Chasing Back His Rejected Mate

breathing pattern while I stood in front of him, but every part of me ached. This was meant to be our union's night, the one when everything came together. I had been getting

dread building inside of me that would eventually destroy me. His stillness unnerved me, and with every second that went by, the weight of it crushed me even more. At last, Zane gave

're not me

genuine to be agony. Too piercing. I tried to say something, anything at all, but the words escaped my lips. With a slight scratch of his boots against the stone floor, Zane moved forw

that was as cold and impersonal as if he were

ot form in my throat. "What is th

uivered, but it never made it to his eyes. "The pack is the

uld it possibly benefit the pack if he rejected me, his mate? For us? I murmured, scarcely raising my vo

tone full of contempt, Zane cut in. "Nix

was meant to be me, his Luna. It was our task to guide the Crescent Moon pack alongside each other. All my li

e, you're not cut out for Luna. You never were. You're overly emotional and weak. The pa

poison, soaking into every muscle in my bo

des. "That's not what you mean. I have repeatedly shown you who

eplaced any vulnerability that had been. "Nixie, that is the issue. You f

incredulity, with my heart plunging farther and further into nothingness. This man was meant to

ears were coming. I would not let them go. Not in his line o

at made my skin crawl, Zane laughed. He moved closer, his presence smothering me as it towered over me. Yes, but I do, too. N

even though my knees felt weak. It was unbelievable to me. I felt like I was being rejected by him. He was denying the relationship that was m

a trembling but defiant tone. "Dismiss

. And with that, he moved away, as though brushing me off was as easy as swiping away a particle of dust. Without even a sidelong glance, he pivoted on his heel and moved in the directio

put the last nail in the coffin of whatever was left of us. A tense moment spread

lazing with rage. She stayed away from me, her eyes were fixed on Zane, and the way she was lookin

jaw tightened, and I saw something in her that I had never seen before-rage-for the first time

epped closer to her as his expression hardened. "Nora, get out of here. You are not involved in this a

per, but it was enough to startle everyone in the room. As the real

This wasn't about me alone. It was all about her. Concerning them. With the reality engulfing

elationship with Zane. And the world I had b