Rejected By My Mate, Chosen By Fate
Chapter 111

Everything suddenly became blurry, a sudden cold rushed over me and my heart stopped for a split second. I stood there frozen, trying to figure what I was supposed to be feeling, the numbness was almost impenetrable.

“Evelyn.” My father called but I could barely hear him, I couldn’t tell what was going on, I had suddenly lost touch with everything.

“Evelyn.” My mother called and shook me vigorously and when she did, the words finally hit me again, breaking through my emotional barriers.

“Noooooooo…..” I whimpered, the tears pouring down my cheeks. “How could that be? No, you’re lying to me. Moira is a strong girl, she wouldn’t just die. It’s OK if she doesn’t want to see me right now, I’ll wait until she’s ready.” I tried to lie to myself but it just wasn’t working. The words were continuously ringing in my head and my heart was aching.

I know that Moira and I had never really gotten along much but she’s still my little sister. I carried her in my arms after she was born and I love her to pieces. She’s just like my own daughter and that’s why it hurt whenever she was mean to me. I got sick of her attitude sometimes but I would never wish ill upon her. Heck, I would never wish for her death so the news of her death came with a heavy shock that was almost too much for my heart to bear but Tara warned me to be careful.

“Please take it easy Evelyn, remember that we’re currently carrying a child. You can’t afford to break down now, especially at this early stage or else our baby’s life will be endangered.” She warned and I took deep breaths, trying my best to calm down.

“How……. How did it happen?” Those were the only words that managed to come out of my mouth, amidst the tears.

“She died a year ago, while she was giving birth. We found out the truth about the Alpha’s death two years ago and after discovering your innocence, the Alpha has been searching for you, we’ve all been looking but it was all to no avail. We feared you were dead and we blame ourselves for it. We swore that we would not be so careless with your sister but we failed as parents. She found her mate two years ago, at the age of 18, which is normal for every wolf. Her mate turned out to be Ruben, Zephyr’s friend. We weren’t very happy about it because he was one of the people who used to hurt you a lot but Moira seemed happy with him and since it was a match made by the goddess herself, we couldn’t have any objections.

They had their ceremony and became mates but we had no idea that Ruben was the violent type. He used to hit Moira but she kept quiet about it, she never told anyone.

She became a lot more withdrawn and it worried us because she used to be a social butterfly and when we asked if there was a problem, she denied having any. We quickly figured that maybe it was because she was now an adult so she had decided to act more mature.

On a few occasions, your mother saw marks on her and she always claimed that she sustained it from a fall or while doing chores and I don’t know why but we believed her because she always had on a smile that was actually fake.

She took in quickly and we were all happy about the prospect of welcoming our first grandchild but all the while, we were ignorant of what she was going through.

Ruben, that evil man was despicable enough to hit her even during her pregnancy and this caused complications but still, she refused to tell anyone.

Doctor Constance told her that if she went ahead with the pregnancy, there was a higher chance that she would not make it and thus, advised her to terminate the pregnancy but she refused.

She pleaded with the doctor not to tell anyone and made her swear that she wouldn’t. As the pregnancy grew, it began weighing on poor Moira and she barely left her room and each time we visited her, she claimed to be fine.

It was during her sixth month of pregnancy that Doctor Constance finally revealed to us her condition. We opted for her to terminate the child because we could take the risk of losing our daughter when we’re not even sure if the baby will survive but by then it was already too late and abortion at that time would be fatal so we kept taking care of her and praying for her.

We had to take her away from Ruben and she lived with us for the rest of her pregnancy.

She went into labor at 32 weeks and the doctor struggled to keep her alive but our dear Moira wasn’t strong enough. She died shortly after bringing her daughter into this world.

We had kept the abuse a secret from everyone else at Moira’s request but after her death, we let Alpha Zephyr know about everything and he punished Ruben severely before banishing him.

He also called a meeting and passed a decree concerning domestic violence. Anyone who abused someone else physically or sexually would be punished severely.

The decree is certainly one of the best the Alpha has ever made but unfortunately we’d already lost Moira. All we have left to remember her is our sweet little granddaughter, Lydia.” My father said and I smiled even through my tears.

Moira may be gone and even though I would give anything to bring her back, we shouldn’t focus on what we’ve lost, we should rather focus on what we’ve gained.

I’m yet to meet my little niece and I’m so excited to see her.

“Even though Moira isn’t with us anymore, I don’t want you to misunderstand her or hold any grudge against her. Moira never really hated you, she was just jealous.” My mother added and my head sprung up in shock.

“Moira, jealous of me? But how?” I questioned, honestly surprised.

“Yes, I was much closer to her so I know how she felt. Moira always felt insecure because not only were you older than her, you were so much more beautiful and you were more intelligent as well, you’re also our first child and she feared that we would love you more so she made fun of you using your only flaw. I should have stopped it back then but I was foolish and instead supported her terrible behavior and for that, I apologize to you again. Please replace it in your heart to forgive your sister as well.” My mother pleaded and I took her hands in mine.

So that was what she had been thinking? How ironic it is, I had always envied her and wished I were as fortunate as her but I had no idea that she also wished to be me. She always derided and put me down in order to make herself feel better but I doubt that it worked. If only she had told me how she truly felt, we could have figured it out together. We could have had the best sisterly relationship. Thinking about what could have been only brings tears to my eyes. It’s too late now, it’s already over. She’s resting with the goddess and I hope she replaces eternal peace.

“Please mum, you don’t have to do this. I’ve forgiven you all a long time ago. To be honest, I’ve only looked forward to seeing you, dad and Moira again since I learnt I would be returning to this pack and after replaceing out about such heartbreaking news, I don’t even have a reason to be angry. I only regret that I couldn’t spend more time with her.

Thinking about the past only causes the soul to be depressed so let’s only focus on what’s important, the present and the future. And for now, nothing would make me happier than to meet Moira junior.” I said with a smile and wiped another stray tear from my eye. It’s been such a long and emotionally troublesome day, I would be glad if it could end on a happy note.

Just then, I heard the voice of my little angel.

“Mummy.” Nevaeh called and we all turned to her. She got up from the bed and ran to hug me.

I picked her up in my arms while she rubbed at her sleepy little eyes.

My parents just stared at me, clearly waiting for an explanation which I’m certainly happy to give.

“Mum, dad, meet Nevaeh, my daughter.” I introduced her and they looked at each other in confusion.