Rejected By My Mate novel Chapter 5

[Alexandria’s POV]

Layla and I climbed on the tree to rest and sleep to avoid werewolves and any animals from attacking us. But I couldn't sleep, because my heart was still aching. I let my tears flow down on my face and I promise to myself that I will only cry tonight. I will never cry again because of Azrael.

How could he reject me? I waited for him for my entire life.

"Alex, are you crying?" Layla whispered. I wiped my tears in silence.

"It's nothing, Layla," I mumbled back, but deep inside me, it hurts like hell.

"You can tell me, Alex..." I sighed. Maybe telling it to Layla will help ease the pain I'm feeling.

"I've met my mate today," I said, and she gasped.

"Then what happened? Why are you crying? Did he hurt you?!" she said worriedly.

I hummed. "He rejected me, Layla, and it hurts like hell," I said and sobbed again.

"Come here, Alex." I heaved a sigh and slumped to the branch where she's at. Layla engulfed me with a tight hug while stroking my back for comfort. I let my tears flow down on my face again.

"He's a jerk. Screw him! Who is he?" she said angrily.

I hesitated. If I tell her, she'll go berserk. "Please tell me, who is he?"

I sighed, "It's Alpha Azrael Shepherd..." I said and wiped off my tears. She let out a gasp.

"What? He's a jerk for rejecting you! I'll kill him when I see that jerk!" she said, while clenching her fist.

"Let's not talk about him. I'm done with him." She sighed and I could feel her nodding, then silence enveloped us.

"We will leave at dawn," I said.

"Okay..." she agreed.

Layla still held me in her arms, and I drifted off to sleep while she was caressing my hair.

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I woke up when my insides felt like burning with fire. My bones cracked up, and I screamed in pain. I quickly jumped into the lower ground as I felt the burning sensation in my entire body.

"Alexxxx!" Layla shouted, and her voice echoed towards the forest. The bats and birds flew away while chirping. I groaned when I landed on the ground with a loud thud.

"Layla! Stay up there! Don't come near me! Aahhhh!" I said while screaming.

I curled up into a ball, and I don't know what is happening to me. Suddenly, I am out of control of my powers. It was showing up and now others can sense me. My vision turned bloody red. Then I felt my fangs grow long and my body glowed brightly. And I feel like there is something inside me that wants to come out. I growled so loud that my throat hurt.

"Aaahhhh!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, my muscles and bones cracking up painfully. Then my veins looked like they were tearing apart and the pain I felt was so excruciating. My breathing became irregular, and I felt like my lungs were out of oxygen as my insides were burning like fire.

What was happening to me? As I looked up, the light of the moon glowed towards me, then I screamed one last time before I passed out.

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I slowly fluttered my eyes open, but I closed my eyes again as the light almost blinded me. I blinked my eyes multiple times as I adjusted my sight.

"Hey, you're awake..." I looked up and saw Layla smiling at me weakly. She looked so pale, and she was holding me. I noticed we were hiding in the big bushes.

"Hey, what happened?" I said groggily, then sat up. My entire body felt so light, which is odd. My hearing also became more clear.

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I blink my eyes multiple times as tears escape from the corner of my eyes. I miss them so much.

"My parents said that I'm different from everyone else. But I don't know what they meant," I wiped my tears and continued, "They mentioned Tibbertan Mountain and I must go there to look for an answer." Layla gasped.

“But I heard Tibbertan Mountain is so dangerous. There were rumors spread about that mountain. Whoever goes there didn’t make it back alive.”

“I know, but I will try to go there.”

She sighed and nodded. Then she stared at me longer. “Alex, you’re glowing…” she said, with her mouth agape in awe. She’s right, I was glowing. My complexion became more white, like snow. I closed my eyes and tried to control my powers inside me. But something caught my ears, and I heard a lot of footsteps.

“Layla, get on my back!” Layla sensed my anxiousness and quickly got on my back. I grip her legs tightly and run faster into the depths of the woods. I didn’t shift into my full wolf's form because I felt stronger even if I didn’t shift. My hearing was also very clear. There are a lot of footsteps running after us from a distance. Luckily, they can’t keep up with my pace as I’m way faster than them. But I stopped dead in my tracks as I noticed the werewolves surrounding us coming from a distinct group of packs.

“What’s going on?” Layla asked while trembling in fear on my back. I didn’t respond. Instead, I closed my eyes and tried to hide my powerful aura.

"Layla, don't worry. I will protect you as long as I can. Don't panic." I whispered, and she just tightened her grip on my neck. I put her down, and she quickly wrapped her arms around my waist and snuggled closer to me. She's still trembling in fear.

Werewolves came to a halt in front of us, eyeing us dangerously. "Rogues!" they mumbled.

A werewolf approached us while studying my appearance. I looked at all of them and then another three groups of packs came to a halt. Now, four groups of packs surrounded us, each of them looked at us with lust. Layla's grip tightened more while she shivered with fear.

"Vampire!" a black werewolf uttered while looking at me, then all the werewolves growled. Damn.

Do they call me a vampire? What the eff?!

My eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "Excuse me? Did you call me a vampire?" I asked, dumbfounded.