I Rejected You, Alpha

ELEIA’S POV

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Waking up in a bed that isn’t our own is strange, this bed is softer, bigger and a little uncomfortable with how far Aiden is laying.

A knock on the door makes me sit up, holding the duvet to my naked body and I glance over at Aiden, who’s still snoring.

I sigh before getting out of bed, my feet tensing when the cold tiles makes my feet clench.

I grab a robe, tightening it as I walk to the door and I stare wide eyed at my Roman and Penelope, dressed in pure luxury.

“Good morning dear.” Penelope beams and I walk out of the room, closing the door behind me.

I was sure it would be a maid or servant..

“Hi.” I brush my hands over my hair, flattening it incase it stands in all directions.

“How did you sleep?” Penelope asks as I stand against the door, still a little groggy.

“Good, thank you.” I smile,but immediately clamp my lips shut when I realize that I haven’t brushed my teeth yet.

“We are having breakfast in twenty minutes, we’d like you to join.” Roman smiles and I nod, “Sure, I’ll just wake Aiden up.” I smile, “Oh, he’s still asleep?”

“Yeah, long drive.” I partially lie, it wasn’t the only thing that made him tired.

Flashes of him thrusting into me comes to mind, making me blush , “Well then let him rest, we’ll save him a plate.” Roman waves him off as if he doesn’t want him there.

“I’m sure he’d be up any minute when I take a shower.” I shrug and they nod, “We’ll see you in twenty.”

As suspected, Aiden comes waltzing into the bathroom as I get in the shower, glaring at me, “Showering without me?” he pouts and I roll my eyes, but I guess I would have felt the same too.

This bathroom is luxurious, it has a shower against the back wall in the middle, counters on both sides of the bathroom, a bath to the right and the railings are gold, everything else white with gold details.

I never thought that life here would be like this, so beautiful and peaceful.

I always thought that the royals were living in the chaos of all the things that needed to be done, but everything is so in place, so calm.

“Get in, we have breakfast in fifteen minutes.” I smile as I hold open the door and he gets in without hesitation.

We stride into the dining hall, two minutes to spare and we’re greeted with Roman and Penelope already seated, smiling at us as we join them.

“We have a lot to discuss.” Roman clears his throat and I glance at Aiden, “Yes we do.”

My uncle’s eyes widen as he stares at me and I know that wasn’t the reply he was expecting.

People would usually ask what there is to be discussed, but not me, we have our own questions, our own concerns and our own demands.

“You have something to say?” Penelope raises a questionable brow and I nod, my lips pressed into a thin line.

“Well ask , princess Eleia.” my uncle rolls his eyes dramatically in a playful manner, “We want to know who the thrown is going to since you don’t have children.” My hands hold one another as I stare at them.

The knowing look that they give each other before smiling at me makes my heart race.

“You. But there are a few things that need to be done and it is a long process.” Roman explains and my jaw drops.

How come this was so easy?

“So it’s better that you stay here and Aiden takes care of the pack while we prep you. We’ll need to start immediately.” Penelope smiles and it all feels like a dream.

“Woah, wait.” Aiden waves his hand in the air and I glance at him with a concerned look.

He better not mess this up for us.

“What will happen to our pack?” He frowns and I glance at my uncle, waiting for his response.

“When you two are king and queen, you can decide.” He shrugs, “But I must tell you that bringing two packs together are always difficult.” Roman advises, but I think we can make it work.

“How come?” Aiden c***s his head at him.

“Because they didn’t grow together, they are strangers that are put into one place and there will be trust issues.” Roman shrugs.

“Can I ask something…about my parents…” I clarify and the way my uncle smiles makes my heart ache.

I could tell he misses his brother.

“Yeah.” He nods, “How did my parents have their own pack if my father was apart of the royal pack?”

“He mated an alpha’s daughter, the first born of their pack. Making her an alpha and luna.”

My eyes widen and I glance at Aiden, “You’re pretty powerful and Aiden is a very lucky man.” He grins.

“I sure am.” Aiden breathes out and when I look at him, he’s already staring at me with amazement and love.

I giggle, smiling at him when the doors open and Felix comes running in, a servant at his side and a big dinosaur teddy bear in his hands.

