You Rejected A Silver Wolf

Rihanna's POV

It was the Princess's birthday, she lived another year to cause hell for me.

The decorations of pink and white at the ballroom sickened me. It always had actually. It reminded me of the worst year of my life, reoccurring.

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When I was nine-year-old, Princess’s Vanessa’s was having her tenth birthday and the ballroom was filled with white and pink designs.

I crept towards the long table were meals of different cultures and origins were laid, along sides cocktails and wines.

I raised my legs to where her cake was kept, on the highest table, and gleamed wickedly at it.

My twin brother, Raymond, was in charge of keeping the little pups away from the table but he was far off outside the ballroom, watching the Alpha King invite the guests.

I knew my brother would get in trouble for what I was about doing but I had to do it. Princess Vanessa owed me everything.

I slapped down the cake, spreading it across the table. It made a melting sound and the high steps toppled to the ground.

Inside of me, I felt bad ruining it but this was revenge. I was being petty but that was all nine-year old me could think off.

Hearing footsteps from outside the ballroom, I envisioned the Luna Queen and the servants coming.

I had shifted early so had my wolf, Lana. She told me to run away but I stubbornly didn’t. I didn’t care, I wanted them to see me. I wanted Princess Vanessa to see me. I ruined her cake!

But Raymond appeared. His expression went from surprise to anger and then fear. He pulled me by the ear but I slapped his hands off.

“Serves Princess Vanessa right!”

My voice was small and light so I made a noise shouting like that.

“And you’d be served a punishment soon!” he barely finished when the our Luna Queen walked into the kitchen.

She wore a smile on her lips, which was also smeared bright red, matching her auburn hair.

Her bright green eyes darkened on seeing the ruined cake. She pinched her skin through her white dress wanting for everything to be a dream.

“Rihanna, it’s you again!” she tried dragging my hair but I quickly bit her hands.

I began screaming while throwing cake on her. She was very annoyed that I was ruining her dress but I still didn’t care. I hated her like I hated her daughter.

My mother rushed in, running with her blue stilettos that I felt would break any minute.

A victorious smirk was etched to my face as everyone came in, seeing the cake and the Luna Queen. Even Princess Vanessa came in and my wolf began laughing.

“Who did this!” my father barked, he was the Beta of our Kingdom, he looked scary towering down at my brother in his black suit.

The Alpha King pushed my father aside and came in front. He’s expression changed to something different.

The guests came closer one by one, eyeing the melted cake on the ground. I noticed a guest, Duchess Vivian wearing an impressed smirk. But then Princess Vanessa burst to a wail.

They all must have seen the cake stained on me. I laughed like a mad wolf despite everyone looking at me.

“She's the daughter of Beta Sam, so the prophecy is true...”

A murmur rippled through the crowd of onlookers. Prophecy? What prophecy? I couldn't help but laugh, but Alpha King's face darkened visibly.

“I pushed Rihanna to the cake. It’s my fault.” Raymond shouted as the Alpha King advanced to me. I stopped laughing.

“Sam, what’s wrong with your children!” the Alpha King yelled at my father.

I wanted to scream at him, to demand what was wrong with his family.

Alpha King looked down at me, his scarlet eyes, once dominating, now filled with anger and suspicion.

“So you really like to challenge the royal family.”

I didn't give an inch. I knew I was a beast. But her daughter was a bully, picking on every pup of lower status since she learned how to speak.

“Please, let her go. I messed up the cake not her!” Raymond stuttered, his small suit was already stained with dirt.

Raymond pushed me down and I fell on the cake. He repeated his claim on messing up the cake.

What was he so scared off? Why’s he protecting me? Is it because of the prophecy that everybody is talking about?

“Raymond? Rihanna? Who messed up this cake and why?” my father asked, calmly.

With Raymond behind me, he gave me a sign with his fingers not to speak. I grumpily obeyed.

My mother looked at me disappointedly. They surely knew it was me. Raymond was never reckless, that’s why he was asked to watch the cake. I was the little witch around the house.

But since Raymond agreed to the crime, he was punished. And I didn’t know that could happen.

My brother was given fifteen strokes for it.

I was so upset when I heard it was the Alpha King’s will, I slid low.

Why was Princess Vanessa's cake so precious?

Princess Vanessa had earlier annoyed me by calling my father a stupid dog who only listened to her father without having a will of his own.

My hatred for the royal family increased, but in return, the whole pack hated me. They didn’t like my confidence to stand up to myself. Or my mischievousness.

