Wedcuffed by Ruby

Chapter 1✔️

Sophia's POV 

"I'll be honest with all of you, I do not like her." Frustration in his speech 

I was outside his room, right behind his door, when I heard what he had just told his friends about no one else but me, or did I presume wrongly.

My hands were stretched forward, ready to knock on the door, frozen in mid-air as I heard those words from Abel, my mate. 

 I had prepared some snacks for him and his friends , snacks his mother had told me were their favorites. I had hoped to surprise them, but now I was the surprised one.

I held onto the plate tightly, my trembling fingers on it, I knew they were talking about me now after hearing their replies. 

My heart broke the more, the words Abel said  echoed in my mind. This wasn't the first time I had heard him speak of me in such a manner. 

He was never happy with the idea of us being together, always questioning why I was his mate out of all the women in our pack, the moon goddess had paired us and from what I heard  the moon goddess was the perfect matchmaker but I guess she had made a mistake with us. 

"She is a weak child, constantly in need of protection. I refuse to have someone so weak as my partner. I despise her very existence," he uttered.

With a forced smile now replaced by my sadness, I bit my lower lip, willing my emotions to stay in check. 

Deep down, I  knew that he would never truly accept me as his future mate. I had tried and worked hard to meet his standards, but I was never good enough, and I doubt I would ever be.

He would soon become the Alpha of the crescent moon pack, and for me to be a worthy Luna, he expected me to match the strength of his mother. Those were the words he frequently said to me whenever the topic of marriage came up. But as a mere human, how could I ever become like his mother? I lacked every trace of werewolf blood in my DNA. 

I had always felt like a burden to my adoptive parents, though they loved me despite not being their biological child, I still felt like I was a problem to them.

Sadly, my presence brought them shame and disappointment. They suffered because of me, and I couldn't escape the sense that I was unwanted in our pack. Everyone questioned why they decided to adopt a weak human to be their child. 

Though each hurtful word wounded me deeply, I bore it all, wanting to prove myself worthy. But this time, I couldn't hold back the tears welling in my eyes.

Abel's  words to his friends struck at the core of my soul, leaving a mark. How could I ignore his hurtful words when they came from the person I loved the most? He was someone I liked before he found out we were mates which made me happy but I am not the mate he wants.

Was I not worthy?

"I will be the happiest person when that pathetic weak girl disappears. I don't want to see her anymore.” 

I can’t listen to them anymore

I put down the food and ran while my tears finally came down freely from my eyes. I loved him, but I knew in myself he would never feel the same as long as he saw me as someone who couldn't match his mother's power.