I Rejected You, Alpha

ELEIA’S POV

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“Stop it!” I hear Cleo hell from the living room, the tv is so loud, “Shut up!” Felix yells aggressively and my eyes widen and I drop the knife I was using to cut the chicken breasts and it clings against the granite marble top as I run around the island and out of the kitchen. As I enter the living room, Cleo is crying as she slaps Felix away with her eye squeezed shut.

“What is going on?” I ask as they kick and slap each other on the couch. “He’s touching me the whole time!” Cleo whines, “She’s being a little brat, that’s all!” Felix scoots away from her, crossing his arms. I frown and once he put distance between them, Cleo turns to me with wet, swollen eyes and she jumps up, running to me.

She’s gotten so much bigger, Felix too. He’s turning twelve soon and my children are biting and slapping each other.

Her tiny arms wrap around my body and she snuggles her face into my stomach.

Even though Felix and Cleo are just a few months apart, Felix is way taller than her. He looks fourteen and she looks eleven even though they are the same age.

“Felix, why can’t you just be nice?” I ask and he rolls his eyes at me, huffing. “I am nice.” he grits out, staring at the tv with a puffed up face. “Felix, can you just say sorry?” I plead. “What’s going on?” Aiden asks as he enters the room. He smells of sweat while standing shirtless next to me. “Just some sibling quarrel, but Felix was just about to say sorry.” I grit out and Felix looks at us, his eyes widening when he looks at Aiden, “Dad, I didn’t start it. She’s lying.” Felix points at Cleo like she is some kind of thief.

“Felix! She is your sister.” I hold her tighter to me even though she had stopped crying already. She’s just standing here, holding me like I’m her life line.

“Sweetie?” I mutter, pulling her off me and she tries to cling to me. I lower onto my haunches, looking her straight in the eyes, “Why were you two fighting?” I ask again and Aiden lowers next to me, “Uhhh!” Felix g****s loudly in a bellow before glass shatters and Aiden and I both stand, staring at the broken glass scattered and my eyes find Felix, standing, “Why don’t you ever believe me? I am your child, not her!” he yells and my heart burns as he glares at me, frowning as tears stream down his face.

I glance at Aiden and then down at Cleo, “Go to your room,” I demand her, “But!”, “I said go to your room.” I grit out, pointing at the stairs and her chin starts to tremble, her eyes glassing over before she runs as if I had just threatened her with something.

I hate the look she gave me before running away, but I swallow my feelings before looking back at my eldest, “Sit down.” I demand, pointing at the couch and Aiden turns to the kitchen, “I’ll get the broom.” he sighs.

I don’t understand what is happening, I don’t understand why Felix is acting like this…

I carefully walk around the couch, sitting down next to him. He’s staring at the tv with complete focus, as if he wants to block everything out. I reach for the remote and he grabs my arm tightly, “Don’t,” he deadpans without looking at me. I close my eyes, inhaling a calming breath before turning the tv off and he screams, full out yells at the top of his lungs as if he’s in pain.

I sit back, letting him finish as I patiently wait and after a few stops and starts, he finally just stops, for good.

“Are you done?” I ask without looking at him, but when he doesn’t answer me, I glance at him from the side of my eye, catching his death staring me. “You can’t misbehave and then think we’re going to let you watch tv.” I shrug while Aiden scoops up the glass.

“Do you know why?” I ask when he just continues to sit there. “No.” He grits out, his teeth baring. “You’re going to hurt your teeth by doing that.” I point at his mouth and his jaw relaxes as I turn to him. I put my one foot up on the couch, bending it as I press my foot to the inside of my other thigh.

“If someone does something bad, there are consequences. That means something will happen to the person who did the bad thing, like just now…You broke a glass for no reason at all and now we’re putting the tv off because you’ve misbehaved.”, “So you’re punishing me.” the attitude that flies with his words makes my eyes widen, “Yes, and that tone you are using with me is also going to get you punished if you don’t make it disappear.” I snap, “What, are you going to make me disappear if it doesn’t go away?” he yells, his hands fisting, “Of course not, but we might take away your favorite things in your room.” I shrug and his eyes turn dark. I’ve never seen someone without their wolf becoming so angry, but in this moment, I can see Regan in him.

I see it in his eyes, the darkness, the way he use to threaten me and Rosie or any other girl that was below him.

“Stop that.” I snap and his head jerks back, “I hate you!” he yells, “But I love you.” I yell back and he freezes, his eyes widening slowly, his pupils dilating, “And I know you’re mad right now and you don’t mean that, so calm down and go to your room and when you’re ready to talk to me like a big boy, then come and find me.” I stand up, pointing at the stairs.

He gets up and goes to his room and once he’s up the stairs, I collapse on the couch, sighing as my heart feels like it’s going to break.

“You handled that well.” Aiden scoffs as he carries the bag filled with broken glass passed me, “Don’t worry, it’ll get better.” he whispers, placing a k**s on the top of my head.