NADIA SIMPSON
"We have a really good chemistry. It is a shame I was mated to that 'emotionally unstable big bastard Alpha' and not you." I blurt out.
"If you don't want to be mated to Alpha Asher anymore, you can always accept his rejection and move on with your life." Max suggests with a light bump to the shoulder.
I snort, wondering how I will survive if I reject my mate. I would probably die of a broken heart.
Joking, I turn to look at Max who's already staring at me intensely. "Would you be my mate if I accept his rejection? Would you put up with me and my madness?"
It was supposed to be a joke but Max takes it seriously. "Of course, I would. You are really hot. I think we have really good chemistry since Literally just met you but it feels like I have known you for forever. As far as I am concerned, I am mateless and doubt I'll ever find my mate and you here have been rejected. I don't see why we shouldn't. Besides, I put up with your unconscious ass for three days, I wouldn't mind putting up with you for 30 more years…conscious, of course." Max ends with a hopeful grin.
I merely stare at him, completely tongue-tied.
Thinking about it, I realise that I really have nothing to lose. His offer sounds like a good one and I'd rather be in love with someone who isn't my mate then end up being the girl who died of heartbreak because she got rejected by her mate.
I would not hang-up on a guy who doesn't want me while there are other options.
My silence must have given Max the impression that I'm about to turn his offer down as the grin drops and he sighs. "Look, I know it's an extremely weird offer, especially since we just met but I really like you and I know I would treat you better…"
"Okay," I accept, cutting him off. "Let's rewrite the stars and say we are meant to be together." I finish with a smile.
Max smiles like a kid in a candy store before blowing me a kiss. He is just so nice and innocent…so adorable and lovable.
I knew it would only be a matter of time before I fall in love with him but the problem is– I don't think I can love him. I don't think I can ever love someone that isn't destined to be my other half, my soulmate. But there's no harm in trying, right?
"Okay. Thank you. Now, all we have to do is to get you to meet the Alpha and then you accept the rejection. The fool was so eager to reject you that he forgot you are required to accept the rejection in his presence. That bastard. Has always and would always be impatient.
I noticed the edge in his tone when he talked about my mate, well, ex-mate…soon.
I also didn't fail to notice that Max Black has a little too much information about the members of the Night Shadow Pack. He seems to know more about the Pack than anyone else, especially for a rogue.
The Night Shadow Pack is one of the most secretive Packs in the world. That was probably the origin of their Pack name. A lot of people don't know anything about them except for their extreme disdain for rogues and the ruthlessness of their Alpha.
How does Max Black know all these things? Where is he getting his information from?
"Hello! Are you even listening to me?" Max cuts my deep thoughts off.
Cluelessly, I gaze at him, noticing the small but deep scar on his face for the first time. Instinctively, I trace my hands over it. "What happened to your beautiful face?"
Max grins, "I am flattered. A walking goddess just called my face beautiful."
I grin at him, returning the same energy before getting serious again. "Seriously, what happened to you? Who did this to you."
A dark look clouds his face as he stares into space. He laughs sadistically, gently takes my hand away from the scar, then touches it himself. "A bastard did this to me. And soon, I will carve a bigger scar in his heart."
Fear engulfs me immediately he said those words. Even though he wasn't talking about me since I wasn't the one that gave him the scar, I still find myself cowering back. My wolf whimpers for a reason I can't fathom.
I take a few breaths to calm myself down, reminding myself that he wouldn't hurt me. He is my saviour, not my predator.
"Now, here's the fun part. We are going to the Night Shadow Pack."
Without skipping a beat or thinking twice, I reply. "No. We are going to get killed."
"We have no choice. You have to accept the Alpha's rejection. I'm sure he'll be happy about it since he forgot it's necessary."
"No. Maybe we should write him a letter. Tell him to meet us outside his territory for the rejection to be completed. I refuse to go through the pain I went through because of my carelessness." I hissed.
"You never told me how you stupidly wandered into the Night Shadow Pack."
I scratch my head, feeling foolish. "I was famished. I chased a wild goat. I was so blinded by my hunger that I didn't pay attention to the place I was headed to. A warrior killed the goat which brought me back to my senses but no, I didn't run, I fought with the warrior for stealing my food. I punched in the gut and set me back in my place. By the time I realised the shit I got myself into, I tried to outsmart them but it backfired."
By the time I'm done with my story, Max is rolling on the floor in laughter. "Oh my goddess, you are so dumb and it's so cute."
I don't find his comment offensive so I laugh with him too.
"We have to go to the Night Shadow Pack, Nadia. We can't work if you don't accept his rejection." Max sighs.
I shake my head violently. "I would not go on another suicide mission."
"What if I assure you that nothing would happen to you? What if I told you that I have a connection to the pack and no one would question me for crossing the Pack boundary."
I snort, concluding that he is high on something.
"Just trust me, Nadia. Come with me and see what happens."