CHAPTER 5 "Mark me After The Rejection?"
Autumn P.O.V.
Autumn, sweetheart!" I heard my father say once I took the last step off the stairs. I started walking toward him and my mother. Once I got there, I saw two figures facing away from me.
They were chatting with another tall figure, and I knew it was a man but more elevated than the lady and the same height as the man standing beside her; she had curly brunette hair, and the man she was with had reddish blonde hair. The other man standing across from them has...
"Autumn, there you are? Come say hello too," I heard my mother say when she turned around, and I saw the three visitors turn around too. I was shocked at who I saw standing in our dining hall, staring and smiling at me.
"Hello, Luna Fawn and Alpha Fawn," I said and bowed to them. I didn't think they would show up here. They always stay in the pack house only if they have to. So, why are they here, and why didn't my parents tell me they were coming here?
" Oh, yeah, Atticus is here too; welcome to our home," Mom said, smiling and excited to have Luna, Alpha, and their son in our house. They have never been here until now.
But when I heard his name, I started shaking and worried he was going to grab me and hurt me. But that's not exactly what happened; he came closer, and I jumped when his hand was out for me. I didn't know what to do but stared at it confusedly.
I know I looked stupid, but would you be after you were just with the person a couple of hours ago, and it wasn't on good terms?
One because he never liked you. And two, you just kicked him in his leg.
I gasped when I saw who else was standing in front of me. I knew that angry snarl anywhere.
I wanted to laugh but hid my mouth so he didn't notice I was smiling. I saw him narrow his eyes, and then I started to feel panic because if I knew after dinner, my parents, whoever they visited over, would tell me to show the person around so they could talk business in my father in the winery room where they would sit and chat and drink some wine.
They chatted for a little while, and my mom left. I am standing there and hoping this is over so I don't have to be around Atticus' wrath right now by him staring down at me. I could feel the heat between us, but I could also see something complaining about something else under his snarl. I don't want to think that maybe he has some feelings for me than hate.
I didn't want to get my hope up, but I could not help it. I still want him to accept me as his mate and his forever.
"Don't think for one minute I forgot what you did?" He whispered in my mind.
I knew he would speak to me privately without our parents. I started getting nervous and scared he would do something to me. Being alone with him will not be good when he is determined to punish me for what I did to him.
I know that when you attacked the new Alpha and my rejected mate.
I heard him chuckle inside my mind.
"Oh, you scared, princess." He told me with a blank look, but I knew inside he was smirking at me with his cruel, sinister smile.
I swallowed inside my throat because I was now frightened to be alone with him.
"Yes, princess, you are in for a lot of trouble, sweethearts," He told me, still standing before me.
Come, now he can't do anything to me, right? I mean, our parents would stop him if he put a hand on me. But I do know my parents won't let him, but I don't know if his parents would. So that is a question I asked myself.
Then again, he is the Alpha; his father and mother step down as Alpha and Luna.
'NO! Leave me alone," I told him inside the mind link.
I didn't care what he said or did to make me want to be alone with him because I didn't think I could fight it and disobey him.
I can still feel the bond; I want him to mark me right now.
"No, hmm, you say." He said calmly and in connection with the order that I better obey him.
Oh, no. I should not have talked back to him.
He didn't say much after that. But I knew he heard my thoughts well because he could get inside my head and read my mind and my thoughts.
Now I am standing there when I feel something is going to happen. I could feel it was coming. But first, I have to make it through dinner and the end of the night after our parents go off and leave us alone together so they can chat and drink brandy for our fathers and gin for our mothers.
I am shaking now; maybe if I say, I am not hungry and get out before anybody sees me.
I don't think that would work," I heard something, but I knew it wasn't him this time or Winter. These were my inner thoughts, but I listened to my mom say them before I could tell the voice off.
"Dinner is ready," I heard my mom walk back in and tell us to follow her and father to the diner room.
That's when my father and his father and mother started following him inside the diner room, but I was about to follow them before I took a step that when I felt someone grab me and pull me into a hard object.
"Gotcha," I heard in my ear. I tried to escape but struggled because he had me as a stronghold, and his grip was tight around my waist.
"I told you I would get you," Atticus says.
I wanted to scream but could not; he had his hand over my mouth, and that was when I had the idea to kick him! But this time, he caught my leg before I could kick him.
Oh, no, you don't. I will not fall for that again," He said with a growl inside my neck. I felt his nose on my neck and heard him breathe deeply. I wanted to moan but knew I needed to get away from him. I am not going to let him mark me after he rejects me.