ia's

d that I felt like dying. The pain still felt new, despite it being an hour since I returne

, a tear rolled out of my eyes and down the side of my face

ned yet I didn't feel any better. My silky blouse wa

ul? Jared had said it would not hurt that bad and my father had nodded in

k of. I wanted to get this heart-wrenching pain to leave

een able to do this despite my wo

reject him, to ignore the pain on his face, the tears in his eyes, the trembling of his lips, hi

on kept haunting me. His face was all I saw each time I closed my eyes, remind

t rejecte

ected Aiden, m

gain. My face crumbled as I curled myself into a ball, crunching my

she was inside my room. I was so sure I locked the door becau

ut I ignored her. Instead, I buried my

brace. I tried to pull away because I didn't want her consoling me but she held fi

r and I tried desperately to stop

mother cooed but I sho

I stuttered. "it's

rs. If you didn't reject him, he will die and I'm

how much that hurt him. I hurt him, mom. I hurt him so much and I can't forgive m

n't it? I know it's painful. I understand, my dear, but

r embrace so I could look at her right

d my eyes and adjuste

feel the same way I feel for Aiden for Rio. I don't think I can even lov

me. In a few days from now, you'll be fine. Your head and heart will be clear to see

ure ar

led, her hazel eyes twinklin

she had dropped her hair down unlike the

desperately wanted to believe her. She had never lied to me before and most of the things she ha

rew my cheek, trying to make me smile b

st I reject Aiden for things to work? None of you guys rejected

at future will you have with Aiden? What does he have to offer you? He doesn't even have a

goddess gave hi

g you Rio. Don't think too much about it." My mother patted my che

t words st

ay?" She asked me, c

eyes. . . His eyes turned a different shade. It was like. . .how do I de

delia?" My mum snapped at

do you

at omega?" She asked but soon shook her hea

things up!" My

Aiden's eyes had flashed with some strange colour

that for a moment, I couldn't move. His eyes had refl

things up." I re

. You're seeing stuff because y

nation, mom. It did

head at me like I was a child who didn'

believe me, then yo

her step back to my bed where I sat. She plopped herse

ings, things that aren't true just to shut the pain out. But those things are not true.

it doesn't matter if you believe me o

believe me. She was trivialising what I saw

sigh, shaking her head lik

, leaning forward to place a kiss on

ing in surprise. But her shock soon t

" She said to me but I

ce back, leaving me to wallow in my sea of thoughts and

y my wolf - I had been trying to communicate to her since the rejection but it just felt lik

d by everyone

I barked at him instead,