4 years later
Ayann’s POV
Today is my mating ceremony and wedding day with Charlotte.
We have finished college, and now it is time to start a family together.
I have known Charlotte since we were kids.
We were friends before we became boyfriend and girlfriend in high school.
We were the popular kids, and we were the prom king and queen.
We fell in love with each other, and we promised that if we were not soulmates we would reject our fated mates when we found them, no matter what.
Charlotte told me that she thinks her fated mate has died because she doesn’t feel the mate bond anymore. One of the days she felt an immense pain in her chest; she felt like she could die from the pain. The elders tell her that it could be that her mate bond is broken by the death of her mate.
For me, when I found out Angelina was my mate at my 18th birthday party, I was shocked to the core. I didn’t expect the moon goddess to mate me with her; I didn’t even know her. I was twelve years old when she was 18 years old, and she has known all along that I’m her mate, but she chose not to tell me about it. She had just left for LA to start a modeling career, waiting for me to grow up.
I scoffed.
I was confused and mad about the moon goddess’ choice of me. I hoped she would mate me with Charlotte, but instead she mated me with her older sister.
I didn’t say a word to her and left for my room, where Charlotte was waiting for me. I found her totally naked, and I could not hold my desire for her body, so we started making out when Angelina got us red-handed.
I never saw Angelina after that night; she left her home the next morning for LA to continue her modeling career.
Her tears and sadness have always haunted my mind.
I can’t take that night out of my mind. The way she sobbed after she accepted my rejection, and the way I left her unfazed about her pain.
I hated myself for leaving her alone when she was in grave pain. I should have held her until the pain wore off, but I was a fucking coward and left her there to have sex with Charlotte.
I was a cold bastard jerk!
I know I hurt her feelings, and I did say unnecessary cold words. I regret it now and then.
First, I wanted to apologize to her only because I was afraid that she would tell my parents about me being her mate and that I rejected her brutally. They would cut my balls out if they knew that I hurt their best friend’s daughter , they love Angelina dearly.
Aunt Gina and Uncle Xander are like family to us, even though we are not blood related.
But she didn’t tell anyone about us; no one knew until that moment that she was my mate. She just left with no words, and I admired her for that.
After I rejected her, I started acknowledging her.
I watched her runway shows, and gosh, I never noticed before how beautiful and sexy she is.
She’s a fucking goddess.
Plus, she’s kind and humble with her fans; she’s not a spoiled brat like Charlotte, who likes to spend money on branded clothes and cars. Angelina is independent, working hard to make her own money; she doesn’t depend on her father’s empire, unlike her spoiled siblings.
She donates money to help orphaned kids.
My mother always talks about her and how she’s humble to the people of her kingdom; she treats them fairly and doesn’t act like a princess around them, unlike Charlotte, who treats other people like trash.
She’s a gem that I have lost forever.
After I rejected her, I and Charlotte announced to our family that we were dating and that we were chosen mates. They were happy and excited and wanted us to complete the dating ritual, but we chose to wait until after we finished college.
I followed her news in the tabloids. She has been photographed with multiple men on dates, holding hands or making out-I don’t know, but that made my blood boil.
Her relationship with those men was just a hookup, nothing serious, and that calmed my raging nerves a little bit.
My train of thought was cut short by a soft knock on my bedroom door.
“Come in.”
Mom walks in.
“Ayann, baby, are you ready? You’re not dressed up yet! What’s wrong? Are you having a second thought?” .
“I don’t know mom; I love Charlotte, but I have known her since we were kids, but she’s not the same girl I knew before; she changed.”
“I love Charlotte; she’s my best friend’s daughter, but I have always wanted you to wait for your mate. Finding your mate is like finding your missing piece. When you find your soulmate, you feel peace and your long-awaited happiness. Look at me and your father; we are still deeply in love even after all these years, but you have made your choice. You can’t back out now. You can’t do that to the poor girl. You promised her, and you can break your promise.”
“I found my mate, Mom, and I rejected her.”
“You whatt!! How could you do that? Who is she?”
I take a deep breath. “Angelina Charlotte’s sister”
Mon shouted out in astonishment, but once her disbelief wore off, she raised her hand and slapped me across the face. I know I’ve earned it.
“How could you reject the moon goddess’s gift, especially sweet Angie? She’s a wonderful mate.”
“Mom, she’s older than me; we have nothing in common, plus I love Charlotte, and I promised her that I would make her my chosen mate.”
“Please, mom, don’t tell anyone,” I begged her.
“I won’t, because you don’t deserve Angie; she doesn’t deserve a shallow man like you; she deserves better. Go and get dressed up; everyone is waiting for you.” she shook her head in disappointment and left.
I groan as I sit down on the bed.
I don’t know if I did the right thing by telling her, but guilt was eating me alive, and I needed to take it out of my chest.
I don’t know why I feel this way; Charlotte has been my girlfriend for years now. I should be happy that we will finally mark and mate with each other and that we will live under the same roof for the rest of our lives together.
For the love of God, I rejected my fated mate for her sake.
So what are you hesitating about? Why are those sad blue eyes still hunting me?
I took out her gift for my 18th birthday; I’m still keeping it, and I don’t know why. It’s a golden watch, and my name and hers are engraved on it.
I can’t mate with Charlotte; I would make the biggest mistake of my life. I don’t love her; it’s just my promise to her that keeps us tougher.
It’s not fair to her or to me.
She might hate us at first, but she will understand later that we are not good for each other.
My family and hers will be furious with my decision, but they will understand later that it was the right thing to do.
After getting ready, I exited my chamber and made my way to the palace ballroom, where the mating ceremony would be conducted.
I found my family and Charlotte’s family together.
Uncle Xander and Aunt Gina, Kilyan and Onyx, and Leo.
What catches my eye is a man I don’t recognize standing next to Uncle Xander.
“The ritual will begin shortly, son,” my dad informs me.
“Dad, I want to announce an important thing.”
“We will discuss this later; the important thing now is your mating ceremony.”
“But dad… ”
I found myself at a loss for words.
When Angelina walks in, time stands still.
I looked at that beautiful face that had been hunting me for years.
My jaw dropped as I looked down at her body.
Fuck!!!
How could this be? Angelina is expecting a child.
She’s fucking pregnant with another man’s child.
“Sorry, I take my time in the bathroom; you know how pregnant women work,” she giggles, totally ignoring my presence.
“It’s all right, darling,” the man I had spotted earlier replied, drawing her closer to him and embracing her to his chest.
“Sorry, my bad, Ayann, this is Angelina’s mate. Alpha Mason Winternorth, the Alpha of Moon Hart Park, Mason, this prince Ayann Charlotte’s mate ”
He felt the shock of it as if he had been slapped.
Angelina got a second chance mate. She is with an Alpha and expecting his baby.
She’s moving on with her life , she belongs to another man.
he had lost her forever.