Aside from that, I also sensed something strange in their attitude towards me, only I didn't understand what it meant since I was only a child.

They cursed at me that I was the reason for my brother’s scarred back, that I would jinx everything. And no one played with me, I didn’t mind till I finally began to.

My mother hated me and I became an embarrassment to my father. How ironic, all I had wanted was payback to Princess Vanessa for insulting my father.

I revenged in the most painful way I could think of as a child but my actions kept on hunting me.

Princess Vanessa occasionally spread lies against me, that I destroyed one thing or the other, or that one day I will betray the pack. People believed and hated me more.

I became timid ever since. I was now diminutive due to lack of love and care. I didn’t have confidence left.

I was the most hated in the pack, all thanks to Princess Vanessa.

*****

Now Princess's birthday had come again, and she was to find her mate today.Thus our whole pack was suddenly filled with some rush of energy, confidence and mischievousness.

But this smelt like more trouble for me. So when the guests gathered around Princess Vanessa, I stood far away, not wanting get accused of anything again.

Our kingdom was a group of packs, with ours Black Hills being the most powerful, hence our Alpha, being the King.

Deep down, I always felt like he didn’t deserve it. And somehow I knew it’s the truth.

The guests were from different packs and more were to come.

They sang songs to the Princess, and gifted her precious stones from their land.

Duchess Vivian gave her a bracelet with a supposed wishing gem. They granted one’s deepest wishes.

That was a dangerous gift to give someone like Princess Vanessa.

I stayed up at the hill, to ensure I didn’t spoil their mood or appetite. I hadn’t worn a formal dress and just a long-sleeved jacket with jeans.

“Rih, what are you doing there?”.

I expected to see my brother Raymond but I turned to see the Alpha King’s son, Prince Chris. My cheeks flushed a little, I jumped from the tree I was on.

“Um… nothing. Just watching” I removed some strands on my face backwards, looking him in the eyes. Those ocean-blue eyes were almost translucent in the sunlight, looking at me intently. I became self conscious.

“Hmm. From here? Why don’t you go down? Can you see anything?” he tried to look from where I was standing.

Sometimes he forgot I was the hated Beta’s daughter. His niceness to me usually caught me off guard because he was my enemy’s brother!

My ears weren’t very sharp so my eyes were sharper. He was almost slipping from the hill, from trying to peek from the hill so I wrapped my hands around him.

“Thank you.” he sighed, deeply, as I pulled him back. My face was beet red and I dare not look at him. I had felt sparks holding him.

Rihanna's POV

It seemed Princess Vanessa won’t find her mate this time. If she does, he wouldn’t be amongst those fine Alpha males she hoped on.

Seeing the third chariot coming in today carrying the last Alpha or soon to be Alpha or son of an Alpha, I wanted to laugh, my wolf, Lana, was laughing already.

“Today would be bad for her. I’d annoy her again.” Lana smirked devilishly.

I brushed the idea off immediately, “You wouldn’t. Stop acting like a rash cause you have powers. You’d be caught.”

And then I’d be punished for it, I only wish to lie low in this pack and be happy as I can be.

Raymond ran to me and I chuckled seeing him struggle to climb the hill, the gel on his hair had weakened, making his hair look tattered.

But he looked dashing nevertheless, nothing seemed to make him look bad.

I looked ahead and saw Princess Vanessa's frustrated face. It remained one more Alpha to arrive.

I didn’t get why she, as an Alpha King’s daughter, had to get married to an Alpha as well. It should be to her mate, Alpha or not.

And if he wasn’t Alpha, would she bear to reject him? Insecure thoughts filtered into my head. Would my own mate reject me? I was a no one.

“Ahh, Rih, how do you do this!” Raymond grunted as he finally reached the top hill, he laid face up besides me. I rolled my eyes.

He was just a weak little wolf. Or I was a really strong wolf. Ever since I had Lana, I knew I was different, I could tell from her silver coat. I made sure not to show it so not to get hated more.

“Why are you here? Won’t you go sing for your princess?”

I teased him. I knew he hated her and his disgusted face confirmed it.

“If you are her mate, you both would feel a mate bond before eighteen. Neither of you felt one so you can’t be her mate now.” I explained.

And if you were, dear brother, I’d make sure you reject her because she’d be the end of you.

Ray shrugged, “She's nice to me recently. Maybe it’s because her brother’s coronation is coming.”

I nodded. That was another big event coming. By then, all the young girls in our pack would have turned eighteen, so he can be coronated with a Luna Queen. I was a bit anxious.

