Alpha’s Second Chance Mate (Sidonie & Carlyle)

Rejected.
Sidonie’s POV
1 woke up feeling ecstatic. The smell of wood and pines filled the air, gently
teasing my nose. There was a huge weight pressing down on me but I didn't
mind it. How could I mind the weight of my mate against me? It was the best
feeling ever. My eyes fluttered open to see his arm bearing down on me. It was
huge and muscular and at certain intervals, he would tighten his grip around me
as if afraid I would run off.
Oh my gosh!
So this was what it felt like. To be wanted. To have a mate. I had realized it
sometime during the night. We had gone at it like rabbits several times and all my
wolf had ranted about all through was how he was my mate. Our mate.
I turned my face to look at him.
His hair was tousled and a good part of it fell over his face. His eyes were closed
and he had a satisfied smile playing across his lips. He looked so adorable. I
reached for his face, running my fingers lightly over his nose and jaw. He was so
strong. So virile and totally mine!
Ha! Not even the Alpha of Alphas could beat this. Now I had an excuse to slip out
of the silly marriage. I was sure my mate would not see me married to anyone
else but him. A deep rumbling sound drew my attention back to my mate. His
chest heaved and his hand gripped me tighter. And then in that wonderful
moment, his eyes opened.
“Hi,” I greeted, grinning widely.
Blue and violet orbs stared at me in confusion and then suddenly, so quickly, he
was off the bed, searching for his clothes. I frowned at the sight. Did he not feel
the pull? Was I the only one who knew we were mates?
“You're leaving?” I asked, sitting up from the bed. I winced when a slight pain
drifted from my thighs. I was sore. Very sore.
He grunted in response, not looking at me. I watched him yank on his pants and
reach for his ripped shirt.
“When will I see you again?”
He looked up from the shirt finally, cocking his head at me. “You won't. This was
a mistake. We had too much to drink—*
“—It wasn't the drink and you know it!” I yelled, suddenly feeling very cornered.
How the hell did he not know we were mates? How on earth could he not feel the
bond, the intoxicating pull? “We're mates. You can't tell me you don't feel it?”
For a long while, all he did was stare at me and then with a growl, he stomped to
the side of the bed and cupped my face in his jaw. “Mate or not, last night was a
mistake.”
“Still...* My voice trailed off, not knowing what else to say.
“I reject you.” He said suddenly, and my heart stopped beating for a second.”l
reject you as my mate.”
A searing pain exploded in my chest and I doubled over, placing my palm over it.
I gasped as the pain only intensified. Feebly, I looked up at him. He had a hand
over his chest, wincing. He must have felt it too, the pain.
But it was only momentary. His eyes regarded me coldly and without so much as
a word, he walked out of the room, shirtless and leaving a huge vacuum in my
heart.
ok
I spent the days that followed, moping around. I had gone home that afternoon
when the hotel staff came in to tell me I had used up my payment. I didn’t
remember how I'd gotten home. I didn't care. All I could think about, all I could
hear were his words.
I reject you as my mate.
Why? Was I not good enough? Had I done something to hurt him? I thought love
and affection came with the mate bond. So why did I feel neither? Why did I feel
broken and depressed and empty?
I turned on my bed, letting the tears slip down the sides of my eyes. My room
was dark. I hadn't opened the window in days. What was the point of seeing the
light of the day when my mate didn’t deem me worthy to be his?
What was the point of living anyway?
The door to my room opened slightly, and my mother’s voice reached my ears.
“Sidonie?”
1 didn’t respond and I heard her sigh. Her footsteps grew nearer until she stood
beside my bed.
“Honey?” She called softly. “What exactly is going on?"
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Nothing,” I mumbled, burying my
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face deeper into my pillow. I couldn't
tell them my mate had rejected me. I
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didn't want to give them the
satisfaction of gloating that they had
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“You haven't been yourself in three weeks.” Mom continued. “Is this all because
of the marriage? It is all for your good.”
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Yeah, thanks, Mom. I could see that, I
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thought dryly. I didn’t care much. If
the Alpha of Alphas wanted a bride,
then of course he would get one. A
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“You'll be meeting him today.” My mom said and that had my attention. “You can't
look like a vampire when you do, so get up, let's get you ready.”
Today? I turned to look at my mom, blinking the tears that threatened to fall away.
My mate had rejected me, I wanted to tell her. I felt so awful. I felt so... empty.
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But she turned away from me before
I could say a word and the moment
was lost. Sullenly, I watched her
march to my window and throw it
open. Sunlight streamed into the
room, and my mother clapped in
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“Now get up! We have to get you into the shower and fix that hair. It looks like it
hasn't been washed in days!” She exclaimed excitedly.
At least one of us was happy, I thought sadly and reluctantly sat up on the bed,
grumbling under my breath.
“Let's get this over with.”