"I reject you!" began Kyle with a thunderous voice. "....I reject you as my mate! It will never happen! Not as long as I'm alive!" he maintained a fiery finger at Maggie .

Everyone watched as Kyle not only humiliated Maggie but also rejected her as his chosen mate. His audacious move not only caught his guests by surprise but also dared the Moon goddess herself.

She stood like a fool--like a rejected leper in front of everyone. She watched as he heaped scornful words on her, one after the other; just to further humiliate her. All she did was bury her face in shame.

The guests made it worse. They suddenly began to laugh at poor Maggie . Her humiliation was tagged part of the entrainment for Kyle's guests.

Maggie cried silently, but out of nowhere was there any hand to console her. Of course, she was a no-body. No one would like to associate with a rejected loser.

She managed to put herself in order. She cleaned her unending tears with her clothes. She bent her head in shame and left the scene with the broken utensils in her hands.

Some of the guests covered their noses as she walked past them. "Hmmm! She smells like ammonia!" goes one of the guests immediately after Maggie walked past him.

"The girl is a pig!" ridiculed another guest.

The rest busted into laughter except Kyle.

Kyle was still infuriated by the so-called embarrassment Maggie has caused him. How could the Moon goddess choose a low-caliber of Maggie as his mate? He doesn't seem to understand that. That was why he felt disgusted upon discovering Maggie was his mate. He could not stand such an embarrassment therefore, he left the party hall and went after Maggie.

Kyle found her in the kitchen sitting just behind the door. She was sobbing hopelessly and so hard, like there was no tomorrow.

Why will he have to humiliate her in front of his guests?

She has never been disgraced and hurt so badly, as Kyle did to her that evening.

She was depressed. She felt worthless, useless, and highly disappointed in herself.

The kitchen door opened all of a sudden with great force. "How dare you make a fool of me amongst my guests, you witch!" came Kyle's ferocious voice. He did not think twice. He pulled Maggie back to her feet by grabbing her hair.

"You are hurting me, sir!" cried Maggie as more tears poured out from her eyes. She wasn't expecting his return after the awful moment they had earlier.

"You dare not talk when I'm speaking!" he roared right in front of her. He threw Maggie so hard to the floor like a door-rag.

She landed hard with her back on the floor. "Please, spare my life. Haven't I suffered enough in your hands?... Is it when I'm dead that you will leave me for good?"

Despite her passionate pleas, Alpha Kyle did not give a damn. He ignored her.

Her clothes there were already soaked in her tears.

"You thought you could humiliate me, huh?" he kicked her with his left foot. Poor Maggie rolled under the force of his kick. "How dare you...How could you be my fated mate? ...Bitch!" his eyes sparked in fury. His Lycan features were showing due to his high temper at that moment.

Unsure of his next move, Maggie begged almost at the edge of exhaustion "Please, spare my life!... I did not choose myself as your mate. It was the Moon goddess. How then can you blame me?" she tried to regain her balance and stand to her feet. However, before she could do that, another kick took her off balance. After that, her body hurt terribly.

Alpha Kyle grew evil and unmerciful. He kicked Maggie repeatedly, with no regrets.

"I can see you still got the nerve to talk to me, huh?" he squatted close to her. "Now, listen attentively!" he grabbed and squeezed her right ear, "You will never be my chosen mate. And I dare you never to choose any mate...You are forbidden from doing so! You will die without a mate!" he grinned at her wickedly. He stood to his feet again and kicked her one more time.

"Why!... Why propagate this evil?…. Why are you doing this?" began Maggie in a sobbing voice. "Does it give you joy to see me hurt so?" she asked passionately, while her tears flowed.

"More than enough Joy, whore!" he screamed right into her ears. He clinched with his hands to her neck and shook her vigorously, before letting go.

Undeterred by his closeness nor his intimidation she continued, "What have I done you to deserve all of this?" she looked into his fiery eyeballs.

She has nothing to lose now. She was aware that it could be her final moment on earth. Even if Alpha Kyle is going to kill her, she needed to know his reasons.

