Rejected by My Fated Alpha

I drifted back to the days when he was the future Alpha of the Blue Moon Pack, and I was just a young girl.

His father, the Alpha, had arranged our mate bond.

He always sought me out.

My father disapproved, saying that even though we were fated, it wasn’t proper for an unmated girl to spend so much time with her future mate.

So he climbed the fence.

I was swinging in the yard when suddenly I saw his head pop up over the wall.

He waved at me. “Ivey, Ivey, come here!”

I ran over, whispering, “Be careful! If you don’t fall, my father will still beat you if he catches you!”

“Go back!”

He pulled a small, scented pouch from his pocket.

“My mother made these. I brought them for you.”

I took them carefully, but he lingered, reluctant to leave, leaning on the wall to talk to me.

My father came out with a stick. “Alpha Jayce! You two will be mates soon enough. Can’t you wait? The Nelson family has a reputation to uphold!”

“Forgive me, Alpha Nelson. I just wanted to see Ivey. I’ll leave now!”

But no one could have predicted that the pouch would be tampered with.

I took it home and placed it on my nightstand, only to find my room overrun with snakes and rats that night.

I was terrified, and Jayce was filled with guilt.

Later, it was discovered that a jealous pack member had planted them. Jayce couldn’t immediately avenge me.

But he vowed, “I’ll never let snakes or rats near you again.”

Now, he was the one tossing baskets of them into my grave.

He knew full well I was trapped there.

I trailed behind him, frustration bubbling inside me. I wanted to kick him, to scream that I wasn’t refusing to admit fault.

I wasn’t at fault.

I couldn’t admit to something I didn’t do.

Jayce, don’t you know who I am? How could you believe I betrayed you? How could you hate me so deeply?

“Ivey, I’ll ask you one last time. Do you admit your mistake?”

I wanted to speak, to defend myself.

But I was already dead.

“Fine, fine! Throw it all in!”

At his command, the pack members eagerly dumped the horrifying creatures into the grave.

Snakes and rats crawled over my remains.

If I weren’t already dead, I couldn’t imagine how I’d react to that sight.

And Jayce wasn’t done.

“Ivey, stay stubborn. Keep your Nelson pride for Alan. I won’t ask you again, but I’ll have them torment you every day. Even if you wanted to beg for mercy, you’ll never get the chance.”

He walked away without looking back.

The pack members left behind muttered curses.

“Disgusting.”

“Ugh, those snakes reek. Nauseating.”

“No kidding. The Alpha must really despise the Nelsons.”

I crouched nearby, hugging my knees.

The insults and laughter continued.

My body was already shattered into pieces.

Once, Jayce and I had stood before the Moon Goddess and made a vow.

“We will never betray each other. If we break this vow, we will find no peace in death.”

But I never betrayed him. So why did I end up like this?