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

the party?” he asked, his voice full

well, so I brought

to me. He walked over and wrapped his arms around Aisha’s

he asked, his voice

a smile that felt as fake as it looked. He gave me

for a while,” he said, a playful grin

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heading out the door with Aisha. I watched them leave,

me!” I called after them.

and I was left 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

awful

are not what I want,” he had said, his voice cold and

a knife to my heart,

felt the tears well up in my eyes, spilling down my

bed, bringing my knees to my chest as I tried to process the feelings that were swirling

he had 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 I was never good enough for him, or

the Moon Goddess not given me a second chance? Had I done something wrong, something to anger her

to hold back the scream that was building in my chest. I wanted to let it out, to release the pain

fateful day. If I had died, I wouldn’t have to feel this pain, this emptiness, this feeling of worthlessness. I would be at

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

at the door. I quickly wiped away my tears,

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

his voice soft and comforting. I opened my eyes, and saw the concern in his face. He knelt beside me, taking my hands in his own. “How are you doing?” he asked, his voice gentle