Alpha's Rejected Mate

Anaya spent the entire evening in the basement.She fell asleep soon after she laid down and woke up naturally a few hours later.No one came up banging on her door to wake her up or called her to do chores.It only meant that she wasn't needed yet.

Even after waking up at night, Anaya didn't go back outside.She could hear some music playing upstairs.

It was the birthday song that the other kids were singing for Charlotte.

Anaya sat up with some difficulty.

The blood on her back had already died and pulled at her skin.It was painful but nothing Anaya had not felt before.

Pain was the only familiar sensation she felt these days.

Anaya slowly hummed the song in the basement.Her low voice echoed after the song.

It made the basement even more gloomy and sad.

Anaya drew a small cake shape into the dirt with her finger and blew on it when the song finished.

She was official sixteen today.

"Happy birthday Arnold."

Anaya whispered, "I miss you."

There wasn't a single day in Amara's life when she was reminded of her brother.

Everytime she looked into the mirror, every time her parents looked at her with displeasure.

It always reminded Anaya that Arnold was not here anymore behaviour after Arnold died.

She was just five at that time.She didn't understand anything, let alone the deep emotions of mourning and hate.She was told that she was too much like Arnold and she reminded them of him.

Anaya could understand that.She also felt guilty and accepted her life as it came.

born, Anaya had

like Anaya too.She

a princess.Why so?

is given to us in exchange of Arnold.The goddess does pity us and she has given us his soul back.Look, isn't she just like Arnold? Her smile is just

those words while he played

six year old

Anaya grew up

taking away Arnold and treated Charlotte as the goddess gift and a replacement of their

loved or wanted in the house.She might as well have died in that rogue

least in that way her parents might be a bit

come

two hours had

sighed and wore

was too late to think about those

time, Anaya had no

will be a day when she won't have to

up in the sky like a free bird.She didn't know when that day will

with the aftershocks and it became hard to walk.She somehow went to the door and

and dark.She crept her way out and went back into

asleep by now.It

the attic, Anaya latched the door and changed out

Her camisole was ruined.

night air, the

used a spatula to apply ointment on her back and clumsily wrapped a roll of bandage over

pair of old cotton

enough quilt to cover her up on chilly

liked the

her numb

as well.It would have

to never take her