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

like Anaya too.She also took after

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

she has given us

had spoken those words while he

had listened in.Her six year old

grew up she finally completely

Charlotte

was not loved or wanted in the house.She might as well have

that way her parents might be a bit

had come

hours had passed

and wore

was too late to think about those

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

knew there will be a day when

in the sky like a

it became hard

her way out

asleep by now.It

the door and

Her camisole was ruined.

chilly night air,

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

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

had two pillows and a good enough quilt to cover her up on chilly nights

liked the

made her

away her thoughts and emotions as well.It would have been better if the

never