Chapter 16 I laughed bitterly , Im afraid people will look at me different . Afraid people will see me the way my family and pack members did . Im afraid of rejection , I finally admit . My hands balled around the blanket over me . The rush of emotions hitting me all at once when I think about it . Im so afraid of being rejected again . If my own pack , family , and mate can reject me , whos to say the people who I just met I muster up the courage to look at han . Alpha Thompsons gaze softened . I half expected him to get angry at my insinuation that his pack members would do a complete 180 on me . But he didnt . He calmly reached over to rub my back . The touch of someone simply listening rather than responding with false pretenses soothing me far better than any therapist could . I decide to go on . I had nothing to hide anymore . There was no reason in holding back . Let me lay my heart out to people who genuinely cared . When he finally marks her … hell transfer me back . He said so himself . The mate bonds burden will still be there but it wont be strong enough to make him act out on instinct . Im a different story though . Rejected and unmated . I respect myself far too much than to simply give myself away just for the sake of wearing the bond . So Ill suck it up . Ill feel every ounce of the torture from our mate bond . Not like itll make a difference to him if it didnt . Then why dont you permanently stay here ? My head shot up to him . My jaw hanging open at the bluntness of his suggestion . It wasnt uncommon for members to transfer out to other packs . Some would do it because they had mates over there , others would leave because they didnt agree with the packs rules . To officially leave a pack , the Alpha had to agree . I knew Landon , aside from what he says , would never allow ine to go . He may not have me but that didnt mean hed let anyone else have me either . What ? Alpha Thompson smiled , looking at the closed door behind him before returning his attention to me . He looked so sure of what he said . There wasnt a string of indecisiveness in his expression If Im being honest , I was kind of thinking of a way to convince you to stay . It was a selfish thought on my part but Lila needs you . Bentley does too . The old prude hasnt had that smile on his face since his son left . He sees you as his own daughter like he does Lila . They may not be your family family but to them , you are . He squeezed my shoulder . Staying at that pack will do you no good . No offense , but your family seems like real shitty people . If Alpha Walker tries to prevent you from making your stay here permanent , Ill personally handle it . We take care of our own , Selene . No one left behind . Just say the word and Ill assure you Ill make it happen . If we have to bring this up to the Chancellor , so be it . Well do whatever it takes . Whatever . Never in my life had people ever treated me this way . Treated me with priority . All the restraint I had on trying to be strong broke away as I cried into my hands . Wet , blotches of tears collecting in my palms as Alpha Thompson patiently waited for me to calm down . When I looked up , red eyed and all , he grinned . I take it as a yes ? I smiled for my future . And for the first time in two months , it was a genuine . L thwn a be he direction fee o Bear something at tagenet Cavion on our tea I OWAD JONAS HE TES ROL DAGD आए Hans Compstre Tachet vatt fuper arguing to head a vers . You could feel the आप JALI