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

too.She also

so?

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

he played with his two month

in.Her six year old self

Anaya grew up

treated Charlotte as the

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

her parents might be

had come to

two hours had passed and Anaya

sighed and wore

late to

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

when she

the sky like a free bird.She didn't know when that day will arrive, but she was looking forward

aftershocks and it became hard to

crept her way out and

by

Anaya latched the door and changed out

Her camisole was ruined.

to the chilly night air, the wound didn't feel so painful

ointment on her back and clumsily wrapped a roll of bandage over it to help the

of old cotton pants and

quilt

liked the

made her numb

would have been

had vowed to never take her own