Kia's pov:

To say I am annoyed would be an understatement. I was seething! enraged by the actions of my so-called mate. My heart was set on fire, blood boiling in my veins and fumes of revenge were raging out of my body. I left him behind. I know he is in pain. let him be! for all I care! I can feel it too. My heart twisting painfully in the chest diminishing my ability to breath.

I felt sick at the bottom of my gut, my intestines sickly twisting inside me to a knot. My breath came out shaky and dull, and my vision started to blur. I need to find a safe place to lay down, albeit unnoticed by my family. I thought for a while, and went to the nearest safe hide point I could reach.

The parking space. I went to our vehicle which was thankfully accessible. I went to the passenger seat, set the air condition into running in an attempt to ease the burning I felt. That is when I let the tears out I was holding back! I didn't care how pitiful I could look by the end of this. I bust into tears, letting hot fat tears course through my cheeks. I didn't mind I was crying out loud like a crazy manic. I just can't hold it any longer within me. I didn't even know for how long was I crying.

After some time, it felt better. Even though I couldn't make it if the stinging within me diminished or my ability to bear it improved. I have no idea for how long was I weeping. Not a thing around me made sense.

Numbness enveloped my heart after the twisting and piercing torture I experienced earlier. My hands and legs felt anesthetic, my insides dead, no senses, no feelings and no emotions. I could feel the trail of dried tears that trailed down my cheeks. I felt puffy and everything was in a blur. My face hurt like hell.

I swear anyone would want to feel so much pain. What I felt today is way worse than what I felt when Jackson rejected me. But, how could he? How could he kiss another female in my presence? Right in front of my eyes? AS if rejecting me and calling me rogue was not enough, how the hell could he betray me?

HOW.DARE.HE?

I would stand anything but not a flick to my dignity and pride.

I was paralyzed to the point that I didn't even knew when the ground beneath me started to shake? What now? An earthquake? For damn Goddess would I even care? 

I faintly heard a distant voice calling me, a familiar one. Slowly, I felt my senses pumping themselves back into my body. It wasn't an earthquake but Ivan trying to talk to me. I could take in the panicked expression he was wearing on his face. I blinked.

" Kia! listen to me! Goddess please! Kia answer me damn it! Get up! Just move!" I parted my lips in an attempt to state I can't. But no words left my mouth.

" Well done girl! Good attempt! I know you can do it! come on, now!" He kept encouraging me. I tried again, summoning all the possible strength I could, only to mutter "...can't.."

My wolf is in pain too. A lot pain, I felt that too. I looked at Ivan to find his eyes staring back at me with kindness and sympathy. Right then and there, I leaned into his arms and let my eyes bawl out. He kept rubbing my head and sweet words let themselves out of his mouth encouraging me. After a while, it felt better. I could at least sense my surroundings. My eyes were blur, puffy, swollen and killing me.

"Kia! you sure you are fine?" I nodded and gave him a small smile.

"Okay! I will ask you something and please answer me if you can. okay?" He stated. I know where this conversation was going. I don't want to talk about him. I don't want to reveal his identity. It is better this way that my family does not know my mate. He is their King Beta. They wouldn't be able to go against him for me, and I am afraid they would feel helpless and vulnerable.

"Do you know what happened with Lily?" He asked mouthing those words as carefully as possible.

What? Lily?

A scowl rested on my face and my eyebrows furrowed. That is when realization dawned upon me. I left her back at the sea. My eyes went wide in horror. How the hell did I let her be!

"Why do you ask? Where is she now? " I questioned him barely able to form words out of my mouth, when in reality a shiver ran down my spine and panic settled at the pit of my stomach.

"Here!" He pointed towards the back seat. I turned around to see Lily sleeping in the back seat, her face pale and complete mess. I could spot a trail of tears she must have shed earlier.

" What happened?" My voice barely a whisper.

"Guess, only she can answer that question. Its just that she was found unconscious at the female's restroom" Ivan answered lacing his worry over his tone. 

The hell! Unconscious? What could have happened to knock her consciousness? The fear I felt just now is nothing compared to what I felt a moment earlier.

He sprinkled some water on Lily's face in an attempt to get her back to conscious. after a splash or two, she faintly blinked and opened her eyes. Her eyes were so dull and she looked so pale as if someone just sucked out the life energy off her. I crawled myself to her side to search for the possible injury that sucked her out.

As her eyes found their way to my direction, she started weeping and whining, spreading her arms out for a hug as if she is some child desperate to meet her mom after a long separation. I hugged her and she kept bawling uncontrollably over my shoulder. 

I could see Ivan's shoulders slopping to their lowest point as his eyes reflected empathy and tenderness.

After a while, when her tears stopped, Ivan offered water, which we both accepted thankfully. I held her in a side hug and she did the same. I rested my head on her shoulder thankful to moon Goddess she's safe and sound. Lily rested her head on top of mine. Ivan is seated in the passenger seat, patiently waiting for us to speak about our state of emotions respectively.

I could clearly see how his fists were curled tight and jaws locked into one another.

"Wanna talk about it?" I asked Lily attempting to clear the tension rising from Ivan. Lily let out a sad chuckle.

"Nothing much! Just another rejected female wolf" She said and I sprang straight back to my seat. My eyes widened in horror and both my palms found their way to close my mouth. What have I done? I shouldn't have gotten carried away by my rejection! I should have stayed close to her like always! Even Ivan's eyes sprang out wide. I could not help but notice the beads of sweat forming on his forehead.

What do I do when Andrew finds about this? I shouldn't have let his baby sister feel such a pain. He would kill me the instant he finds about this. I was the one responsible for her safety and well being after all! There is no way I could ever go back and face him.

"I think their should be some misunderstanding. Who would want to reject you girl?" I tried to assure, rather me than her.

"Some one who asked me to leave and get out of his life" she stated, her voice breaking.

"See, I think we can fix this. At least give it a try. Just tell me who is your mate" I hoped that this could be something I could fix.

" I don't think anybody can fix this!"

"Don't go over there babe! Who wouldn't want to mate you? someone who is young, beautiful, kind." I tried to reason with her.

"what if doesn't want to ?" She questioned. I couldn't put my mind to a thing. Why? Just why?

"Its just that don't ever let Andrew know that I met my mate." She let out shaky words.

WHAT?!