The Alpha’s Rejected Bride
Chapter 47

I get on my feet and before I can register anything, Naomi wraps her arms around me. She is sobbing and holding me tighter as she apologizes continuously. My arms slowly wrap around her and I hold her close. My best friend. I missed her so much.

"Ooh, how I missed you," she cries.i detach myself from the embrace and follow Derek's gaze.

"

Mate," His eyes are focused behind me. I realize he is looking at Rhodes. She has minor cuts on her hands and there are pieces of shattered glass on the floor. Rhodes looks shocked and doesn't realize she is bleeding

Derek walks past us and pulls his mate by the waist. He looks at her hands then kiss her.

"I've been looking for you," he says breathlessly. Rhodes comes out of her shocked state

"And I've been waiting impatiently for you," she is caressing his beards while tears roll down her eyes as they meet for a deep kiss.

"Hey, my little pumpkin," aunt says. She opens her arms to me and I smile as I run to her. We are embracing each other and Naomi comes to join in too

We pull away and I turn to Naomi. She's thinner than I remember but more gorgeous.

"What happened? Why are you bruised?" I ask worriedly.

My aunt sighs and looks at the guards. Enol waves them away and greets my aunt after I introduce them.

Derek has disappeared to one of the rooms. I guide everyone to the main room and we take our seats. Naomi is sitting close to me and laying her head on my shoulder. I smile and kiss her hair. "You're taller than me," she comments. I chuckle

"And she has a wolf too," Aunt Bridget adds.

Rayan comes into the main room, I get up to kiss him. As usual, his kiss is demanding, and doesn't mind the people amid us. I pull away to introduce them.

"Aunty, Naomi. This is Prince Rayan, my love and mate," I say with a smile.

They both get up and bow their heads.

"It's very nice to meet you, Prince Rayan," my aunt smiles. The Prince is very polite and they exchange a few words.

" 'Wow, he's more handsome in person!" Naomi whispers in my ear.

I nudge her and hold Rayan closer.

"Well, just don't go kissing this one," I joke. Her smile falters and I regret my words.

" I was drunk when I kissed that a*****e," she pouts.

"Speaking of Joshua Kamala," my aunt sighs and takes her seat back. We do the same as she tells us what has happened. To say I'm furious is an understatement. I can't believe Josh attempted to kill my aunt, my family. Rayan kisses my shoulder softly and that seems to calm me.

"What he did is treason," I nod

"Rayan, I need to go there, I need to take away Josh's title," I declare.

"I can't wait to see you put that jerk in his place, Lucy," Enol beams, he looks excited.

"You shall but not today, we have a birthday to celebrate," Rayan says. I was told that they have invited some friends to celebrate.

After discussing with them, I escort them to their assigned apartment. My aunt Bridget is smiling at me and telling me how much I've grown.

I tell them everything that happened since I got here.

We are crying and laughing all at once. I'm overwhelmed with joy that we have reunited.

I call Meredith to bring Ahyan. He is smiling at me and fusing to come over here.

I get him " Mama!"

"Yes, my baby," I kiss him. Naomi and aunt are gushing over him.

"He's too adorable!" Aunt cries, kissing him. Ahyan is smiling at both of them.

After chatting with them. I leave the guest apartment and go to my room where I find the girls waiting for me along with one gentleman and a woman

I smile and greet them.

I give the baby to Meredith. This is going to be a long day. They are here to help me get ready for the party.

Rhodes is nowhere in sight, probably enjoying this time with her mate so it's Arabella and Meredith talking to the stylist. I go to the bathroom and take a shower.

As I come out, everyone is in my closet. Either picking out jewelry to match my dress for the evening or shoes. I wear my kimono and throw myself on the chair in front of the mirror.

They begin to work on my hair. Darius is the best hairstylist around.

I decided to do something different, he straighten it with a curling iron and it falls neatly just below my shoulders.

"I love it," I say excitedly.

The other lady does my makeup, it's minimal just how I like it, and finishes it off with a deep red lipstick. Arabella brings me the dress and they help me with it. I smile in approval.

I'm wearing a black long-sleeve dress with a plunging neckline and thigh-high slit, paired with gold heels.

I wear the tiara the queen gave me. I'm looking into the mirror and a satisfied sigh escapes my lips.

'Queen,' Pisces comments. I feel like one, Rayan's Queen.

Meredith brings back my son for a quick goodbye.

"

Say bye to mama,"

Meredith and Ahyan have a good bond so I officially hired her to be his nanny.

"Bye, Mama," my son waves as they exit the suite.

I'm informed that the party has begun and everyone is waiting for me in the ballroom.

With the help of Darius, I descend the stairs, smiling and looking at everyone In the room. There must be a maximum of fifty people or so, all dressed elegantly and holding their glasses of Champaign as they converse.

Once they notice me, they turn their heads in my direction and I hear gasps among the crowd. The Illinois family is here along with the Royal secretary and others I've seen around. Unfortunately, Olivia is there too, she has a scowl on her face and looks like she was forced to come here.

The three Princes are standing next to each other and smiling gently at me.

Naomi, my auntie, Derek, and Rhodes are here, they look very proper in their new outfits.

Even my colleagues at the hospital are here. I wave at them and they send me kisses. The director's smile is reaching his eyes.

