Rejected You Alpha, for A Beast
Chapter 43

NICK’S POV

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My heart sank when she told me she’s dress shopping for her Luna party. Never in my entire life did I ever think she’d stop being our pack’s Luna. Never did I think I’d have to see her walking around with another man’s mark in the crook of her beautiful, tasty neck and never did I think that I would replace her shopping in a very pricy store.

I only came here because Tiffany made the appointment and said these people were the best, but replaceing my ex-mate was surprising and very unexpected, “Sir, please come back inside.” The woman calls out to me from inside the room and I sigh, my eyes searching my surroundings for Jessica before I go inside.

I put on the shirt that she’s just been working on and button my wrists. I stare into the mirror, noticing the difference, “I’m almost done with the blazer and then you can go.” She mutters as she goes back to her sewing machine. I stand frozen, humming in response, but my mind is somewhere else, with someone else…someone I should stay away from, but knowing that she’s in the same building when both are mates are not with us, it starts to feel like a sign. “Excuse me.” I mutter before leaving the room again and as I make my way through the fitting room section to the desk, I see her paying.

“Jessica.” I call out to her as she reaches for her bag with dresses in. She stops, turning to look at me, “Nick.” Her small smile seems forced as I walk up to her, “Don’t do it.” I beg and her perfectly shapes brows furrow together, “What?” Her head innocently tilts to the side a bit, her black hair swaying to the side. “Don’t be his Luna.” I clarify and she scoffs, rolling her eyes. “Nick, don’t start this. Please.” Her demanding tone has me wanting to oblige, but how can I ? How can I let her ruin her life?

Alpha Nathaniel isn’t normal, he’s not a normal Lycan, I could feel it, but I have no proof.

“You know it’s not right.” I deadpan and she sighs, taking the bag from the counter beside her, “It is right..” she grits out, “The Moon Goddess doesn’t mess up.” She whispers, her eyes flicking around the room to make sure no one hears her.

“Tell me he’s not strange, tell me he isn’t dangerous.” I seethe. I worry about her, I worry about her safety and well being in that pack. She is a strong woman, but she doesn’t belong with him. She never did.

We are born with a bond mated to someone, but we never know when we’ll replace that person, I think that the moon goddess has changed her mind about our mates…because the night I met mine, Jessica had a feeling and she wanted us to stay home, I didn’t listen and all of this is my fault.

“He isn’t strange and come on, every Alpha is dangerous, why wouldn’t he be? He’s a Lycan after all, but he won’t ever hurt me, unlike you did,” she rests her free hand on her waist, popping out her h*p. Her expression is cold and I know that I just lost her.

“I didn’t mean to…”, “Sure you didn’t.” She interrupts me. “Jessica.” I absentmindedly step closer to her and she steps back, “Leave me alone!” She bellows loudly, catching every person’s attention in the building.

My lips press together and I stare at her with pleading eyes, hoping that she would just listen to me, “Just come home.” I beg through gritted teeth, “You are no longer home Nick.” She shakes her head and before I could open my mouth, the little bell rings as the door opens and Nathaniel walks in, wearing a perfectly fitted suit, “What are you doing here?” He seethes, his eyes blazing a soft red colour.

That is one of the things that make me suspicious of him, he’s not normal at all. “Getting my suit fitted.” I stare him down, well more like up because he’s a bit taller than me.

Nathaniel snorts as he hooks his arm around Jessica’s neck, his hand purposely resting right over her perfectly firm breast.

I am not allowed to get mad anymore, I’m not allowed to be jealous, but I am. She was mine first, she belongs to me!

“Let’s go,” he mutters against her ear and the way her cheeks heat up makes my insides flip. “She’s not going anywhere with you.” I step closer, grabbing her wrist and I pull her out of his grasp. “What the hell Nick?” She grits out in a pissed off tone. Her eyes are narrowed as she glared at me, trying her best to pull her wrist out of my grasp.

“I can’t believe this,” Nathaniel is calm as he closes the distance between us, “Let her go or I will kill you.” He grits out.

“Then kill me, right here.” I challenge him and the way his shoulders begin to rise and fall as anger overtakes him makes me frown, his eyes flick a bright red colour, the same shade as b***d and right as he’s about to lose it , Jessica knocks me back with her elbow and she grabs onto him, “There are humans here.” She stands on her toes, holding his face, making him look at her.

I could feel the power radiating off him and I step closer, holding my nose that is hurt and I use my other hand to reach for her, but he grabs my wrist on instinct, bending it back and my knees bend as I try to bend backward to stop my wrist from breaking.

“I said don’t touch her.” He seethes and she steps aside, letting him tower over me. “She’s not yours anymore, get over her before I make you get over her.” He shoves me back and I land on my a*s, again.

“I will happily end your life if you can’t live without her, because she’s mine.” He straightens his back, looking at her. His hand brushes her hair out of her neck before he grabs her jaw, tilting it to the side with a simple press of his thumb, “You see this?” He motions to his shitty mark on her neck, right where my mark use to sit, “It means she’s mine, my mate, my love, mine.” He growls lowly.

“Fine, take my seconds, but just know, we didn’t need a bond for her to fall in love with me. No magic bound us to k**s, to love, to f**k.” I grit out with a smirk, loving the way his eyes grow dark. “She chose you because of magic, nothing else.” I step back, scoffing as I turn around to leave.

His arm wraps around my neck and he pulls my back to his front, his arm bent around my throat as he puts pressure on it. I wiggle my hand in between his arm and my throat before pushing his arm off, turning around, growling, “Look who’s jealous now.”

“Please stop!” Jessica yells, her voice panicked and her eyes filled with fear. We both freeze, looking at her, but she’s only looking at him.

“Can we just leave?” She begs, not sparing me a glance.

“Do what you want, but I warned you.” I walk backward until he takes her hand and pulls her out of the boutique.