MY NEW BOSS IS MY EX MATE

“What’s your name?” Adien asked coldly, his expression hard.

What’s my name? Is it possible for your mate whom you’ve known for years, to not even know your name? Or is my name that hard to remember?

“Rose—” He cut me off before I could even complete my name.

“I, Adien Bleck of RAENON Pack, reject you, Rose, as my mate,” Adien shouted before pouring the cup of red wine on the floor.

The whole ceremony became quiet, people whispering while throwing glances at me, while I stood there dumbfounded. Heart beating profusely both from pain, anxiety, and embarrassment, my hands were shaking, and tears filled my eyes, but I refused to let it fall—let them, let him see me that way.

Today was supposed to be a happy day for me, the day I get bonded to my mate, but why did he do this? What did I ever do to him? If he didn’t want me, he could have rejected me privately; why do it in the presence of thousands of people who have always looked down on me? Why?

I stood there—lips shivering, hands shaking. I held the cup tightly, trying to steady my breathing, especially after feeling the bond snap. I watched Adien walk straight towards me indifferently, then said to me, “You’re not fit to be my mate or the luna of this pack. I had to make the right call.”

Immediately, with my chin held high, shoulders steady like I wasn’t the one going through excruciating pain right now, I walked toward a table, placed the cup of ceremonial wine on the table—then walked back to Adien who kept watching me, we maintained eye contact for about 10 seconds before I walked out of the hall majestically like I wasn’t the omega who just got rejected publicly.

I was able to bear it till I got to where I parked my car in the parking lot, the pain intensified—I felt like I couldn’t breathe, my head was banging, and I felt like screaming but I couldn’t. With my last strength, I got my car keys from my bag, opened my car, and got inside. For the first time in my life, my wolf surfaced—overwhelming, violent, and transformative—I had always thought that my wolf was hidden since I’m kind of a late bloomer, who would have thought it would come alive the moment I got rejected, ‘such is the irony of life’.

I immediately started my car and drove to my apartment with so much difficulty. It was late at night, and my apartment wasn’t that far from the pack house. I had moved out after saving up enough money because the bullying and ill treatments were getting too much, and I didn’t want to be a burden to my so-called mate, but I still stayed close, especially after realizing my mating ceremony was fast approaching. Even before the ceremony, before moving out—Adien had always been cold and distant towards me and I don’t know why, because my wolf has been hidden for years, I didn’t know that Adien was my mate until 2 years ago when I overheard the elder talking to Adien asking him if he has found his mate, then he said that I was his mate and he had known for a while and was planning on telling me. At that point, I didn’t know what or how to feel. I was happy I found my mate or rather my mate found me, but I wasn’t as elated as other wolves after finding their mate. Isn’t finding your mate supposed to be an unforgettable experience? Isn’t it like finally finding someone who will love and care for you? But this person never showed me affection, never cared about my situation—he never even looked at me twice.

At some point, I began to think maybe I had mistaken, his mate wasn’t actually me, but someone else with a similar name? But then, a few nights ago, he came to me and told me to prepare for the mating ceremony and left just like that.

I should have refused at that point, I shouldn’t have gone to that ceremony, in fact, I should have spit on his face before walking out and saved myself this humiliation, but No—I was love stricken and delusional, thinking he was just a gentleman who wanted to do things the right way before making a move on me—but I guess now I’ve learnt the hard way.

I finally managed to get to my apartment, soaked in sweat, with my hands shaking, I opened the door to a dark room—once inside my space, my emotions were finally poured out. I cried both from the pain of the mating bond and the pain from the heartbreak; I didn’t even know which one was worse. I sat by the side of the bed, sobbing and crying while hitting my chest to steady my breathing because it was getting difficult to breathe. My whole body was shaking with snot and saliva all over my face. At this moment, I didn’t care anymore. I was too heartbroken to care—the one time I decided to open my heart, and this happened?

‘What did he say—I don’t deserve to be his mate? His luna?—fuck him.’

Suddenly I felt a different kind of pain that was quite different from the initial pain I was feeling, this time it felt like I was being stabbed repeatedly with knives and my head was being hit repeatedly against the wall—I heard that sound in my head, it sounded like my wolf. The pain came with full force, causing me to scream loudly before fainting on the cold floor.

I woke up with a terrible headache, feeling pain all over my body—it felt like I had been run over by a bus. I sluggishly stood up, took my phone to check the time—it was past 12 noon, and I had slept for hours. I walked to the bathroom to wash my face before brushing my teeth and preparing for the day, but immediately I faced the mirror, I was shocked out of my mind and screamed—the person staring back at me wasn’t me.

No — it was me, just not the me I knew —

No, let me rephrase—the person staring back wasn’t me at all.

What the hell is going on?