Worthless to Priceless The Alpha’s Rejected Mate

Chapter 26

AMELIA’S POV

My steps faltered and I wanted to run away and pretend like this just didn’t happen. I looked over at her hoping that her figure would change before my eyes but even as she smiled, I recognized her as the same girl. I was about to leave when Aiden looked up at me. He pulled out a chair for me and I had no other choice but to take a seat beside both of them.

I noticed that the girl was also looking at me with a weird and analytic expression. Her eyes were piercing and I wanted to shrink under the gaze but I forced my shoulders to stay squared and I gave her a soft smile which she returned quickly.

“Amelia this is Lucy,” Aiden said and I waved at her. She didn’t wave back but all she did was give me a curt nod of acknowledgment which I took to be better than no response at all.

“It’s really nice to meet you,” I said to her and she smiled at me- even her smile was beautiful and I had to stop myself from comparing myself to her.

“Lucy is also new like you,” Aiden told me and my eyes widened.

I would have never thought that she was new. She looked so comfortable around Kaden that day, I would have thought they knew each other for a while. Did she move here just because of Kaden? Did he ask her to move here so that he could be closer to her? I didn’t know what the truth was but I was burning to know. There was an ache in my chest that would not be satiated until I knew what was happening.

I looked around the settlement and saw those patrol men. They were staring at me with barely concealed disdain but they made no move to come closer. I noticed that they were casting

frightened looks at the back of Aiden’s head and I knew that it was because of Aiden that they refused to come to me.

“Why don’t they attack you?” the question burst out of my mouth before I could stop it and Aiden raised a brow at me so I gestured to the men standing behind him. “They stopped when you told them to and now, they want to come here but they keep looking at you like they are scared.”

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“It’s probably because they are,” he said and I cocked my head to the side in confusion. He laughed at my expression before continuing. “I am the Alpha’s cousin, Amelia. His mother is my aunt. They are scared of me because they know any actions against me would be taken as an action against the Alpha’s family.”

My mouth fell open and Aiden laughed once again. I cast a glance at Lucy who didn’t even

look surprised by the news, she just continued eating her salad like Aiden ha even

dropped a major bombshell on us. Considering she was around Kaden, she might already have known.

“Why didn’t you tell me?” I asked and he shrugged.

“I want to be known as my own person and not because of my cousin.”

I understood why he would say that. I spent my entire life in the shadows of Brittany and I would have loved nothing more than to be my own person and not be referred to always as he sister. I nodded to show him that I understood his reasons.

“Have you met the Alpha yet?” Lucy asked me and at first I was shocked to know that she was talking directly to me and I nodded to which she scoffed. “It’s alright if you haven’t, there’s no need to lie. Most people don’t ever meet the Alpha.”

“He was actually the first person I saw when I arrived.” I said and her eyes narrowed. “It was in the forest and I ran from him but then I was called back to his office and he allowed me stay here.”

“So you haven’t met him personally,” she said and I noticed that the tension had disappeared from her shoulders. “I have though, our mothers are best friends. I had dinner with him a few days ago and I’m even staying at his place.”

The news landed on me like a bomb on an open field and I couldn’t help the jealousy from clawing up my chest and rearing its ugly head. I tried to keep my emotions in check but I couldn’t seem to control it. I risked a glance at Lucy who had her hand over her mouth like she had just accidentally spilled a secret but from the glint in her eyes, I knew it wasn’t accidental; she was just marking her territory.

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said that,” Lucy said softly but I could see a glint in her eyes.

“Is Kaden going to choose you as a mate?” Aiden asked her and she turned to him with a

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slight smile. “If you’re staying with him then it must be serious.”

“We are just getting to know each other for now. It is too early to decide.”

I forced myself to form a small smile despite the warring emotions in my chest. “I’m happy for you.”

She looked very proud of herself and started to drone on about how S*xy Kaden was. The longer she spoke, the more I clenched my fists. I dug my nails into the soft flesh of my palm to prevent myself from saying something that would make me look crazy. I have never felt this way over anyone before, not even Blake and I didn’t understand it.

