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,

looked like Anaya too.She also took after their

so? Wasn't

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

had spoken those words while he played with

had listened in.Her six year old self was left

up

hated her for taking away Arnold and treated Charlotte as the goddess

wanted in the house.She might as well have died in that rogue attack that killed her

her parents might

come

more than two hours had passed and Anaya didn't

and

late to think

at that time, Anaya had

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

up in the sky like a free bird.She

aftershocks and it became hard to walk.She somehow went to the door and opened

her way

by now.It was already

the door and changed

Her camisole was ruined.

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

wrapped a roll of bandage over it

changed into a thin tshirt and a pair of old cotton pants and laid down on the mattress with

and a good enough quilt to cover her up on

Anaya liked the

her

and emotions as well.It would have been better

to never