The Unknown Lycan Princess - Chapter 116: Chapter 116
You are reading The Unknown Lycan Princess, Chapter 116: Chapter 116. Read more chapters of The Unknown Lycan Princess.
Ashley POV
I keep looking over my shoulder making sure that none of the rogues are chasing me still. I barely made it out of there alive. I come to the banks of a river and sit down to catch my breath. I think I lost them. I gently touched my neck and hiss before I could put any type of pressure on it. I bet those bruises are ugly. My wolf Ingrid is trying to heal me, but she has been weak ever since our mate rejected us. Whose fault is that! You couldn’t just wait for what was meant for us and had to plot and plan to get something that didn’t belong to us. Now our other half doesn’t want to be with us.’ me and then whimpers.
Ingrid snarls at
‘I know ok! I messed up! If I could go back and change things I would. I understand it now. The matebond is something to fight for. It is something worth waiting for. I wish I never listened to my mother. The only thing her advice ever got me was misery. Please forgive me Ingrid. You’re my best friend. I need your help to change. I need you.’ I end on a whisper.
The night my mate rejected me was the same night I realized how big of a mistake I have made.
Flashback
I walked into the bar and instantly I was hit with the normal nasty bar smells, but over top of it all was a delicious smell of cinnamon rolls and pine. It reminds me of Christmas mornings. I followed the smell to the corner of the bar where I saw a tall muscular man sitting on a stool with a redheaded woman on his lap. I know the moment he recognizes who I am to him when he whispers into a redhead’s ear and she gets off of his lap. His gaze had never left mine as he stood up and started to walk towards me. Unfortunately before he could reach me one of Baxter’s men grabbed my arm to turn me as he said, “Don’t forget the boss wants you there first thing in the morning for the meeting. Don’t get too f****d up and forget. He doesn’t like that much.”
“I’ll be there, don’t worry. Now fu.ck off!” I said as I snatched my arm from his grasp and turned around to be face to face with my mate. Except the lust filled gaze I had seen previously was replaced with anger, sadness, and resignation. I knew at that moment what was going to happen so I quickly said, “Please don’t! Let me explain!”
“I doubt anything you can say can be a reasonable reason to be associated with rogues, but because you are my mate l will give you the chance to explain. Follow me. I won’t do this here.” He said as he turned around and walked towards a darkened hallway. I followed behind him and we came to a door that he walked through and we were inside of a nice office. He sat behind the desk and motioned for me to sit in a chair in front of it.
I sat down and immediately got into it. I said, “I am only talking to them because of my sister. Her intended mate was stolen from her by a weak human, and the only way to help her was to get involved with a group of rogues who have a vendetta against my pack and want the human girl the future alpha is mated to. I am just helping her. I am not a rogue. I swear!”
I can’t tell if what I said to him changed his mind or not. He is just sitting there staring at me with the same blank face he has had since we came into the office. Finally he speaks and says, “So let me get this straight. You are associating with rogues and plotting to at the very least kidnap your future alpha’s goddess given mate so your sister can have her crush back? All because this mate is human? Is that correct?”
I wasn’t sure where he was going with this, but at least he understood what I said. I was hopeful since he was my mate that he would understand where I was coming from. I mean who would want a weak leader? I sure as hell don’t. I nod in reply to his question.
He sighs and rubs his hand down his face and then looks up to me and says, “I’m sorry. The fact that you don’t see how wrong that all is, is the reason that I have to do this. Just a little future advice that you can take or leave. The Goddess has been pairing mates for eons. She has more experience in matchmaking than anyone on this planet. The human that you don’t feel is capable of being a future Alpha’s mate is more powerful than you know. Power doesn’t lie in brute strength alone. It can be in the mind and heart as well. Whatever reasons the goddess had to bless them with the matebond it was what was meant to be and she had her reasons. Think about that the next time you think you know better. Now what is your name?” He says the last in an Alpha command.
I am shocked. I didn’t sense his aura was Alpha. I couldn’t resist the command and said, “Ashley May Williams.”
“I, Archer Jay Richardson Alpha of the Green Meadows Pack, reject you, Ashley May Williams as my mate and Luna.” He grunts in pain and places his hand on his chest. I scream out in pain and fall to the floor. Ingrid is in my mind howling in pain begging me not to accept. Before I can reject his rejection he says in another alpha command, “Accept the rejection to stop our pain.”
I grit my teeth trying hard to resist but it is pointless and I say defeatedly, “I, Ashley May Williams of the Blue Moon Pack, accept your rejection.” I feel the tears streaming down my face as I raise my head to look at him and I see that he is now standing up straight looking at me with sympathy.
“You can stay here long enough to compose yourself. Then please vacate this office.” He walks away then and leaves the office.
I stood on shaky legs and wiped my eyes and face clear of my tears. I can stop crying long enough to get out of this place. I tell myself the moment I get outside of this bar and in the safety of my car I can let the tears fall. I start to walk back down the hallway trying my hardest not to look for him. I just know he is going to be back with that redhead again.