“Oh look, here comes Jake Justin of the Black Rose Pack, the younger son of the Alpha. Princess Vanessa better be lucky.” Raymond looked ahead.

I followed his gaze.

Never had I seen a Black Rose werewolf before. They were usually heavily tanned and very very sexy. It was a rumor but were very true.

Jake Justin jumped down from his horse and I felt the ground tremble from where I was. He had a powerful aura that the pack and guests felt.

He wore a tuxedo jacket with formal black boots. His hair was in mullet style and his dark eyes added more power to him.

Also the black rose on his cloth was chef kiss.

Princess Vanessa shook when he bowed at her. She could barely bow back. I noticed the smirk he had, he knew the aura he emitted.

“I like that guy already.” I blurted.

I liked any guy who'd mess around with Princess Vanessa and make her feel lower. The Alpha must be well informed.

“You like him? Well, he and Princess Vanessa don’t seem to be mates. Hope for the best!” Raymond shouted.

My eyes widened and I slapped his shoulders. The future alpha of the Black Rose being my mate? They were all so mysterious, rarely attending any events of the kingdom, I knew almost nothing about them.

“I didn’t mean I want him as mate. I just meant I liked that he’s messing with Princess Vanessa. Baloney head!” I added a knock on his head.

He sprang up from the ground and I ducked, “Nah, I’d get you Rih. For now, let me go grab some cake. Want some?”

I shook my head. “I don’t want her cake.” My eyes remained fixed on Jake Justin, I watched him interacting with the other Alphas.

There was something about his smile, they didn’t seem real, and faded off almost immediately. I recognized those fake smiles.

The Alpha of Red Moon Pack stood up to give a toast to Princess Vanessa, “To the Princess's health and beauty.”

Everyone cheered except Jake Justin.

I gagged. Princess Vanessa’s beauty was a gift from her mother. And improved greatly by heavy makeup. That Alpha was just looking for favor.

Another Alpha stood up to toast and I realized they’d all toast for her. “To the Princess's wisdom and grace.”

Lana rolled her eyes. Princess Vanessa had no grace, and wisdom! They were really looking out for the Alpha King’s favor.

The father already had a proud smile. The third Alpha stood up, he seemed like he was searching for what to say.

“To the Princess’s happy marriage and long long life.” It was cheered and even the Alpha King nodded at it. Meh. I awaited Jake Justin's.

“The Princess is highly blessed already. I'd toast to the future Alpha King and his Betas and to the unity of our Packs under his rulership!”

Loud cheers erupted from the crowd after Jake Justin’s toast, even my father even clapped. The Alpha King’s face stiffened but he forced a smile.

I caught up on what Jake Justin did there. Black Rose Pack was amongst the pack who had voted me to be among the Alpha King’s Betas. I was so honored that such a powerful pack valued me.

“Thank you. My Betas and I would do a good job.” Prince Chris responded to the toast with a bow. And they’re were more cheers.

Jake Justin nodded and the other Alphas gave him a friendly pat. Raymond was there and he also bowed at the Alphas. They did the same.

It seemed they searched around for me but couldn’t see me. I noticed Jake Justin looking above the hills but he looked down again.

I felt more important all of a sudden. The other Alphas didn’t think I was irrelevant and Prince Chris, as well. Lana swelled in pride inside me.

“I like these guys.” she smiled. I nodded. I really really like these Alphas.

Lana pushed me forward and we slid down the hill. Jake Justin’s head popped up again and he looked above the hills.

I forgot Black Rose wolves lived in the forest so their sense of hearing were very sharp. If he was hearing something from the hills, he’d be alert.

Walking towards them, I had an air of intoxicating pride released by my silver wolf, however my mind link was broken into and a hoarse voice ordered. “Rihanna, return NOW!”

My wolf whimpered, it was our Alpha King.

I saw Raymond look up at where I was and Jake Justin followed his gaze. They all wanted to see me.

Rihanna’s POV

A Beta’s daughter shouldn’t do the cleaning working with maids. But I was required to do this with Sasha, a maid's daughter, after the Princess birthday party.

I can’t remember the last time I was allowed to train like other wolves, making me very weak except my wolf powers. Raymond did teach me some skills from time to time.

Sasha swept towards my washed plates for another time and I dropped the one I was washing into the basin. “Sasha, don’t try me.”

“Lady Rihanna, I don’t know you speak, honestly. And what are you gonna do?” she swept more sand into the plate.

