It was something which she never wants it to happen now. Not now, never, not in a situation like these. As she perceived the heartbreaking scent of fresh dust and blueberry. She had found her mate, she was too shaken to know who it was. So scared, so afraid. She was not yet ready to be thrown in a mine.
"Seems the goddess has blessed you with a mate"
Penny said, seeing the way both mates reacted to their discovery.
Bella mentally waved her head, there was not a blessing as Penny had stated it was, instead it was a curse, it was a curse for her to have a mate, because, it was the beginning of her hardship. So she rather remains Mateless. Then been mated to anyone in the pack.
"Look up Bella, why don't you look up to know who your mate is"
Penny said, a smile appearing on her face. Bella knew she will have to look up and so she did. Looking up to her mate, who would make her or mare her. Who she saw was terrible, she despised who she saw, it was no other person than Lucas Vincent! Did the goddess hate her, for being an omega, or is the goddess punishing her for her past deeds.
Lucas was shocked at what he saw, to whom the goddess had blessed him with. A mate, a worthless omega mate. Well, rejection was not so hard, is it?
He thought, looking at the omega, he could feel her emotions, the way she was shivering, maybe with excitement, over the fact that he was her mate. Now she felt so disgusting in his sight, more disgusting than before.
"Well well son, seems the goddess had blessed you with a mate, doesn't that call for celebration huh"
Alpha Vincent said, he hated the omega just as his son does, but showing the whole pack he disgusted her was going to tarnish his image. So he has to accept her.
"Not so quick alpha Vincent, the new intending alpha hasn't declared it yet wanted her as a mate. We can't push him to her just like that. You know having your mate is an eternal bond, it means you are bonded with the person, so give him a space to choose, between rejecting her and accepting her"
Luna Alicia said, watching the omega with mean eyes, who won't hate a poor omega.
"Thanks, mother"
Lucas said as he gave Bella a mischievous smile.
Bella hoped the alpha's son rejects her, she hoped he never considered her. She has heard of how happy mates were if they meet their partners if they meet their mates. But hers was different, she was not going to be like others, not going to have that same feeling other werewolves would have when they meet their own, their mates. Her life was a mess.
She entered the survival mood when she saw Lucas walking towards her, she could feel the whole pack was staring at her, with hate and anger. She wished she could make them understand that she does not want a mate. Never would she want.
Lucas stopped a few feet away from her, he knew within himself that she was not happy being her mate, but he had to act and fool others. So that she will be the one to be disgraced more and more.
"I know you feel happy that I am your mate"
Lucas said, saying it to the hearing of everyone. These brought some few murmurings to be heard.
"When you had entered the room, I had perceived the smell of vanilla and lemon, I knew it was my mate that had walked right into the room, but when the identity of my intending mate came to my sight, then I knew the goddess was punishing me for my maybe my sins by giving you to me"
Lucas said, watching the tears that ripped off from his mate's eyes.
"Priest, come make the pronouncement"
Lucas said, calling unto an old man who came, walking towards Lucas.
"You want me to make the pronouncement young alpha"
Fibril said, he is the priest of the Air Winder pack.
"Yes priest, I do prefer if everyone knows my decision earlier"
Lucas said, throwing an evil smirk to Bella, who just stood, she did not have the right to talk. Not even for once, if she speaks, it won't take the pack long to send her to the dungeon or maybe kill her, she shivered, at the thought of being killed. And she knew the pronouncement the priest was about to make. Making a pronouncement immediately after meeting one's mate was not how the rule works, the two newly found mates are meant to get to know and accept each other, before the pronouncement which will make them decide if they want to be together with their mate or not. Knowing it was the alpha's son, things would be different, but what was he planning, does he wants to reject her so quickly, her heart tightened, sad at the thought of being rejected by her mate, she shook her head immediately, getting rid of the thoughts that were sipping through her head, the mate bond was beginning to affect her, that was how powerful the mate bond is.
"Do you wish to accept her as your mate, eternally bond to her or do you wish to reject her, automatically breaking your newfound bond?"
Fibril asked, his voice coming out dull, he wanted to be done with this ceremony and leave.
Everyone was curious, to know what the alpha's son wanted. Sure enough, he would reject the worthless omega. There was no doubt about it. But would he?? Some packs members thought.
Kira stood watching the abomination that was happening in her presence, how dare the goddess trying to cause her shame, tiny drops of tears dropped down from her eyes, smearing her mascara, her hate for her worthless sister had increased indefinitely. There was no doubt about it.
"Lara, do you think Lucas would accept Bella, do you think he will reject her and make her the Luna, oh my gosh, I can't believe this disgrace. I can't bear it sister"
Kira said, attracting attention towards her, she was a drama queen, and she needed that attention so that the whole pack will pity her and consider the omega as a snatcher. Everyone in the pack knows how intimate she was with the alpha's son.
"No I do not think he will accept her, he would reject our worthless sister"
Lara said, giving the already heartbroken Kira a tap on the back.
"Sister, watch and see how the omega gets to be disgraced in front of the whole pack"
Lara said again, with a smile on her face.