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.

Charlotte was born,

Anaya too.She also took after their

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

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

words while he played with his

in.Her six year

up she

for taking away Arnold and treated Charlotte as the goddess gift

house.She might as well have died in that

least in that way her parents

had come to

fact, more than two hours

and wore her

late to think about those

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

be a day when she won't have to suffer

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

bones were left with the aftershocks and it became hard to walk.She somehow went to the door

her way out and went

was asleep by now.It was already

the attic, Anaya latched the door and changed

Her camisole was ruined.

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

clumsily wrapped a

and a pair of old cotton pants and laid down

two pillows and a good enough quilt to cover her

liked the

her numb to

numbed away her thoughts and emotions as well.It would have been better if the cold away her breath and soul

never take