Rejected Slave To The Alpha by Gory Anna

Chapter 57

Chapter 57.

Kex’s POV.

I stared at her, my gaze intense and unblinking. “Do you still want Astel?” I asked, my voice low and serious.

She choked on her food, coughing hard. I quickly passed her a cup of water, and she gulped it down, hitting her chest with her fist. She set the cup down and looked at me, her eyes calculating.

“What kind of question is that?” she asked, her voice breathless.

I met her gaze, unflinching. “A serious one,” I said.

“What’s your concern with me and my rejected mate?” she asked, rolling her eyes.

“I just want to know whether you’ve moved on or not,” I said trying to make my voice sound hard.

But I didn’t smile. “I don’t see why it’s any of your business,” she said, her voice teasing.

I let out a heavy sigh. “It’s just that every time there’s even the smallest opportunity, you bring up Astel. It’s weird to me because he never cared about you,” I said, my voice rising with frustration.

She let out a soft laugh. “It’s funny how you think I should just accept my rejection and move on like that,” she said, her voice tinged with sadness. She gave me a small, sad smile. “I guess it’s not that easy for me.”

“Why, Nelly?” I said, my voice rising with irritation. “Why do you care about him so much? He’s moved on, he’s with Shantel now.”

She shook her head, her eyes glistening with unshed tears. “Do you have any idea how many times I’ve asked myself what’s wrong with me that made him reject me?” she said, her voice shaking. “Do you have any idea of the humiliation I felt that day? How can I just move on?” she demanded, her voice rising high with emotion.

“There’s nothing wrong with you,” I said, trying to reassure her. “You’re perfect just the way you are.” But she just laughed sadly.

“That’s not what you said the first day we met,” she said, a hint of bitterness in her voice. “You told me I needed to lose weight, remember?”

I felt my

face

I wished I could turn back the hands of time, take

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back that statement.

my voice thick with regret. “I’m so sorry.”

waving her hand

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I

hurt by I sat there, not knowing what to say. watched her eat, her eyes far away, her thoughts a jumble of confusion. A part of me. wanted to take her in my arms and tell her it would all be okay, but I knew that wasn’t what she needed right now. I just needed to

“I’ll be in my

was lost in her thoughts, trying to make sense of everything that had happened. I hesitated at the door, not wanting to leave her alone like this. But I knew I couldn’t stay, not now. I turned and left, my mind a jumble

step. When I saw her, sitting

cell, the guards bowed their heads and opened the door for

the smug look on her face falter for just a moment before she replaced it with a sad, tear–stained expression. She began to sob, and I started to circle her, my footsteps echoing in the small room. I could hear her breathing quicken,

chin with my finger, forcing her to meet my gaze. I watched as she swallowed hard,

I said, my words ringing with authority. “But you need to tell me the truth. Who

hard. I waited for her

know anything about his death,” she stammered, her voice

her games. “I don’t have

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her skin. She winced, her eyes wide with pain and fear.