Rejected By My Mate, Chosen By Fate
Chapter 110

I had just finished putting Nevaeh to sleep when a knock came to my door, completely startling me. I heaved a sigh of relief when I saw that Nevaeh was still fast asleep.

I couldn’t help but wonder who it could be, it would probably be one of the maids.

I walked to the door and opened it and a great deal of shock washed over me, leaving me frozen in time when I saw who it was.

Standing in front of me was none other than my birth parents who I hadn’t seen for four years. My eyes widened and tears gathered at the edge of them. I instantly remembered how these two who were also supposed to protect me and guide me through life had neglected and abandoned me to bear the burden of such a wicked fate all alone.

I wanted to be mad at them, wanted to scream at them, yell at them or even hit them but I couldn’t. I couldn’t even move from my position or say a single word, I was too stunned.

My mother folded both of her hands together, I could see tears in her eyes and she shocked me by her next action.

She went on her knees and when I saw her do this, my brain finally kicked in and I instantly stopped her.

“What….. What are you doing?” I questioned with both of my hands on her arms.

“I’m sorry my dear, your father and I have committed such a grave sin against you. We finally found out the truth about Alpha Davis’s death and we would like to apologize.” She said and tears fell down my cheeks. By Selene’s grace, I’ve finally been exonerated. The truth seemed to have surfaced somehow without me having to do anything and I honestly cannot express my joy. I had been praying for this day to come for so long. I had wished with all my heart that they would replace out the truth so they would finally stop punishing unjustly but it never seemed to happen. After being banished, I had lost all hope of ever being vindicated but today, it seems my prayer has finally been answered. More tears poured down my cheeks and tried to speak but when I saw shadows lurking around, I instantly remembered that we were still standing in the doorway so I told them to come inside and I locked the door behind me.

As soon as I locked the door, I rushed into their arms and they hugged me while I broke into tears, letting it all out.

I honestly had never thought this day would come, a day when I would be able to hug my biological parents again.

I cried in their arms for a few minutes and no words were said. After I finally got a grip on myself, I broke from the hug and wiped my tears.

My father spoke this time. “My dear, I know that we’ve made terrible mistakes in the past, we misjudged you and failed to stand up for you, we neglected you and failed to protect you and give you the life you deserve and for that, we do not even deserve to be called your parents. We understand if you can never forgive us but we’ve carried the burden of this sin for too long.

It doesn’t matter that we are your parents, we wronged you and so we have to apologize. I’m really sorry my dear, I’m sorry that we couldn’t be good parents to you. We’re sorry that you were unfortunate enough to have parents such as ourselves.” My father apologized and I melted. I couldn’t even be mad at them right now, I could see the sincerity in their eyes.

From the onset, I had been closest to my father because somehow, he was the only one who could understand me better. He always used to spend time with me whenever I felt neglected because my mother was spending all her time with Moira. He used to read me stories and tell me jokes just to make me smile and he was the closest to me, he was everything to me.

I used to pray to the goddess that she would grant me a mate just like my father. When I didn’t replace my wolf on my fourteenth birthday, everyone had abandoned me except my dad, he comforted me and told me that he didn’t care, he would be content as long as he had an intelligent daughter such as myself.

Whenever I was derided or bullied, I usually went to him and he would comfort me. I remember when I was accused of killing the Alpha, my mother instantly believed it and called me an evil child.

She rained abuses on me and didn’t want to have anything to do with me. I couldn’t see my father on that day because I was locked up but when I saw him during the trial, the look that he gave me said it all.

He was disappointed in me, he believed that I had committed such a terrible crime and he felt ashamed of me and in that moment, I lost all hope. I knew it was over, death would be the only other option left because I had lost the one person who I had, I had lost my shoulder to cry on forever.

But when fate took a nasty turn and instead of putting an end to my life decided to make me the Pack’s slave, things only got horrible.

Throughout my two years of slavery, my father was one of the people who never hit me once or even talked to me.

