Jolene Pov

"Listen carefully… I, Maverick of SharpEdges Pack, rejected you Jolene as my mate!" Maverick's face was cold and filled with disgust and loathing when he stared at me.

My happy expression immediately paled in shock and disappointment and I could feel deep searing pain and tightness in my heart which made me clutch my chest and gasp loudly in pain.

"I don't agree." I bit my lips and fought back the tears from dripping.

I just celebrated my seventeenth birthday two days ago, and I was eager to have my mate. But I never thought that my mate would be Maverick, the Alpha's son, nor do I believe that I'd be rejected fiercely by him before I could even acknowledge us.

Maverick took a step toward me, his handsome face which always made me blush a deep red now seems to send me to hell.

My breath was caught in my throat as he towered over me, his eyes boring down to me as if I was just an insignificant thing, "Do you think you're worthy of me?" Maverick spat out ruthlessly, "You're just a weak human, and you're not worthy of being my future Luna. You should just go and die!" Maverick spat out with disgust and cruelty which made my heart knock over in pain.

I've always known that Maverick hated me, perhaps he knew… No, he must have known that I was his mate three years ago which was the reason why he always had that loathful stare whenever I came across him.

I leaned against the wall for support due to dizziness, the pain of the rejection was too much for me to bear. And not to think of the pain and hate in his words. I never thought that my mate would do this to me.

I always thought having mates means standing by each other like my parents always do all the time, how can he mock me like that? Doesn't he know that it hurts not to have a wolf at the age of seventeen when everyone met theirs at the age of 10? How can he? How can he ask me to die?

I held my breath as my eyes watered, and a certain thought to yell at him crossed my mind. I kept wondering how he could be so ruthless, how he could be so heartless!

I closed my eyes and steeled my nerves, feeling the need to lash out at the alpha's son for his cruelty.

"I…" Feeling like I had gathered enough courage to speak, I opened my eyes only to find that he was gone.

My eyes watered bitterly, he was gone. Gone like that? Did I just lose the only mate I would have in this life?

My heart was torn into pieces as I slowly trudged toward home in silent steps. I couldn't hear anything, I couldn't see anything due to the tears that pooled in my eyes.

I was so tired of life and only had the thought to rest in Mom's hand. Mom knows how to comfort me to be okay! Mom will tell me everything will be better. I thought as I arrived at the front of our house in the pack.

Upon arriving at our familiar blue house, I leaned against the wall to inhale a deep breath; it was just as if I'm a powerless being.

"Yes, I am. I'm just a weak human, unlike everyone." So I want to gain enough strength before I face my parents.

"Honey, perhaps Jolene is really a human being? She still can't turn into her wolf, I'm worried." Mom's voice drifted into my ear which made me furrow my brows in confusion. What is Mom talking about? How can I be a human when I was born by two werewolv...

"I don't know what went wrong. I believed she was a wolf when we saw her body in that forest. Maybe she wasn't?" Father revealed which made me freeze in shock.

My body shook, and I had to lean on a wall for support; my breath quickened when Father revealed the truth.

I… I wasn't born by Mom and Dad? My body was actually found in a forest? It turns out that I've been living a lie since the very beginning.

I almost toppled over. The realization dawned upon me when I remembered how Mom always says I'm a late bloomer whenever I asked why I can't have my wolf; it turns out that I'm not a late bloomer. Actually, I was never a wolf. I was a weak human.

I was thinking about staying in Mom's embrace for comfort, but it turns out that I was adopted. Perhaps, they found me in the forest because I was rejected by my real parents.

My eyes watered with hot tears, the tears I'd been trying to hold finally freed themselves. My stomach churned, and all power left my system.

I found myself unable to gain the courage to knock on the door. How could I face them? After all, I wasn't even part of them, and they have always lied to me. How many times have they lied to me? I shook my head bitterly and immediately fled.

My legs were giving chase to a random path, but I knew it was leading me out of the pack, which is exactly what I needed right now.

This place isn't home to me anymore; I've been rejected by my mate, I find out that I'm not even born to my parents, and I'm not even from Sharpedges pack.

"Jolene," Someone holding a big bag called, but I couldn't even remember their name, I couldn't even remember their face.

But I remembered something I forgot; tonight is the full moon celebration for those who found their mate, but I guess I wasn't meant for this type of celebration.

"Maybe I should have just died as Prince Maverick said," I muttered out loudly in a sobbing voice, once I arrived in the comfort of the forest.

The forest was dark, chilly, and lonely, but it suited the mood I wanted. I leaned against a big tree with my heart aching extremely.

I still found it unbelievable to believe all I encountered today but when I pinched myself I knew I wasn't dreaming; I was just a lonely girl alone in the world.

I took in my surroundings and I discovered that I was actually on a cliff. The thought of closing my eyes and staying away from all this pain, from all these lies, brought comfort to me.

I slowly walked toward the cliff, with the hope of basking in this emptiness.

"I don't want to leave a lie in my next life. Goodbye." I whispered and with that, I closed my eyes and jumped down the cliff, saying my final goodbye to the world.