The Alpha's Rejected Silent Mate

Chapter 36

Johnathon POV

I’m not going to lie, I’m fairly concerned about Winter. I mean, she could have at least waited for us to escort her

home for heaven’s sake. As it is, it’s the next morning and I’m impatiently waiting by the gate to see her and that blasted annoying brother Damien of hers. Alright, maybe Damien’s not that bad, but he is still annoying. There are

other students trickling in and lignore the looks, the curiosity on their stupid faces. I only have one person I’m

interested in seeing and that’s Winter. No one else. I ignore the small voice in my head that reminds me I rejected her

and have no business being this protective towards her.

So, when Damien slowly comes trudging through the crowd, I’m puzzled to see he’s all alone, instead of with his

sister Winter. Had he left her at home? All by herself? I feel my anger rising and I shove through everyone, the others scattering out of my way. Good. Damien looks up and I swear he’s been crying, his eyes are all red and puffy, there are dried tear tracks on his cheeks. It’s unnerving to see a young man as tough as him in such a mess. Had something happened to Winter? I began to feel a sense of panic. No don’t let it be that, let it be something else, anything else.

“We need to talk” Damien says in a low voice, and I grabbed his jumper and fairly dragged him into the school

building and into an empty classroom, before releasing him.

“Talk” I snapped, crossing my arms and glowering at him “where the hell is your sister Damien? Where is

Winter?”

He hesitates and my eyes turn pitch black in warning as he gulps and looks away, too frightened to look me in

the eyes. My impatience is mounting.

“She ran away” he finally says and for a minute I stood there in disbelief, unable to comprehend it. He had to be

joking. Winter was one of the most stubborn girls I’ve ever seen. She wouldn’t have just left. I refuse to believe that.

part of me thinks that

of my Alpha voice. He cringes as he

more than

that she couldn’t bear to stay here any longer. I guess the bullying

throttling him.

I put the word out. Had my wishes been disrespected? I’d kill anyone who’d dared touch her. I’d make it my personal mission to make their lives a living

them” I declared, but Damien shook his head at

Johnathon, and she’s not coming back. Because of me”

only caused her suffering and

never realized just how much Winter was going through and

trying to reject her. All I’d cared about had been

have to find her” I said in desperation, and Damien began to laugh. It’s

wants. I’ve already done enough to destroy het,, I won’t

leave your sister out there, alone, where anything could happen” I

down at the floor.

who she is and find a pack that

and drag her back and

jaw tight.

I could have given her a chance

classroom in front of other students and rejecting her. Of course, she would have been teased for

hell and I’d added to it without even being aware of it.

has abandoned us and I’m not stupid, I know there’s every chance

chance mate in her travels if she went to various packs. That

shouldn’t have rejected her” Damien tells me hollowly. “I think it was the last straw

worthy of being loved. I messed up big time but you, you were like

she was already fed up with everything, then I’d clearly made her want to

it’s too little, too late. My wolf blocks me

too. We’re normally the best of

do to change it now” I say, just as miserable. “For what it’s worth,

and the