The Runaway Luna novel Chapter 3

"Me? Your mate?" He laughs, as if what you said was absolutely ridiculous. "I could never be mated to a loser like you. You could never be the Luna of this pack, or any pack." He laughs bitterly before moving me out of the way and walking away. My arm still tingling at the small contact until pain begins coursing through me as he walks farther away from me.

My worst fears have come true. My mate just rejected me. Its true what they say, a mates rejection is the worst pain imaginable. I feel like my heart was in his hands and instead of caring for it like a mate should, he crushed it and threw it into the fire.

"Oh my god Jae. Are you ok?" Andrea whispers behind me, bringing me out of my shock, I had forgotten she was there. I want more than anything to fall into her arms and cry but i can't bring myself to. Instead I ignore her and run out of school. I can't be anywhere near him.

Once I'm home I get to my room unnoticed and sprawl out onto my bed, bursting into tears. All I can do is begin mulling over my options. I could push aside my pain and watch him lead this pack with another Luna. Yeah as if! Just thinking about seeing him at all makes me sick.

Only one option seems to make any sense. I could just run and never look back. I know I could never watch him with anyone else even if I could force myself to see him again, so I really only had one option. I had to get out of here.

I pack a small bag and begin to scribble in my notebook before tearing the pages out and setting them on my bed. My only goodbye before I leave the pack house as quickly as possible. Not wanting to spend one more minute in this pack.

Cades POV*

Walking into school, I feel a strange tingle go through my whole body. What the hell? I quickly shrug it off thinking it's nothing, until I'm engulfed in a smell that makes my wolf go crazy. 'What is wrong with you?' I ask him as he purrs in delight at the scent. With no reply, I continue walking, almost to my locker. All of a sudden, I hear my wolf whisper 'mate' and my whole body goes rigid. No! I can't find my mate. I had secretly hoped I would never find her, it would just make everything so much easier.

Someone bumps into me suddenly, knocking me off balance. "Watch where you're going." I say instinctively before feeling the shocks go up my spine. Instinctively I look down at her, my body freezing when my eyes meet hers. Those eyes. They are bright blue like the ocean, beautiful and bright yet full of sadness. Realization hits me, pulling me out of my trance, making the step back in disgust.

I can't believe I just said that. Why did u say that? I would love nothing more than to make her my Luna. But its impossible, I can never have her. Not since my parents set up this deal with the strongest pack in America. One that stated that I be married to one of theirs, so our packs could align and become stronger.

If we were to back out, they had the ability to wipe out our whole pack. If only it wouldn't put the pack at risk, I would have my mate in my arms right now. But that will never happen. I'm doomed to be with a woman I don't love. Hell, I don't even know her yet.

As the day zooms by I keep looking around for her, just wanting to know that she'll be okay, but she's nowhere to be seen. The later it gets the more worried I become but I force myself to shrug it off, hoping she just went home to rest.

The word rejection kept making its way through my mind and all I could think of was 'Will she be ok.' Hell of course course she wouldn't. I didn't even know if I would be.