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

well, so I brought her to rest,”

nodded, his gaze shifting to me. He walked over and wrapped his arms around Aisha’s

are you feeling?” he asked, his

mustering up a smile that felt as fake as it

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

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the door with Aisha. I watched them leave, as he leaned to

oppressing me!” I

door shut behind 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

my pillow tightly, the memories of that awful

reject you, Nelly,” Astel’s voice rang in my cars, the hurt, and humiliation still fresh, even 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. I choose Shantel, your cousin, as

a knife to my heart, and I could

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

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

the way he had always looked at me with such coldness and hatred. My heart ached at the

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

chest. I wanted to let

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

tears rolling down my cheeks, hot and salty, and I sniffed,

heard a movement at the door. I quickly wiped away my tears, not wanting anyone to see

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made my heart skip a beat. It was Kex. He

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