“Mommy! Daddy!” He shrieks while running towards us and I push my chair back, holding out my arms and he jumps into them.

I lift him into the air before sitting him down on my lap, “What do you have there?” I ask and he giggles, “A scary dinosaur!” He bellows lowly and I giggle .

He reaches for Aiden and Aiden takes him.

“Thank you for taking him to play.” I thank the servant and he bows , “It’s my pleasure.” She turns and walks away.

“So what do you say? Do you want to stay and become Queen of all wolves or do you want to go home?” Roman asks, staring at me with longing eyes.

I never had a real family, someone who is my b***d except for Felix.

I want to talk about my father, I want to know my parents for who they were.

I want to stay here and fake my rightful place.

“We’ll discuss it.” Aiden smiles and I turn to him, “No. I want to do this Aiden.” I cut him off, his eyes widen before a frown overtakes his features.

“Can we at least talk about this? We don’t even know how long this would take Eleia.” He whispers .

“Three months, Felix can stay here and you can focus on getting the pack ready.” Roman shrugs, he’s supporting me, like I knew he would.

“Our pack can thrive here, we can be safe Aiden.” My eyes plead with him, hoping that he would just let me do this.

“I don’t know baby…” he shakes his head, “You can come visit, all the time, anytime.” Penelope shrugs, “We’ll send someone to get you, or send the helicopter .” Uncle Roman adds and he stares at me for what feels like a solid five minutes before a low sigh escapes his lips, “And you’ll keep them safe?” Aiden glares at my uncle and my heart beats rapidly against my rib cage.

“You. But there are a few things that need to be done and it is a long process.” Roman explains and my jaw drops.

“Of course we will, she is my family.” Uncle Roman smiles.

“Then we’ll do it, for our kids and for our pack.” Aiden holds my hand and the excitement coursing through me makes it impossible to stop smiling.

“First we need to welcome you back into the society, people thought you were dead and we have to fix that.” Penelope explains , it’s all new to me , but I nod.

“How do we do that?” I ask with a concerned look on my face.

“Relax child, we’re throwing a party where all the alpha’s are invited to.” She smile that creeps up her face makes me think that she’s going to enjoy this more than I am.

“Can you stay?” I ask Aiden, “When is this party?” He asks, “Well, in a week.” Penelope shrugs and he sighs , looking up at me.

“I can’t, but I will come back for the party, alright?”

“We’ll send the helicopter for you .” Roman stands, nodding and Aiden nods along, agreeing.

“Shall you pack? You don’t want to get home late.” Uncle Roman smiles.

“I’ll help.” I gulp down the lump stuck in my throat.

We have never been so far apart for so long, but with visits and me being occupied, hopefully the time will fly by .

I start to pack Aiden’s things in our suitcase while he sits and plays with Felix and his green dinosaur stuffed animal.

It’s sweet…

The way Aiden looks at Felix is making all of this more difficult, but I have to stay strong and do this.

It’s just three months, it will go by so fast.

We’ll see each other often, I’ll be busy, he’ll be busy.

It will all work out.

“I’m done.” I breathe out as I zip up the suitcase and he sighs, standing and marches over to me with the saddest gaze.

“No.” I tell him as I place my hands on his chest, “We don’t do this. You can’t look this sad…” I stare at his chest, unable to resist the gaze in his eyes.

“I’ll miss your bump…what if you give birth while you’re here?” His hands lower to my bump.

“Then I will still be fine.” I chuckle, “We’ll fly you in.” I shrug, “But we need this.” I repeat and I can’t tell if I’m trying to convince him or me.

“I know.” His hand on my waist is drawing all my attention.

“We got this, alright?” I look up at him through a hooded gaze, making him smile before his head dips and he places a soft chaste k**s on my temple.

“We got this. I love you.”

Why is it sounding like he’s saying goodbye.

“I love you too, and we’ll see each other next week, yeah?” I stand on my toes, reaching for his lips and he cups my face before kissing me, my cheeks squished between his palms.

“Yeah.” He breathes out before grabbing his bag and keys.

“Come Felix, let’s walk daddy to the car.” I clap my hands and he jumps up before running to us.