Chasing The Rejected Mate

Once inside his room, Zane dropped to the floor and bowed his body to cradle his face between his knees as if he had lost all of his strength. "How could I do this to her? How could I believe in lies? I rejected my mate and even had sex with another woman in front of her. Fuck. Asshole!" he said as he yanked his hair and ran his hands roughly over his face. Zane tightened his fists and cursed, "Fuck...fuck...fuck," while repeatedly punching the floor in sheer anger as his eyes filled with tears.

"Lunaire must have been in so much pain. Fuck! Why the fuck did I do that? Why?" Zane shouted in agony.

'Why? Because you're a fucking piece of shit,' his wolf, Wren, spat at him. Zane flinched. However, Wren continued in disgust, 'She was so beautiful and kind-hearted. I love her so much. I even fell for her at first sight, but you filthy human had to ruin everything. You fucking took my mate away from me, and for that, I will never forgive you. You have no idea what you have lost. I hope you regret it for life."

Zane suddenly thought back to how he ignored Wren's whimpers and painful howls when he tortured Lunaire. Wren...He was hurting beside her. While he? He was fucking enjoying watching his mate suffer.

Zane trembled and choked back a sob. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry," He whispered, closing his eyes and allowing the tears to run down his cheeks. When Zane didn't hear Wren's response, he pleaded in a shaky voice, "Wren...Wren, p-please t-talk to me...Wren...p-please." Still, only silence was heard. Self-blame. Regret. Guilt. It was all Zane could feel at this moment.

After an unknown time passed, Zane raised his head from his legs, wiped away his tears, and vowed in a determined voice, "Forgive me, Lunaire. Once I find you, I will win you back, and I promise I will treat you like a queen," and wiping my tears.

With a renewed sense, Zane took in a deep breath and exhaled. He was the Alpha of this pack, and he needed to stay strong for her, his Luna, and his pack. He stood and walked out of his room towards the training field where everyone was gathered. Once Zane stood in front of his pack members, they all became silent as they waited for him to speak. He sighed, trying to suppress his tears as he didn't want to look weak in front of his pack.

"As you all know, we ha-have lost a pack member, a member we all treated like trash and a punching bag. We condemned her for murdering her parents and stealing, not knowing she was innocent," Zane spoke loudly. The pain in his chest became unbearable as he said each word.

"Lunaire is my mate," He finally admitted and looked at each and everyone as loud gasps echoed through the field. "Yes, Lunaire was my mate until I decided to reject her, which was the biggest mistake of my life. We all wronged her and hurt her, especially me," Zane whispered at the end.

His expression morphed into anger as he said through gritted teeth, "That filthy Rogue. He killed our previous Beta and his mate, so we must avenge their death. I decided, from today onwards, you will all be training for the war and to end this Rogue once and for all. We will get our Luna back. I will search the ends of the world just to find her. She will be back and rule beside me as your Luna. We will be one together, stay strong, united, and win," Zane confidently said, scanning the faces of his pack members.

Some had a look of regret and guilt flashing on their faces. Others had tears in their eyes, some had sorrow, and very few were apathetic, but once their Alpha shouted the last words, they all gave Zane a firm look.

"FOR OUR LUNA!" a pack member started chanting, his voice full of spirit. "FOR OUR LUNA!" another member echoed. After that, all members repeatedly chanted, "FOR OUR LUNA!" and fisted their hands up in the air. Zane genuinely smiled and whispered, "For my Luna."

***

"I wish you were here with me," Zane whispered, caressing Lunaire's photo with his thumb. He placed her scarf on his nose, taking in her sweet scent of roses. When Zane felt like he was losing himself and suddenly craved her, he barged into her room just to feel, smell, and touch her. Only in this way could he soothe his rampant emotions. Looking around the room, his heart churned as he finally realized the condition of her room. It was awful; the bedsheet was filthy, the chair, table, and even her wardrobe were broken, and the wall had cracks.

Zane couldn't believe that Lunaire lived here, and he did nothing to help her except to add more pain to her. Like a madman, he rummaged through her stuff, just wanting something of hers that would make him calm down. Zane then realized his mate didn't have a lot of things which made him nearly trash the room. Good thing he saw a scarf lying on the edge of her bed. He cried in relief, clutching the scarf to his chest, hugging it, imagining the scarf was her.

Still not satisfied, Zane buried his face into his scarf, deeply inhaled it, and kissed it while murmuring into her scarf, "I'm so sorry, Lunaire. If only I had the power to go back in time. If only I wasn't blind to see how much I love you. You are my true soul mate, and I threw you away while you were ready to accept the way I was, accepting my past along with it. I don't deserve a girl like you, yet I can't let you go."