My eyes darkened. She called me ‘Lady’ yet disrespected me. I knew Lana was getting angry. If Lana joined this fight, then it’d be more than biting we’d be doing.

“You don’t want to know, Sasha. You don’t what to know.”

But she did, as she swept more sand in. “Tell me my Lady, what are you going to do!” mockery laced in every word.

I let Lana take charge and her silvery self grabbed Sasha’s arm, twisting it harshly that she wail in anguish.

Lana stepped back and created a boundary but charge at her again, throwing her off by the invisible boundary. Sasha shifted to her own dark brown wolf.

I dashed to her legs to bite her but boy was that a wrong move, as Sasha flung from her leg. What kind of power was that! Lana felt weakened. She wasn’t strong without her powers.

Sasha dived down at me on the ground and landed punches that paralyzed me and shifted me back. I head butted her but it only made her stagger.

Lana groaned in disbelief. How could her blow be this weak. Sasha should be crying! But no, she spat at us calling us a weak wolf.

Sasha tore my face with her claws and I let out a shrill cry, I wanted to put my hands in my mouth to stop myself but it came out.

She had a victorious smirk, rising from me and I just laid there, blood oozing out from my face. Lana wanted to heal me but I stopped her.

Let them all see this. Wouldn’t they punish her! It was my father that came first, and then Raymond. Sasha had wiped off her smirk.

What replaced it was a scared and sorry look, “Beta, I’m sorry, she attacked me suddenly and my wolf pounced on her.”

I was glad she wasn’t trying to blame it all on me as it wouldn’t have worked, seeing her face was barely injured while I had a pattern on mine.

Raymond asked what happened, through our twin mind link only us could use it. I glanced at the dirt in the water and he understood me.

“Sasha, you were under punishment to clean with Rihanna. Rather you caused more problems by fighting with her!” Prince Chris barked.

I didn’t know he was there. I felt safe being around my father, Raymond and Prince Chris. My father hadn’t said anything, just studied my wounds.

“Why don’t they heal?” he asked gently.

“It hurts badly. She clawed my face.” I sniffed, burying my head on him. Sasha forgot her act and cursed at me, making them turn at her.

I smirked, she was a bitch, she could never hide herself. “So you started causing trouble with her, didn’t you?” Raymond barked at her.

She flinched, looking down. My brother was a damn Beta, she should be scared. I felt horrible with the way I lived.

I didn’t have any aura as a Beta. I was born one but wasn’t trained one. I wanted to be free to let my silver wolf exact vengeance for me. But she needed to be strong enough to do that.

“Why won’t anyone believe Sasha's story? Rihanna might have attacked her first.” Princess Vanessa walked in, with her father, the Alpha King.

They both wore matching caps, having their father daughter bond time again.

The Alpha King’s eyes tarried on my face and I felt he pitied me but it became cold again. I was barely feeling pain anymore. Lana beared it all.

“Vanessa, Rihanna is the one injured. And Rihanna is not strong enough to attack Sasha. Stop siding Sasha!” Prince Chris growled at his sister.

I loved the energy but I was embarrassed they all thought Sasha was stronger than me, she was, but that’s not how it should be. I’m a Beta.

“Chris handle this. We have a meeting with The other Alphas before they leave. Come Sam, Raymond too.” the Alpha King called, he pulled Princess Vanessa with him.

My brother and father left with them. Raymond gave me a small smile, patting my head.

I don’t know what Prince Chris said to Sasha, It was through mind link, or my poor hearing couldn’t pick it, but she cried and ran off.

We were left alone and I felt those flying butterflies again! When did I goddamn eat butterflies!

Prince Chris stooped down at me, still on the ground, I wanted to get up so he didn’t have to stoop but he stopped me.

His face was close and I could see his green eyes peering into my brown ones.

“I've handled Sasha! Now tell your wolf to heal you.” he smirked. How did he know I stopped my wolf from healing me?

I chuckled nervously and let Lana heal me.

“Those scars, your body is weak, they won’t disappear on time for your birthday. It’s in a week time.” he helped me get up.

Sparks erupted in me every time, I don’t think he felt them as he didn’t react. I arranged my black hair, detangling curls and brushed sand off my body.

“The day would pass like other days. It doesn’t really matter.”

“Didn’t you hear those Alphas? You are on your way to be my Beta. Everything about you matter. I’d start training you after your birthday.” he placed his hands on my shoulders.

I looked down, fighting the flush rising to my face, “Thank you, I can’t wait for my birthday then.” I said it casually but I really couldn’t wait.

