The Pain

Amelia's POV

I thought I was going to spend the rest of my life with him in full happiness when he chose me as his mate. 

I've gone through all kinds of shit in the hands of Nina and her children while growing up and I thought I would finally be happy with Kessler.

What I feared most was being rejected but now I am rejected. 

Being a lone wolf or an orphan is far better than being embarrassed by Kessler.

I won't be going through all this shit if my mom came back for me! I thought as tears streamed down my face.

The beautiful make-up on my face had been cleared up by my tears but I don't give a damn anymore.

I held the stairs and sat down gently beside it as tears continued welling up my face. I have never been humiliated like this ever since I was adopted.

I wish I could command the ground to open and swallow me.

"Is it my fault that I got adopted?" I muttered to myself not knowing that Kessler was reading my lips.

"Sweetheart, it is a crime that you got adopted. Don't know what you used on me in making me mark you as my mate the instant I saw you.

But then, my eyes are open now and I'm going to the person my heart chooses," Kessler blurted out.

He rolled his eyes at me before storming out of the hall angrily with Elena walking majestically behind him.

Soon, people started walking out of the hall whispering to themselves and calling me all worth of bad names.

Some of the Luna and Alpha that were present started hurling all sorts of abusive words at me.

I couldn't raise my head to look at them because of how embarrassed I was.

Suddenly, I felt someone coming down the stairs. I thought it was one of the Luna's saying abusive words at me, but unexpectedly, the footsteps stopped behind me, and I felt a soft hand carefully caressing my back and squeezing my shoulder.

"Everything will surely be fine!" I heard the familiar voice say.

I looked back immediately I heard the voice and realized it was him, my heartfelt love.

"Are you sure everything will be fine?" I asked, sniffing back the tears that were planning to fall.

"Yes, everything will be fine." The lycan king replied.

"You are lying, everything is not fine and can never be fine. Imagine me being rejected by my mate after one year of being obedient to him!" I said and soon another round of tears started falling.

"There's one thing I know for a fact which is, everything will be fine. Trust me!" He said softly.

The tears had stopped falling though but I was still feeling pains in my heart.

"Can I drop you off at home because, with the look of things, we are the only ones remaining in this hall?" The lycan king asked.

I looked up and saw that the hall was truly empty before turning to him.

"I need to get my purse over there," I said.

He offered me his white handkerchief to clean my eyes with.

"Sure! Thank you for your kind gesture!" I said after picking up my purse.

"You are welcome," he said, pushing the door open.

He helped me into his car where I sat comfortably reflecting on what happened today.

The drive back home was a smooth and quiet one, thank goodness he understood that I wanted to be left alone.

A few minutes later, we got to the pack house and he dropped me off. I waved at him as he started his car to leave before turning around to walk inside only to meet Elena standing at the gate and smirking at me.

I didn't have the time to argue with her, I just rolled my eyes and hissed at her before pushing her aside to walk in.

Immediately I got to my room, I lay on my bed and allowed the tears I'd been holding to flow down freely.

I stood up and sat on the floor resting my back on the bed frame and scattered my hair.

Many people were always throwing tantrums at me, but I have never been so concerned, this particular one Kessler said really hooked me in my throat.

I wish I had followed my heart and left Kessler months ago. I wouldn't have to go through this embarrassment, but the love I had for him kept him captive.

I was still filled with Kessler's thoughts when I felt a sharp pain in my chest. I held it tightly as I stood up and ran into the bathroom.

I knew nothing could be done to ease the pain but I still went ahead to take a cold shower.

With the pains in my chest, it's obvious that Kessler is making out with Elena again. 

Even if he doesn't have an iota of love for me, he should at least pity me for the pain I'm going through.

If I should keep on enduring this pain, I don't know what might happen to me next. I just need to find a way out, I thought as I rested my back on the bathroom wall and slowly sat on the floor.

Is it that they have nothing else to do other than to make out every time?

I sat on the bathroom floor crying for many hours till I finally got tired and crawled back to my bed, the most soothing place I would ever be.

I didn't care about putting on any clothes as I covered myself with a duvet. I woke up the next morning with my head banging hard, I was trying to fathom why it was so when I suddenly remembered what happened at the banquet yesterday and how I was badly humiliated.

Thinking of that, I haven't even thanked the lycan king who dropped me off yesterday. I was about to pick up my phone when something struck my mind all of a sudden.

Oh shit! I don't have his contact. Hopefully, he would come to tonight Alpha's dinner night.

I was about to close my eyes to sleep again when I heard a low knock on my door.

"Who could it be at this early hour?" I asked to move to my wardrobe to pick up my nightie.

I opened the door and saw my personal maid, who was assigned to me when I first became Kessler's mate, but he warned her greatly a month later not to attend to my needs again.

"Aria, what are you doing here?" I asked curiously, seriously looking around because no one must see her here.

Seeing how scared I was, she pushed her way in and locked the door.

"I came to tell you something important I overheard," Aria said.

"Which is?" I asked.

"I overheard the Alpha telling his beta that he's going to reject you," Aria said.

"But he already did that yesterday at the banquet," I said nonchalantly. Though I was moved to tears but I held it back because of Aria's presence.

"That's not official and I think the rejection is tonight," Aria said almost in a whisper.

"I know you are trying to act strong, but if you need a shoulder to cry on, mine is always available, okay? 

I have to leave now before anyone suspects my disappearance in the kitchen," Aria said and hurriedly left my room not waiting for my response.

Immediately she closed the door, I allowed the tears I'd been holding back to flow freely.

Why is my life so full of pain?