He probably wasn't worried about me touching much of him , considering there was a cage separating us . The tips of my fingers brushed his fur . It was nice to touch him - nice to touch anyone . Touch was important to werewolves . It grounded us , helped us connect with our pack and the animals inside us . " I wish you could shift back and talk to me , but the jerk who just left said you're stuck in wolf form . Is that so ? " I asked . The wolf didn't answer me , not that I expected him to . " Yeah , seems like he might be right . " I sighed , tilting my head against the cage . The wolf scooted closer so more of his fur stuck through to me . My fingers brushed his head . There was nothing sexual about touching another werewolf while they were in wolf form - our wolves were basically just really intelligent pets that lived inside us . The only physical feeling that we could share was pain , and that was for survival purposes . The other caged wolves around us quieted down , and I closed my eyes . My body relaxed a little . Though I was in a tiny cage , I was safe for the moment . That knowledge settled my panic enough to let my mind wander away from the here - and - now . My thoughts drifted back to those amazing ten minutes I'd spent with my fated mate . We'd gushed - okay , I'd gushed . I'd been so excited to meet my other half . My parents had repeated to us a thousand times growing up that the moon goddess never made a mistake when it came to fated mates . That when I met the mai she chose for me , I'd fall in love with him instantly and he'd fall for me just as fast . I'd spent most of my nineteen years on earth waiting to meet the perfect man I'd been promised , and everything fell apart with three simple words . 1 reject you . My heart ached . I wished it had stopped with I reject you . There was probably a way for me to get over that and move on . Maybe then I could decide that I wasn't attractive enough for him even though the moon goddess made our mate the most beautiful sight we'd ever see . Maybe then , I could create a fictional love interest for him , a best friend he'd been in love with since they were kids so he didn't have room in his heart for me . But there was no going back from this . My mate had sold me into a damn fighting ring . There would be no forgiveness , and no redemption . Period . I was nice , but I wasn't a complete moron . My situation was so much worse than just being rejected . If I'd been rejected , there was a chance my mate would change his mind and we could become amended mates . Now I was on my own . Betrayed by the one person who was supposed to love me forever . That stung , A lot. " How are you doing ? " I asked my wolf . " Stupid human question , " she hissed . " We are going to be broken forever . Alone , and empty . " " Way to be positive ." " We have nothing to be positive about . We are nothing without our mate . " ' Great way to look at things , " I said sarcastically . The wolf beside me tilted his head and looked at me . He was a pretty wolf - a deep , rusty brown color . " Were you rejected too ? " I asked him quietly . 00:23 Rejected Luna : Trapped with the Rabid Alpha 4.8 % Chapter 3 His eyes darkened , but that was the only sign he'd even heard what I said . " If you shift , we can talk , " I reminded him , trying to make my voice sound cheerful . It didn't work . " Is your human being difficult ? Maybe that's why you don't want to shift back . My wolf's the one being difficult in our relationship . I'm stuck in this form . like you're stuck in that one , " I continued speaking . Rambling was a better word . | babbled on about me and my wolf for at least twenty or thirty minutes before my eyes grew heavy . My body insisted I sleep off the effects of hours of kicking and screaming in a car's trunk and being tased three times . My knees were pulled tight to my chest and my fingers curled in the fur of a rabid werewolf when I drifted off to sleep . ( 1 ) ( 0 )