DARLA
"What do you mean?" I asked with the frown still placed on my face.
She dismissed my question and walked away from the room. After she left, dad also told me to leave. He will talk about this matter later.
The whole day I kept thinking about what Ashlyn said. I couldn't understand her words. What did she mean? Dean was also gone. Jennie told me he had some important work to do.
The evening came soon. And by then I had a relative idea what Ashlyn might mean. I waited till she came back from her party. Ashlyn was about to enter her room when I confronted her.
"Ashlyn, wait."
She turned around. An irritated look on her placed on her face the moment she recognized my voice.
"What?"
"Are you….are you planning to kill myself."
She frowned.
"Did you go nuts?"
"What did you mean by Dean not loving me? He is my mate. He obviously loves me. He will never betray me. Either way you are planning to kill me to get him. Ain't I right?"
She laughed out loud while clutching her stomach.
"Darla, Darla, Darla. You are so funny. Why would I kill you?"
"To get Dean."
She smirked evilly.
"That's another matter. I can get Dean without even killing you. And did you just think I'll kill you? Even if I try to kill you, dad will save you. Do you know why?"
I waited. Waited for her to hurt me again with her answer.
"Because of your blood. Your blood is what makes you valuable in the pack, in our lives. If it wasn't for your blood then dad would have ousted you from the house long back. So as long as I need your blood, you are useful. And when I'll no longer need your blood, you will be as useful as a used tissue paper."
Ashlyn laughed and was about to open her door when she turned towards me once again.
"Oh and if you want to know back at dad's office why did I say so, you should come to my room at night. See ya. I'm really tired and I need to prepare myself for the night."
With that last sentence she entered her room and closed the door with a thud. I still could hear the thudding voice. But it's the thudding voice of my heart. My heart is beating fast.
Dean can never do this to me. He will never betray me. He loves me. He said that he likes me. He said that he is thankful to the Moon Goddess for making me his mate. He is thankful to the Moon Goddess for me. He said that he doesn't care that I have a weak wolf or that I am not in the heirline of this pack. He loves me for who I'm.
No, I can't distrust Dean. We are going to mark each other next month after he becomes the Head Warrior. I won't exchange my mate for anyone. I'll fight against it. For that I need Dean beside me. Tomorrow morning, I'll talk to him about this as soon as I meet him. He must be patrolling now.
After doing all the chores in the kitchen and helping Jennie with her work, I returned to my room. Jennie is an omega. Her parents died long back and since then she has been working as a maid in the pack house. As her rank is lower, no one really likes her around them.
Laying down on my bed, I couldn't get a wink of sleep. My mind wanders around thoughts and fears. My mind is forcing me to go to Ashlyn's room while my heart says go believe Dean. I twisted on my bed trying to sleep. But sleep is nowhere around me. Finding no other way I stood up from the bed to go to Ashlyn's room. My steps hesitated as I took a step forward and two steps backward. I don't know what to do. Going to Ashlyn's room will mean I don't trust Dean. And not going will kill me inside.
After contemplating for a while, I finally decided to go. Not because I don't trust Dean. Because I want to prove that Ashlyn is wrong. Dean loves me and me only.
I took steady steps towards Ashlyn's room. Reaching in front of the room, I held the door handle and surprisingly it was open. I was about to enter when I heard a mixed sound of pants, sighs and joy. I slightly opened the door and the sight I saw made my ground shake.
Dean, naked on top of Ashlyn who is busy sucking on the junction of his jaw and shoulder where my mark would have been a month after. My head started spinning. Dean, he can't do this to me.
"You never fail to amaze me, love. The sexy lingerie you wore today made me want to eat you."
Such words from Dean's mouth seemed like an alien language. I never heard Dean using slang or dirty words.
"Didn't you do it? I don't even remember the counting now."
Ashlyn's fake laugh echoed in my ears. Tears lined my eyes, threatening to fall down. My heart's not beating anymore. It's broken into pieces, millions of small pieces which cannot be gathered together again.
I saw Ashlyn's eyes darting towards me. She did it deliberately. She pulled him down and sucked on his lower lips before sucking in a fake whining tone,
"Who do you like more, Dean? Me or Darla?"
"Obviously you. Who even likes Darla? If she wasn't the Alpha's daughter, I would have rejected her long back."
Dean's unhesitating voice shook me to my core. He without stuttering replaced me. Was his love always this fake?
