DID OUR MATE JUST REJECT US?

Jaxen’s pov,

My brothers and I came into the house at four in the morning. At this point, we were already tipsy from the many drinks we had with a friend. It was our birthday today, and I can't wait to know who my mate is. I just hope she's really beautiful; if not, I will reject her on the spot. I could feel my wolf staring at me with a bombastic side eye. I know it's funny, but I'm serious. It was difficult for werewolves to get drunk, no matter how much alcohol they drank. Well, we said goodnight to each other and wished ourselves a happy birthday before parting ways.

My room was the closest to Zara's room, and for a second, I wanted to know if she was asleep or not. I got closer to her room and for a second I noticed that a weird smell was coming out from her room, actually it's probably her. I quickly turned my back and went straight to my room. But why did she smell weird like that, and actually, it was my first time noticing it. I tried to sleep, but I couldn't; I kept thinking about Zara, she clouded my mind. I kept turning on my bed, but still I couldn't sleep.

Immediately it was dawn, I went straight to my brother's door. They greeted me, still half asleep.

“What's wrong, bro?” Jaxon asked with concern evident on his face.

“I hope you really have something meaningful to say because you can't wake us up this early; remember, we have a party tonight,” Jaxin said, doing a little yawning and rubbing his eye like a kid.

“Don't you guys smell something off?” I asked them.

“Really, Jaxen, is that why you woke us up this early. It's not fair, bro,” Jaxon said while trying to go back to sleep.

"I'm telling you, bro, something stinks, and it's been keeping me up all night," I said, convinced. "I know exactly where the smell is coming from."

Jaxin rubbed his eyes, trying to shake off sleep. "You're right, something does smell off... but who?"

I took a deep breath. "Our mate."

Jaxin's eyes snapped open, and he jumped out of bed. "What?! You know who she is, and you've been keeping her all to yourself?"

I didn't answer. Instead, I stormed out of the room, my brothers following close behind. We reached Zara's room, and I pushed open the door.

The room was tiny, with barely any furniture. I felt a pang of guilt and anger. How could Zara have been living in such a small, bare space for years?

My brothers looked stunned, their faces reflecting their shock. They realized now that I was right – the smell was coming from Zara's room.

But as we stood there, taking in the bleakness of her room, I felt a deeper emotion stirring inside me. It was a mix of sadness, anger, and protectiveness. How could our pack have neglected Zara's needs for so long?

I knew at that moment, I would do everything in my power to make it right.

“I'm gonna wait for her to come back, right here,” Jaxin said, curling up on her tiny cot. “I'm still in shock that Zara is our mate, but why is she smelling like this? I just hope that she is not in some kind of trouble.”

"I'm going to go get her right now," Jaxon said, his voice filled with excitement.

But I stopped him. "Wait, relax. Let's take a moment to process this." I looked at my brothers, seeing the mix of emotions on their faces. We had found our mate, and it was someone we had been living with all along - Zara.

As I glanced around her room, I felt a pang of guilt. She didn't have much, but despite that, she always seemed to be happy. Except when we teased her. I thought about how we had treated her, and my heart sank. We had been so wrong to mistreat her.

I looked at my brothers, seeing the realization dawn on them too. We had been blind to the fact that our mate was right under our noses. And now, we have to make it right.

"Let's go talk to her," I said, my voice filled with determination. "We need to apologize and make things right between us.”

“But first of all, we have to go to the mall as soon as it opens at twelve,” I told my brothers, and they all agreed with me. It's Zara's birthday, and as usual, no one will get anything for her, and I know she doesn't care about that, but I do care now.

Jaxon shouted at the top of his voice, "Zara is our mate!" But it wasn't excitement that fueled his shout - it was confusion and shock.

I turned to him, concerned. "Why are you yelling, Jax?" I asked, trying to calm him down.

He strode over to me, his eyes wide with realization. "We've been so cruel to her," he whispered, his voice trembling with regret.

I felt a pang of guilt, knowing exactly what he meant. We had teased her, ignored her, and treated her like she was invisible. And now, we had discovered that she was our mate - the one person meant to be by our side.

Jaxon's eyes locked onto mine, filled with a deep sadness. "What have we done?" he asked, his voice barely above a whisper.

