Rejected By My Mate novel Chapter 9

"Alex, it's so weird. If you are also a vampire, why didn't you get burned in the sunlight?" Layla asked, confused. Her eyebrows furrowed together. She was thinking deeply. We were currently walking in an open field. It was all grass and the afternoon sun hit our skin. We don't have any idea where we are now. We were walking for almost two hours and my feet were aching.

I just shrugged my shoulders and then said, "Is it because I am also a werewolf?"

"Maybe yes, maybe no?" she said while shrugging her shoulders.

"You know what? Let's stop thinking about that, it's stressing me out." I said nonchalantly. Layla chuckled and nodded.

"Do you think we will find the Tibbertan Mountains?" Layla mumbled out of the blue.

But I didn't reply and stopped walking. Layla also stopped while looking ahead of us. There was a group of people heading towards us. A total of 5 people. Their scent filled my nostrils. Werewolves. We were in their territory without us knowing.

"Rogues!" one of them mumbled while staring dagger at us. Layla flinched and grip onto me tightly.

I stared back at the five people.

"What are you doing in our territory?" one of them growled, while staring at me intently.

"Sorry, we didn't know," I said in a nonchalant voice, then staring back at the man. For a second, I saw something flash in his eyes. It was an amusement. He grinned cockily.

"What pack did you come from before you became a rogue?" another man asked in a bored tone. He has the coldest eyes among the five.

"Blueming Pack," I mumbled back.

"Wow, you came a long way. I heard about that pack, they're all dead now." another man with a mustache said while shaking his head. I frowned.

Layla and I gasped. No way! Did I hear it right?

"W-What? Are you kidding us?" They looked at each other and then one man decided to tell the truth.

"Oh, vampires wiped that pack out. No one survived the attack. They were looking for a girl named Alexandria Gregory." I was stunned. Layla's grip on me tightened more. What the hell? Why are they looking for me? No sh*t! Because of me, the entire pack was gone? This is unbelievable!

"I know her. Did they get her?" I asked, nearly choking on my voice. The blonde man eyed me intently.

Guys, I need a new name. They can't know I am that girl. They will kill us.

'Hmm, how about Valentina?'

Nope. I don't like it.

'Why not, Andrea?'

Andrea? Hmm.

'Andrea Caliber.'

Thanks, guys.

I mind-linked Layla, 'Layla, from now on my name is Andrea Caliber.'

'Copy'

"No, the girl escaped." the blonde man said, not tearing his gaze away from me.

"What is your name?" the man with the mustache asked while a grin plastered on his annoying face.

"I'm Andrea Caliber, and this is Layla Boehringer," I said nonchalantly.

"Okay, but you need to come with us. You trespass our territory." the blonde man said again, this time he has a goofy grin.

"Look, we didn't know it's your territory. Can you let us go? Please? We still have to go to the Tibbertan Mountains." I said, while looking straight into their eyes, trying to convince them.

"Tibbertan Mountains? Why are you going to those mountains? Don't you know it's dangerous?" a mustache man said frowning. I rolled my eyes.

"We are looking for answers that only we can find in those mountains," I said while shrugging my shoulders.

"Good luck with that, kid. Sure, we will let you go. I just hope you won't get killed along your way." the mustache man said, shaking his head while laughing.

"Why?" I said, while my eyebrows furrowed together.

"Do you still want to go? Tibbertan Mountains is the home of beasts." the blonde man said, smirking.

"What?" Layla mumbled shakily.

"I don't care. Do you know the way?" I said.

"Sure. But it's too far away from here. You will cross 5 mountains and 5 rivers before you get there. But, I'll tell you, kid, it's not easy to cross every river." the mustache man said with a grin.

"I can tell you too that we will make it there," I said boldly.

They laughed louder. "How can you be so sure? Don't you hear about the beast living in every mountain and river guarding it against outsiders?"

"No," I whispered.

"You're just going to get yourself killed. If you change your mind, you can stay in our pack." another man with a piercing in his nose said.

"Why would you let us into your pack?" I said, while raising an eyebrow.

"You seemed to be a nice girl." They eyed me and Layla up and down. "And maybe a good f*ck!" They laughed. I clenched my fist tightly.