That man is head over heels for you,' Pisces laughs.

As I take steps, slow piano music starts to play. Everyone is clapping softly, the ballroom setting is amazing and decorated beautifully. It's elegant and classy. Once I reach the center of the room, Prince Rayan takes strides towards me, his deep blue eyes are icy but hot, they are shining and I feel his wolf closer to the surface.

He is wearing a white dress shirt that leaves some of his buttons undone as usual and pants. He looks very handsome and I almost swoon. It's like the world has faded away and all I can see is him.

I touch his stubble beards softly. He is looking more handsome than ever, I trace his chiseled jawline, his delicious lips, he kisses my finger

"Handsome," I whisper, he gets my hand from his face and brings it to his lips, kissing it. Rayan's eyes are locked onto mine.

"You look beautiful," he says, making me blush. My heart is palpating in my chest.

He entangles his fingers in mine and pulls me closer to him, can we be closer than this?

Before I can comprehend a thing his lips meet mine and I immediately answer his kiss without a care in the world, Our kiss is passionate and sweet. I hear aaw, and soft cheers erupt from the crowd. When we pull away, he puts his forehead on mine and whispers,

"Happy birthday, my lady," he is looking into my eyes, I'm blushing so much and my heart is pounding relentlessly in my chest.

Rayan places one last kiss on my forehead and entangles our fingers. We walk to my godparents, the queen hugs me while the king places a gentle kiss on my forehead. Even Yadiel next to her majesty smiles genuinely at me and bows.

We proceed to greet the other guests, most are polite except a few women who try to intimidate and give me death glares but I just smile, the Prince chose me over them and he showed it.

I'm proud and happy. He knew how slightly I was insecure, especially after that stupid article the tabloid published last week, the comments were good but the nasty one I must admit got to me.

A minute later, my godfather gives a heartwarming speech. Thanking me for being in their life

I almost cried.

Rayan hasn't let me out of his side the whole evening, I wonder why he's being too close.

A few guests are coming to greet us, Rayan doesn't smile at them but he's polite.

I look at Rayan as he greets some council members, I'm captivated by his handsomeness. Without looking at me, he opens his mouth.

"You're staring, my Queen,"

"You're handsome," he smiles and turns to kiss me but we are interrupted.

"Okay, we get it, love birds!" Delish is smiling at us as she approaches. She has come with a gentleman as her date.

She is wearing an elegant black dress and high heels.

We exchange a kiss on the cheek politely.

To Rayan, she bows

"

My Prince,"

Rayan responds with a curt nod.

She proceeds to introduce us to her partner, they met two weeks ago and are already engaged!

People show move fast here.

"Well, as soon as I saw her, I just knew," he says and kisses her on the lips.

"Congratulations," we say in unison.

We watch them go and Darren walks over to us and kisses my cheek. Rayan growls possessively and his best friend only laughs while sending me flirtatious glances.

"My girlfriend is so pretty. I can't wait for when it's just the two of us," Darren winks. He is teasing Rayan and my mate is falling for it.

Olivia suddenly clears her throat and walks closer to us, faking a smile.

"Happy birthday, lady Lucy," she says like she's programmed to. Her baby blue eyes look up to Rayan expectantly, I hold my Prince closer to me, just to show her who he belongs to and Rayan smiles and kisses my temple. "So you chose her," she mutters. Rayan sighs softly and asks me.

"Want a dance, my lady," I nod and we go to the dance floor. A slow song starts to play. I place my hands over Rayan's shoulders while his goes around my waist.

We are dancing softly to the rhythm. A few more couples join us. The song changes to upbeat and we change to that, while we dance we are switching partners and having so much fun.

After the dance, I chat with Derek and Rhodes while my aunt talks to the Queen and a few ladies of the court.

"Wow, mated already," I smile. Rhodes is blushing so much. Derek has already marked her. They look so good together!

As I'm interacting with Shelly and a few colleagues at work, I feel a hand on my waist gently. I flinch and turn, facing Misheck. Does this man have a death wish? Already he's being over-friendly and my mate doesn't like it. "You look beautiful," he compliments with a smile.

I thank him. "May I talk to you?" I open my mouth to reject his request but he says,

"It's serious. I need your help," I narrow my gaze and nod. Letting him direct me to somewhere quieter but not far from the ballroom.

Misheck sighs and starts " I think I'm in love with you,"

He is straight forward and I'm honestly taken back.

"Misheck, you know I'm with the Prince, and I love him," I say seriously. He snickers and scowls, moving closer to me. I take a step back.

"Prince Rayan? Rayan only uses women for his pleasure and using you to get the council off his back about getting a bride!" He loses his cool composure.

"Stop, it's different," he grabs my wrist and I swat his hands away.

"Lucy, he doesn't deserve you,"

"And you do?" I'm glaring at him. He nods boldly.

I turn to leave but he suddenly grabs my waist and turns me to him so that we are close to each other. I'm growling at him while he seems lost in my eyes. I can feel his wolf close by.

He raises his hand to touch my hair but a low chilling growl stops him halfway.

"Do you want to lose your hands, Misheck," I flinch at Rayan's cold tone. I look at him and he is fuming. His eyes are glaring at the doctor and a shiver runs down my spine.