I am almost out of the hallway and back into the main part of the bar when I hear a commotion coming from the corner of the bar that Archer had come from. Against my better judgment I look and see that he has the redhead in his arms saying “Mine!”
That was it. The tears fell again from my traitorous eyes. That should have been me. I should have been the one in his arms. I turn and run from the bar. I couldn’t watch them anymore. What have I done?
End flashback
‘Are you really going to listen to me and not block me out? I am at my end Ashley. I am about to pray to mother moon to give me another human like our sister’s wolf did. I don’t want to be bad. I just want my mate and to be happy. I don’t care what they are. If you can’t treat me like an equal I am gone human.’ Ingrid said.
Listening to my wolf has me realizing how horrible I have been to her too. I have been a terrible counterpart for her. I never once considered what she wanted let alone asked. I’m sorry Ingrid. I want that too. I want to be happy too. After Archer rejected us, I finally understood what I really wanted. I want everything the matebond has to offer. I want to be with someone who wants me for me. I want who the goddess intended for us, but I ruined that. I cannot tell you how sorry I am that I ruined that chance for you Ingrid. You don’t deserve to be stuck with me. I would understand if you still chose to ask the goddess to be given to someone else.’ I said to her and then burst into tears.
I was startled when I felt arms wrap around me. The warmth from the embrace was too comfortable for me to care who it was. I just latched onto them and continued to cry while they whispered soothingly to me. After some time I was able to control my crying enough to retain some semblance of control on my emotions. I looked up and was shocked to see the ethereal woman sitting beside me on the grass.
“Hello Ashely. Do you know who I am?” She asked me. I shake my head no and she chuckles a little and says, “No one seems to when they first meet me. I need to get out more it seems. Anyway, I am Selene, the moon goddess. Please hold off on your tirade because I already know what you are going to ask. No, I am not here to take Ingrid away from you. I am here because Ingrid has asked for my forgiveness for you. She feels that you are being honest and sincere when you say you have learned your lesson, and want to change. Is she correct in this conclusion?”
I nod my head vigorously and rush to say, “I have! I do! I am! Please give me one more chance. I promise that I will atone for my mistakes. I will take responsibility for all of my actions, just please please give me and Ingrid a second chance. I don’t deserve it, but she does.”
Selene is watching me. Probably trying to gauge how truthful I am being. I pray she can see how much I mean what I have said. I only wish I had learned this sooner. For being smart I sure have not been using my brain very much. “Alright, this is what I can do for you….”
I keep looking over my shoulder making sure that none of the rogues are chasing me still. I barely made it out of there alive. I come to the banks of a river and sit down to catch my breath. I think I lost them. I gently touched my neck and hiss before I could put any type of pressure on it. I bet those bruises are ugly. My wolf Ingrid is trying to heal me, but she has been weak ever since our mate rejected us. Whose fault is that! You couldn’t just wait for what was meant for us and had to plot and plan to get something that didn’t belong to us. Now our other half doesn’t want to be with us.’ me and then whimpers.
Ingrid snarls at
‘I know ok! I messed up! If I could go back and change things I would. I understand it now. The matebond is something to fight for. It is something worth waiting for. I wish I never listened to my mother. The only thing her advice ever got me was misery. Please forgive me Ingrid. You’re my best friend. I need your help to change. I need you.’ I end on a whisper.
The night my mate rejected me was the same night I realized how big of a mistake I have made.
Flashback
I walked into the bar and instantly I was hit with the normal nasty bar smells, but over top of it all was a delicious smell of cinnamon rolls and pine. It reminds me of Christmas mornings. I followed the smell to the corner of the bar where I saw a tall muscular man sitting on a stool with a redheaded woman on his lap. I know the moment he recognizes who I am to him when he whispers into a redhead’s ear and she gets off of his lap. His gaze had never left mine as he stood up and started to walk towards me. Unfortunately before he could reach me one of Baxter’s men grabbed my arm to turn me as he said, “Don’t forget the boss wants you there first thing in the morning for the meeting. Don’t get too f****d up and forget. He doesn’t like that much.”
“I’ll be there, don’t worry. Now fu.ck off!” I said as I snatched my arm from his grasp and turned around to be face to face with my mate. Except the lust filled gaze I had seen previously was replaced with anger, sadness, and resignation. I knew at that moment what was going to happen so I quickly said, “Please don’t! Let me explain!”
“I doubt anything you can say can be a reasonable reason to be associated with rogues, but because you are my mate l will give you the chance to explain. Follow me. I won’t do this here.” He said as he turned around and walked towards a darkened hallway. I followed behind him and we came to a door that he walked through and we were inside of a nice office. He sat behind the desk and motioned for me to sit in a chair in front of it.
I sat down and immediately got into it. I said, “I am only talking to them because of my sister. Her intended mate was stolen from her by a weak human, and the only way to help her was to get involved with a group of rogues who have a vendetta against my pack and want the human girl the future alpha is mated to. I am just helping her. I am not a rogue. I swear!”