I’d be strong enough to whoop Sasha’s butt and I could be free to show off Lana, my pretty silver wolf. She purred in excitement.

Those who hated me would have no choice but to fear me. I didn’t need their love anymore.

“Yeah, Raymond would also be legally my Beta, even before coronation. Oh, and he’d find his mate, right?” Prince Chris chuckled.

My eyes widened. I’d be finding my mate too. The flush rose to my face when Prince Chris turned to me, “You aren’t in pain, are you?”.

I shook my head. Did someone blush when they were in pain? Or he couldn’t read my expression?

I exhaled and shook my head again. It was good he couldn’t.

Whether Prince Chris was my mate, I hope he was, or whoever was my mate, I knew he’d treat me more better and I can be myself around him.

I low key wished he was from another pack than mine as everyone here hated me and I didn’t want a rejection. I wouldn’t bear a rejection.

Especially not from Prince Chris. It would break my heart that I didn’t want to admit that I had one.

But somehow as I thought about this, Jack Justin's stern and gloomy face reappeared in front of my eyes.

What was I thinking?

Rihanna’s POV

It was the D-day, the day I'd finally meet him, my mate.

The day I can show off my silver wolf, bar them all from coming near me and emitting intimidating auras. They’d all shudder in fear as I fulfilled the prophecy.

Long ago, they was a random prophecy that a silver wolf would bless the werewolf land. One stronger than any Alpha King could control.

He or she wasn’t to be feared as they weren’t born to cause havoc but to integrate the lands and fight off any Werewolves' enemies.

It was said to be the blessing of the Moon goddess to her people but the twisted werewolves assumed it was a curse to control them.

Hence, ostracizing and killing silver wolves. Many silver wolves were slaughtered and sent away from their packs.

The moon goddess kept on blessing her people with the silver wolf till she stopped and that was when an Alpha King rose up to stop the belief.

His mate had been a silver wolf and he didn’t want her dead. With the help of other Alphas, he silenced the strange curse.

And with his mate, conquered all the enemies of the wolves land. For integrating the lands, he became Alpha King.

That was the grandfather of our current Alpha King Wayne. Lucky enough, silver wolfs can’t be inherited but given only by the moon goddess.

The werewolves were blessed again with a silver wolf and that was me.

But I had shifted while arguing with Raymond and had been scared to shift. When I did, no one cared anymore, and soon I was forgotten.

I snapped back to reality when Raymond danced into my room, flinging his black shiny hair tied in a ponytail around, I rolled my eyes.

“You’re gonna be a man today and you settle for a ponytail?”. Even I wouldn’t do that. I brushed it off, it was his problem anyway.

I swirled around in my red ball gown, admiring it. The maids at our mansion only just realized I existed and helped me into a gown I’ve never seen before.

It was annoying yet touching when my dad had shown me his mother’s wedding gown.

My mom didn’t care how I looked so didn’t buy anything for me. I had no savings either. I felt bad wearing my granny’s dress but it was pretty and I felt content.

Also, I had to wear pure diamond on her hand and neck. I felt more powerful and confident than I ever had.

And when dad said grandma only wore those once after her wedding, I shrugged. It was still almost new.

“Let's go!” Raymond yelped and ran out.

I flinched, had he been watching me the whole while as I was making dramatic poses and facial expressions.

Compared to me, he was wearing a new suede red piece suit that screamed expensive. His hair in a pony tail but he had a gold hair pin at his sides.

Yes, he did like using hair pins. His hair was almost longer than mine.

I tried to make a catwalk out, like our Luna Queen used to do, but I looked like I had pins on my thighs. I loosened and bounced out, still in grace.

There was something about my wolf Lana today. I thought she was being calm and nervous about finding our mate but she was just seemed quiet.

I looked around for Raymond as I left to the big yard, some guards spared me a glance and I raised my head high.

I saw my twin going towards the ballroom so I trotted immediately behind him, due to excitement and trying to avoid coming in late.

“We are legal baby!” I said to Lana. I felt no energy and it dampened my excitement. Was she feeling something negative happening today?

“My wolf is angry with me?” I sniffed. I heard her chuckle so I smiled. She always found it funny when I called her a wolf, like she wasn’t!

“And my human is turning eighteen today not really me. I’ve been with the Moon Goddess for long already.” she sassed back.

“Whatever. Today is your eighteenth year on earth. Loosen up. I think today will be magical” I swirled around.

“Whatever too.” she went back to her quiet state and fled to the back of my head. I ignored her, since she wasn’t worried about anything exactly.

