"Get out!," I hiss covering my breasts with my arms sprinting towards the restroom slamming the door shut. I hastily grab the towel that's hanging on the rail wrapping it around me.

The door bursts open which causes me to turn around frustratingly. "I seriously do not want to look nor talk to you at all right now... more like ever!," I grumble squinting my silvery-blue eyes at him. Luka casually leans against the door frame looking almost bored by my words as he fills up a glass of liquor that's elegantly sitting on the counter of the sink. The more unfazed he looks the more my blood boils.

"Are you done?," he yawns taking a sip of this dark liquid.

This sends my temper over the edge as I clench my jaw and fists. The amount of anger I'm feeling right now is indescribable. I've never been an angry she-wolf, but since meeting this alpha anger is all I've been feeling lately.

Anger and pain.

"How could you do that with that she-wolf?!," I growl. The scenes of him having sex with that dark haired she-wolf plays in my mind setting me off to a whole new level of anger and hurt I've ever experienced before.

"Excuse me? I can do what I please goddess. I am the alpha and single may I add," Luka blankly says glaring straight at me.

"I am your mate for moon sakes!," I grit my teeth.

I'm perfectly aware of how much Luka doesn't want me as a mate. He's made that very clear from the day we touched accidentally. However, he is my mate and the moon along with fate destined us for one another. There's no way you can escape fate right? Doesn't he feel this same bond as me? Am I the only one that feels this magnetic connection towards the mate bond?

"I don't fucking want you Alyja!," Luka bluntly grunts slamming the glass of liquor on the counter harshly. Spilled liquor is now all over the counter.

My heart stops beating as his harsh words echoes through my ears. I drop my gaze to the ground not wanting to show him I'm on the verge of crying. It's not just his words that are stabbing my heart. It's the way his face expression is. No sign of any emotion, but coldness and almost hate that runs across his facial expression.

"Then why did you fucking kiss me?!," I scold no longer being able to hold back my anger. No matter how patient, kind, and positive you try to be with those that treat you with such disrespect it eventually drains you out completely. Luka has ran out of chances with me. As much as I love and adore my mate. I can no longer be kind.

"It was a fucking mistake. I already told you that Alyja," Luka retorts angrily clenching his fists and jaw.

"Mistake?," I mutter gritting my teeth. All my life I wanted to meet my mate. See how he looked like, how his voice sounded like, and I always assumed his personality would be a male version of mine. Almost like alpha Edon, but I got the complete opposite of everything I hoped for and was taught by Adamaris.

She lied to me about everything.

The mate bond isn't always sacred nor sweet full of love and devotion.

It's all bullshit.

"I hate you!"

"I hate you too!," he spat throwing the glass of liquor against the wall. Shattered glass spluttered all over the wooden floor.

I flinch from the sudden act I wasn't at all expecting from an alpha. Alphas are suppose to be mature, well behaved, and protective of their empire. Instead this alpha is the opposite of all these traits.

"Why would the moon pair me up with someone like you? You're so mean," I mumble holding back my tears.

"I suggest you go run to alpha Edon because I don't want you as my mate and never will!"

With that said, alpha Luka turns his heel furiously exiting out of the room slamming the door shut leaving me frozen to the spot unable to speak as I process what he just said. Out of all the mean remarks he's thrown at me before. This one right here stabbed my fragile heart.

What did I do to deserve such a mate like him?

I may be the goddess of ice, but my heart isn't cold.

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After crying my eyes out, I decided to pack all of my belongings along with the dragons eggs. There's no way I can stay here anymore after what just occurred between alpha Luka and I. Plus it's better I'd be far away from this empire, so I can start focusing on helping Lodis even if it's from afar.

Leaving a written note on Lodis neatly made bed. I walk out of her room ready to get out of this mansion. No ones home luckily for me, so stepping out was easy and peaceful as I drag my belongings and dragon eggs.

It's freezing, snowy, and dark outside as I close the door stepping onto the snow. I inhale a deep breathe of this fresh air of pine that gives such a natural forestry smell as I exhale feeling suddenly relaxed. I glance up at the sky seeing the moonlight shine brightly tonight then the previous nights. As much as I want to be mad at her, I can't. I have too much respect and grew up believing in her to just suddenly turn my back on her.

I may not know the reason for my failed mate bond. I practically got rejected numerous times by him, but today was the stamp of it all.

Whatever the case may be in my case, I must have faith in my moon and fate. They both work together, so I'm sure this is just a hiccup in my life. I believe there's bigger things for me to do than cry over a wolf, a arrogant cruel alpha at that.

And that is become the goddess of ice, I'm for certain destined to be.

Lodis

"Oh son, I'm your mother whether you like it or not. I know everything."

"Fucking stay away from her! I warned you already!," Luka growls.

"That's no way to talk to a luna who birthed you Luka."

"You're no mother of mine. Never were."

"I suggest you shut that big rowdy mouth of yours before this beloved mate of yours gets hurt," I threatened as I sip on wine.

"Don't you dare touch h-"

Luka is cut off by Azure who punches him square on the jaw. Luka spits blood all over the floor as he struggles to untie himself from the thick ropes, Azure tied him with against the wooden chair.

I glance at the clock ticking above my head noticing there's only twenty minutes left for Azure and I to get out of here before Luka shifts.

"Nice seeing those legs of yours work after all this time of lying," Luka grunts.

"I won't touch a hair on her as longest you cooperate with me. That easy son," I ignore his remark getting straight to the point.

"What do you want from me?," he breathes.

"I need you to attend the alpha union taking place tomorrow. You must perform as the alpha you are understand?"

"Oblige!," Azure grunts sending another punch to Luka's face.

"Fine!," Luka mutters.

"Good and please stay there a few days and make sure you close that deal of merchandise with alpha Ades. Got it?!"

Luka stays silent angrily glaring at me.

"Do I make myself clear Luka?!"

"If you don't... the goddess of ice will suffer the consequences," I add heading towards the door.

"No need for that. I will do as you say," Luka responds throwing me the most hateful glare he's ever thrown my way.

I can tell within his irises that his crystal blue eyes are starting to shift into a jet black color. Azure and I lock the door from outside to buy us some time to get far away from the beast that's about to burst out of the warehouse in a few minutes as soon as it hits midnight.

Now being far away from the forest, I hear those sinister howls that echoes throughout the  entire forest every midnight. Turning around from the living room window. I grab the phone dialing a she-wolf witch that practices black magic, Azure referred me to a couple of months ago. It rings a few times until she answers.

"It's time to take the goddess of ice's powers."