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 their

a princess.Why so? Wasn't she also

she has given us his

had spoken those words while he

listened in.Her six year

grew up she

her for taking away Arnold and treated Charlotte as the

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

her parents might be a bit remorseful

singing had come to an

hours had passed and

and wore her

too late to think

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

there will be a day when she won't have to suffer

fly up in the sky like a free bird.She didn't know when that

became hard to walk.She somehow went to

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

was asleep by now.It was already

latched the door and changed out of her

Her camisole was ruined.

to the chilly night

clumsily wrapped a

changed into a thin tshirt and a pair of old cotton pants and

enough quilt to cover her up on chilly nights

Anaya liked

made her numb to

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

never