How to assert for an error using axios and async / await

I am trying to write a test that asserts that a specific type of error is thrown with Async / Await and axios. However, when I run my test, I get the following. Why is jest not properly rejecting my promise? Thanks!

Error: expect(received).rejects.toThrow()

Expected received Promise to reject, instead it resolved to value
{"data": "response", "status": 404}

api.js:

import axios from 'axios';
import SpecialError from './specialError.js';

const get = async () => {
  try {
    const response = await axios.get('sampleUrl', { withCredentials: true });
    return response;
  } catch (error) {
    throw new SpecialError(error);
  }
};

export default get;

specialError.js:

export default class SpecialError extends Error {
  constructor() {
    super();
    this.isSpecialError = true;
  }
}

api.test.js:

import axios from 'axios';
import get from './api';
import SpecialError from './specialError.js';

test('testing the api get method', async () => {
  axios.get.mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve({
    data: 'response',
    status: 404,
  }));

  const expectedError = new SpecialError('foo');

  await expect(get()).rejects.toEqual(expectedError);
});

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