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

nothing against you, but I can’t bear the

your frustrations out on me, always looking over my shoulder, wondering which of you is going to hit me next, what would

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

school.

you, but I was afraid you would

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

to find happiness while I live here, or even love. I want what mother and father had

they were always affectionate in front of us. If father hadn’t changed,

stayed a happy family instead of being such a

for myself. I 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 over me while

Damien. While / stay here, it’s like I’m stuck in a cage, unable to be free and unable

things harder for both of

to be fixed, all I needed was the love of a brother, that was

Damien, and I’m so incredibly

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

this. Let me live again. When I find

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

instead of people

Thomas and what happened. I can’t

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nasd

love you so much and I hope one day you’ll forgive me for leaving you like this. But I couldn’t bear to see your face if I told