I Rejected You, Alpha

ELEIA’S POV

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“This is a joke, right?” Zac grits out annoyed as we lock a collar around his throat. “Unfortunately not.” I tut as I secure his hands in front of him with cuffs and I put the key in my pocket.

“Wow.” his arched eyebrows raise momentarily as he stares down at his tied hands, “What?” I step back and grab the camera, “You guys have trust issues.”, “I have to. This world is…”, “Filled with evil.” he finishes my sentence with a smug look on his face.

“Where are you from?” I ask as I help him put a vest over his head and tie it at the sides. It has a camera connected in the front of it.

“I’m a rogue.” his heart rate spikes as he lies, making me snort and shake my head in disappointment.

“Fine, I’m from a pack nearby, but I can’t stay from whose…”, “You know I am your queen, right?” I glance up at him, finding him already staring at me intently.

I back away after turning the camera on and I have the computer man bring up the footage on the big screen. “Say something.”

“Or what?” she sound of his voice plays through the speakers and I turn to him, “Or I would have made you cry like a baby.” I tease, making his eyes roll. “You aren’t scary.” he tuts. “I’m glad you think that, perhaps you’ll trust me someday too,”

I grab an earpiece and hand it to him, “Put this in your ear. And let me just make this clear right now…If you break out of your cuffs, destroy the camera or not listen to me, that collar will paralyze you in site and my people will retrieve you, unless the hunters find you first.”

His throat bobs and a smile crosses his face, “Now that sounds like a threat.” , “It is.” Aiden walks into the room and I can’t help but wonder how much he heard, “But it’s nothing to what I will do if I find out you lied to us.”

Zac falls silent, his jaw ticking as his dark gaze flicks between Aiden and I, “Your idea is stupid.” He grits out, glaring at my mate with a death stare.

I step in between them, c*****g my head at Zac, “It was my idea, but you only think that because you’re scared and you should be because we have a lot of resources and this is my kingdom and if I have to die to save my people…I will.”

“Eleia.” Aiden comes up behind me, his large hand holding my shoulder and he pulls me aside, “Relax, it won’t ever come to that. We have guards to protect you.” his hand cups my cheek and I step out of his grasp, “I know, we should get going with this plan.”

I hate that he brings up the guards…they have lives, families…loved ones and they are not disposable, they are family and I’m tired of people giving up their lives to protect me.

ELEIA’S POV

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“This is a joke, right?” Zac grits out annoyed as we lock a collar around his throat. “Unfortunately not.” I tut as I secure his hands in front of him with cuffs and I put the key in my pocket.

“Let’s go.” Aiden grabs Zac’s bicep, pulling him to his feet and we head out.

Arriving at the boarder, Aiden keeps my body shielded behind his after I refused to stay out of sight and he shoved Zac across, “Walk , you have two minutes and then we’ll communicate.” Aiden stares at him with a deadly stare and Zac nods, “Just…I’m from the Rock pack…if I don’t make it, tell my mate I love her.” he turns with a sad look in his eyes and I fight every urge to stop him and this plan…

He might die and we’re sending him out there, “Wait.” I step out from behind Aiden and I ruffle the key out of my pocket as Zac turns to me, “I want to trust you.” I breathe out and I toss the key at him.

He smiles, but his eyes flick down to my chest and his trusting smile vanishes, his arched brows furrow together in a frown.

I glance down in curiosity and my heart feels like it stops… “Aiden…” I breathe out as my eyes lock on the red and green laser dots on my body flicking around. I should move, I should duck or run…

I look up at Aiden and when his worried gaze locks on mine, his eyes flick to my chest, but before Aiden could even look back up at me, a body slams into me and I’m knocked over, everything feeling in slow motion as my body bulldozes to the ground, the wind knocking right out of my lungs and I’m pinned to the grass with a heavy weight. My eyes open and I stare at Zac, who lets out a deadly growl before his body falls limp on top of me, his face falling into the crook of my neck.

“Aiden!” I shriek as panic overtakes my entire body.

The sound of footsteps get loud around me.

“Eleia!” Aiden’s soothing yet panicked voice is close and Zac’s body is rolled off me and he falls by my side with a thud.

I glance at the unconscious man who saved my life , again, “Is he head?” I shriek in fear and guilt, praying to the Moon Goddess that he lives.

Aiden’s hands cup my face as he stares into my eyes with panic and worry, his body protecting me as he pulls me to my feet, “Grab the prisoner and bring him.” Guards around us pick him up and I can’t help but glance over my shoulder at the woods…They are out there and I sent twenty men out there.

“Aiden, the men I sent out, are they back?” “Keep moving.” he pushes me until we’re safe inside of the castle.

I rip out of his grip, turning to him, “Is the men I sent out back?” I yell at everyone around and they all look at each other , “No Eleia, but if the hunters are right outside, they might still be in the forest.” , “Then mind link them. Mind link them all!” I grab the back of my head as a sting bursts up my neck to what it feels like inside my mind.

Aiden grabs my face, “Sit down.” he scoops me up and walks me to a chair, putting me down to sit on it.

His eyes fog over, or I imagine it since my eyes blur a bit, “Is Zac dead?” I ask, squinting my eyes shut, “No. Just tranquilized.” my eyes shut , “Stay with me, open your eyes. You might have a concussion.” he pries my eyes open by lifting my eyelids.

“I just need some darkness, it’s very bright.” I squint and he demands to put the lights off, but it doesn’t help much.

“What happened?” I don’t recognise the voice, “She hit her head hard against the ground.” someone pries my eyes open again and an unknown man stands on his knees, wearing a white coat.

“I’m fine.” I stand up, feeling dizzy and I sit back down, “Not so fine…” I murmur as I rub my fingers over my head.

A sharp light is shined into my eyes and I jolt my head back, “What the hell?”, “Just follow the light.” the doctor’s instructions are clear and I do so with my eyes tearing up.

The sound of heavy footsteps , a lot of them, fill the room.

“My King, Queen.”

I shove the life out of my eyes and stare at the guards, “Did you find them?” Aiden asks, his thumb dragging across his bottom l*p as he stares the guards down. “So sir…they…we can’t even mind link them.”

My head falls into my hands as tears form in my eyes.

This is my fault…all of this is my fault.

“Maybe they’re just unconscious, get a team and we’ll go look for them.” Aiden demands and I stand, staring at him with a baffled gaze. “You aren’t going out there.”

“Eleia, I have to. They won’t go out there alone and I won’t let them.”

A few seconds later, Stefan comes rushing down the stairs, dressed in his gear, “No…You can’t both go.” I frown, “Does Rosie know everything?” I glare at our beta with a dark gaze, “Eleia, this is my job.” is all he says as if it would fix all of the problems.

If hunters took out a group of twenty, how do we know how many there are?

“No one leaves.” I grit out, “Not until we know that the other group is alive.”

“Eleia…” Aiden walks over to me, “Rest and we’ll be back in an hour.” he smiles before kissing my temple and he leaves.

But will he come back or will I rule this place alone?