Chapter 139 Rejection

Chapter 139 Rejection
~Hazel~

"MATE!" Mia purred in my head, just confirming to me that we had finally met our mate after twenty-five years.

I searched my eyes in the crowd and tried to trace the scent.However, I couldn't see him.The scent became stronger with each passing second and my wolf fought for release so that she could go to meet her destined mate for the very first time.

"Hazel,Hazel."Luciano's worried voice woke me up from the trance that I was in and I turned my head to look at him and tears flowed freely from my eyes.

"I can smell his scent in the air, Luciano. He is around,  my mate is around."I informed Luciano and he tensed when he heard my words but composed immediately.

"What?"He asked in a low voice but I could see fear in his eyes. I know he was afraid of losing me and so was I.

"Promise me that you're not going to give in to the mate bond, Hazel.You are Mine!"Luciano said possessively and gave my hand a tight squeeze.

I wrapped my hands around Luciano so tightly without a care in the world. I didn't care if I had to behave like a royal or not,all I wanted was his closeness to me. I inhaled his musk scent deep in my lungs, reminding my wolf what our chosen mate smelled like.

"Hazel! Nobody is going to take you and our babies from me!"Luciano said in a final voice and hugged me back tightly, giving my body a gentle squeeze.

I closed my eyes and basked in his warm embrace for a while then pulled out and wiped tears from my eyes.I noticed people around were looking at us oddly.However, that was none of my business since I had an important thing to do at the moment.

"I would like you to accompany me so that I can search for my mate and let him know that there will never be us," I  said in almost a whisper, wiping tears from my eyes using the back of my hand.

"Nobody is going to take me from you, Luciano.I'm going to fight for us.I will fight for us."I assured Luciano and he nodded his head vigorously.There is no way that I'm going to leave Luciano for my fated mate.I will choose him over and over again because we have sacrificed so much.

Where has my fated mate been all these years? Why didn't he look for me when I was so desperate and needed him the most?

I recalled the day that Sebastian found his destined mate when we were still married.  I ran to the woods and howled to the moon goddess to give me my destined mate so that he could help me go through the heartbreak that I experienced.

I just wanted him to look into my teary eyes and tell me that everything was going to be alright. I just wanted him to pop into my life, hold my hand and take me away with him because the heartache was unbearable.

That was the time that I wished to find my mate because it was one of the most painful days of my life. The thought of it made me feel angry at my mysterious mate.

Where was he at that time? Now everything is going right in my life!I have a husband who loves me unconditionally and we are soon going to be parents. I have been crowned queen minutes ago and now my destined mate pops into my life when everything is going well for me?

A deep sigh escaped my lips when those thoughts clouded in my head.

"I'm here for you, Hazel.  I won't allow him to take you away from me! I'm going to fight for you if I have to."Luciano told me, giving my hand a tight squeeze and I nodded.

I was so happy that Luciano was going to be by my side as I faced this dilemma. I couldn't help but wrap my hands around Luciano for a hundredth time already.

"Your Highness, Can I have a word with you."A brown-haired young man who was dressed like a royal bowed to Luciano.

"Prince,  Samwel!"Luciano said and the corner of his lips curved into a smile. I tried to put on a smile despite everything.  The prince bowed to me as well, giving me the respect that I deserved.

"I would like to talk to you, Prince Samwel."Luciano paused and took a deep breath, "However,  I can't right now because I have a lot of things to attend to."He denied politely and I watched hope leave Samwel's eyes.

"I'm not going to take much of your time,  King Luciano. I promise I'm going to be quick.My life is at stake,your highness.I will lose the chance of becoming the next king of my kingdom if I don't talk to you about it.That was my father's condition."Samwel said and I saw fear in his eyes.

"What about we talk about it tomorrow morning? Right now I don't have that much time."Luciano said and Samwel nodded in agreement. I couldn't help but wonder how cruel parents can be sometimes.

My senses awakened again when my mate's strong scent hit my nostrils.I grabbed Luciano's hand and we walked away from the royal families who were talking amongst themselves as they tried to make allays.

Luciano accompanied me as I followed my mate's scent and I'm glad that he was there to give me the strength to face it.

My heart pounded wildly against my ribcage when the scent got more strong with each step I took and I couldn't tell that he was around. I swept my eyes all over the place and only one person caught my attention when I looked his way.

I felt a resistible pull that drove me to him when I looked into those blue eyes.  I held onto Luciano's hand so tightly resisting the urge to run to my mate and wrap my hands around him so tightly.

"MATE!"I heard both Mia's and my mates voice in my head.His voice was deep and soothing that it made me want to listen to it for eternity if possible.However,I took a deep breath and cling onto Luciano's hand so tightly.

"Andrian?"Luciano called in surprise and I couldn't help but frown. I looked at my mate and then looked back at Luciano, it seemed like they knew one another too well.

"Your Highness, congratulations on being crowned as the king of the Southern kingdom."He bowed in respect and I could tell that Andrian had so much respect for Luciano by the way he talked to him. Andrian turned his head to look at me and my heart thumped crazily against my ribcage.

By the look on his face, I could tell that Andrian was fighting the urge to wrap his arms around me too and so was I. He looked at Luciano then looked back at me and that's  when he realised that I was heavily pregnant and that the father was Luciano.

I saw hope of us being together leave his eyes and  there was nothing that I could do about it. I took a deep and looked the prince straight in the eyes.

"I have come to inform you that there would never be us.I already have someone else in my life who I love so much and I'm carrying his babies."I paused and heaved a deep sigh.I felt the need to explain to Andrian since I didn't want to keep his hopes up.He already knows that our future is blurry, however,I wanted him to hear the words come from my lips.

"I'm sorry."I told the young man and he was quiet for a while. He heaved a deep sigh and ran his fingers through his brown short hair.

I know it was painful.Every Lycan or werewolf have high expectations about there fated mates.I know he had build castles in his head but…I had to demolish it because it's impossible for the two of us to be together.

"I see."He said and the corner of his lips curved into a bitter smile.I felt the pain in his voice because of the mate bond.I felt as though I had betrayed him.I took deep breaths to calm down.

"I, Hazel Del Mundon, the queen of the Southern kingdom, reject Andrian as my destined mate," I said in a bold voice because I wanted Luciano to know that I was choosing him over the stranger that I had just met.

Even though I didn't want to admit it, I felt a little ache deep down in my heart with each word that escaped my lips.

Andrian was quiet for a while. I know he never expected his destined mate to be heavily pregnant with someone else's pup.I know how deep it cuts.However,Andrian pretended to be strong enough to take my rejection.He was acting this tough because he is a royal,that is how they are taught.Never to show their emotions no matter how painful the incidence is.

"I, Andrian Jason,the prince of the Malakai kingdom, accept your rejection."He said in a wounded voice and tears freely flowed from my eyes. I felt some emptiness in my heart and I couldn't hold back tears anymore.

"Luciano,I don't want to be here anymore.I want to go back to the castle."I informed him and turned around then walked away. I didn't want to stay in the Arena anymore. I just wanted to be away from everyone and everything.