I Rejected You, Alpha

ELEIA’S POV

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I stare at Aiden as we drive, smiling at the thought of us getting married…I think he got the idea when a couple came a year ago and asked if they could get married, they were so in love, they were holding one another’s hand the entire time, smiling at each other gracefully. It was true love, I could tell that they were happy , they had no one burn their childhood, they didn’t have to fight to survive or be afraid the entire time…This pack has been a safe place and I wish I grew up here, I wish that I could have been safe, to be happy and care free as a kid, to have a normal childhood and not clean and starved.

I remember when I use to cry because my stomach hurt…

I twist and turn, holding my stomach as the small bed I lay in dip beneath me. “Ahh!” I yell, turning onto my back as I weep.

“Help !” I beg and the other girls gather around me, glaring with angry faces while I cry in pain.

Why is no one helping me?

Why am I the only one sick?

“Help.” I beg and they just turn and leave to go work.

I am waken up with a slap to my face, “Get up Eleia.” the luna’s brutal tone glares down at me. “How dare you sleep in?” she grabs my hair and I cry out as she pulls me off the small bed, my body slamming into the ground and my weight pulls her down.

“I said get up!” she sneers, her pointy shoes kick into my body, but I just cry.

“Help me.” I beg her and she stops, staring down at me with sorrow eyes, “What?” she grits out, the anger radiating off her makes me feel ill.

“It hurts.”

“I don’t care.” she folds her arms, “Guards!” she yells and even if I want to stand up, to scramble onto my feet, I can’t because everything is painful.

“Take her to the hole, she’s been a bad girl.” the luna tuts and the strong men lift me up, holding my arms but my body is limp as they drag me away.

I want to fight, I want to run away, but I can’t because I am weak.

I cry out when my body is dumped into a six feet hole, there’s no way out and usually, people stay here for a week without food or water, but since I’m a kid, it’s only three days…I hope.

“Eleia.” Aiden’s hand shakes mine and I am snapped out of my day nightmare, the memory making a shiver run down my throat.

“We’re here.” he smiles as our eyes lock and I glance around, looking at the broken windows, the big land that are filled with skeletons.

I don’t hesitate to jump out, freezing when I step on something that cracks beneath my feet, I glance down and I jolt against the car when I notice what I stepped on, a bone.

“What’s wrong?” Aiden asks and his gaze follows mine as I stare at the skeleton.

“Oh, don’t mind that.” he grabs my hand, “Come, let’s make this quick.” he tugs me away and I try to focus on the building, hating that I can’t help but notice the bones around me and once we’re inside, I notice all the dirt, the mud and leaves.

I move to the stairs with Aiden right behind me and I admire how the veins run up the walls and railing of the stairs.

It’s kind of beautiful for something that has been destroyed.

“Watch your step.” Aiden pulls me back and I glance down at the broken step..

I glance back at him, smiling at the desperation in his eyes, ” Thanks.” I skip the step and my eyes are glued to the stairs as I ascend the rest to the top, freezing when I stand in the beginning of the hallway, staring at the spot where Regan and I realised that we were mates…

I hate this hallway.

I inhale a deep breath, looking at all the ashes of the burned things, the paint on the wall is non existent, it’s pitch black and I feel that this interior would have suited the pack well if they were still alive…

I push the main bedroom door open and the top hinges break, letting the door fall a bit and I glance at Aiden before entering the old Luna and alpha’s room, the bed is burned, everything is burned and I glance around before making my way to the shut closet door, praying that the box would be still in tact…

“Are you ready?” Aiden stands behind me as I stare blankly at the burned doors and I nod before opening them and there are black ash everywhere, but the smile that takes over my entire face is worth all the trouble when I see the metal box in the corner.

I leap forward, sitting on my haunches as I pick it up and pull it out of the closet, sitting down in front of the door and I open it, the picture slid in the side along with jewellery and money .

“What the hell?” Aiden slips the picture out of my grasp, staring at it.

“What?” I stare up at him.

