What The Hell Happened?

Pov:Anya zhukou

In the room that held both my mom and the visitors, I was about to step in when I heard the same familiar voice.

"Hey, baby girl; long time" 

The voice that held a familiar scent of strawberry cologne. Carter Olsen!!

What the hell was he doing here? 

I watched over my shoulders, seeing him in the seat opposite the unknown woman, could that be his mother? Why would they be here? And they don't look like visitors either. 

The walls I built are almost crumbling giving my chest a kind of pain I couldn't tell off. I could still feel the pain that came along with the rejection at the reunion. Not just the rejection but also the embarrassment that went with the announcement at the end of the party. 

For goodness sake he said he wouldn't mate with me, that I was a mistake from the moon goddess. Calling both Derrick and I names. I could remember how Nala, my wolf, almost went berserk on that day. A day that would forever be etched in my heart.

Why is he here? 

Giving me a sinister smirk, one that held a mocking gesture, my throat ran dry as well as the veins behind my neck twisted in horror. I clenched my fist tightly to stop my anger. But dammit! I might just fucking throw it at him! 

I just wanted to run my fist into his face, letting a tooth or more teeth's fly out of his pretty face. But then I decided to face my mother instead, my gaze breathing hatred. 

Has he also come now to accept me back as his mate? It better not be! 

Smiling back at him, I turned my head to my Mom.

"Why the hell is he here?" I asked, not minding how insane I sounded. 

I watched how my mother looked between both Carter and I, smiling like she expected it. Was she smiling? Seriously, did she think I was joking or something? 

"I see you know him, Anya. I guess you must have met him at the orphanage," she said, smiling at the other woman.

"Anya dear, I can see there was a little misunderstanding between you both". The other woman that I now know as Mrs Olsen said. 

She smiled softly before continuing,"My son can be a little dramatic most times" 

Wow….

I would have accepted whatever this woman spoke if only she wasn't with Carter. That fucking asshole!!

I resisted the urge to roll my eyes when my mom spoke again," Why don't you both go out to settle your misunderstandings?" 

I can't and wouldn't want to believe she wants me close to Carter. Was she even listening when I said I was mated? Derrick took all of the risks this shithole caused me. 

The pains I underwent were all from the bastard. Because of his rejection of the mate bond; it was all Derrick that bore it. At some point I cursed the moon goddess for creating such a fool; making him my mate.

Standing rooted to the ground, my mind drifted back to Derrick. The fact that he was in the Nikolai's clan and is yet to answer either of my messages or calls, sending tremors to my being.

Watching the expecting gazes of the people in the room; I knew I would have to deal with it. I couldn't bring myself to breathe the same air as Carter's, if I was shits before… he looked worse now.

Locking gazes with him, I nodded in disapproval.

"I don't think I want to clear up any misunderstanding; just get him out. I don't think he would want to associate himself with someone like me ever!" I pronounced, turning my back on them as I retreated back to my room and leaving shocking expressions on them. 

Well, both women were shocked at my outburst but the motherfucking asshole wasn't at all moved. Maybe he was; maybe he was only hiding it.

Getting out of his presence brought back a soothing feeling in my heart. Nala was even more outraged than I was. If I wasn't controlling myself for Derrick, then I think another war would have started. 

Moving like a walking dead to my bed, I was drained of energy from the mere thoughts of the idiot. Almost slumping, I managed to reach the king-sized bed. Reminiscing on everything that happened.

The door cracked open in about seconds after I left the unwanted meeting; allowing me the view of my mother's angry face. Now the emotions I was feeling were back.

"What was that all about Anya?" She asked, fuming. It was funny how she still had to ask when clearly she knew what it was.

"What's what?" I asked back. I wasn't going to let her trash over me, not when that fool is going to be the cause.

"Why did you walk out on me in the meeting? Didn't you know it would bring about rumors?" She asked again; this time around, stepping closer.

"As if there weren't any rumors before" I breathed. Goddess knows I didn't have this much confidence in the past but that was then and now is certainly now.

"Look here woman, you are to know Carter as he would be your future husband and mate" she said, shocking me to the core but I laughed it off.

"Really Mom?" I asked "then you should be able to deal with the fact that I won't and wouldn't be separated from Derrick; my mate". I pronounced.

"But if you insist, then I would leave like you believed and never return" I rebuked, standing up from the bed with a newly found strength. Picking up my necessities I left her in the room.

"If only the son of that bastard never existed!" I stopped when the words rolled out of her mouth. 

Stepping out to meet my gaze, she continued "If only he died along with the explosion in the orphanage". Leaving me to stay glued to the tiled floor, I squinted my eyes.

Explosion?

What explosion? What the hell happened twenty-five years ago?