Hated By My Mate Series novel Chapter 44

Book 2 Hating My Mate

---- Wolfgang's POV----

"Reject me! I'd rather be a wolf without a pack than become your stupid Luna"

Aurora stood before us, tears still running down her face, but eyes filled with hatred and determination.

"Lady Aurora, think this through. If you are to be marked as a rogue, you'd lose the protection only a pack can offer." One of the elders spoke.

"Oh, you mean the kind of protection I was supposed to have when the rogues attacked the hospital?" She scoffed. "Yeah. I think I'm better off alone."

"Aurora... The elders are right. If you leave the village, you'd be exposed. Most packs around the area know that you are our Luna. You'd be targeted right away" Max intervened.

She turned to face me. "So what? Now you go out and shout to the world than I'm your mate? After all the threats and warnings, you gave me about it?!" She said in irritation.

"No, Aurora, I..." I started to use some excuse, but elder Leto beat me to it.

"No, lady Aurora. It..." She cut him off.

"Stop with the lady already! I'm not your Luna and I'll never gonna be!" She growled.

"It was Tallulah, Aurora." Max said, catching her attention. "Once alpha Wolfgang told everyone that you two imprinted and that he marked you, Tallulah left the pack offended." Max explained. "We had asked the blue moon pack to aid us in your rescue, but they refused, breaking all ties with us."

"We are sure by now they've made word of the broken treaty and about the alphas true mate." Elder Asher said.

Aurora stood there like a meek prey before her predators. She was trembling none stop while tears kept falling from her eyes which were glued to the floor.

"Go to her kid. She needs comforting." Cronnos spoke within my mind so I took a tentative step forward. "Aurora... What I did have no way of forgiveness. I mistreated you in all way possible and for that I'm sorry..." I said.

She stood there still, as if her mind was trying to process everything, we had told her.

"But please consider not leaving Aurora. Stay here where we can keep you safe. Where I(!) can keep you safe."

She snapped her head up and glared at me. "The only way safe for me is away from you alpha! So, reject me and mark me as a rogue, NOW!" She shouted back.

The room fell silent for a moment.

"Very well..." I said.

"Alpha Wolfgang! You can't possibly be thinking of doing it!" Elder Radolf said.

"Are you out of your mind. She'll be a deer in the light for all the other packs!" Elder Asher protested but I held my hand up to silence them all.

"Aurora Craton. I, alpha Wolfgang... Will NOT reject you and proclaim you, Luna of the blood rose pack of the north."

"You can't do that!!" She shouted as she charged at me, banging my chest with her feeble hands. I stood there with my hands clasped behind my back, even though my body ached to hold her in my arms.

Max came by her side and restrained her, pulling her away and sitting her on the bed.

"I can and I just did. If your safety requires these drastic measures, well so be it." I turned my attention to Max.

"She is forbidden to leave this village. Any movement she does, should be reported to me beforehand, understood beta?" I spoke with all the authority my name carried.

Max sat there staring me down.

"I asked if you understood beta Maximus?!" I growled at him.

"...Yes sir."

I turned to face Aurora once more who cried into Max's chest, clutching into his shirt for dear life. It pained me to be the cause of all her tears and not be her comforter. I turned to face the three elders who stood behind me.

"Let's go." I said as I marched out the room door.

I felt the chair he was on screech as he got up and moments later the door closing. I turned and looked over my shoulder just to be sure. Once I realized I was completely alone, I let the waterworks fall freely once more.

"Rhea?... Are you there?" I asked my wolf. She has gone quiet ever since my discussion with Wolfgang and the elders earlier. I could see her lying giving me her back.

"Rhea...' I tried once more, and she finally stood and looked at me.

"Rhea, I'm sorry I put you through this. I know you love Cronnos, and apparently, he loves you back... But what Wolfgang put me through... I can't do it. I can't forgive him that easily."

Rhea sighed as she stood and walked over to me and laid her head on my shoulder, her wet nose caressing my cheeks.

"I know Aurora and I understand. It hurts to be separated from Cronnos but I know it is not your fault. Like I said before. I'm here with you a hundred percent and I'll support every decision you make." Rhea said to me as she stood there with her tongue haging, a wide smile on her face.

"Thank you, Rhea." I smiled at my wolf. "How are you feeling?" I asked her. She had to endure wolfsbane when I got poisoned and died when she aided me in the fight against Klaus.

"I'm much better now. The wolfsbane is almost out of our system." She said as she wagged her tail.

"I still don't understand where did I get exposed to the wolfsbane?" I started to ponder.

"I don't want to jump to conclusions Aurora, but I'm almost sure that it was Tallulah." Rhea said as she growled.

"Why would you jump to that conclusion?" I asked her.

"Think about it. I first started feeling sick after the dinner she invited us to." She said and it all made sense.

"This is so twisted. Why do I have to put up with all of this? And all for what? For a mate that doesn't give a damn about me." I brought my knees up to my chest and buried my face in them.

"It's all right Aurora. We'll get through all of this. As I said before. Whatever you choose to do, I'll be there with you." Rhea assured me.

"Thanks Rhea."