"Zane," a voice suddenly said. Zane snapped his head at the bedroom door and frowned at the person. "Why are you here?" he asked with disgust.

"I...I thought you might need some company," She whispered in a sultry voice and bit her lips as he looked at him, making Zane feel disgusted with her and himself.

He gritted his teeth, clenched his jaw in anger, and demanded, "Get the fuck out of here, Bella."

However, Bella didn't listen. She walked in and closed the door behind her, her night dress swaying as she walked, flashing him her perky ass.

Disgusted, Zane looked away, his nails digging into his palms, trying to curb his anger.

Bella looked down at him and taunted, "I can't believe you are crying because of that bitch. The big bad wolf is actually crying, huh?" She scoffed at him.

In a flash, Zane stood up, which made her jump back in fear while he glared at her with rage, threatening, "One more word…one more word about her, and I will snap your neck, you filthy slut!"

Bella gasped in disbelief. Her eyes became moist, "So now I'm a filthy slut to you? After doing everything with me, I'm a slut to you now?" She laughed bitterly. Zane didn't care as he continued glaring at her.

Not hearing his reply, Bella walked towards him, tears running down her cheeks, and said in a hurt voice, "I thought you loved me...I thought you wanted me to be your mate. That's why we devised the plan to accuse Lunaire of being a thief. We did it so we could finally be together, but you threw that all away. For what? For a weakling like her?"

"Shut your fucking mouth! I didn't want you in the first place. I only used you to get what I wanted, which was my biggest mistake. Now, don't ever show me your fucking face ever again. GET OUT," He roared, but Bella was not a bit intimidated. She smiled at him as if she had lost her mind, making him frown.

Then, Bella cupped his cheek, so Zane raised his hand to slap it away. However, she endured the pain and murmured, "You don't know what you have done, Alpha Zane. You using me will be the biggest mistake of your life." Saying this, she stared deeply into his eyes with her red glowing ones. Suddenly, his vision became blurry, and he started to sway from side to side as dizziness hit him.

Disoriented, Zane turned to look at Bella's blurry face. He repeatedly shook his head and dug his palms into his eyes to dispel it.

"I loved you so much, and look what you did," a familiar voice said with a hint of accusation.

Zane opened his heavy eyes and stiffened. "A-Lunaire," He called out in his trembling voice. He raised his shaking hands to touch her face and laughed madly. "You...y-you c-came b-back," Zane whispered over her lips.

"You used me. You hurt me. Why?" her bottom lip trembled as she cried.

He furiously shook his head and gulped, leaning his forehead onto hers. He desperately said, "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry that I hurt you. P-please don't leave me again. I need you. P-please, Lunaire…I love you...Forgive me."

Only their heavy breathing could be heard inside the room.

"Kiss me," She commanded, making his eyes widen in shock. The person who he thought was Lunaire looked into his eyes and placed her hand over his chest. "Kiss me, Zane. Kiss me and show me how much you love me," She whispered in a seductive voice.

Zane's heart started to pound wildly. He instantly smashed his lips onto hers, causing her to moan. Her taste felt weird. It was different from what he remembered, but he just shrugged off the feeling. He continued to trail kisses down her neck, licking and sucking on her sweet spot, causing her to tug on his hair while she moaned.

"You're mine, Zane. Mine," She possessively whispered into his ear.

Zane growled and ripped off her clothes, stripping her down naked, and leaving marks all over her body.

"Mmmm, Zane. I need you," She moaned. "P-please don't leave me. I love you."

Zane kissed her forehead and thrust into her roughly and deeply. She dug her nails into his back, making him groan as he slammed against her like a mad man. He kissed her lips, biting her lower lip while he rubbed and squeezed her breasts which felt a lot bigger. This feeling again. It felt wrong. All of this felt wrong, but Zane was so lost in pleasure that he couldn't tell why.

"ZANEEEEEEEE!" a sudden voice snarled in agony.

Caught off guard, Zane shifted to the side, bent over, and held his pounding head in his arms. He began to pant as he groaned, "Ahh," the pain became intolerable. He couldn't help but scream as his head grew heavier and the pain became severe.

"ZANEEEE!" again, the voice cried, his tone had a hint of anger and resentment.

Zane collapsed to the ground, pulling at his hair as his eyes were tightly shut. He was in excruciating pain and the voice... It seemed so familiar. His body trembled, and a chill caused his hair to rise up. He shivered and hugged his body. He then felt a presence hovering over him before it sat down on his stomach and leaned down so that its lips were close to his ear.

"Sleep well, my big bad wolf," was the last thing Zane heard before he fell into the darkness.