Rowan's POV

I raised my eyebrows as Celine's question came to me as a surprise.

I wasn't expecting that from her. I understood that she was hurt but she shouldn't embarrass me in front of my pack.

Moreover, she's a wolfless orphan who doesn't even have the capacity to lead my pack with me.

“I think this is the right time to end this”,I thought to myself.

“I, Rowan Ashford,the Alpha of Ashclaw pack, reject you Celine Everly as my mate and Luna”, I said with an emotionless voice as the whole crowd gasped.

I watched Celine who was staring at me in shock and I felt sorry for a moment.

I felt a sharp pain pierce through my heart as the rejection took effect on our mate bond, making me clench my teeth in pain and rubbing my hands on my chest to ease the pain.

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Celine's POV

I stared at Rowan in disbelief as tears streamed down my eyes trying to understand what he just said.

“Did he just reject me?” I felt a sharp pain surging through my heart as the rejection started taking effect on our mate bond.

“He really did”.

I took a mental note of the gasps,gossip and noise that spread out in the crowd.

“You can't do this to me, Rowann. Not after everything we've been through togetherrr”, I cried as tears streamed down my eyes, almost blinding me.

“I don't have an option, Celine", he replied with an icy voice.

“What do you mean by that, Rowan?? How could you do this to your matee??” I almost choked on my tears.

“You are a wolfless girl, Celine, an orphan; you and I know the rules of our pack. I can't lead this large pack with someone who doesn't possess the strength and power of a wolf. I can't even mate a weak she wolf talk more of a wolfless, the moon goddess surely made a mistake by pairing us as mates”,Rowan explained.

The crowd gasped in surprise again. Why would their Alpha doubt the intention of the moon goddess.This is too much drama for a day.

First was the make out session between their Alpha and my used-to-be best friend. Then,the rejection and now, finding out that I was wolfless.

“Ohh right, the moon goddess has decided to punish me after I thought she blessed me”, I said to myself.

“If you didn't want me,why didn't you just reject me on our first encounter? Why did you lead me on?”, I asked with tears dripping down my chin soaking the upper part of my dress.

“Cause I didn't know you were wolfless then and when you told me about it,I didn't know what to do with it”, Rowan replied.

“I trusted you with that secret, Rowan, how could you just spill it to everyone like this???”, I cried as my body trembled with so many emotions; Anger, pain, betrayal, humiliation, broken trust, name them.

My eyes were heavy with tears,my fingers were twitching with anger, my throat was dry and hurting me; it was too much for me to bear.

“What was I supposed to do, Celine?? Moreover, rejecting you now is the best option for the both of us cause it's bound to happen sooner or later”, Rowan replied nonchalantly regardless of my feelings.

What was he expecting from me??? To kneel, probably lick his ass and beg him not to reject mee? Nah, that's not gonna happen.

I wasn't some random cheap she wolf who can do anything to keep a man by my side cause I got my dignity. It's rejection he wants right? Then so be it.

I lifted my chin with pride wiping the tears dripping down my eyes as I can't accept defeat from Rowan.

“I, Celine Everly, accept your rejection”, I said looking straight into Rowan's eyes.

Pain on the bond grew worse as my acceptance took effect and stopped after a while.

Rowan's eyebrows shot up as his lips parted slightly with his forehead stretching in disbelief.

He wasn't expecting Celine to accept his rejection so easily because she's always been head over heels for him.

“Celine, I'm not joking about this, this is serious. Stop taking it as a fling”, Rowan said with amusement.

“And who said that I'm joking here? I accept your rejection and as a matter of fact, we are done. I can't be mated to someone who screws my best friend behind my back”, I sneered.

The crowd gasped and murmured at my audacity and I knew this annoyed Rowan cause his face was turning red from anger.

“You can't talk to your Alpha like that, Celine. If there is anyone to blame, it's me”, Ivy replied with a low voice, coming close to me while acting all pitiful to gain the crowd's sympathy.

“Ewww”, I looked at her with disgust. How condensing and manipulative could she be? She was annoying the shit out of me.

“Alpha Rowan didn't do anything, I'm the one at fault cause I came unto him. You can do anything to me but please don't involve him in this. You are free to vent on me”, Ivy said while holding my right hand continuing her pitiful act.

She wants to take all of Rowan's blame right?? She will get it in a package.

I pried my hand free from her grip and landed a hard hot slap on her cheeks.

Ivy fell on the floor and sobbed while rubbing the cheeks that had turned red with my finger prints.

She raised her head in surprise to look at me,she wasn't expecting that from me at all.

“Why would you do that?”, Rowan asked with a voice filled with anger while rushing to Ivy's side to help her up.

“Welllll, she wanted to take your blame. Soooo,that's just the tip of an iceberg”, I answered him mockingly.

Rowan's face turned completely red with anger and I would have enjoyed it if he exploded like a bomb.

