Will Rejection Hold? novel Chapter 24

"I'm Catherine."

"That was my mothers name." I smiled sadly at the memory. I wish my mother were still around, maybe life would be different.

"She must have been a beautiful woman then, if she had my name." She winked and poked me with her elbow. I giggled, and smiled. I heard a light ruffle and turned to see Chases hand moving again. I stood up and walked over to, covering his hand with mine.

"He's been doing this a lot. I think he's going to wake up soon." I told Catherine, not taking my eyes off of Chase.

I felt her move closer to look down at him before quietly speaking, "I sure hope so. I can tell how much you miss him."

"I do." A half smiled slipped into my face.

"I'm sorry some of them have been giving you grieve. I think you'll be a wonderful Luna." She smiled at me. "I know Tucker thinks you're great. He talks about you like you're his little sister, it's so cute."

I just laughed. "We'll Tucker's a great Beta." I ran my hands through Chases hair. Four days sure has been an eternity...

I just want him to wake up. I need him. I need his hugs. I need his smile. I need to know he's not hurting in this weird unconscious state!

"Don't worry dear. He will wake up." Catherine added watching my worried face.

"I hope so." I whispered. "I really hope so." I laid my head on Chase's chest, saying a silent prayer for the men fighting the hunters off. I know Tucker is strong enough to lead them, but I pray they're strong enough to win.

Alex's POV

"Get your ass off this couch, put the vodka away. And lead your damn pack Jackson!" Matt yelled at me, shoving my chest.

"Stand down." I commanded. Stupid Beta thinking he could tell me what to do. My wolf didn't budge at his disrespect, which was surprising.

"Dude what the hell has been running through your head? You've been so mopey! What even happened?" He dropped his hands from my chest and lowered his tone a little. However he still managed to keep a clipped tone in their, annoying me to no end.

"Your sister left! That's what happened!" I yelled back to him. I chugged the last of the vodka, not even feeling the burn of it after days of drinking it.

"Who cares? She was worthless anyways! I thought we agreed we didn't care?" He asked clueless to the enormous insult he just threw at my mate. I stepped closer to him and got in his face, puffing my chest.

"She's my mate." I growled.

"You've got to be kidding me?." He started lagging like crazy, taking a few steps back from me.

Find her... Please! my wolf howled.

On that note I grabbed another bottle of alcohol, and drank until the morning light.

Will my heart ever stop aching? Will I ever stop drinking? Can I get her back? How did I let myself loose her?

It was awful letting her go... Her telling me she wasn't worth it killed me! She was so worth it. Why didn't I tell her that? I just need her back. My heart was breaking more and more everyday. I didn't know I could be in this much pain.

Lexi's POV

"They keep getting bigger!" Tucker complained to me. "I don't understand how! They are hunters! Where did they come from?" He paced the room, running his hand roughly through his hair. "We can't keep taking them on! Sooner or later we are going to loose. Loose really bad Lexi." He continued to pace the floor, practically wearing a hole in the carpet. I watched as he went back and forth, racking his brain for a solution.

"Then we are leaving." I announced. He turned to me confused.

"What do you mean leaving? We can't leave the pack." He sounded disappointed in me, my wolf whined at his misunderstanding. We would never leave.

"Not just us, everyone! Well ask the neighboring packs if any of them would take us in for a while." I explained myself, knowing this idea would work. Chase was the one who originally said it.