"From what I've read about rejection, you'll feel devastation, pain, and sorrow all at once then you go numb. But then all that is replaced by anger." Dad gritted his teeth. "Don't give in to that anger. You may never return from it."
Mom pulled back grabbing my hands. "What happened?"
I stared down at my pale hands. Red holes and scrapes were just started to heal up from the splinters. Werewolves heal fast but this had taken longer than usual. I wondered if rejection could lower my healing rate.
"I was holding onto a shelf in the pantry when he rejected me. The pain must have made me squeeze too tightly, and I crushed the board. I got the splinters out," I said.
The door to the meeting room opened as Riley, Xavier, and Ivy walked in, shutting the door behind them.
The sight of Ivy stung me. My heart shot a lightning bolt of pain through my body and I swallowed hard.
"What happened?" Riley asked.
I shook my head as I stepped back away from my mother.
"Who rejected you?" My father's words seared my soul once again with the mere thought of Nolan and being rejected.
Xavier's eyes blazed with anger as he let out a deadly growl. "What the fuck?"
"It was Nolan," Ivy spoke for me; her voice was composed and indifferent.
All their heads whipped toward her.
Anger riled up inside of me. "He rejected me for you."
"I know."
"Ivy, how could you let this happen?" Dad growled.
"I told you you shouldn't get involved with a werewolf that hadn't met their mate!" Mom snapped, walking toward her.
Her eyes pooled with unshed tears. "I was grieving! Nolan was there for me when Jackson died. Is it wrong to have fallen for him when he was the only one there to hold me through that pain?"
"You just told us how Nolan was only a distraction to you!" Riley got in her face.
"Ivy. We were all there for you after Jackson's death. You cannot use your deceased mate as a scapegoat," Mom said, placing a hand on Riley's shoulder to move her slightly.
"He's made his choice. I'm sorry..." She cried, burying her face in her hands.
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. "I can't have her in here."
"Your sister's soul is breaking. Rejection is powerful enough to kill werewolves. If Sophia wasn't of Alpha blood, she would be dead," Dad clenched his jaw tight.
"I want to tear his fucking throat out. Honestly, I'm not your biggest fan right now either, Ivy." Xavier's fists clenched.
I wrapped my arms around myself and tried to block out their voices. Another wave of anger wracked my body; my wolf begged to be let loose. I couldn't listen to this any longer.
"This is irreversible. Nolan will never change his mind, and I don't want him to. Not if I wasn't everything he wanted from the start." I stalked toward Ivy as my claws extended from my nails, tearing through my flesh. "I don't want him either." With that, I walked past her and out the door.
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