I was out of the house and to the open field where ball room celebrations were held. No one was around or looked like they were there.

Raymond was standing outside.

“No-one is there?” it was almost a whisper.

He suddenly smiled and placed a hand on my lips. In twin mind link, he told me that they were hiding.

My heart beat increased and I felt excited. They planned a surprise birthday for me, and Raymond?

I know it was done more for Raymond than me but I couldn’t contain my excitement. I tried to act oblivious and walked into the hall.

Raymond followed me, trying to hide his smirk, “No one here. They forgot. We dressed up for nothing.” he sighed, dramatically. I giggled.

But no-one popped up. We stood there for almost minutes. I was beginning to believe they actually forgot. I heard Lana whimper in sadness.

My hearing wasn’t at it’s best so I asked Raymond if he heard something again inside. He answered in the negative. My shoulders slumped.

“So they did forget?” it wasn’t really a question. It was obvious they did. Everyone’s eighteenth birthday was a joy, except ours, because of me.

“Let’s get out of here!” Raymond dragged me through the door. I felt my eyes wet. Couldn’t they have celebrated us, for Raymond at least?

Lana was growing angry. What did we actually do to be hated?!

Then I let out a shriek as an exploding sound snapped at my ears. And my blood ran cold.

“Surprise!!!” it was the whole pack, outside the ball room. Mom and Dad had a ‘Happy Birthday' card. Our pack members had ‘Happy Birthday Beta'?

Well, since Raymond is officially their only beta, I guess they’re just celebrating him, still I was shocked to my bones to know they came.

They were all dressed in red and white which were our official birthday colors.

I raised my legs to find Duchess Vivian but sadly she wasn’t around. I really was looking forward to a gem bracelet.

We all went into the ball room again, and everywhere was lit brightly and showed it was decorated with red, white and gold.

The smell of perfumes were almost choking for me but the sound of music was calming. All eyes went on Raymond and I as they sang our birthday songs.

I felt loved for a while, though it dampened when it was dance time and no one asked me for a dance, not like I could dance.

“You look pretty Rih, I can’t take my eyes off!” Jude, the pack play boy grinned at me.

I rolled my eyes but bowed. I moved away before he asked for a dance.

He always bullied me as a kid, when I grew he stopped but sometimes threw sarcastic remarks at me, I didn’t know if this was one of them.

I was looking forward for someone seeing me, complimenting me. Prince Chris. But the Alpha King’s family weren’t here yet, their huge seats were empty.

I was almost tempted to seat at Princess Vanessa's seat, these heels were killing me.

I tried to smile at whoever smiled at me, and ignored the fact they only wished Raymond. Dad hugged me and said I looked pretty.

It seemed I really did. Me brushing my dark curly hair out, straightening it, and adding an eyeliner, popping by blue eyes, were worth it.

And then my eyes landed on it. A humongous cake, standing majestically on the center table. It had our both names. I was glad.

I didn’t really like cake after my experience with Princess Vanessa’s. Also, I rarely came to eat for others' birthdays but this one, I’d enjoy it.

“Where's the Alpha King? And Prince Chris? Please call them. Where are they?” mom enquired from my dad, with her usual impatient tone.

My dad was too busy straightening out Raymond’s suit that was rumpled by hugs of the pack members. I came closer to my mom.

“I’d go call them. Where can I find them?” I muttered, it would be wrong for a birthday celebrant to leave her party but I knew no one minded.

Mom gave me a disdained look and shrugged, “I don’t know. Just find them.”

I didn’t let that dampen my spirit and hopped to find them, Prince Chris exactly. I didn’t need the Alpha King to celebrate me, he didn’t like me anyway.

I heard some yells at the Alpha King’s mansion when coming closer. Peeking, I saw Sasha and Princess Vanessa quarreling about an issue.

They seemed dressed for my ball party. They weren’t needed. I stared at their dresses, red silk handless dresses. Sasha's had one hand.

She stomped out and ran into the forest after Princess Vanessa slapped her. Princess Vanessa looked guilty but went back to her house.

A smile came to my lips. I liked when besties fell out. I crawled closer to the house. A sweet smell hit my nose and I shuddered. What's our Luna Queen cooking now?

I nodded at the guards as I crawled into their courtyard. A naught guard whistled at me but I kept on walking. I never minded them, they were just appreciating my beauty!

The sweet smell became intense and was of vanilla and it was surely not from the Luna Queen's kitchen. Lana began coming to the surface attracted by it.

