Flames of Rejection

Anisha POV

I braced myself before walking into the park house, mom and dad, scratch that, Meeras mother and father . Not mine. Were seated on their throne, gulping from their glasses as they stared at their fleets dance and worship them.


I could not help but notice the contradiction between my wedding preparations and that of Meera, mine was simple,no party just the traditional aspect of giving off a daughter to a man, Meera's father had told me that what matters was the fact that I was getting married and nothing more.


But here he was, lavishing on a pre wedding plan on Meera. They were the one causing this division all along, they wanted Meera not me, and it was mostly because I wasn’t their biological daughter, but I never treated them that way, all the same it was going to end anyway.


Walking towards the throne, they barely paid any attention to me, until I stood before them, I went on my feet and I saw Meera's father stretch his hands to bless me, just like he had done to everyone in this pack who was stupid enough to knee their feet down to their alpha.



“Don’t touch me with your filthy hands! I pulled his hands away before I brought my scarf down to my shoulders, it was obvious none of them were expecting me, but the look of horror evident on their faces.


“Ashina, what are you doing here!” Meera's father jerked from his seat. Alongside his wife.


“I thought you were missing” said her mother who wanted to reach out to me but I pulled away.

I didn’t come here to tell them how much suffering I had endured because I knew for sure that they didn’t care, not when I came back home after lobo dealt with me, they didn’t care, rather they sent me back to him to get killed, i knew now that they wanted to see me in corpse then a full fledged being.


“From today onward, I reject every bond I shared with you, I cease to be a member of your park and I cease to be your daughter” without hesitation I shifted back to my wolf then bursted right through the door.


They didn’t chase after me, a part of me felt dead because of it, wasn’t I worth it?


How long have I been blind!


My eyes began to well again as I ran towards a fire, piled high up in the town square, there was just so much pain a girl could take.


I grabbed it with my teeth, then began to run toward the borders of the park.

I craved danger, I wanted to be chased but I was left to leave, and their inability to want to have me back, even after causing so much pain, led me to trail the fire I had taken from the piles through the borders of the park till the dry grasses picked up the flames.


It took my hours but I had surrounded the park with flames and before they would know what hit them , it would be uncontrollable.


After that, It was already dawn, my heart was heavy and my legs could only carry me so far. I walked towards the mountain, Zeeb must be awake. I had spent so much time lashing out my anger that I had forgotten him totally.



If he hasn’t broken through the door, then he would be pissed off already.


For weird reasons I feared his anger, he had done so much for me already and didn’t deserve to be treated like that, but I hoped my reason would be valid enough to make him calm at the very least.


Few minutes on the road, I thought about it again, but I ignored it.


Finally approaching the house I noticed what I had placed at the door that had kept him from coming out of the house was still very much intact, fear engulfed me.


Did I give him an overdose!

In panic I rushed towards the door then began to remove the heavy stone I had piled up at the doorstep.


“Zeeb! , can you hear me!, oh my world, what if something had happened to him, oh Anisha what have you done!”


I removed them totally then badged into the room, just to see him there on the little bed with his eyes wide open, and his hands knoted on his stomach, he didn’t flinch, just stayed there like a statue.


I had a mixed feeling just seeing him there, I should be happy he was awake, but being silent was on another level.



“Zeeb” I called out as I reached out to him, “please say something,”



“Are you hurt?” he asked


“No, I am fine,” I responded.


“Did he see you?” I knew he was referring to lobo, Zeeb had put so much effort into keeping me safe and I had tossed it away.


“I am sorry, I didn't mean to, I just wanted to confirm what you said about meera”


“Did he see you” not regarding what I had just said, “does he know where you stay?”


“No, he doesn't and yes he knows I am alive” I said.


“Zeeb I am sorry, I know you would be angry that's why, I just can’t stay here and have you pamper me, when I haven't done anything for you in return, I can't take it and you know,”


He stood from where he sat then walked out of the building. I panicked. So I ran after him.


“Zeeb, please don't leave, let me explain”

“How much damage do I have to clear?” he asked again nonchalantly. I gulped down a lump of saliva bubbling in my mouth, it was heavy to say, I had only been a few hours and I had burnt down a park, I had rejected my family and my mate.


“Alot”


He sighed in exhaustion, his hands on his head as though he wanted to stop them from exploding.

“Sorry, I was pissed, and I saw meera” the words became even harder to bear, “I saw meera with lobo, she's the new Luna,”



“I told told you”


“I just, I don't know, I stabbed him”


“What!”


“And rejected him” I concluded.


“All this in one night”


“No, I burnt meera's father pack and broke all tiles with them”


“You must be kidding!”


“I don't know!, i was pissed, they did me so badly, they hurt me!” he rushed towards his horse, in an attempt to leave.


“Zeeb please, I am sorry, don't leave, I didn't meant to put you in the middle of all this”


“I have to clear your mess” he said, as he kicked his horse then raced down the valley, I took the other horse present, then chaser after him, I feared what he would do, I haven't felt anything concerning lobo, I had no idea if he was dead or alive, and the only thing I felt was the pain that followed when a mate had been rejected.


I had felt worse when he played around with my feelings, that what's ever my wolf was being put through now was nothing compared the the emotional torture I had been placed all my life.


“Zeeb. Please!”


I raced towards him till I noticed he had reduced his pace, I got ahead of him.


“Please,”


“I am not going to tell anymore you are here, and I am not angry with you”


A wave of relief flushed through me, “ I just wanted to make sure you weren't lying, but in all there was one truth. And that is nobody loves me”


“Then I must be dead” he said as he hopped down from his horse, he reached out to me, “when you feel no one loves you, you reach out for me, and if I am dead, then no one loves” he kissed my forehead.


The feeling was back again, this time, I felt teary as I stared at him.


“Zeeb” I called out, finally letting my guard down, the tears fell down my eyes, my legs gave in, I have been holding it for so long.


“I love you anisha, you are not alone”