Chosen just to be Rejected (by Jennifer Francis) novel Chapter 27

27 Parker He sat in his office staring at the photos on his desk .

They were pictures of Carina , she being his new Mate and Luna , she needed to have a picture attached to his human world profile , he hadnt even announced his divorce from Belladonna to the human world .

But her father had checked his profile and seen that his daughter was not yet there recognised as his wife .

He had couriered overnight half a dozen photos of the girl for him to pick from and use .

They were all nice photos , suitable for the company profile , formal photos of her , all dressed up nicely .

He knew he had to pick one .

Kane was standing next to him waiting for him to make the decision .

Shes not even got a plan , no degree , hasnt started university even , is 20 , and I cant say anything about her .

he muttered .

Parker , I suggest you take Bellas picture down and leave the space blank , announce youre divorced but not remarried .

Its not going to look so good to the public , especially seeing as shes 20 , and youre 43.

Im aware of that , her father is pushing .

He nodded .

Tough hes a Beta , youre an Alpha .

You also didnt put Bellas picture up for a full year .

I know , just a few shots in the society pages of us together that first year , casually talking .

It looked like we were dating , how I wanted it .

one photo every six to eight weeks , usually when she was in the hospital .

Annette had taken most of them .

Visiting his girlfriend at work had been the catchphrase for most of them .

The humans hadnt liked the 15 year age gap between them .

He was already dealing with his PR team , in talks about what it was going to do , affect the companys stocks , to see hed divorced Bella for a girl of 20 , who was 23 years younger than himself .

It was going to look like hed traded Bella in for a younger model ; that is how the PR team put it .

The stocks were going to take a hit , even harder if there was no separation from Bella, no divorce and time apart before it was announced hed remarried .

As for the reason behind the divorce , theyd state irreconcilable differences were best , but expect them to speculate hed been unfaithful , and with Carina .

Seeing as they were married so quickly .

Ill deal with it later , have Belladonnas photo removed and take my quote down , start with 1/4 * 1 Painti 27 that .

See what the human press does with it .

If they notice at all , if not , it might slide by , our marriage was quiet and unassuming .

He took the call from Carinas father that night and stated simply Ive removed Belladonnas picture from the portfolio , I did not put her photo up for a full year next to mine .

Ill be doing .

that with Carina as well .

I dont want my stocks taking a massive hit over it .

Shes your Mate .

You should want everyone to know that .

Greg had grated out .

And when the time is right , I will put her picture up there .

She hasnt even selected a career path .

What do you want me to say about her , 20 and uneducated ? Because that is what she is .

at this point .

Greg had snarled at him , and Parker had clicked the line closed .

He wasnt going to be made to do anything by that man , there was no Mating Alliance between him and her pack , because Carina had not wanted to wait for one .

So , he wasnt actually accountable to anything but the actual Mate Bond .

He would not betray her and cause her pain .

He was not an abusive beast of a man , so she would be perfectly safe inside his pack .

Even without a mating alliance .

He did sit her down and ask her what she was going to study , what she wanted to be , and shed stared right at him , Im a Luna , I dont need to be anything other than that .

Actually , if you want to be attached to my human portfolio , you need to be doing something with your life .

Or youll look to them like a blonde bimbo who seduced me out of my wife , who was a doctor , an Ob/ Gyn .

Very intelligent .

She glared right at him Make something up .

shed stated , A doctorate will do , shed huffed a little and thought about it .

Im a Luna , so , a psychiatrist should do it .

Ive got that Luna Calm and the pack will come to me for advice .

So that suits my title .

Im not going to lie , do you want to study that , Ill have you enrolled next semester ? Hed stated .

Im not actually going to study it .

I like fashion .

His previous one had been silver but had what looked like pale blue glitter through it , as had Belladonnas , and theyd both gotten what looked like a soft all sparkly blue Belladonna Lilly flower in the center of it .

Her own namesake on both their skin .

It was almost as if shed branded her name on his skin .

Or that was how he had seen it , had liked that tiny flower glittering up at him as well, it was sweet like she was .

His two mates couldnt be any more different from each other.

Perhaps it was meant to be like that , to help him let go of the first one .

The s * x was also different .

Carina climbed on him every day , touched him and wanted to have s * x ; told him she did .

They had s * x two or three times a day , it was a nice feeling to not always be the one to initiate s * x , be wanted by his Mate Vex was also allowed to Mate her wolf Ruby , which was good for his beast .

Hed called her 3 / A +10 Point 27 out , and shed come right to him without issue to be mated by her wolfen mate .

They mated in human and wolfen form now .

Their bond was good and solid , from what he could tell .

Which showed him that he and Carina would be in time .

She was just very different to his former Mate , who was quiet and unassuming .

Had never demanded , let alone even asked anything of him .

Just left him be , to run the packs and the company and did her Lunas duties diligently .

Carina wouldnt sit in that office until it was fully redecorated to her liking , and didnt want to work in a room designed by the previous Luna .

To which hed told her , Belladonna hadnt changed a thing , had simply worked in the office as it was .

Carina had frowned and stated Really ! kind of disbelievingly .

Yes , chosen not gifted , hasnt changed anything ever .

He nodded .

Though that had made him walk up to the Luna suite and look at it .

It , too , was as it had been the day shed moved in .

Shed personalized nothing in this packhouse , not even the room shed lived in for near on a decade .

No , she didnt live here , he realised , had resided here , with a view to leaving one day .

He knew nothing about her at all .

Eight years and he did not understand her .

He had loved her .

But he only now realised he loved a complete stranger , because in all likelihood hed fallen in love with only who shed presented to him ; not who she truly was .