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.

after Charlotte was born, Anaya had

too.She also took after their

so? Wasn't she

does pity us and she has given us his soul back.Look,

had spoken those words while he played with his two

had listened in.Her six year old self was

up she finally

and treated Charlotte as the goddess gift and a replacement of their

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

least in that way her parents might be a

had come to an

two hours

and wore her

was too late to

didn’t die at that time, Anaya had no endless now,

knew there will be a day when she

this prison and fly up in the sky like a free

bones were left with the aftershocks and it became hard to walk.She somehow went to the door and opened

quiet and dark.She crept her way out

was asleep by now.It was

the attic, Anaya latched the door and changed out

Her camisole was ruined.

to the chilly night

used a spatula to apply ointment on her back and clumsily wrapped a

a pair of old cotton pants and laid down on the mattress with her stomach

and a good enough quilt to cover

liked the

her

as well.It would have been better

had vowed to never take her