I heard footsteps was behind me. “Hey Rih, happy birth…” he stopped. It was Prince Chris. It was good he found me. I didn’t want to knock on the door.

Lana began jumping and screaming inside me. Attempting to shift. The sweet smell hit me strongly and I turned to Chris's confused face.

Could he smell it too?

“Mate, Mate!” My wolf yelped.

Rihanna’s POV

Prince Chris was my mate. As I had always dreamed. He was my mate. Lana stopped jumping when she saw his confused look become a bit sad.

Didn’t he want us? How could he be sad to see us? Lana slumped back inside as I walked towards Prince Chris.

“We are mates?” it wasn’t a question. It was clear we were. I may have a bad sight but not a bad sense of smell.

I studied his expression. No, this wasn’t the look of a man who just found their mate. It looked hurt but offended. I looked offended as well.

“You’re not happy we are mates, why?” I asked him. He didn’t look up in my eyes.

Someone cleared their throat behind and I looked to see the Alpha King towering over me. He was dressed as well, only with black suit.

The Alpha King looked at us incredulously and I understood he heard me of speaking of mates.

The Luna Queen walked out, her blonde hair was in a high pony, making her look taller. She looked over us.

She stared at Prince Chris in the eyes and spoke with him through mind link. I wondered what she said but then she abruptly walked out. Prince Chris sighed.

“You can’t be my son’s mate! What kind of pair is that?” the Alpha King asked the moon goddess the last part.

“And why!” I barked. I dared yell at him.

The Alpha King growled lowly and dragged my hand, “You are a weak wolf! A stupid weak wolf.” Prince Chris pulled his hand from me.

The Alpha King glared at him and I looked at Prince Chris confused, was he protecting me? Did it mean he was accepting me?

“If not you’re my Beta’s daughter, I’d have thrown you away long ago! You’re a curse to my kingdom.” the Alpha King scowled. Prince Chris's hands fell off me, I felt cold immediately.

The Alpha King shoved past his son and walked towards the birthday hall. Prince Chris and I stood there in silence. And it was eating me up.

“I am not weak, Prince Chris! My wolf is a—”

He shook his head firmly, cutting me off, as if whatever I was about to say had no place in this hall.

No, he needed to hear me out! I had a silver wolf; I was valuable to the pack. I wasn’t weak!

My wolf, Lana, became restless and started pacing around me.

“He’s going to reject us. We’ll be rejected by our mate. I knew it. That’s what made my heart ache earlier today. I knew it.”

I remained silent, struggling with the weight of his decision. Prince Chris and I had always shared a connection. He couldn’t…

“I’d reject you, Rih,” he said, breaking my heart.

“Maybe you’ll find someone else who loves you, but I have to reject you. I’m an Alpha King.”

My breathing became uneven. The Alpha King’s words echoed in my head. I was weak. I was stupid. Even my mate doesn’t want me.

And why! No one wants to tell me why I am hated. For destroying Vanessa’s cake as a nine year old? Then I’m sorry. Why would I be labelled with such hate!

“But you like me.” a lump was in my throat, I telepathically shared my pain with my twin so I'd be able to speak clearly, “And I like you too.”

His eyes sank, he looked away from me, “Well, that’s how mate pull works, isn’t?” he let out a painful chuckle, “It makes you think you’re in love.”

His words. I couldn’t believe them. Did he just deem the mate pull insignificant? Lana roared in me and I was scared of her reaction.

“Let him reject us already. He’s right, we were only interested in him due to the mate pull. He isn’t worth us.” her voice died to a whimper.

She didn’t believe what she was saying, I didn’t know what to believe now.

Prince Chris exhaled just as Raymond found us in front of the Alpha King’s mansion. With him came my parents, the guests and the pack members. Will I be rejected in front of them? On a day that was supposed to be special to me?

“Chris! Reject her already!” I heard the Luna Queen’s voice.

The people gasped and began whispering. Raymond came closer but the Luna Queen growled at him to stop. Prince Chris exhaled again.

Lana frowned, “Why’s he wasting time?”

I yelled back at her, “Do you really want to be rejected!”

“I don’t want to be ridiculed, Rihanna. I am a silver wolf. A goddamn silver wolf. Don’t you see they don’t know. If they know, they’d make you stay but enslave you, do you want that?”

Realization hit me. My pack had forgotten I was a silver wolf or else they wouldn’t reject me. I wiped off my streaming tears.

“I was only nice to you because I pitied you, Rih. I, Prince Chris Wayne, reject you, Rihanna Sam, as my mate. I’m sorry, may the moon goddess help you.”