With my anger rising every second,I really wanted to leave here.

I couldn't go back home this way cause I was sure to drown in my own tears.

I turned around in the midst of the chattering crowd to leave. I left the room and the entire building with no clue.

“Where should I go??”

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Zayn's POV(Blackcrest pack)

I stirred lazily on my bed as the sun rays hit my face.

“Damnnn it! I forgot to close the windows properly yesterday”, I cursed within myself.

“Uhhhhh”, I groaned as I stood up from the bed and headed to the bathroom.

How can I forget that I'm the Alpha of a large pack with much responsibility.

I wouldn't blame myself though, I was too tired after yesternight’s meeting that I slept off without eating dinner.

I took my bath and went to my closet hurriedly to dress up cause John has tried to mind link me severally but I cut him off.

“Heyyy John, what's up?”, I asked causally through the mind link while looking for clothes to wear.

“Thank goodness, I have been trying to reach you but you've cut me off”, he replied with a sigh of relief.

“I was very tired and didn't need any disturbance”, I said to him.

“I understand, Alpha but there's a situation”, John replied to me.

“ What situation?”, I asked with a voice filled with curiosity.

“Luna, your Mum wants to see you,I told her you were busy but she's throwing a tantrum and insists on seeing you”, John replied filled with concern.

“What does she want?”,I grumbled to myself.

“It’s fine, John; I will see her meanwhile where are you guys?”.

“In your study”, John replied.

“You will see me in 20 minutes”, I said.

“Okay, Alpha Zayn”, John replied in an official tone and with that I cut off the mind link.

After a long search for clothes, I settled for a black corporate trousers, a grey t-shirt tailored with a black loafers.

I undid the first two buttons of the shirt and styled my hair in a gent old money.

Coming out of the closet, I went straight to the mirror in my room.

“Damnnnn, I'm very handsome”, I told myself winking seductively.

I took my time admiring myself that I forgot my appointment with my mum.

“Uhhhhh”, I groaned.

“Being an Alpha is not for the weak. I can't even have my own personal time”, I grumbled.

I left my room and headed to the study where I could hear the bickering between John and my mum through my Alpha's enhanced hearing.

As soon as I entered the study, it fell silent as everyone turned towards my direction.

“Alpha Zayn”, John and his mate, Cassy greeted while bowing slightly as a sign of respect.

I waved at them in response and turned towards my mum who stood up from the executive chair in front of my desk when I arrived.

“Ohhh you little boy”, she called me as she reached me and rubbed my hair as if I was a little boy.

I hated that alot and have complained severally about it but to no avail rather she will always reply with, “you are still my little boy. Don't forget I gave birth to you”.

It's not like she was tall;I was much taller than her but somehow she always makes sure to do that.

Now, my perfect hair is ruined.

“Uhhhhh”, I rolled my eyes at the thought of that.

Mothersss!!!

“You requested to speak with me, mum”. “Any problem?”, I asked, attempting to stop her from what she was doing and it worked.

“Yes son,I have something important to discuss with you and I would love it if it's just both of us”, Mrs Sophia;Zayn's mum replied.

I signaled to John and Cassy who understood and left us.

“We are alone now, I'm listening”, I said turning to my mum.

“Sonn, you are getting older by the day and time isn't by your side”, My Mum started.

“I thought we've had this discussion, Mum”, I replied, visibly irritated.

“And we will have it over and over again till you settle down”, she countered.

“How will I settle down when I haven't found my mate. I can only settle with her”, I said to her as anger was swelling in me.

“You've been searching for a long time or do you want to grow old and rule without a Luna by your side?”,she asked.

“Uhhhhh, but you are a Luna, mum”,I argued.

“And I will not be here for long”, she countered, raising her eyebrows.

“Ahhhh”, I sighed as I was tired of the whole bickering.

“So, what now?”, I asked with an irritated voice.

She smiled slightly thinking she had won.

“That's my boy, this is what you were supposed to ask before arguing”.

“In my opinion, I think you should choose someone to be your Luna from one of the high ranking girls that swim around you”, she suggested.

“What do you mean?”, I said, not liking a bit of where this was heading.

“Common son, don't act dumb. I mean you should choose a Luna from the Alpha's daughters that swim around you. There are so many, allowing you to have options”, she replied.

“Mum,I have told you several times that I'm not interested in them. Moreover, most of them are not even Luna material”,I grumbled.

“Then, you will watch me choose someone for you”, she responded in an official tone.

“You can't do that, Mum”, I snapped at her, barely holding back my anger from exploding.

“I'm your mum”, she countered back.

“And that doesn't give you any right to decide how to make my Luna or not. Did Dad's mum do the same to him? Did his mum force you on him?”, I asked as my eyebrows drew together in a tight line and when I didn't get an answer, I continued.

