Rejected By My Mate, Chosen By Fate
Chapter 52

My daughter, Nevaeh, had woken me up with her tiny little cries a few hours later. I finally got to see her properly and I noticed some things about her features.

Though her facial features, precisely her nose and mouth resemble mine, she has her father’s green eyes and some patches of his black hair. I hope she doesn’t grow up to look like him, the thought of it makes me sad but I shake it off.

I breastfeed her for the first time and it feels both very exciting and ticklish. She only drinks the little milk her tiny baby belly can accept before she falls right back asleep like the sweet darling she is.

I k**s her forehead and wish her a good sleep before putting her back in her crib.

My stomach growls, reminding me just how long it’s been since I’ve had anything to eat. Despite the memory of ingesting poison coming back to me as a flashback, it’s unable to drive the hunger away and I decide to get myself something.

Emily, who had previously been off duty because her mother had been sick, had returned not too long ago and she apologized for not being there for me when I needed her despite the fact that the situation was beyond all of our control.

I told her it wasn’t her fault and tried to reason with her but I couldn’t talk her out of doing a double shift. She decided she was going to stay outside my room all night so she would be able to get me something if I needed it.

She also gave me a bell which I would ring if I needed anything. My eyes darted to the bell and I shook my head. No, I won’t use it. I’m the reason she had to leave her sick mother and even take a double shift. I’m the reason she can’t be with her family tonight because she wants to serve me so I won’t burden her anymore.

She must probably be so tired and since I’ve not heard a sound from her for sometime now, I guess she must have fallen asleep. It’s already well into the night but I’m not exactly sure what time it is.

I bring my legs down from the bed and try to stand up but my legs feel crampy and wobbly and I’m barely able to stand for two minutes before I fall back on the bed on my butt.

I take an exhausted breath and try once more. The same thing happens again but I can feel b***d finally reaching my foot. I try continuously until I’m able to stand on my fifth try. I walk around a bit with some support from objects and I’m able to walk properly on my own about two minutes later.

I check back and see that Nevaeh is still sleeping peacefully so I head towards the door and open it as quietly as I can. As I’d predicted, Emily was dozing off on a chair. She seemed so tired that she didn’t care that her posture might hurt her back in the morning. I felt sorry for her so I grabbed a blanket and wrapped it over her to keep her warm. At least that helped to alleviate a little of the guilt I was feeling.

After I was sure she was a bit cozy, I headed towards the kitchen to grab a snack when I suddenly overheard voices in the throne room and I hide beside the entrance.

I know I’m not supposed to listen in but it’s this sneaky behavior of mine that saved the Alpha so I can’t take chances with apparently suspicious discussions being held in the middle of the night.

I’m shocked to peek in and see Elsie crying while Kayden is trying his best to comfort her. Since it’s both of them, my fears instantly disappear and I’m tempted to make my presence known to them so they could tell me what was going on but I changed my mind and remained hidden instead

“Are you really going to listen in, Evelyn? Don’t you trust Elsie and Kayden?” Tara questioned. ‘Of course I trust them, I trust them with my life. I’m not eavesdropping because I suspect they’re up to something or anything like that, I’m only listening in because I’m worried. I had suspected that something was wrong earlier on. While Elsie was in the room with Kayden and I, she’d seemed sad and had suddenly excused herself when Kayden assured us that everything was going to be fine.

I had instantly understood that something was wrong. I thought maybe it was something about the poison incident that I was yet to know about but since Kayden didn’t tell me anything and he seemed so sincere, like he wasn’t hiding anything, I dismissed the thoughts, deciding to believe Elsie’s excuse. It’d been a long day and she’s pregnant so I thought she must be really exhausted but I’m not sure if something’s not right.

But if Elsie has a problem then why is Kayden the one here? Why isn’t Richard comforting her instead? Could it be that they had a fight?’ I questioned no one in particular.

“If you keep chatting with me and don’t listen then how will we know?” Tara questioned sarcastically and I rolled my eyes and kept spying on both of them.

“What are we going to do about Margallo? I’m going to have to give her an answer tomorrow or all hell will be let loose. How can I carry my child for nine months and just hand him or her to Margallo after birth? Even if I had twelve children, I still wouldn’t give one away so imagine her asking me to give away my first child when only I know how much I had to go through in order to have this child.” Elsie said and kept crying while Kayden tried to comfort her.

Her words shocked me to the core. How could something so big have taken place and no one thought it right to tell me? Why would Margallo ask for Elsie’s child, has she gone mad or something? Just how sadistic can she be?

But a realization that quickly sets in has me more scared. Why does it seem like Alpha Richard and Luna Elsie are helpless against Margallo’s demands? She’s the one in the wrong, she tried to poison the Alpha and nearly caused the death of me and my daughter so how come she’s getting to make demands? And why are her demands being heard? She’s in no position to make demands or request something as preposterous as taking the Alpha’s first child, she should be punished for her crimes. But it seems that her request is causing Elsie to be so worried and helpless and that could only mean that Margallo had something against the Alpha or maybe Elsie but what could it be?

What on Earth could she be blackmailing them for? I’ll have to find out right now.

“Elsie please stop crying, it’s not safe for your condition. Too much stress might harm the baby. We still have a few hours to work something out. You should go to your room and go get some rest. I’m sure we’ll find a solution in the morning. If we don’t, we’ll still refuse Margallo. I’m not letting you give away my nephew or niece under any circumstance, even if Richard agrees to it. We’ll refuse her demands and whatever has to happen will happen.

We’ll just have to brace ourselves for the inevitable.” Kayden said and his words only managed to plunge me into more worry.

What on Earth could have happened while I was unconscious? How had Margallo managed to change the game so easily and put us in a tight spot?

“Go to my room? No! I never want to share a room with Richard ever again. What’s the use if he’s keeping secrets? I can’t bring myself to trust him anymore, not after this. He’s the reason we’re in this mess in the first place and he’s the last person I wanna see right now. I tried to forget everything and just ignore him so we could at least be able to still share a room but he wouldn’t let me be even though I made it clear that I needed some space for a little while.

We ended up having an argument and do you know what happened? He almost hit me. I closed my eyes and braced myself for it but he managed to hold back at the last minute and when he saw how hurt I was, he apologized but I couldn’t take it, so I left the room.

I’m starting to see some truth in Margallo’s words. Richard has a temper and he seems to get violent when he’s angry. I’ve honestly never seen this side of him until today. Maybe it’s because we’ve never really argued since we’ve been together, I’ve always been the obedient mate who says yes to his every command.

I’m shocked and appalled by his reaction. Margallo had told the truth and I’ve witnessed it myself and now I’m afraid of him. I feel like I don’t know him anymore so I want to stay away from him for now. What if we get into another argument and he causes me to have a miscarriage in his anger, just like he did to Margallo? Then what? I can’t take any chances. My child means the world to me so it’ll be safer for me to stay away from him for now.” Elsie said and my hand impulsively came to my mouth in shock.