Ashlyn's goal was accomplished. I could see that in her eyes. She won. Once again she won.
"I already talked to dad about this situation. You know I found my mate today and he is a rogue. And as I'm in the heirline of this pack, Dad told Darla to exchange her mate with me. That means we both will get to be with each other."
I never saw Dean so happy. He kissed Ashlyn all over her face and tried to do bed sports with her once again when Ashlyn called out my name in a fake panicked voice.
"Darla, what are you doing here?"
They both started panicking and searching for their clothes. Ashlyn was clearly acting and Dean looked half guilty and half I don't know what. Guilty? Guilty for what? For betraying me? For bedding someone else? For making fun of me? Or for agreeing to exchange his mate so easily? I guess I can't finish the list.
"Darla, what are you doing here?"
"I….I came to see you."
Ashlyn smirked.
"Well now you are here, Dean would like to say something to you. Dean?"
I saw Dean's Adam's apple bobbing up and down. He stepped forward. His face twisted in a different way. As if he doesn't want to do this.
Please don't do this.
I whispered to myself and he opened his mouth letting his words shatter me into crumbles.
"I, Dean Anderson, reject you, Darla Wilson as my mate."
I could feel the hesitation in his voice. Why is he doing this if he doesn't want to do? Thinking about him I didn't realize I was crying until my tears fell on my cheeks.
"Were you faking it all this time?"
Again that hesitation squeezed my heart in a painful manner.
Ashlyn kept her hand on his shoulder and he shuddered before saying,
"I have always liked Ashlyn more than you. You are useless and not even as beautiful as Ashlyn. Then why should I be with you?"
The last string of hope broke in me. Dean, my mate like my dad said I'm useless. For dad, I'm nothing but a body with blood which transfuses its blood to her precious daughter to keep her alive. Maybe that's the sole cause of my life.
DARLAThe worst feeling in the world is being rejected by your mate but the most worst thing is to see your own dad using you like an object. An object of interest.I stood in the office room motionless. My eyes casted down as I waited. I waited to see my dad again use me for his interest. I wanted to kill myself. I even tried last night but every poison in the pack is useless to me. Nothing works on me. Our pack is best known for making poisons but no poison works on me. Even the strongest poison is useless to me. Whenever I tried to hurt myself, Ashlyn stopped me. Because if I die, Ashlyn will die as well. She needs me, my blood for her survival."Dean and Ashlyn, are you both ready?"I heard them say yes in unison. A joyful touch in their voice."Darla and…..""Ken!"I looked beside me. In 20 minutes of being in this room, I finally took a look at my future exchange mate. He is tall, taller than me by a foot I guess. He is maybe 6'2 or 6' 4. His voice is rich, deep and alluring. I
DARLA"Will you come with me for a second?" I heard my mate voice suddenly boom in.My heart panted heavily, what does he want to say?I could only nod my head, and I could see the amount of relief that flushed through his face. I walked forward, He led the way. we walked towards the same lake where we met in the morning."Why did you bring me here?" I asked slowly, my eye lids fluttering in confusion."I found a way." He said, gazing at me, his voice a little cold.I frowned."What way?""You can reject me if you want." Bluntly, he said.What?! what was that all about? reject?I felt a tug on my chest, something squeezed my chest and I couldn't explain what it actually was."I don't want to reject you." I gazed elsewhere.He looked surprised at my answer but it was replaced with a frown, I actually don't want to reject him."I know we are forceful mates of each other. And we are also each other's second mate. I know the pain of rejection. I don't want you to go through it. But if you
DARLAI hurriedly went inside and cooked up the quickest meal I could think of. I smiled widely looking at the meal before me.I was slowly adjusting to Ken, I felt a slight tug in my heart remembering Dean, but I quickly shoved at the back of my heart.While grabbing it, I walked down the large hall, looking intently at anyone that passes before me thinking it was Ken, but no one was him.My brows were creased not seeing the person I was looking for. “What kind of feeling am I having for him?” I asked myself inwardly but my mouth turned into a smile thinking my heart could still love someone.As soon as I arrived outside, I saw him, the one stealing my heart already. His mouth was curved into a huge frown, but his eyes spoke something hidden, something I couldn't think of as he saw me from afar.I sighed the moment I our eyes met and walked forward.As soon as I reached him, his eyes were focused on the plate of food in my hands which made me chuckle.Without waiting for a split sec
