Chapter 3

• Gloria’s POV
• 'It should have been you.'
• My body trembles uncontrollably, and a sharp pain shoots through my chest.
• Patrick turned around, revealing a cold smirk. His stiff face appeared indifferent and cruel.
• He hates me because everyone believes I killed Gabrielle.
• I staggered to my feet, trembling inside.
• My legs were numb, so I tumbled back to the ground.
• Patrick's icy voice echoed in my ears once again.
• "In the name of the Mood Goddess......"
• I lifted my head, gazing at the man in disbelief.
• "Patrick! You can't reject me. You don't know how much I love you! Please let me explain... Please..."
• Patrick paid no heed to my pleas, he simply continued with his low, chilling voice.
• “I, Patrick Hammond, Alpha of Black Thorn Pack, reject Gloria Carter as my mate.”
• Immediately, a tearing pain shot through my entire body. My wolf screamed in her head, "We need Patrick. Go beg him, and let go of your pride. Damn you, Gloria, go beg for his forgiveness!"
• In my mind, there was a deafening buzz, sometimes feeling like an impending explosion, other times like drowning.
• I looked up at the man standing before me, the one who had rejected me. He remained expressionless, as though he was facing unwanted trash.
• I knew he was waiting for me to accept his rejection，but as Alpha's daughter from the Silver Spring Pack, I had my pride.
• "I don't need his forgiveness, I did nothing wrong," I said to my wolf, ignoring her curses.
• At that moment, I heard the inner howling of my wolf.
• The pain was too overwhelming for me to handle.
• I pressed my heart and spit some blood on the ground.
• I thought my heart had already broken into a thousand pieces, but somehow it still managed to feel pain.
• At that time, something more powerful and strong surfaced from my pain.
• It was hatred.
• I wiped off the blood dripping from my mouth and smirked at Patrick.
• "You want to cut off the connection between us, Alpha Patrick? I'm afraid that will never happen." I said in a hissing voice.
• Patrick looked shocked. He had never thought I wouldn't accept his rejection.
• I stopped looking at him, closed my eyes, and immersed myself in the pain of rejection until my world plunged into darkness.
• When I opened my eyes again, I was still lying on the ground in Shadow Forest. Patrick was nowhere to be seen, only Beta Damon stood nearby.
• Seeing me awake, he uttered coldly,
• "This is the fate you deserve for killing my sister, Gloria Carter!"
• He spoke and then turned away.
• I stood up shakily, dragging my soaked and exhausted body back to the Silver Spring Pack. Two uniformed werewolves were already waiting for me.
• "Miss Carter, we suspect that you had something to do with Gabrielle Palmer's death. You need to come with us now."
• I looked at my people, hoping someone would step up and help me, but no one stepped forward.
• One of them said, "I'm sorry, Gloria. Alpha made an order this morning to banish you from our pack. You're a rogue now and we've got nothing to do with you from now on."
• I shocked.
• "I am innocent." I said to the people in a low voice before walking away with the uniform.
• Nobody seemed to hear what I had said.
• Before I was sent to the werewolf prison, I saw Patrick standing at the entrance of the werewolf council hall, waiting for me.
• "Do you want to confess right now?" he asked. "I could easily ask the court to change their verdict. You'll be freed right now if you admit to killing Gabrielle."
• "For a thousand times. I didn't kill Gabrielle," I said in a decisive voice.
• My eyes were filled with tears of anger and shame.
• I thought that I had already stopped loving the man who sent me to prison, but now I still found him irresistible.
• "In that case..." Patrick slowly walked to me with Alpha's aura.
• I, now a rogue, couldn't stand the pressing intimidation of Patrick's aura and lowered my head.
• Patrick lifted up my chin and continued, "Gloria Carter, I hope you enjoy your time in prison for killing the woman I love. I've heard they hate blondes in prison."
• I gathered up my strength, looked into his eyes, and said, "Alpha Patrick, so what? I haven't accepted your rejection. I am still your mate. I am still the future Luna of the Black Thorn Pack..."
• “You..”
• "Time's up, officers," I said to the uniform waiting on the side.
• They warmed up and pushed me away from Patrick.
• "No, you can't take her away! I'm not done here!" He sounded a bit vexed, trying to pull me back.
• One of the officers said to him, "I'm sorry, Alpha Patrick, but the law is the law. She has to go now. She has to report to the prison by noon."
• "Now who's trapped?" I smirked at my mate while walking away with the officers.
• I expected that Patrick would go wild.
• But, no.
• He regained his cool and said in a deep, calm voice,
• "You will regret not accepting my rejection today, Miss Carter."