CHAPTER 5 Reject

Emma's POV

"Reject him... that's the least you could do for me as a friend," Her voice, devoid of any emotions, sent a shocking chill down my spine.

"What...!!!" I gasped, has she lost it? She wanted to tell me to reject him; my mate!... Yeah, I understand that they are close but he is now my mate! And besides it is not as if Ava has ever wanted him.

"What... What are you trying to say?" I stammered, unsure of how to react at that moment. My mind feels like a pile of trash. "He told me everything..." She blurted, shrugging nonchalantly as if her words meant no harm.

With pain, I turned to look at him, Vincenzo Salvatore, who had been standing there since without saying any word but my suspicion was confirmed when he scowled at me with disgust written all over his face. "Let's reject each other," He said, and that was the first time he had ever spoken to me in years since I knew him despite my friendship with Ava.

"I, Vincenzo Salvatore, the son of Alpha Matteo Salvatore, and the future Alpha of the moonlight pack reject you Emma Giovanni, the filthy omega as my mate..."

He had barely finished his words when unexpectedly, I staggered, feeling his words hit me hard like a thunderbolt. Tears rolled down my cheeks as I shook my head in denial. "I will never... I, Emma Giovanni, reject your rejection," I screamed painfully when tightly clasping the hem of my gown. My outburst took both of them unaware. This is my only mate and I am not going to take chances... Never!!!

You can't do this to me, Ava!! It is a rare thing to find a second mate, this second chance mate happens once in a blue moon and she knew how much I have always wanted to find my mate. She knew how much I wanted to experience mate bonds and their undying love!

She knew all this so tell me why she should do this. Not like she even had a thing for Vincenzo Salvatore. Or is it about the title and fame?

I was still in my thoughts when Vincenzo suddenly grabbed my neck with force, slamming my back into the huge tree close by. I writhe in sharp pain as I struggle to breathe. He dug his sharp nails into my shoulder, eliciting a whimper from me. I struggled to breathe as I stared straight into his cold fearful eyes.

"Look, it seems like you want it the hard way... Huh," He smirked, a devilish grin making its way onto his face. His mischievous expression added to the intensity of the situation, scaring me to the bone.

"Since you wanted this, I won't regret one bit seeing you rot in severe pain then," Ava smirked, shaking her head in disgust. I was so tempted to snarl at her and tell her how much of a betrayal she is but the pain shooting through my body was too severe to spare her a glance.

"Listen..." He snarled at me using his Alpha tone, and I could feel dominance riding waves off him. "You can never be my mate, I don't want a weak, ugly, horrible, and dirty thing as my mate," His grip tightened, choking me deeper against the tree.

Breathing heavily, I stammered, my voice barely audible."Please..." I cried out, holding his grip. "Okay... Okay enough of the drama," Ava suddenly spoke up once again, sounding bored.

"Since you want this, you're invited to our marking ceremony tonight during the moonlight festival," she smiled but I could only look up to stare at her. The heaviness in my heart brought tears to my eyes seeing the unwavering smirk on her lips. To have thought that she was once my friend, hurts deeply.

"You have no choice but to be there, to witness my canine pierced into that delicate neck of my chosen mate under the watchful eyes of the moon goddess," Vincenzo's voice was dreadful, venom dripping from them. The words he spoke were filled with malice and poison as he pointed at Ava as his chosen mate, my best friend!

So sad, I couldn't do anything but watch them storm out of the place after he pushed me hard against the ground. I have never seen Ava so pissed off before, she was a jovial, sweet, and innocent girl but right now... She seems more deadly than the devil himself all because Vincenzo Salvatore was my mate! I thought that she was supposed to be happy for me, after all, she never loved him but Colton.

Tears roll down my eyes as I stare down at the deep blue ocean in front of me. I don't understand but my parents have always told me that a mate is the person that will want you for who you are and will never resist the urge to be with you but... Vincenzo had known since last year he turned eighteen and still lived without me. Did they lie to me? Or think that everyone will have the same love fairytale story as theirs?

I clutched my heart tightly, weeping very hard. How could Ava do this to me? I thought that she never loved Vincenzo Salvatore, so why want to bear his mark knowing fully well that I was his? Has she even ever acknowledged me as a friend all this while? Is not as if I chose him as my mate but the moon goddess did so why the sudden hatred? But why the moon goddess? Why? Why mate me to him knowing fully well that he wouldn't want me but Ava?

Why make me the object of mockery? The humiliation, irritation, and rejection were hard to bear and now my chances of finding another mate are impossible. Why, Selena, why?! The question hung in the air as my emotions poured down heavily breaking me into pieces.