“What about you Amelia?”

I was shocked that I was spoken to and Lucy looked annoyed that her story had been cut short but Aiden was staring straight at me. I pointed a finger at myself almost dumbly to be sure that he meant to speak to me and he laughed.

“You’re funny Amelia. Where did you come from? We rarely get new people around here so tell me, how did

how did you get here?”

“I’m from the Two Moons pack,” I said softly.

Their eyes widened and I knew they were aware of my pack. I would have been surprised if they didn’t. My pack was one of the most powerful packs in the world. Obviously we weren’t on the same scale as the Dark Fangs pack, I don’t think anyone will ever be on their level but we were well known. Father was known for making cutthroat deals with other packs that would benefit his pack.

“I heard that the Alpha has a useless daughter,” Lucy said with barely concealed venom and I felt my heart clench. “I have never even seen a picture of her. I heard that he treats her like she doesn’t even exist and no one cares for her. Did you know her?”

“I did,” is aid softly and her eyes widened as if asking me to give more details. “I was her.”

Her smile fell instantly and she opened her mouth to speak but no words would come out. Aiden muttered a small curse under his breath and I kept my eyes down waiting for the moment they would suddenly decide that they didn’t want to be friends with me because I was useless. I didn’t know that news about me had travelled to other packs. I assumed it was

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a secret within our pack but I was wrong.

It wasn’t just our table that fell silent, even other tables around us had stopped to listen. I didn’t know anyone was paying so much attention to our conversation and in that moment I wanted nothing more than for the ground to just open up and swallow me so the embarrassment would be over.

I felt a hand on my wrist and I looked up to see Aiden smiling up at me. “Don’t worry, there is more than enough time for you to find your talents here. If you ever need anything, you

can come to me.”

“Thank you,” I said even though his hand on mine felt weirdly uncomfortable. He didn’t move it to I cleared my throat. “I need to use the bathroom.”

I all but pulled my hand away from his and I rushed past the sea of students staring at me and whispering and I made my way into the bathroom. By the time I got in, I leaned against the wall and let out a deep breath. I thought I was alone, so the sound of the toilet flushing had me jumping. Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

A girl walked out of one of the stalls and I recognized her as the girl who had warned me to stay away from Aiden earlier. She was looking at me with a curious expression and I realized it was just the both of us and I was curious as to why she wanted to stay away from Aiden.

“Hi, I’m Amelia,” I said to her and all she did was stare at me as she washed her hands. “You told me to stay away from Aiden earlier, is there a particular reason?”

Some girls walked in just before she could respond and she stayed silent. She washed her hands for what I thought was longer than necessary and then she finally dried off her hands. As she walked towards the door, I noticed that she was walking too close to me, I wanted to step away to give her space to pass, but she reached out and grabbed my arm.

“Do you want him to knock you up?” the question was uttered with so much venom and before I could say anything, she walked away leaving me pondering over her words for the rest of the day.

At the end of the school, her words hadn’t left my head and I walked into the parking lot in a daze to search for Clara. I found her standing in the parking lot and I quickly rushed over to her.

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“How was

your

first day?” she asked and I shrugged. “Don’t worry

always sucks for most people.”

“It didn’t suck. I actually made friends.”

it always gets better. It

She smiled widely at me, “Don’t forget to tell Kaden all that when you report to him.”

I muttered a small curse under my breath. I had totally forgotten that I was meant to report. to Kaden every week. I was about to tell her that when I noticed Lucy walking out of the halls. Clara saw her too and I saw a foreign expression cross Clara’s face before she quickly schooled it.

“Are you taking me to the office?” I asked not wanting to spend any more time looking at Lucy and Clara shook her head. “How will I there?”

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“There’s someone to take you,” she gestured her head and I followed her line of sight to where a black SUV had parked and Kaden got out of it.

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