DARLADean was the first to speak "Look Ashlyn darling, Darla is tugging the shirt of her useless mate to stop being silly. Of course she knows he is silly."Ashlyn chuckled mockingly loud enough for every around to hear "Such useless mates, we are a better combination than you too"My legs wobbled differently and I felt down, but inside me, I didn't want this two to win bullying us. It was like Ashlyn always does to me, but this time it got worse because it got to me. Never have I experienced such words from Dean, it touched me to my heart. I fell blindly for his love, for his care, but then what he paid me after falling for him was shattered love. I was betrayed by my love, the only person I believe in. He took my love for granted and rejected me blindly to my step-sister. Such a world!When they bullied and abused me, Ken stood up for me, it's high time I stood up for him too. "No, I disagree, we are a more better match than you too. We aren't of high positions but we love it that
Her father sees her like a saint, his perfect little daughter but little does he knows she wasn't what he expected."If I can play my cards well, I'll hit my goal before I know it" I said and laughed inwardly.DARLAAs soon as we were far, far away from Dean and Ashlyn, I faced Ken with a stern face and he looked untouched, unworried, and didn't care about what he just did in there."Do you realize what you just did in there? You are literally digging your own pit If you did that to Ashlyn, remember what she's capable of" I warned like a mother trying to save her baby from danger.He rolled his eyes with no ounce of care in the world "So? What can she do?" He scoffed.I was having mixed emotions right now, inwardly, deep inside me, I was praying they shouldn't do anything to Ken for what he just did back there. I wouldn't want anything to happen to the person who cared for me than anyone here."Do you know the consequences of what you just did in there?" I continued.He shook his head
DARLAI was shocked, but still shoved it aside assuming there are other mates in this pack, right?The other continued "I heard his name was Ken or something"NOW ON THE ROGUE'S ALPHA QUEENDARLAI was shocked beyond words, I couldnt believe my eyes, I was utterly dumbfounded.My heart began beating faster than normal and I also didn't know what to do now. My stomach churned but in the bad way. I wanted to break down right there and cried, I didn't even notice when a glass plate near me fell down and broke into pieces. This didn't move me at all but instead moved the girls near me.Out of anger, they left the room for me. I didn't bother calling them back. The only person that I know as family was being banished. Though, I wasn't sure yet, I needed to confirm.Like a mad dog about to get its revenge on the evil doers, I rushed out of the kitchen in mixed emotions of anger, betrayal and sadness.My eyes were widened as I kept peeping through each door trying to see if I could spot Ken
DARLAI was shocked, but still shoved it aside assuming there are other mates in this pack, right?The other continued "I heard his name was Ken or something"NOW ON THE ROGUE'S ALPHA QUEENDARLAI was shocked beyond words, I couldnt believe my eyes, I was utterly dumbfounded.My heart began beating faster than normal and I also didn't know what to do now. My stomach churned but in the bad way. I wanted to break down right there and cried, I didn't even notice when a glass plate near me fell down and broke into pieces. This didn't move me at all but instead moved the girls near me.Out of anger, they left the room for me. I didn't bother calling them back. The only person that I know as family was being banished. Though, I wasn't sure yet, I needed to confirm.Like a mad dog about to get its revenge on the evil doers, I rushed out of the kitchen in mixed emotions of anger, betrayal and sadness.My eyes were widened as I kept peeping through each door trying to see if I could spot Ken
With a frown on my father's face, he walked slowly towards me and out of nowhere, gave me two slaps on my face!! I was shocked beyond words, that my own father could slap me just because of Ashlyn and Dean.Everyone present at the coronation gasped loudly.And it didn't finish there, Ken rushed towards my father and landed three slaps on his face.Everyone gasped loudly enough with murmurs left and right.Even I was shocked beyond words, I had mixed emotions about it, just because of Me, Ken slapped the Alpha not even fearing about the consequences attached to me.The Alpha was also shocked someone could do this to him, a useless rouge.I knelt down immediately pleading on the behalf of Ken, he was about to get banished, and he did another formidable sin.Ken's eyes darkened the moment he saw me kneeling down and he walked towards me dragging me up on one go "Get up and stop being silly Darla"I couldn't get myself to say anything. My father faced Ken with deadly eyes "Get out and nev