Rejected Slave To The Alpha by Gory Anna

Chapter 66

Nelly’s POV.

I turned to look at Aisha, our eyes meeting. Her gaze was intense, almost piercing, and I found myself struggling to maintain eye contact.

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“I… I don’t know,” I stammered, my voice quavering.

“You need to decide whether you will accept him or not, so that when you see him, you can stand your ground,” she said, her voice firm.

I nodded, but my mind was a jumble of conflicting emotions. I looked up at the ceiling, my hands clasped tightly together in my lap, as if I could somehow will myself to calm down.

“I don’t think I’ll ever see Astel again,” I said, my voice barely a whisper.

Aisha chuckled, her voice light and teasing. “You never can tell. He came by today, but you weren’t around, you never can tell when he will come again,” she said.

I nodded, even though she couldn’t see me. I closed my eyes tightly, trying to block out. the world around me. I felt overwhelmed, my thoughts a jumbled mess. I took a deep. breath, trying to calm my racing heart.

We both sat up, frozen in place, as we heard a knock at the door.

“I’ll get it,” Aisha said, her voice steady.

I nodded, not trusting myself to speak. Aisha stood up, glancing through the peephole before opening the door. I heard a familiar voice on the other side.

“Harry,” Aisha said, her tone surprised.

“Why did

both leave the party?” he asked, his

so I brought her to rest,”

and wrapped his arms

feeling?” he asked,

as it

steal your friend away from you for a while,” he said, a playful grin on hist face. I rolled

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said, and gave me a wink before heading out the door with Aisha. I watched them leave, as he leaned to whisper something in her ears,

oppressing me!” I called after

alone with my thoughts, trying to make sense of the jumble of emotions inside me. I wondered if my inability to move on from Astel was because I truly loved him, or if it was the pain and embarrassment he had caused me that was holding me back. I didn’t know the answer, and the uncertainty was gnawing at me. I sighed,

awful day playing out in my

after all this time. “You are not what I want,” he had said, his voice cold and uncaring. “You are not worthy of being my mate.

had felt like a knife to my heart, and I could still feel the pain of

I felt the tears well up in my eyes, spilling down my cheeks like

my chest as I tried to process the

always looked at Shantel with such care and affection, and the way he had always looked at me with such coldness and hatred. My heart ached at the thought of why

me a second chance? Had I done something wrong, something to anger her and make her curse me to a

to hold back the scream that was building in my chest. I wanted to let it out, to release the pain and anger, but I couldn’t bring

the front of the war that fateful day. If I had died, I wouldn’t have to feel

the tears rolling down my cheeks, hot and salty, and I sniffed, trying to stop the flood of emotions.

tears,

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beat. It was Kex. He leaned over me, kissing my forehead and rubbing

I opened my eyes, and saw the concern in his face. He knelt