Page 18 of Two Years Gone

Zane stepped forward, growling, and I immediately realized what I had just done. He stood before us in an aggressive stance.

Suddenly, Alpha Daniel walked in.

“What is going on here?” he boomed.

None of us answered, refusing to be the first to break the silence. Alpha Daniel stood straight, radiating power and authority.

“In my office. Now!” he commanded.

We followed him to his office. Zane and I stood in front of his desk as he sat. Alpha Daniel motioned for us to sit, but neither of us accepted.

“One of you better start speaking,” Alpha Daniel said sternly.

I straightened myself, attempting to suppress my frustration.

“Alpha, Mariah attempted to speak offensively to my mother. I will take a lot of things but not that. Alpha Zane and she were in the middle of an intimate moment when we entered the kitchen and—”

“Zane, did you find your mate?” Alpha Daniel interrupted

I continued, “I asked. She wasn’t his mate, so I gave her a piece of my mind. If she was his mate, then I would have given her the respect deserved of a luna. Zane didn’t appreciate my words.”

Alpha Daniel turned to Zane with anger in his voice, rubbing his temples.

“You started this fight over a silly girl who isn’t even your mate? What the hell are you doing Zane? What if your true mate had walked in and seen you with her?”

I scoffed and looked at Zane.

“Wait, does he not know?”

Zane glared at me, daring me to speak.

I shook my head in disbelief.

“Alpha Daniel, Zane found his mate.”

Alpha Daniel’s eyes widened in shock as Zane yelled, “Shut up!”

“I was his mate,” I stated bluntly.

Alpha Daniel turned to me, shock and confusion written on his face.

“Ella?”

I stood and lowered my head.

“It was two years ago, before he left. He…” I took a deep breath. I could feel all of my newfound confidence fading.

“He rejected me.”

Alpha Daniel let out a growl.

“Hewhat?”

“He rejected me. But apparently, he seems to think he still has a claim on me while he messes around with her.”

Alpha Daniel sat down and let out a long breath.

“Ella I am so sorry. I had no idea this had happened. Obviously, you accepted his rejection?”