Rejected Fate Chapter 05

Rejected Fate Chapter 05

My phone kept buzzing with messages the entire drive away from Blackshadow Pack. 

I frowned, growing annoyed at the endless. 

notifications. 

Xavier reached over, took my phone and powered 

it off completely. 

“There, no more disturbances. Get some rest. I will 

wake you once we arrive.” 

I closed my eyes and fell asleep peacefully. 

Upon reaching Silverpine Pack, Master Sanders scolded me nonstop for half an hour straight. 

Even so, my heart felt light and joyful. 

This place housed countless rare moonwood 

varieties I had never seen or studied before. 

I threw myself wholeheartedly into carving 

learning, leaving no room in my mind for anything 

else. 

Until one day, I spotted Daniel right outside the 

entrance of the Moonwood Guild. 

He looked completely wrecked–stubble 

shadowed his jaw, and his hair was a tangled 

mess. 

His eyes lit up the second he caught sight of me. 

“Isabella!” 

I turned at once, ready to walk away. 

He hurried after me and grabbed my wrist tightly. 

“Quit acting like a child! I spent days tracking you 

down here.” 

I stopped in my tracks and stared at him calmly. 

“Daniel, I made myself crystal clear that night.” 

“I don’t love you anymore. I’m never going back to 

Blackshadow Pack. All I want now is to master 

moonwood carving.” 

His fingers tightened abruptly, squeezing my wrist 

until dull pain spread through my skin. 

“I refuse to believe it.” 

“You chased me for eight years, confessed to me 

countless times.” 

“I will never believe you have fallen out of love with 

me.” 

“Come back with me right now, and I will accept 

your confession.” 

He looked at me with blatant arrogance, fully convinced I would beam with joy, obey him. 

without hesitation, and stay by his side like I 

always had. 

I fixed my gaze on him and asked plainly, “Daniel, 

why do you want me back? Do you truly love me?” 

His eyes flickered away nervously. He parted his 

lips yet could not utter a single word. 

I stared straight into his evasive eyes without 

blinking. 

“You do not love me at all.” 

“You only love the feeling of being chased.” 

“You only enjoy turning me down time after time.” 

“Do you know how many times I confessed to 

you?” 

His face darkened uncomfortably. 

“How could I keep count? You kept coming to me 

with confessions all the time.” 

“Ninety–nine times,” I answered for him coldly. 

“You rejected me ninety–eight times. The last 

acceptance was nothing but an April Fools‘ prank.” 

Panic flashed across Daniel’s face. He loosened 

his grip on my wrist unconsciously. 

“It was April Fools‘ Day. Everyone knows nothing 

said that day counts.” 

“Only you, obsessed with your wooden carvings, 

took it seriously.” 

“Fine, I was wrong.” 

“I should not have toyed with your confession. 

Now will you come back with me?” 

I let out a soft laugh. 

His so–called apology was never sincere. He only 

wanted me to return and revolve around him once 

again. 

I looked him dead in the eye and spoke each word 

slowly and firmly. 

“Daniel Grant, I, Isabella Jordan, reject you as my 

mate.” 

After uttering the official mate rejection, I felt 

absolutely nothing inside. 

My inner wolf felt no pain, no sorrow, no lingering 

heartache at all. 

In stark contrast, Daniel turned deathly pale. He 

clutched his chest tightly, as if something. 

irreplaceable was slipping away from his soul 

rapidly. 

Right then, Xavier’s voice drifted over from the 

guild doorway. 

“Izzy, it’s time for your class.” 

I ignored Daniel completely and ran straight 

toward Xavier. 

“Isabella, you will regret this!” 

A furious roar burst out behind me. 

I waved my back casually, no hesitation in my 

tone. 

“I won’t.” 

We stepped inside the Moonwood Guild. 

Xavier suddenly halted his steps. 

“Izzy, are you really over that foolish alpha?” 

I shook my head firmly. “I am.” 

“You will never go back?” 

I shook my head again without a second thought. 

“Never.” 

Xavier let out a quiet sigh of relief. 

He raised his hand and ruffled my hair gently. 

Then he walked off with a spring in his step I’d 

never seen from him before. 

I had never seen the steady, composed Xavier 

walk in such a carefree way before. 

Xavier looked genuinely happy.