“That’s alpha Rick and Luna Mary, they were from around the area before they were killed in a rogue attack…” He explains and I frown up at him, “How would you know that? When did they die?” I stand, dusting my clothes off .

“They were friends with my parents, they had a picture of them in their room…” ,”I was very young when they died..” he shakes his head, as if he can’t believe what he’s seeing.

“Alpha Rick left the royal family to be with his mate…my father always talked about how he would have been a better king than his older brother.” he snorts as if everything was a joke, but my mind is still stuck on the royal part.

“What?” I frown, “He was the king’s brother…” Aiden drags his hand down his face.

“But look at that girl…” I point and Aiden glances up at me, “She looks exactly like you.” he breathes out in horror.

“What does that mean?” I push for an answer.

“It means we need a DNA test from the king Eleia, but to get that…” he inhales a sharp breath, “I don’t know how…” He scoffs.

“It’s fine…” I shake my head and he stares at me, “Eleia, don’t you know what this means?” he c***s his head at me.

“No, and that’s okay too…It’s impossible and I don’t want to be any trouble, plus why would it matter? I am no one and they won’t believe us even if we tried..” I sigh, I want to know if they were my parents, I want to know if that little girl in the photo is me, but going through so much effort to find out something about people who are already dead…is not worth it.

Aiden grabs my face, making me look up at him, his baby blue orbs flicking between mine, “The King and Queen can’t have kids and if you are their niece, you can take the rightful place…We can be the rulers, our child can be the next, don’t you want that?” he breathes out and I stare at him in confusion. He seems to be losing his mind…

“We can’t just go there Aiden, do you know how crazy that would be?” I frown and he rolls his eyes, “Do you know how crazy it is that you are still alive?”

“Let’s do it, our people can have better, we can have better.” he smiles so convincingly, but I am still unsure of what to do.

“Can we just discuss everything before going?” I ask, unsure of all of this.

“Of course, but I think we should head home. We have been here long enough.” he takes my hand and leads me out of the house.

” Are we leaving?” Stefan asks as he sits on the bottom step of the stairs, standing when we pass him/

“Yes.” Aiden grits out coldly, making me frown at him…What the hell is going on?

Stefan gives me a look and I shrug before we head to the car.

I turned the radio on while on our way home just to drown out the silence.

Staring at Aiden is like hearing how his brain is working, the sight of him thinking hurts my brain because he has shut me out of his thoughts.

We arrive home and Aiden opens my car door and when we’re inside of the house, I stare at the picture, glancing up at him to see him barging into his office and I follow suite.

“Aiden…” I stare at the photo and he holds the landline phone to his ear, holding his hand up to me , indicating that I should be quiet.

I stand frozen, staring at his dark messy hair, wondering what he’s up to.

“This is Alpha Aiden Moon from the Golden Wolf pack and I need to speak with King Roman.” he mutters and my eyes widen in fear.

We haven’t even talked about this, how could he just rush into calling the King.

“Tell him it’s about his deceased brother.” Aiden snaps and I shake my head, sitting down in front of him, “Stop this.” I whisper and the dark glare he gives me makes me snarl back at him.

“Can you ask him to give me a call back?” he asks and tells whoever is on the other side of the phone his number before ending the call.

“Are you kidding me?” I bellow loudly as I stand, every fibre of my being wanting to shift and slap him for being stupid.

“What?” he snaps, frowning at me like I am being delusional for not wanting this right away..

Does all he want is power?

“We said we’d talk about this..” I point out and he sighs, “We’ll have plenty of time to talk, but this is of utter most importance, we could have the best life.” he shrugs, his fingers pressed against one another with his palms apart.

“I know, but we can’t just throw people entire’s lives upside down…they probably think I am dead too.” I point out, “They won’t believe us Aiden..”, “They will when they see your photo.” He smiles at me , his eyes filled with hunger, hunger for more and hunger for power.

I stare at the photo in my hand, looking at my father and I can’t help but wonder if his brother would look like him, I can’t help but wonder if the king is truly my uncle…