The Alpha's Rejected Silent Mate

Chapter 35

Damien POV

I’ve just gotten home and it’s still dark inside, none of the lights having been turned on. I swear and turn on the

kitchen light and go looking for Winter. The least she could have done is light up the house, especially since I can see

rainclouds gathering and it’s so dark inside the house that it’s difficult to see clearly. But when I go upstairs there’s no sign of her. Perhaps she’s in the bathroom, I think, and go and check. Then I checked each room methodically, calling out her name. There’s no sign of her anywhere and I feel dread rise from the pit of my stomach. Something is wrong, I just know it.

“S**t” | swear. So she hadn’t walked home by herself after all, like I had assumed. What had happened then? |

don’t know why, but I begin to search her room, in case she’s left some sort of sign about where she might have gone. I don’t think Jessica and her cronies would have the guts to do anything to Winter, especially against Johnathon’s

wishes. I also know sometimes she likes to be alone. I’m not sure where, but every so often she’d slip out and come

back hours later, a small smile on her face. Like her own personal haven that only she knew about. Her own little

sanctuary, away from father and me.

I rifle through her desk and that’s when I see the envelope, with my name written on it in neat cursive writing.

My hand is shaking as I pull it out and I quickly rip the envelope open as I sit down on her bed. It’s a letter addressed to me and, with my heart in my throat, I begin to read it.

Dear Damien

but I can’t bear the thought of staying in this pack any longer. I’ve never truly

you or father taking your frustrations out on me, always looking over my shoulder, wondering which of you is going to hit me next, what would I do to upset you. It became the norm when it’s

but it’s too late. The pack hates me. I’m never safe, not even at school. The Luna and Alpha don’t even know of my existence because of where we live and the students in the school love to bully me, because they saw you bullying

school.

for being such a coward and not telling you, but I was afraid you

to do this, Damien. I’ve wanted to leave ever since

love. I want what mother and father had before she died. They

affectionate in

instead of being such a

want to live in a pack that cares about me as a person and who accepts me for who I am. Where I can be myself without having to look over my shoulder or worry about being bullied as / walk down the halls in school. Where I don’t need you or Damien to keep watch

stay here, it’s like I’m stuck in a

things harder for both of us, but I’m willing to accept that I’ll

I’m not broken. I don’t need to be fixed, all I needed was the love of a brother, that

gave me Damien, and I’m so incredibly

care of yourself and don’t worry about me. Don’t go looking for me. I’ve already

me live again.

won’t forget about you. But I need to take this time and

want for once instead

of Thomas and what happened. I

m

nasd

you like this. But I couldn’t bear to see your face if I told