The whispers increased and I saw Princess Vanessa’s head from a window. She had a smirk on. Some pack members had smirks on too.

They all celebrated my pain. Lana sighed. I don’t know where she got strength from but I felt strength coming in me too. Some guests looked sorry, and my father bowed his head.

“Fine!” I blurted.

Prince Chris had been avoiding my gaze but when I spoke, his head snapped to my direction, “What?”

I looked at Raymond whose eyes were already red. “I said fine.” I repeated, looking back at Prince Chris.

“And I, Rihanna Sams, accept your rejection, Future Alpha King Chris Wayne.” I had a pronounced mocking tone on “Alpha King”.

The Luna Queen growled and came forward, “That’s bold of you. So there’s some strength in you, after all.”

I shook my head. Strength she never knew I had. I looked back at Raymond at my parents. My mom, she had an indifferent expression.

“I’m leaving.” I said to Raymond through our mind link and turned around, walking out on all of them.

My red dress restrained me, so I tore it out, dropping the piece on the ground. I felt hurt ripping my grandmother’s wedding dress.

But while it held memories for her, it held sorrows for me. I hate my pack. Damn them! Damn all of them! I had my wolf to protect me.

Raymond followed behind me. When I heard my dad coming, I snapped back and growled at him. “Don't follow me, Beta.” I had the same mock emphasis, it shocked him. He was the weak wolf.

His daughter had to face humiliation, face rejection when she was a Beta’s daughter. He didn’t deserve to be my dad. Some better man must have produced me.

When I got to the house, Raymond helped me do whatever I wanted. Remove my makeup. Trash the house in anger.

Destroy all my paintings of Prince Chris, mom and dad and finally pack my things.

He was hesitant, “You are leaving?” it wasn’t much of a question. He knew I would.

“You’d be killed, Prince Chris would have to hunt you.”

Lana seethed and collapsed in me, her last wall of courage failing. He was no longer our mate. Why did he still affect her?

I sniffed, “Well, then I’d do what rogues do. Fight. But I wouldn’t be like other rogues with no purpose. I’d have a pack. A pack for real.”

I stared at Raymond's brown eyes as it reflected mine. I was determined and he needed to see that. His twin would be okay.

I folded the last painting, one of Raymond and threw it into my bag. Strapping behind me, I bounced out of the house.

“Where we’d I find you? Won’t you like to see my own mate?” Raymond blocked me, his tears free falling. He was the last thing I had here but shouldn’t stop me from leaving.

“She’d be a good girl. If not, reject her cos even gems can be rejected.” I shoved him aside and continued my way.

My tears fell from my eyes. I didn’t want to turn back or I could stay.

“Change your name.” I heard him say. I peeked back, “Change your name. I’d fake your death so no one would come after you.”

I was surprised at his words. Fake death? Would they believe it after I'd been headstrong? How’d I have my revenge if they think I’m dead?

“Even better. They won’t know what hit them.” Lana replied slyly. Her voice stronger.

I nodded to Raymond without facing him, “I will. Thank you. Bye. Protect our weak parents.” I saluted and continued on my way.

“We are free.”

“We are free.” I repeated after Lana.

“We are rogues.” she added. I paused.

“And that’s not as bad as it sounds.’

I felt a surge of energy blew through me as I crouched in my knees. Strapping my bag on my shoulders, I tried to shift.

I hadn’t shifted for almost five years. It was stressful and long and very painful but soon silvery fur covered my arms and legs

A boundary formed in front of me, one I knew only I could see.

I suppressed the howl trying to escape my lips. That would attract attention. I couldn’t adore my silver wolf as I couldn’t see myself.

But I felt powerful with my sharp claws and silvery fur. I was enchanting, I knew it. Lana stressed her paws and made small jumps.

“You ready, Silver.”

“I’m Your Silver. Tell me when you’re ready.” my wolf responded energetically. ‘Your Silver'. I repeated it to myself. I liked it.

“Yes, we are ‘Your Silver'. The only thing strong enough to cause a wolf pain, even Alpha Kings. Lana bounced impatiently and I told her to run.

She sped like a bolt past the tress that I felt I saw them move. She maintained the speed, breaking stones and twigs under her feet.

We looked back at the hills we always visited. It was far behind us, as did our pack.

Today I was a rogue. And not just any rogue. A Silver Wolf rogue.

The people who hurt me had seen nothing yet, nothing. They rejected a silver wolf but she’d be back.