The Grateful Rejection
Chapter 10

"--- because you wanted a pussy so bad, you left OUR daughter ALONE in the fucking FOREST??" Iheard mum scream at dad. I groaned pulling the pillow to cover my ears. Sometimes I hate beingable to hear everything.

Wait. Pillow?

I furrowed my eyebrows and sat up on the bed, the familiar feeling of my silk sheets underneath memade me feel comfortable.. or is it the unusual smell.. but the last time.. I remember.. being near apond. I closed my eyes and a pair of neon blue eyes flashed through my memory, a sudden tinglingwent throughout my body making me shiver in delight. Then I remembered the incident, my heartstarted to beat at a fast pace. The lycan.. he said.. what the actual fuck.. a animal just spoke..

I rolled my eyes, yeah that my priority.. not the fact that he said something I never wanted to hearfrom anyone. I slowly slipped off the bed but before I could open the door, it opened and revealedAriana. She looked at me wide eyed, "What the fuck are you doing?? Go lay down! MAAAA!!! SHE ISAWAKE!!" She screamed making me hiss and cover my ears

"Sensitive hearing, Ari" I say in pain, she looked at me apologetically, "Sorry babe" she said andlightly nudged me towards the bed, "I am fine" I said but she still tucked me in. I heard thunderingfootsteps approaching me, I mentally rolled my eyes. Oh my over dramatic family, I smile softly. Mymom comes in looking frantic with tears streaming down hear face. I furrowed my brows, "What'swrong mumma?" I ask trying to get up from the bed but she comes to me and hugs me. I wrap myarms around her without any hesitation and rub her back, "What is it mumma?" I ask her soothinglymumbling sweet words in her ears.

"I was so worried about you, baby" she said pulling back with tears still spilling out of her eye. Shebit her lips to stop herself from crying, I caressed her cheeks and wiped the tears, "I am alrightmumma.. everything's fine" I coo her and bring her in my arms. I could hear her the unstablebeating of her heart. I tried to coax her as gently as possible. Soon I heard her heart beat steadyingand in no time she fell asleep but not without say 'l cannot afford to lose my baby again’

I released a sigh and tucked her in my bed. I slowly made my way out of the room, thank God theyleft us to give us some privacy. When I reached the ground floor, I saw dad and Stephan talking.Their attention snapped towards me, I smiled at them, "I am fine" I assure them as both make theirway towards me, "I wouldn't be able to live if something happened to my little sister" Stephan saidand pulled me in a warm embrace. I smiled in my brother's safe embrace and snuggle into his chest,"My little puppy" he says teasingly making me pull back in shock, "I am a fudging alpha!" I say indisbelief. But he pout and kisses my forehead, "My little puppy!" He pulls my nose and belly'slaughs. I just snort and hit his chest. He teases me more, annoying the shit out of me.

I look at dad who looks guilty, "It's not your fault, papa" I say and hug him. He wraps his armsaround me, "It is baby, if only I hadn't left you.” He said guiltily, I was about to interfere but Andrewbeated me, "At least she found her erastis” he and Jacob walked in form the front door with somebags. That comment made me stiff, "Yeah, when we came there he wouldn't let anyone touch you"Jacob said in annoyance. A warm feeling washed over me, it took every single piece of me under it, Ifelt protected but the stoic look didn't faze from my face.

"Yeah, that dumb shit! As if we are going to hurt our own sister” Andrew rolled his eyes and madeus follow him into the kitchen where Ora and Ari were sitting, talking quietly. My heart startedbeating erratically, the warm fuzzy feeling only intensified, I didn't like it, not one bit. I rememberthe last time I had this feeling, it threw me in death's doorstep. "He even had the guts to grow! at usand even tucked you in.. well after shifting with you still in his arms..” Ari said and furrowed herbrows looking at me, "You feeling better?" I nodded and kissed her cheeks, internally thanking herfor changing the subject. I sat by her as Arora came by my side and hugged me side ways. I smiled,"Don’t worry guys” I say as dad sets the table for us. We kept chattering while taking out the foodfrom the bag, "Why did you guys order a take out? Want to kick me out of the business?" I jokelooking at the twins, to which they just snort, "Damn it!! How did you know our plan??" Andermocked making me roll my eyes.

