CHAPTER 55 The Rejection Stands

  KAT

  Over the past few weeks, I have become accustomed to the dull ache in my chest that came with rejecting Luke. I insist that the pain only remains in my heart because he refused to accept the rejection.  

  Day after day, packages show up at the door to the farmhouse. Everyone from Luke. Each present is beautiful in its own way and touches my heart deeply. But I refuse to hold onto them. The first few I opened before tossing them in the trash. But as they continued to show up, I tossed them away without bothering to open them.  

  A small, nagging voice inside of my head nags me relentlessly about how disrespectful I am being towards the Alpha, but I just push that little voice aside and into the back of my mind. Even though he is no longer staying in the apartment above the barn, I feel like I can always sense Luke's presence. It is like his eyes are always watching me.