“Remember bro, we haven't been around for years; it was only when we were little,” I reminded him.

“And even at that, we came back and continued from where we stopped.” He responded immediately.

“If she realizes that we are her mate, she's going to reject us,” he continued.

“No, she can't.” Jaxin shunned him immediately.

“She can't do that to us; we have been looking for our mate for years,” I said.

Jaxon threw up his hands in frustration. "Remember when Zara said she didn't care about her mate, that he'd treat her badly? And now, we're those mates."

Jaxin and I exchanged worried glances. Could it be true? Had we been so blind?

I shook my head, trying to stay positive. "I don't think she'll reject us. We just need to talk to her."

But Jaxin was already on the move. "I need my mate. I need Zara." He stumbled out of her room, and we followed him.

We searched the kitchen and found Linda. "Have you seen Zara?" I asked, and she nodded, pointing outside.

We rushed outside, but she was nowhere to be found. So, we decided to drive to the mall to get her some things. As we shopped, we went all out, buying her everything we thought she might need. I wish I could do more for her. She deserved every good thing in life.

Guilt washed over me as I thought about how badly we'd treated her. I hoped she could forgive me.

As we finished shopping, I picked out a beautiful golden wristwatch. It was a small apology for everything I'd done wrong.

We loaded up the car and headed home, but Zara was still nowhere to be found. We went to our separate rooms, each of us lost in our thoughts, wondering what the future held for us and our mate.

Time flew so fast, and it was five in the evening now. By seven, the party will start, and hopefully I will see Zara at the party. It seems that she is hiding from us on purpose. Maybe she has found out about us and decides to hide. But why would she do that?. I decided to start preparing immediately to be able to finish on time.

Zara has clouded my mind today, I have just been thinking about her, I couldn't help it. The way she talks, her attitude, her shyness and her body. Damn her body is just absolutely sexy. I have always found her so attractive but now that she's my mate she has become more and more attractive to me; so attractive that I can't resist her. I wanted her so close to me, I wanted her to be free from all the trouble she's facing with my parents and mostly I wanted her sexually.

I turned on the shower and pulled my clothes down then went in and allowed the water to caress my body. After a second I ran my hands down my chest down along my happy trail to my dick. Pumping my dick using long, twisting strokes from base to tip. My hips jerked forward as I pumped my hand along my length. Picturing Zara's luscious breast which I could feel my hands tingling with a need to grasp and caress.

Wanting to toil with her nipples with my teeth, hands and lips. My hands running up and down my waist pulling her towards my torso. Finally I could feel my cum painting the shower wall, placing both hands against the wall groaning with my release.

I tried to calm myself down. Just the thought of her made me do this. What will happen if I eventually set my eyes on her.

I quickly took my bath and left the bathroom. I dressed so cute in my suit, by now it was already past seven. My brothers had called me countless times before deciding to go down to the party without me. I got down to the party and started looking for Zara but I couldn't find her until my dad was about to make a toast. I then saw her serving drinks and not dressed in her own clothes. I felt so angry then took the drinks from her hand and handed it over to one of the servers at the party. I held her hand and noticed how reluctant she was but I didn't let her go. After a while I could feel that she was not feeling too well. She was feeling so weak and my brothers noticed it too. I asked if she was fine but she didn't answer. Instead she removed her hands from mine and started walking away from the crowd. I gave my brothers a signal before going after her. While following her, I noticed her steps and she was about to fall before I carried her up to my room. I placed her on my bed, she was so light in my arms. Just as I was about leaving she stopped me and crashed her lips on mine. I felt so surprised at first but decided to kiss her back. It was getting so intense that I stopped. I noticed she had no idea of what she was doing but she was actually a fast learner.

"I'm...so...sorry," she stammered, avoiding my gaze.

I smiled calmly. "No problem, mate.”

But the look on her face changed immediately and it felt that I must have said something to upset her.

"You can leave now," she said harshly. I didn't know what had just happened.

"Are you okay?" I asked her, looking so concerned.

"GET OUT NOW!!!" She screamed, and I didn't waste any seconds. I turned my back and stormed out of the room.

I was seriously confused, one minute she was over me and the next minute she was screaming at me to get out. My wolf felt really sad that it didn't want to talk to me.

“Ohh! No, let it not be that she has rejected us as her mate.”