I can’t tell if what I said to him changed his mind or not. He is just sitting there staring at me with the same blank face he has had since we came into the office. Finally he speaks and says, “So let me get this straight. You are associating with rogues and plotting to at the very least kidnap your future alpha’s goddess given mate so your sister can have her crush back? All because this mate is human? Is that correct?”
I wasn’t sure where he was going with this, but at least he understood what I said. I was hopeful since he was my mate that he would understand where I was coming from. I mean who would want a weak leader? I sure as hell don’t. I nod in reply to his question.
He sighs and rubs his hand down his face and then looks up to me and says, “I’m sorry. The fact that you don’t see how wrong that all is, is the reason that I have to do this. Just a little future advice that you can take or leave. The Goddess has been pairing mates for eons. She has more experience in matchmaking than anyone on this planet. The human that you don’t feel is capable of being a future Alpha’s mate is more powerful than you know. Power doesn’t lie in brute strength alone. It can be in the mind and heart as well. Whatever reasons the goddess had to bless them with the matebond it was what was meant to be and she had her reasons. Think about that the next time you think you know better. Now what is your name?” He says the last in an Alpha command.
I am shocked. I didn’t sense his aura was Alpha. I couldn’t resist the command and said, “Ashley May Williams.”
“I, Archer Jay Richardson Alpha of the Green Meadows Pack, reject you, Ashley May Williams as my mate and Luna.” He grunts in pain and places his hand on his chest. I scream out in pain and fall to the floor. Ingrid is in my mind howling in pain begging me not to accept. Before I can reject his rejection he says in another alpha command, “Accept the rejection to stop our pain.”
I grit my teeth trying hard to resist but it is pointless and I say defeatedly, “I, Ashley May Williams of the Blue Moon Pack, accept your rejection.” I feel the tears streaming down my face as I raise my head to look at him and I see that he is now standing up straight looking at me with sympathy.
“You can stay here long enough to compose yourself. Then please vacate this office.” He walks away then and leaves the office.
I stood on shaky legs and wiped my eyes and face clear of my tears. I can stop crying long enough to get out of this place. I tell myself the moment I get outside of this bar and in the safety of my car I can let the tears fall. I start to walk back down the hallway trying my hardest not to look for him. I just know he is going to be back with that redhead again.
I am almost out of the hallway and back into the main part of the bar when I hear a commotion coming from the corner of the bar that Archer had come from. Against my better judgment I look and see that he has the redhead in his arms saying “Mine!”
That was it. The tears fell again from my traitorous eyes. That should have been me. I should have been the one in his arms. I turn and run from the bar. I couldn’t watch them anymore. What have I done?
End flashback
‘Are you really going to listen to me and not block me out? I am at my end Ashley. I am about to pray to mother moon to give me another human like our sister’s wolf did. I don’t want to be bad. I just want my mate and to be happy. I don’t care what they are. If you can’t treat me like an equal I am gone human.’ Ingrid said.
Listening to my wolf has me realizing how horrible I have been to her too. I have been a terrible counterpart for her. I never once considered what she wanted let alone asked. I’m sorry Ingrid. I want that too. I want to be happy too. After Archer rejected us, I finally understood what I really wanted. I want everything the matebond has to offer. I want to be with someone who wants me for me. I want who the goddess intended for us, but I ruined that. I cannot tell you how sorry I am that I ruined that chance for you Ingrid. You don’t deserve to be stuck with me. I would understand if you still chose to ask the goddess to be given to someone else.’ I said to her and then burst into tears.
I was startled when I felt arms wrap around me. The warmth from the embrace was too comfortable for me to care who it was. I just latched onto them and continued to cry while they whispered soothingly to me. After some time I was able to control my crying enough to retain some semblance of control on my emotions. I looked up and was shocked to see the ethereal woman sitting beside me on the grass.
“Hello Ashely. Do you know who I am?” She asked me. I shake my head no and she chuckles a little and says, “No one seems to when they first meet me. I need to get out more it seems. Anyway, I am Selene, the moon goddess. Please hold off on your tirade because I already know what you are going to ask. No, I am not here to take Ingrid away from you. I am here because Ingrid has asked for my forgiveness for you. She feels that you are being honest and sincere when you say you have learned your lesson, and want to change. Is she correct in this conclusion?”
I nod my head vigorously and rush to say, “I have! I do! I am! Please give me one more chance. I promise that I will atone for my mistakes. I will take responsibility for all of my actions, just please please give me and Ingrid a second chance. I don’t deserve it, but she does.”
Selene is watching me. Probably trying to gauge how truthful I am being. I pray she can see how much I mean what I have said. I only wish I had learned this sooner. For being smart I sure have not been using my brain very much. “Alright, this is what I can do for you….”
End of The Unknown Lycan Princess Chapter 116. Continue reading Chapter 117 or return to The Unknown Lycan Princess book page.