Chapter four
Callista Point of view.
Rejected by Alpha Jasper.
By 5:30am Elena and I were awake and hurried to start our new day duties. I took the king's inner room to clean. While Elena washes all the bedroom clothes and equipment.
The king was busy at his library, reading a few philosophy and historical books. I worked silently after I greeted him. He ignored me as he did not avert his gaze to me while he buried himself in his reading.
I let out a sigh of relief at least I would hurry up and quickly clean the room before he would be done reading.
I packed the plate at his table and was about to leave when my feet failed me. I slipped off and slumped down, the ceramic plate and cup I was holding fell off my hands and broke into pieces.
I closed my eyes slightly. My face was stricken with worry and panic. The head maid has warned us that Alpha Jasper doesn't welcome clumsiness. As one error can lead to our death. "He is cold and cruel when it comes to the affair of the kingdom".
I look up and seeing his stern gray eyes taking me in. My heart slams into my chest. His intense gaze locked into me. I couldn't comprehend as my heart did a flip flop, a thrill building in me.
"Oh you fool, his voice strained in a hushed whisper sending shivers down to my knees. His soft blue eyes stare back at me. Time stands still as he holds my gaze.
"What is wrong with you?". He calls out, voice ringing through the wall.
A smell of an inexplicable fragrance, like a mixture of vanilla, Rose and orchids. I closed my eyes and savored the sweet addictive strange smell.
"Mate," my wolf cried out. I was confused and scared. It can't be. The ruthless Alpha Jasper of Duskfire pack? My eyes widened and our eyes met. I watched as his eyes filled with anger and disappointment.
What was that? Holy shit! Did my wolf just make an appearance? My wolf comes out and is happy to meet with her mate but trambles down as she can see that the Alpha doesn't want me. She was devastated by the news. I had waited my whole life for my mate. I felt tears rolling down my cheeks.
I clenched my fists, grabbing the broken pieces of plates in my hands to steady myself.
" Sorry,". I muttered the word with fear and confusion. My face was stricken with worry and panic. What will he do to me now? I envisioned my fate as no mistake is left unpunished in the Duskfire pack.
I fell down on the floor with my face bowed down and my two knees trembling. He looked in my direction, his brown eyes studying me slowly. The perfection of every inch of my body, observing my face and the mark my step mom gave me that never waned, regardless of time.
" What happened to your face". His voice was cold.
I muttered, my heart creeping as I touched my face. "It was an intense torture with hot coal by my step mom before I was sold as a slave to you".
"I can't believe the moon goddess has chosen to give me such a worthless and ugly bitch as my mate". How does she expect me to live with you? "You can't be my mate". He didn't care a bit about me. I couldn't bear the emotions displayed in his eyes as he said those words.
I watched how despite how dangerously he appeared, I couldn't help but admire him. His black hair was caught at the back nicely and his full lips. The dominance his eyes demanded? and the way he kept staring coldly at me. My heart leaped as he grabbed my arms, I thought he wanted to hurt me.
"I, Alpha Jasper, reject you Callista, to be my mate". I felt my heart broken into pieces. I stood there feeling the pain.
"I command you to reject me, for I will never mark you as my mate and Luna of this pack. I don't like you. I am ashamed that you are my mate". " You are not fit to be my Luna".
"I, Callista, accept your rejection". After the rejection, the pain that follows is surreal. I cried all night asking myself why I didn't deserve all the love from my dad, step mom and him. I felt so stupid believing that my mate would accept me. I would never be good enough for anyone with my deep scar on my face. I felt tears rolling down my cheeks. " Poor me". I thought the moon goddess would be gracious to me but I was wrong.
I always believed that I would be loved once I found my mate but I was rejected instead.
"You can leave now, but the next time you make one mistake, it's over".
" Thank you,".I said , bowing my head.
I walked up to my friend, Elena who was busy washing the piles of clothes for the Alpha.
" Elena, I met my mate already". I told her.
I watched her as she was full of excitement like something big was about to happen.
" Really, who is he? You already met your mate. I am jealous of you. Wait, why are you looking like that? Are you not happy? " You should let him know". " He does, he rejected me when he found out I was his mate".
"Who is he?
"Alpha Jasper, I said.
Elena was dumbfounded as she stood still.
"You mean the ruthless Alpha Jasper of the Duskfire pack". She enquired. I nodded my head as a proof of confirmation.
"I don't think he would ever accept me". I could feel the impact of his sudden rejection.
" He rejected me and ordered me to do the same,". I was almost drowned in his addictive scent. I can't believe the impact of his sudden rejections and it has greatly added to my sad feelings right now.
"I felt stupid for believing that my mate would save me. What is my fate now? How long can I continue in this misery?