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.

a small part of me

from the tone of my Alpha

than a

couldn’t bear

like throttling him. I knew Winter had

the word out. Had my wishes been disrespected? I’d kill anyone who’d

kill them” I declared, but Damien

gone, Johnathon, and she’s not coming back. Because

this one has only

I never realized just how much Winter was going

by trying to reject her. All I’d cared

in desperation, and

her wishes, not when this is what she wants. I’ve already done enough to destroy het,, I won’t take this away

out there, alone, where anything could happen” I scoffed, and he shrugged,

down at the floor.

out there to discover who she is and find a pack that loves her,

her, rather than try and drag her back and

jaw tight.

have just been decent to the poor girl? I could have given her a chance before dragging her

Of course, she would have been teased for that. Her

it without even being aware of it. I feel a pang in my heart and my wolf

stupid, I know there’s

second chance mate in her travels if she went to various packs. That hurts and I feel cold

me hollowly. “I think it was the

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

with everything, then I’d clearly made her want to run

my actions, even if it’s too little, too late. My wolf blocks me and I have

too. We’re normally the best of friends, but

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

sorry”, I offer, and the boy merely stares