I Rejected You, Alpha

THE PARTY

ELEIA’S POV

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The entire day felt long, I was anxiously waiting for Aiden to arrive, only to find out that he’d be arriving with the rest of the alpha’s.

My uncle told me that it was for the best just because he didn’t want anyone to find out what I was actually doing here.

Roman and Penelope said that they were trying to make it look like I was just visiting, because even if the royal pack is large , there tend to be some spies around.

I can’t imagine how awful that must be, to not trust your own pack , to be wary of where you go and what you say.

The only people that know that I am here, is Roman, Penelope, the house servants and the elders, but the only people that know why I am here are my family and the elders, the rest think I am just casually staying, living the little girl dream.

Roman had bought or well, arranged an entire new closet. It is all luxurious clothes, and when I mean luxurious, I mean the most expensive jeans and blouses along with dresses and shoes.

Nothing I’d ever consider buying just because of the price, but he just ordered someone to make sure I had clothes while staying here and all of it was there.

I pace in my room, standing in front of the window, watching out as the sky grows dim, cars arrive and I could sharply hear the music coming from down stairs.

The castle is big and that tell me that the music is loud.

I never thought of the king and queen being such party animals, but I guess it is who they are.

I’ve read that they host parties in stead of normal meetings and uncle Roman would talk to the people separately while enjoying a drink and some finger foods.

I can’t help but wonder what would have happened if my uncle found me sooner, if they hadn’t think I was dead… I could have lived a different life, a better one, but would I have met Aiden if I did grow up here?

Would he have been my mate?

Was his destiny to help me find my family?

I shake the thoughts from my head when my phone dings and I stride over to my bedside table, smiling when I see Aiden’s name with a red heart behind it. I lift the phone, my eyes casually flicking over the text.

‘We’re landing right now.’

I smile and stride over to the window, watching as the helicopter lands swiftly, the strong wind from the blades making the grass blow flat, it makes trees sway to the side almost like in a strong storm and I stare in awe as it all stops.

A knock on the door makes me whip around and I toss my phone onto the bed before opening the door.

Penelope stands with her hands clasped together in front of her beautiful emerald-green gown, her hair is pinned up and she’s wearing the most beautiful crown.

I wonder if she always wears this at parties.

“You look beautiful.” I smile as I open the door wider and she nods, a small smile on her face as she walks into the room.

“It’s a lovely color.” she glances at my red dress, it sparkles when the light shines onto it and it’s pretty amazing.

“Thanks, I love your dress. It’s so elegant.” I admire it and she snorts, nodding.

“What?” my eyebrows arch together.

“I wish I could just go in jeans and a t-shirt.” she rubs her forehead.

“Why don’t you? You are the queen after all.” I shrug and she sighs, turning her back to me as she marches over to the window.

“The elders wouldn’t like it, they think that gowns and dresses are what royals should wear, what makes us different from the rest, but it’s tiring.” she sighs, hugging herself.

“You sound tired of it.” I stand beside her, glancing at her with a side eye.

“I am.” She sighs, turning to me. Penelope forces a tight smile onto her face, “We should go. We don’t want to party to wait.” she turns to the door, glancing at me over her shoulder and I follow her out of the room and down the stairs.

We stride into a big room and it’s nothing like I have ever seen, the room is round, the throne’s were carried in here onto the stage, there are tables everywhere where guests are taking their seats.

I follow Penelope to the large table in the middle nearest to the stage and I see Roman sitting at the head and Aiden next to him at his side with a seat between them open for me. Penelope walks around Roman before taking her place next to him, smiling graciously at everyone she passes. I stare at her as we both sit down all at once and I could hear people whispering upon themselves, asking one another as to who I am.

The music is silenced when uncle Roman stands up, a chalice in his hand and he clears his throat, the entire room falling silent and everyone’s attention is drawn to him.

The authority falls off him in waves and I could tell that even Aiden was a bit nervous, even when he knew what was going on.

“Thank you to all alpha’s and luna’s that came to join, I know it’s mandatory , but we are not heartless, we did give some alpha’s passes when they came to us with their problems, and I do thank all of you for setting aside your own to be here tonight.” He raises his glass and the tension in the room just drowns out the longer he keeps on talking.

“Tonight, I invited all of you here for a reason, a celebration to my family and I never thought this day was ever possible, so I stand here, asking Eleia to stand…” he glances down at me with a proud gaze, smiling so brightly and I glance at Aiden as I stand, smiling as my face turns to the crowd, “She is my niece…” Roman announces and the gasps and whispers that erupt through the room makes my stomach twist.

Were they mad?

“We all thought that she too was lost along with my brother and sister in law, but she returned to us, with the help of the Moon Goddess and Aiden Moon, her mate.” he smiles at Aiden and I tense when Aiden’s hand slides at the back of my thigh through the slit of my dress, his fingers tickling the inside of my leg.

“So we welcome her back, thanking the Moon Goddess for bringing the princess home and I am proud to see her being so strong and brave after what she had endured.” his eyes stare at me for the longest time, making my eyes tear up as I start to feel emotional. The dress only hugs my ribs, hiding my bump luckily and Felix is with a baby sitter.

“What?” my eyebrows arch together.

“I wish I could just go in jeans and a t-shirt.” she rubs her forehead.

I love my children and this needs to work if they are going to live and rule here someday.

“So raise a glass with me, to celebrate her return.” Roman lifts his glass and the alpha’s and luna’s around me cheer , making me feel welcome.

I still don’t know why we had to throw this party, it makes no sense to me, but I’m sure I’ll find out very soon.

This entire week, Penelope sat with me, teaching me about the old ways, the most important rules and I have studied the big book of rules every night this week.

It’s all very interesting and most of these rules aren’t even public or so old that they are forgotten.

I raise a glass, and sit back down when he does.

“We’ll have something to eat and then we party.” Roman winks at me.

The food was delicious, there were hundreds of servants coming in and out, carrying plates and so on and once the tables were cleared, they were carried out one by one, vanishing out of the doors.

A lot of alpha’s and luna’s came up to me, smiling as they asked where I had been all these years , but I had shut the question down, changing the subject.

I don’t know if any of these leaders were friends with the Night Pack, they had a lot of allies and I was not going to reveal that Aiden had killed them nor that I grew up there.

I wanted to stay out of it.

I could hear the future news if they ever found out.

Princess Eleia is behind the murder of the entire Night Pack

A shiver runs down my spine at the thought of people against me…is this what being a royal is like?

Fear or be feared?

I freeze when I smell him and a second passes and he wraps his arms around my waist, pulling my back to his chest.

“You look…delightful.” his low tone makes my stomach flip upside down, the hunger in his voice making me lean into him.

The entire week has been s**t without him, I have missed him with every fibre of my being..

His chin rests on my shoulder, his lips brushing the shell of my ear.

“And you smell…” I turn in his grasp, “Delicious.” I wet my lips as my eyes lock on his dark gaze.

Aiden has an angelic face, he’s pure handsome, when you look at him, he’s fierce and scary but approachable, but when gaze is as dark as it is now, he looks like the devil took over and swallowed every inch of goodness he had.

“Do you want to get out of here?” he whispers, glancing around as if we were sneaking around.

I giggle, shaking my head, “That would kind of be rude, wouldn’t it?” I whisper, also looking around like we might be caught any moment, but we won’t because people know we are mates, I am the princess for goddess sake.

“Five minutes, I’ll make it worth it.” he steps back, his arms stretching out , the light reflecting in his eyes makes him look charming, like he’s a billion stars in one person.

I find Roman and Penelope across the room before I look back at my mate, nodding before we run off together.