KING ELIJAH

I am sitting in the library with my bestfriend, Anna, and a few of our Course-mates as we reverse on some topics for the last exam of the semester. I was silent, not altering a word for my mind was occupied with the dream I had last night-I wouldn't exactly call it a dream, more like a memory mocking me. The words that broke my heart into a million pecies still fresh and replaying itself like a broken record in my head.

"You're a psycho Celeste, i can't be mated to you. You're fat and disgusting. You are not fit for a luna."

"Andrew, wh-what are you sa-saying?" I asked my mate, my voice craking and tears streaming from my eyes. I know what was to come, he was going to reject me. The disgust and hatred he held for me clearly showing in his eyes.

"I, Andrew Walter, soon to be alpha of crestfall pack reject you Celeste Sampson as my mate and future luna to the crestfall pack."

My eyes, glistered with tears and my eyes stings from trying to keep them in. I took in a deep breath, blinking rapidly to keep the tears from falling.

I look at my left to where Anna was seated and saw her giving me a concerned look, I could tell she was about to ask me what was wrong and I shake my head telling her that I was okay. I know she didn't believe me but I was also glad that she didn't push it.

Instead of thinking of my ex-mate Andrew, I decid to focus my attention back on my studies.

When I got to my dorm later that evening, I collapse down onto my bed and stare up at my ceiling. I reached for my phone that was in my bag and saw seven missed calls from my mother.

"Shit" I cussed under my breath. I shake my head already knowing why she was calling.

My fingers, gingerly hooked over mom's name and I quickly clicked on the call button before I have time to back out. Placing the phone to my ear, I listen to it ring and ring before she picked it.

"Hi, mom," I breathe out. "How are you doing?"

"Celeste!" Mom's voice said loudly making me take the phone from my ear before she damages my eardrums.

"I have been calling your phone for hours."

"I was busy with college, mom" I tell her using my right hand to take my hair out of it's bun.

"Yeah, yeah." she said. I could tell she was rolling her eye at what I said.

"So,I and your dad was hoping if you could come home for Christmas this year." mom asked.

She has been asking me every Christmas for the past three years to come home but she knows I can't. I close my eyes using my hand to rub my temple. I couldn't deal with this.

"I can't mom," I gritted out trying my best to no lash out. She knows I couldn't go back to crestfall especially with Andrew been the new Alpha of my old pack.

After Andrew rejected me as his mate, I moved to New York after high school and tried starting a new life. I am currently at my last year in New York University and studying to become a phycologist.

"Oh come on Celeste!" Mom shouted, "We haven't seen you in three years, We miss you sweetie."

I close eyes tightly and puff out a breath. Andrew shouldn't be the reason why I shouldn't see my family. He moved on and I should too.