"A lot!... A lot bitch!" he smacked her cheek with his left hand. The resounding sound made it obvious how Maggie has been seriously hurt. Nevertheless, he never stopped. "I hate you!" he spat on her. "Dirty pig!"

"Why--why-aa-all- are you do-doing this?" she stammered as she tried to recover from the damage his slap cost her. Her voice was shaky and weak.

"I will tell you why I'm doing this," he sneered and continued, "I want to damage you beyond repair. In that way, the Moon goddess will never think of making you my mate!"

"Why?--why?" she asked for the last time with a low, dying voice.

"Maybe, I should explain to you in kind why I'm doing this!" he shouted at her. Next, he pulled his coat off and tossed it across the floor. He folded his long-sleeve shirt in each arm. "Now, I'm going to teach you a proper lesson you will never forget!"

It was more like a near-death experience for Maggie . Nothing is as horrible as staring at your death. It was certain Alpha Kyle was going to leave her in a depleted state. She will count herself very lucky if she survives what is coming.

Like a boxer, he pounced on her with no atom of mercy. He hit her in all directions. Her cries for mercy did little to deter him. He only gave up when Maggie stopped pleading. She was motionless. She has been beaten and battered severely. Only her open wounds with oozing blood and bruises were the legacy Kyle left at the scene.

"Ugly bitch!" he dragged her almost lifeless body across the floor and out of the kitchen.

He left afterward.

There came steady footsteps. He ran in the direction Maggie was laying unconsciously.

"Wake up, Maggie ! Please wake up!" he cried.

Maggie opened her eyes slowly. She saw herself in the arms of one of her enemies. An enemy she once thought was her fated mate, until she discovered she was also fated to Alpha Kyle.

'Was she dreaming or was it real? Perhaps, she was dead and had moved on to the underworld.' she wondered.

"What are-you-u-doing?" she asked with a dying voice. Her eyes were struggling to keep up.

"Shsss!" came his voice. Dave gently touched her cheek even though her face was covered in blood. "Hang on there! Don't die on me!" he said as Maggie began breathing heavily.

Was it a sign she is about to give up the ghost?

"Thank-k-k...you-u, Dave-ve...but, I'm afraid it's l-l-late?" she gasped for air but it was not sufficient anymore. She was living the last moment of her miserable life. Bloody tears filled her eyes as she clung to life for one last moment.

"No!...nooo!... Don't die on me?" he shook her body vigorously but, it was too late. Maggie died in his arms with her eyes open and facing the sky. She died an afflictively.

"Nooo!" Dave cried out in a loud voice, having realized that Maggie has passed on. "This can not be!" Tears flowed profusely, from his eyes down to his cheeks. If he had acted much earlier maybe, Maggie's life would have been spared.

Part of his failure lies in the fact that he was living under Kyle's shadow.

Dave vowed to break free from his brother's shadow.

He began to regret all the evil he and Kyle had done to Maggie when she was still alive. He felt really, bad that he can not make it up to her for all his sins.

He brought the lifeless Maggie into his room and left.

The party was still boozing with music and merriment when Maggie arrived with a tray of food and drinks. Once Kyle spotted her, he ordered her to bring some wine for him and his three half-naked women.

On her way to attend to Kyle, one of the guests smacked her ass. Maggie fell on the floor shattering the tray and what it contained. Part of the food splashed on Kyle's face and on his half-naked women.

"How dare you! ....You, piece of shit!" Kyle rushed to abuse Maggie . He grabbed her hair and twisted it. Their bodies brushed against each other as he was tormenting Maggie . They both felt tingles and sparks. They smelt each other's scent in contentment. Both were shocked to discover that they were fated to each other.

Before Kyle could speak, Maggie was already ahead of him. Somehow, she was able to recall the scene about to play out, from her past life. Therefore, she knew what is about to happen next.

"I reject you as my mate!" she

said, right in front of him and everyone present.

She left afterwards leaving Kyle embarrassed in front of his guests.

She has been reborn. The Moon Goddess was kind enough to grant her a second chance.

Somehow, she was able to recall her past life and vowed to stand up to Alpha Kyle this time. But, can she?