He was the Beta of the Pack during the time of Alpha Davis’s reign but after his daughter allegedly killed the Alpha, he was demoted as punishment and lost his position. He became an ordinary Pack member and someone else was chosen to be the Beta.

The few times that we crossed paths, he never spoke to me or even acknowledged my presence and each time he did that, I died on the spot. It would have been better if he had screamed at me, scolded me or even hit me but instead, he chose to ignore my existence as punishment and that was the worst of all. Coupled with Zephyr’s severe physical abuse of me, life became nothing less of a burden to me but at the same time, I couldn’t even bring myself to commit suicide, I didn’t have the courage to.

All those years of pain and treachery flooded my mind but I couldn’t bring myself to be angry because each terrible memory was circumvented by the sweet memories of my childhood.

“What are you saying father? Please don’t talk like that. You’re my parents and nothing in the world can change that. You might have misunderstood me and unintentionally hurt me but it’s all in the past now, I’m just glad that you’ve finally realized the truth. That was all I ever wanted. I wouldn’t have cared if the rest of the Pack didn’t believe me, I only wanted my dear parents to believe me, your faith and unwavering trust in me would have been all the strength I needed but I guess everything happened for a reason.

I had to pass through those terrible trials in life so I would discover my true purpose and finally replace the happiness I deserve. If my experiences have taught me anything, it’s that every disappointment is a blessing and we only go through difficult situations so we can grow up and become stronger, problems shape us into the people we’re meant to be, the people that destiny wants us to be.

I really can’t stay angry at the both of you not just because you’re my parents or you’re apologizing but because by rejecting me, you did me a favour. You are the reason why I found my current family and my fated love and I can’t thank you enough for that.

Now that I’m much more mature, I see things differently and I’ve chosen to see only the brighter side of things because I only want happiness in my life from now on.

So mother, father, I forgive you for everything you did to me in the past. From now onwards, you don’t have to feel guilty or apologize for the past anymore because I’ve already forgiven you. No matter what happens, you’re still my parents and I’ll always love you.”I said with a tearful smile and my mother hugged me while my father kissed my hand.

“Bless you child, you have such a big heart and I pray that you’ll only experience happiness for the rest of your life.” My father said and I smiled.

After breaking from the hug, my mother finally asked the question that I knew she would.

“I’m so sorry my dear child, I know that I don’t have the right to ask this but I would like to know. What happened to you? How are you able to speak now?” She questioned and I smiled.

It’s a pretty long story and having to retell it would take a lot of time, especially if I have to recount everything that’s happened in the last four years so I’d rather talk about something else now.

“I’m sorry mum but I’d rather not talk about it now, it’s a really long story and I’m not in the mood. I promise that I’ll tell you both everything when the time is right but for now, I only want to know one thing, where is Moira? Is she still upset with me even after replaceing out the truth? Is that why she didn’t come to see me?” I asked and I saw them hesitate for a bit and I could swear I saw a flash of sadness on their faces but they quickly wiped it away.

“Moira couldn’t come.” Mum said ambiguously and I frowned. Knowing Moira, she just didn’t want to come. All my life all I ever did was love that girl but she couldn’t give the same love back to me, I honestly don’t know where I went wrong with her. I endured her hatred and sacrificed so much just so she could be happy. I guess I can’t have everything I want in life.

“You can put it to me straight mum, Moira just didn’t want to come because she doesn’t want to see me. She’s always had this sort of dislike for me that I can’t explain.” I vented.

“No, I promise you, it’s not like that.” Mum tried to convince me but I wasn’t buying it.

“If it’s not like that, then why isn’t she here?” I questioned, my voice a little higher than usual.

Upon hearing my outburst, my mother burst into tears and lunged into my father’s arms while I just stared at them confused.

I’m pretty sure I didn’t say anything wrong so why is she overreacting?

“I’m sorry Evelyn but Moira didn’t come not because she didn’t want to but because she couldn’t.” My father said, practically speaking in riddles.

“What are you talking about?” I questioned, more confused.

“She…… She’s no more.” My father finally spoke and something exploded within me.