And that's all it took and we were back to our chattering and playful self. There was a tug in myheart, I kept on looking at the back door of the kitchen longingly. I shook my head and took somefood to feed mom.

The alpha stood on top of the hill as he watched the commotion beneath him. With a stoicexpression he watched the pack members beings ripped into pieces. The scene was bone chilling tosay the least, the rogues were ruthlessly. The rogue king was snarling and growling at the pair, thealpha and beta. They have wronged the most destructive wolf of the continent and now it time topay for their mistakes.

The alpha above the hill looked at the pack below in hate, every single cell of his body hated thosefuckers. He saw one rogue transfer back to his human side and crept up on a wolf who was busyfighting another rogue. He jumped on his back and took out a silver knief and jabbed it repeatedlyin the wolf's head. It's brain and the liquid splashed all over the rogues face, but it kept on laughinglike a manic. The alpha smirked and looked another pair where the rogue was eating the organs ofthe pack member. It's heart half eaten, the lungs torn into pieces, the intestine was half hanging outof the body. His eyes shifter to the trio, the rouge king and the alpha and the beta. The king hadsingle handedly over powered the pair, most wouldn't have be able to do that but can you blamehim? He was driven by rage, pain of loss and hate. The most unadulterated feeling in the world.The alpha shifted into his wolf and howled on top of the hill to tell the rouge's to retreat. And withina second they did, but the king wasn't done he slashed the beta deep into his stomach, but notdeep enough to kill him and tore the alpha's shoulder and ran away from the battle field. His thirstfor revenge wasn't yet quenched but he knew better as his allied alpha said, "Death is mercy,suffering is the key”

The alpha joined the run and howled in victory, a few more days and all this will come to an end. Buttheir suffering won't. His icy blue eyes shined maliciously.

"Mom pleasssee" I begged her for the nth time but my hardheaded mom didn't move from herdecision, "Even the last time you said you're gonna take a break you took a nap and went to work.But this time it goes as I say!" She said calmly sipping her tea. I let out a whiney noise, "It'll affect alot on the restaurant, mumma. Even my reputation would get bad, there are people coming for faraway.. sometimes even as far as cities.. it'll be a huge loss mom.. I cannot afford that loss" I tried toreason her but she eyes snapped towards me. Her usual blue eyes had now turned Violet, sheglared at me, "Money?? IS THIS HOW I RAISED YOU NORA ELISA HUNTSONS?? MONEY IS MOREIMPORTANT THAN YOUR LIFE?? MONEY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR MOTHER'S WISH!!" sheyelled at me furiously.

My eyes began to tear up, "No mumma nothing is more important than you.. please don't be madat me.. I love you mumma" I pout looking at my mother. My wolf was upset to have angered hermother to the extend of her yelling at me. She has never once yelled at me. I walk close to her stillhurt by the fact that she shouted at me, her eyes softened looking at my heartbroken state, "I neverment to upset you mumma, I am doing all this so that I can give you everything you deserve” I saysoftly and put my head on my mother's shoulder.

My hands playing with her's, I didn't meet her eyes. I knew I disappointed her, I sniffled, "Pleaseforgive me mumma.." I say one last time as tears begin to flow out of my eyes softly. She wrappedher arms around me and rocked me, speaking only sweet words and praises in my ears.

"I am sorry baby, it just that... *Sigh* I don't wanna lose you again.. you haven't taken a proper breaksince.. forever. You are over working yourself too much baby. I see you at night all awake and tryingdifferent dishes.. this is not good for you, little princess" she said and cooed me softly. I look at herapologetically, "I'll do whatever you'll say mom.. no work for this week" I chose my words rightknowing how I'll have to twist my way back to work.

She sighed, "You're a millionaire and yet you're afraid of losing a few dollars" she said. I smile at her,"Coming from a place where I had to survive in only 20 dollars in a month, every penny is a big dealfor me" I said remembering all those awful years. She rubbed my arms, “You're here with me baby.With us. You're safe now" she said and kissed my forehead.

But some wouldn't be.