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.

was born, Anaya had

like Anaya too.She

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

given to us in exchange of Arnold.The goddess does pity us and she has given us his soul back.Look, isn't

he played

had listened in.Her six year old self was

Anaya grew up she finally

Arnold and treated Charlotte as

might as well have died in that

parents might be a bit remorseful

singing had come to an

than two hours had passed and

and

to think about

Anaya had no endless

when she won't have to suffer

this prison and fly up in the sky like a free bird.She didn't know when that day will arrive, but she was looking

and it became hard to walk.She somehow went

was quiet and dark.She crept her way out and went back into the

by now.It

the door and changed out of

Her camisole was ruined.

chilly night air, the

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

pair of old cotton pants and laid down on the

a good enough quilt to

Anaya liked the

her numb to

it numbed away her thoughts and emotions as well.It would have been better

never take her