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 the

too.She also took after their

was treated like a princess.Why so? Wasn't she also just like

given to us in exchange of Arnold.The goddess does pity us and she has given

spoken those words while he played

year old self was left

Anaya grew up she

away Arnold and treated Charlotte

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

least in that way her parents might be a bit remorseful

come to an

two hours

sighed and wore

was too late to think

time, Anaya had no endless now, it wasn't really

day when she

like a free bird.She didn't know when that

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

dark.She crept her way out and went back

asleep by now.It was

Anaya latched the door and changed out

Her camisole was ruined.

to the chilly night air, the

apply ointment on her back and clumsily wrapped a roll of

of old cotton pants and laid

quilt to cover her up on chilly

liked the

made her

well.It would

had vowed to never