddenly, the ship came to an abrupt stop that made Layla and I startled.

"Azrael? Sabrina? What's wrong?" I asked and both Layla and I stood up then walked towards them.

"We saw something in the water." Sabrina mumbled while staring at the water. My eyes narrowed and stared into the water. I saw the waves moving into a different motion. My eyesight became sharp like an owl. They're right. Something was in the water.

I look intently and now I can tell what it was. A sea beast. It was moving towards our directions.

"It's coming this way." I uttered.