The Rejected Mate

I spent the next day working in the kitchen, helping the omegas of the pack with preparing for the lunch they've to serve to hundreds of hungry wolves with the appetite of an elephant. I also got to a lot from the omegas a lot, how the pack has been in a better condition and how they're treated like any other pack member with Damien as their Alpha

I'm currently in the play room, where the parents usually drop their kids off before they go to run errands or the warriors for the pack training, its more like a nursery if not. I was bored out of my mind and decided that I could spend some of my time with these little munchkins.

I watch as the children play among eachother, some chasing eachother around, toddlers either being handled by nannies, some chewing on their toys, or babbling to themselves in an adorable way, Making me smile at their adorableness. I feel two hand wrap around legs, only to look down and find a pair of grey eyes staring up at me with a toothless smile, making my smile to widen.

"Hi baby" I pick Elijah up and place him on my hip. I place a kiss on his chubby cheeks, making him giggle out.

"How is my favourite person doing?!" I say and Elijah looks at me with his big grey eyes and babbles in reply by moving hands and pointing at the playground, make me laugh out at his adorableness. If anyone were to see me now, they would think I've lost my marbles for talking with a toddler. I squish his cheeks making his lips to pucker out in a cute way.

I tuck the long hairs out of his face and tuck it behind his ear, I feel small arms wrap around my neck and he rests his tiny head on the crook of my neck, and I realize that he might be sleepy. So I decide to take him along with me.

I'm about to leave the nursery with Elijah when someone across the room calls me, I turn around to find a girl with blue eyes and raven hair heading over to my direction.

"Hi, I'm Raven. I saw you interacting with Elijah, and I was pleasantly surprised to see him approach you the second he saw you looking around, and he isn't really found of strangers" her words make he realize how much Elijah takes after his father, her eyes move from Elijah back to me with a smile and I smile back at her "if I may ask, how do you know eachother?".

I pause, not knowing what to reply. Who am I? His father, The Alpha’s rejected mate? Or a packmate who happens to share a special bond with the Alpha's only son? Now that I say it in my mind, she would think I'm lying since Damien isn't exactly known for his socializing skills. So I decided to say "I was a friend of Emily's" Raven's eyes become sad when she hears Emily's name.

"Ahh, I see. It makes me sad to think that Elijah has to grow up without a mother in this cruel world" her words makes me wonder what would've happened if my own mother was alive?! I had too grow up too fast for my own good. Living in this world without a mother was tough for me. "I mean no one can love a child like his/her mother" she continues "Alpha makes a point to take time out of his busy schedule to spent atleast three days a week with Elijah and also drops him here and picks up Elijah himself.”

She sounds proud and talks highly of her Alpha. I mean why wouldn't they? He was a great Alpha, protected the pack and valued the lives of his pack members more than his own.

Honestly speaking, I was glad that Elijah atleast a fatherly figure in his life, I admired Damien for taking time out of his busy schedule and Alpha duty to spend time with his son. I wished mine did too back then.

I smile at Raven "it was nice meeting you, I hope to see you around. I think the little guy is tired and I'll take him along with me for a nap” I rub my hand across his back absently, Raven smiles at me in understanding, says that we should hang sometimes and takes her leave.

Having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world. I walk pass the the Alpha's office with a sleeping Elijah in my arms, I hear someone calling my name from inside "Serenity" a deep voice calls out. I hault on my foosteps realizing that its Damien. I turn around and find him already looking at me with those intense eyes of his making me squirm, his eyes moves to the sleeping figure in my arms.

"Hey, he fell asleep in my arms. So I thought I'll take him with me" I say.

"It's okay, I'll take him" Damien says and I nod my head in reply. He goes to take Elijah from my arms, he tries to detatch the hold Elijah had on my neck which makes him stir in my arms. I try helping him, trying to detatch Elijah’s linked arms.

Elijah stirs again in my arms and says a word leaving both me and Damien staring at eachother in shock.

"Mommy".