Rejected but not affected(On Hold)

"....all those things I didn't say

wrecking balls inside my brain... "

AVA

I was wearing a denim short and polo top after much arguing and yelling on Berly's part trying to make me wear a satin gown. She finally stopped fussing when I let her do my hair and makeup. Berly's mate was also here.

People who noticed us gossiped in a small group we haven't been here in years so that was expected while the others ignored us as they usually did, also expected.

Alpha boy was to welcome a sister pack-Sterling pack into our territory whilst I did my best to act bored which wasn't that hard cuz I actually was...

"You look amazing even in casual," a voice says into my ear his voice sending shivers down my spine.

I turn around and his eyes lock with mine those deep blue penetrating eyes. He had grown so much over those seven years, his jawline was more set now and not surprisingly still in amazing shape.

He takes my hand and rubs it with his thumb, his touch now feeling plain and devoid of all the former sparks there once was.

I jerk my hand away and give him a stare cold enough to freeze over the entire pack for years.

"Maybe you should have said that seven years ago."

He looks like he wants to say more but he doesn't and walks back to his beta.

Gage winks while Berly gives me a thumbs up but I just shrug. He doesn't mean anything to me now and never will.

Gage whispers something into Berly's ear and she turns to me and says, "we'll be right back". I nod as they walk away.

Probably gone to do something x rated.

"Well, well, isn't it Ava White," a voice, very unhuman like due to its insane high pitch, says from behind me.

I turn and face her. "Nice to see you too Sydney," I say eyeing her appearance. She looked like she'd added a few ten pounds and gone through several failed plastic surgeries but still, she'd managed to retain her you're-a-wad-of-gum-beneath-my-feet look like she didn't look like a wad of gum beneath my feet.

Taking a step towards me, she eyed my appearance and sneers.

"You know we both couldn't have him," she asks out of the blue and I resisted the temptation to face-palm myself. It was a sure sign that their relationship, that was if there was even one to begin with, was on the rocks. Why else did she see his rejected, way hotter, mate as a threat?

"You two are happy?" I ask and I see her composed demeanor falter.

"Yes," she replies a bit too quickly.

There is an awkward silence as we watch the two packs talk to each othr.

"And Sydney..." I say a grin on my face.

"What? " She snaps.

"Are you still working at that burger place?"

Her eyes widen and I know she is looking for an insult to throw back. If we were alone she would have bitten my head off, literally.

"I um I..."

I suddenly snap my fingers and cut her short as if I just realized something.

"Oh that's right you never got a degree."

She glares at me and stomps away angrily, then I burst out laughing.

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