My Alpha Mate Finally Loved Me After I Rejected Him

As soon as I woke up. I could already hear everyone in the pack out and about. I could hear chatters, growls, and grunts around me, telling me that our strongest warriors had already started training our recruits and younger pack members. Excited to start my day, I quickly got up and looked out the window and found that my mate and his ex were in deep conversation in the far-end corner of the training ground.

To anyone, it looked innocent enough, but not to me. Seeing this, I hurriedly got dressed to join them outside. The reaction I had wasn't because I was mainly jealous, but for months now, rumors about Aurora and Wyatt were spreading like wildfire through our not-so-modest land, making me want to get to the bottom of things.

At first, I didn't pay attention to what everyone was saying. However, Wyatt's actions toward me lately had been growing cold, planting seeds of doubt in my head. Wyatt and I were fated mates, destined to be together, and besides, we were about to have our first child. Nothing was supposed to shake our foundation, or so I thought. The truth was that Wyatt had been spending more time with Aurora than coming home to me.

Though he didn't mistreat me, the difference in how he acted between me and Aurora was obvious. The way he looked, talked, and acted around Aurora was a stark contrast to how he did all those things in front of me. I couldn't exactly fault anyone with that because Aurora was tall and graceful, with an ethereal beauty that seemed to captivate everyone around her.

At first, I tried to understand where they were coming from since they had been together for so long. I knew it wasn’t easy to let go of a relationship as they had, but it bothered me that his bond with her seemed stronger than ours. I confronted him once, hoping he would dispel the rumors and reassure me that those were nothing but useless noises. But his avoidance and evasiveness only fueled my uncertainty more.

“Stop all this nonsense, Raven. She's also mated, so stop being suspicious.” he accused. "Isn't it enough that I made you Luna and my mate?"

I stepped out of the massive cabin Wyatt and I shared and went directly to where they had been moments ago. Since I could no longer find Wyatt with her, I decided to observe Aurora and the rest of her group, making sure that I was hidden from the clearing but close enough for me to overhear what they were talking about.

Based on their hushed tones and serious faces, I knew they were discussing something significant, so my curiosity got the better of me. I listened intently, wondering what the fuss was all about.

“Congratulations, Aurora! Your wish finally came true. You're about to become a mother,” one of her friends happily greeted her.

“Have you told Archer about it yet?” another asked.

For a second, I didn't know whether I should continue listening or just leave. I even thought of congratulating Aurora and her mate, Archer, on their pregnancy, but as I started to walk away, Aurora's unexpected revelation stopped me dead in my tracks.

The news hit me like a ton of bricks. How could this be? For a minute, I stood there wide-eyed and unable to comprehend what had happened. I was devastated, heartbroken, and filled with betrayal so profound it shook me to my core.

“Archer isn’t the father of this child; it’s alpha Wyatt, but not everyone needs to know that, right?”

My heart thumped wildly in my chest and my fists clenched repeatedly as I contemplated what my next course of action would be. I wanted to break something so badly that I was starting to see black. My body shook, wanting to shift. I knew it was only a matter of time before my inner wolf went on a rampage.