Summary of Chapter 5 – A turning point in A Mistake Mate by Tricia
Chapter 5 immerses the reader in an emotional journey within the world of A Mistake Mate, written by Tricia. With the hallmarks of Internet literature, this chapter balances emotion, tension, and revelation. Perfect for readers seeking narrative depth and authentic human connections.
"I'll see you guys in second." I said to Lela and Seth, they had it done so that there schedules were exactly the same. They nodded there heads and walked away holding hands. I sighed and turned around heading towards my locker. When I reached my locker I dialed the combination and opened it up getting my math book out because I have math first. I was just about to close my locker when I felt a presence behind me and judging by how crazy my wolf was going it was Xander.
I slowly shut my locker and turned around to come face to face with my mate himself. He was standing only a few inches away from me and if I was to move we would be touching.
"What do you want?" I asked bluntly. Xander smirked evilly at me and reached his hand up. He placed his hand on my cheek and sparks exploded wherever he touched. He stroked my cheek gently and I sighed closing my eyes. I leaned into his touch and I felt my wolf sigh in happiness. The moment was short lived thought because Xander whispered in my ear.
"We can't be together." He said quietly. My eyes snapped open and I took a step away from him. I looked up at his face to see that he was being completely serious. I felt tears come to my eyes but I pushed them away.
"So your rejecting me?" I asked quietly looking at the ground. Xander snorted causing my head to snap up.
"No." He replied. I furrowed my eye brows and gave him a puzzled look.
"What do you mean? You just said we can't be together." I stated. He rolled his eyes at me and took a step forward.
"We can't be together but I'm not rejecting you." Xander said. I felt happiness rush into me when he said he wasn't rejecting me but then confusion. What does he mean we can't be together.
"Then why can't we be together?" I asked confused. Xander put his hands on my face and leaned in real close to me, his lips were just about to touch mine but he stopped at the last moment and uttered words that hurt my heart.
"Because I don't want to be with you." He said then stepped away from me with a smirk on his face. I felt my heart sink and this time I couldn't hold back the single tear that slid down my cheek. I didn't utter a single word as Xander waked away from me, I only watched with pain in my heart as he did. My own mate didn't want to be with me.
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"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that. I just got angry, I promise I'll tell you I just can't talk about it right now." I spoke softly. Lela raised her head and I saw the hurt in her eyes.
"It's okay I understand, I shouldn't have kept asking." She murmured. I shook my head at her and looked her in the eye.
"No you were just being a good friend, I shouldn't have snapped." I stated. She nodded her head but I could tell she was still a bit hurt. I sighed and let go of her hand looking back down at my food.
"He basically rejected me." I whispered out but I knew she heard me because a loud gasp left her and Seth's mouths'. I looked up and saw that Lela had a horrified look on her face and Seth looked plain out pissed.
"What do you mean?" She asked shocked. I sighed and told them everything that happened and by the time I was done Seth had a murderous look on his face.

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