The Alpha Queen And Her Chosen Mate

SassAss Romance

Book 3 in the series! Come along for Kelly's journey of self discovery and choosing a mate!
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Kelly
Goddess, it was so busy tonight. I hoped I wouldn't miss meeting my mate on account of how many people were here. I had a lot of ground to cover with a lot of moving bodies. I spent a large part of my night just greeting people, but I also made sure to spend a little time on the dance floor, actually enjoying my party and not acting like a chicken with my head cut off.
After some time, I took a break from dancing and went to look at the sparkling sky, getting a breath of fresh crisp air. Unlike the warm, sweaty dancefloor air I had been in most of the night. If I had to guess, it was just past two in the morning. Kelsey had been escorted back to her room by our father a few hours ago. Guests were starting to dwindle. Maybe I won't find my mate tonight after all. That's what I thought anyway, until the crisp breeze hit again and I smelled him.
"Mate" I gasped, the word leaving my mouth before I could even register what was happening.
"Mate smells divine" My wolf Keres purred.
She wasn't wrong either. I took a deep whiff, following his freshly baked blueberry muffin scent. He was so close I could almost taste him. I passed a few dozen guests before I finally saw his silhouette in the moonlight. He turned his head, looking in my direction, as I stalked closer and closer to him.
"Hi." I said nervously.
"Hi." He mirrored. "I'm Dustin." He said, holding out his hand.
He was a gorgeous specimen of a man. Tall, tan, and a few tattoos from what I could see. He was perfectly dangerous and delicious looking.
"Kelly." I smiled, the sparks from our bond erupting with our touch.
"Wait...Princess Kelly?" He frowned.
"The one and only," I said, giving an exaggerated shrug.
"Oh..." He said disappointedly, letting go of my hand as if it were diseased.
"Is there a problem?" I asked, worry etched in my face.
"I'm really sorry to do this, especially since its your birthday party...but I'm just not interested in having a mate..."
"What?! Why wouldn't you want your mate? Why wouldn't you want me?" I pleaded for answers.
"I'm only twenty. I don't want to settle down, and I especially don't want to be part of the royal family." He said matter of factly.
"But-"
"I, Dustin Harris of the Willow Pack, reject you Princess Kelly Cook of the Western Kingdom Pack."
I stood there in dumbfound silence. He didnt want me? My fated mate was rejecting me? During my birthday party?! Fine! If he was the kind of person that would reject someone without even knowing them first, then that wasn't someone I wanted to be with.
"I accept." I bit out.
The moment the words left my mouth I was filled with the most agonizing pain I had ever experienced before. I dropped to my knees, gasping for air, fighting the tears that were already falling. Dustin looked to be in terrible pain as well, but managed to crawl away from me. I don't know how long I laid there crying, but it felt like hours.
"Kelly?" Jonas called. I could hear his footsteps coming towards me, fast and heavy. "Kelly, are you alright? What happened?!" He frantically asked.
"My mate...he rejected me." I said, breaking into an ugly sob.

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