“So, why do you want to do that to me? I'm an Alpha for goodness sake not some little boy you decide what to do for”.

My mum was silent for a while trying to process what happened and I felt guilty for snapping at her like that but she was getting on my nerves lately; this was the only way to voice out my opinion to her.

“Ahhhh”, I sighed while sitting on one of my executive chairs facing my desk. I have really had enough of this pointless argument.

After how long God knows, my mum snapped.

“You are still my son even if you are the Alpha of the biggest pack and if you can't make a simple decision on your own, I will do that for you”.

With that,she left the study in rage banging the door behind her.

Zayn's POV

“Uhhhhhhh”, I groaned in irritation when my mum banged the door behind her.

“Why is she hell bent on linking me up with those girls? Why can't she understand me? Can't she see that those girls are desperately after my money, power and the Luna title of the most powerful pack?”.

They don't even love me, just want to get their way up in power.

I rubbed my forehead and ran my hands on my disheveled hair in frustration while leaning into the executive chair I was sitting on.

I really needed to cool off and I think a run in the forest would suffice.

The Blackcrest pack, which is the biggest pack in North America, was surrounded by a lot of forest that provided shelter and prevented the sun from being too harsh.

The pack house was a three story building in which the ground floor consists of a large sitting room, a dining area, the kitchen connected with the dining area, a mini gym where Zayn does his workout if he doesn't want to train with the warriors and a few rooms where omegas working in the pack house stay.

The first floor is reserved for visitors who come to visit or for official duties, the second floor is where John and his mate Cassy stay.

It contained Alpha Zayn's study and also served for additional visitors if the first floor was fully occupied because it had additional rooms.

The third, which is the last floor, was reserved only for Alpha Zayn. No one was allowed on the last floor except on Alpha's instructions.

The front of the pack house was decorated with trees and flowers of all kinds that were beautifully craved, it was really a sight to behold.

By the right consists of a parking lot for the Alpha and visitors which trailed to the runway and by the left consists of a very beautiful garden which stretches to the forest at the end.

I have already shifted to my wolf form as the remnants of what used to be my clothes were scattered on the floor.

My majestic black wolf was beatified by my icy blue eyes that can pierce anything in the world. I made a piercing glass shattering growl that was sure to disturb everyone but I was too angry to care and jumped out of the window of my study on the second floor dashing into the garden leading to the forest.

John's POV

I and Cassy left the study to give Alpha Zayn and his Mum, Luna Sophia some private time. We heard some angry bickering between the mother and son but we knew we were not allowed to interfere.

“It's a family matter anyways”, I shrugged.

“John, are you sure Alpha Zayn is okay?”, Cassy asked with concern.

“We are aware that his mum can be a pack of troubles”, she added.

I practically grew up with Zayn so we were more than best friends.

My father was his father's beta during his leadership and they were also best friends, so our friendship grew naturally.

We confided in each other and kept no secrets from each other.

We were mischievous and playful while growing up but when Zayn's father died, Zayn had no choice but to become the Alpha forcing me to become his beta.

The responsibilities were much compared to our free life while growing up but we had to live up to it.

“I'm sure he will be fine, he might just need to cool off”, I replied to Cassy.

Before a minute could pass,we heard a piercing growl which made Cassy scared and after confirming that the sound came from the study, I rushed towards it while Cassy trailed behind me.

I reached the study, turned the door knob and peeped inside only to find scattered shredded clothes on the floor with no trace of Zayn.

“Where the hell did he go?” I muttered under my breath.

I entered the room fully with Cassy who closed the door behind her.

We carefully scanned the room to find an opened window facing the garden.

“I think he headed to the forest to calm down”, I told Cassy.

“I pray he comes back better”, Cassy replied.

We called some omegas to clean up the messy scene and closed the door behind us while leaving.

Zayn's POV

I landed in the garden and ran furiously towards the forest as I lavished the feeling of the bare ground beneath my pawn.

I ran for a long time and found a peaceful spot under an oak tree in the forest.

I laid under the massive tree enjoying the caress of grass on my fur and the calm scenery while meditating on my life recently.

How many she-wolves fight amongst themselves to get my attention, how many Alphas are trying to use their daughters as bait for me and how my mum is trying to force someone on me not wanting to hear my opinion.

These were all exhausting and I really needed my fated mate for all these to stop and above all, for her understanding, comfort, softness and proximity.

“Uhhhhh”, I groaned in disappointment as I remember how I always wake up to no one to feel free around.

I always have to act like a leader, an Alpha for my pack.

“Moon goddess, send me my fated mate please, I really long for her”, I prayed desperately.

I stayed awake for sometime admiring the forest.

Some patrol warriors greeted me while bowing slightly when they crossed paths with me.

The patrol warriors were in charge of protecting the pack and some of them usually stayed around the pack boundaries ensuring that rogues didn't pass through our territory and after some time, I slept off.

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