Chapter 2

|| ELINDA's POV || 

His rejection tore my heart into pieces. Another howl built from the pit of my stomach. My eighteen-year-old heart couldn't take the pain of rejection.

Alexis paused in his tracks, his face staying indifferent. He didn't show any remorse or pity on me. I asked again in a whisper, the voices on my back seeming non-existent,

" Why...??"

We were an example of a perfect couple. I had never disrespected him or disobeyed him in any way. Even I didn't do anything that could upset him. We barely had any quarrel and I naively believed that it was love which reconciled us.

Alexis breathed his words out slowly,

" You don't deserve me."

That statement went deep into my heart. He believed that I wasn't worthy of him? Then what about the times when he saved me from the school bullies?

Memories of the past began to play in my mind. When I was just a newbie in school, I encountered many bullies. No one had ever protected me except him. It was he who stepped in and pulled me out.

How could he do this to me now?

A bitter smile curved my lips when my eyes landed on his SUV. Indeed I didn't deserve him. He was a rich heir with plenty of wealth and a reputation. He was the son of the Alpha while I was a poor Omega who just got her wolf. How could we be compatible?

I was raised in foster care until a family adopted me. Everyone in my foster care told me that I was abandoned as a child. When my parents didn't want me, how could I expect someone else to accept this poor soul of mine?

I held my tears back. My friend Bella rushed to me, helping me to stand up from the ground. The birthday dress was ruined but I could care less. When my eyes met Alexis again, I only saw a cold, ruthless Alpha standing. That boyfriend who slept with me when I was scared was gone. I didn't want to hold onto something by force. I forced a smile on my face, and replied bitterly,

" That's.. right..I..I am not worthy of you, Leonid. So..this is my decision."

Alexis stiffened at my words but said nothing. I continued, forcing my tears to stay reserved,

" I, ELINDA WATSON ACCEPT YOUR REJECTION. Leonid, you are free from every bond and memory that we share."

Alexis turned around without a single word, his feet heading straight for his car. As soon as he stepped on the wheel, I broke down into tears, Bella rubbing my back as they whispered about our rejection.

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" Hush! Don't cry, baby. You will get sick."

My mother patted my back. I had been crying since yesterday after Alexis rejected me. My heart was broken and shattered into pieces. I didn't think that I had the strength to cry anymore. I just laid numbly on my bed.

I appreciated my parents. They took a day's leave after they heard from Bella what had happened to me. Everyone had heard about our rejection. Some of them even said that I deserved it since I was a low-class omega with no background.

I muttered to my mother with a weak smile, and didn't want them to be stressed about me,

" I would be fine, mother. Please, don't stop your work for me."

Mom had been telling me that I was still young and Moon Goddess wouldn't be so cruel as to gift me a second mate. But I didn't think that I had the heart to accept love anymore. All my romantic feelings had died with the rejection.

I parted my lips to speak when my father suddenly burst into the room. His face was shaded with horror as he watched me with calculative eyes. My mother confronted him, getting on her feet,

" Dany, stop freaking her out. She is already upset."

My favorite held the door open, his voice quivering as he spoke to us,

" There's.. people downstairs. They..they are saying that they..are looking for Elinda. It seems like.. like..."

He paused abruptly, his expression turning pale. I urged, wondering who had bothered to visit me since my rejection brought peace to many fan girls of Alexis,

" Who?"

My father breathed one word out, his lips trembling,

" Your..your.. family..."

My chest was tight and in shock and excitement. I had always been told that I had no family since I was being abandoned on the street. The loud thump of my heart was becoming so clear that I couldn't focus on anything else.

Before I could say something, heavy sounds of boots echoed from the stairs. We waited until a group of red uniformed soldiers appeared in my tiny room. They were so big, tall, and masculine that my room felt tiny in their presence. The tallest one in the front locked his eyes with me. Surprise flickered in his eyes as he muttered something in the Russian language. I hardly understood it but the shock was evident in their eyes.

Then the leading man did something surprising. He knelt on his leg in front of me, one of his fists resting over his heart. He spoke English in his Russian accent, sounding funny yet firm,

" At your service, Princess. It is such an honor that we have found you finally. The Royal family has been waiting for your arrival for 18 years."

My parent's mouth fell open in shock. I was stunned at the same time and muttered awkwardly, getting off my bed,

" Sir, you must be mistaken. I was found on the street."

The leading man spoke with certainty, still on his knees,

" There is no doubt or mistake, Princess. Your green eyes are the epitome of proof that you are the missing princess of the Vasiliev Dynasty. Your family waits for you."

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|| ALEXIS's POV ||

" Why don't you look so happy? You are going to be the youngest Don of the Bravta Lycans."

Jimmy, my grandfather's assistant tapped on my shoulders, snapping me out of the memories that I was living in Costa Rica.

Happy? I was numb inside.

My father's words rang in my brain. If I wanted to be the Don of Lycan Mafia, I had to remove my weakness. With time, Elinda became my weakness. It wasn't my choice to fall in love with her. I had made a bet with my cousin who was so confident that someone like Elinda wouldn't fall in love with me. I was so serious about the bet that I took it personally and made progress with Elinda.

I wouldn't lie about the fact that I enjoyed her company and maybe I liked her. I didn't want to end our relationship after the bet ended until the whole Don thing came up. It turned worse when Elinda turned out to be my fated mate.

Fuck! She was an omega! 

She stood no chance among the bravta Lycans Mafia group. I had to reject her after considering the situation. I didn't think that it would hurt much but her crying face would be imprinted in my memory forever. But for some unknown reason, I wasn't feeling happy about the coronation ceremony of mine. As the only heir, I was going to sit in the Don position, the most powerful position in the Bravta Lycans. I felt everything except happiness.

Was I too involved in Elinda?

The car pulled in front of the mansion which was no less than a palace. Jimmy got down first and opened the door for me, around forty people standing outside for me. All of them bent their heads down at my arrival. They muttered in unison as destiny waited for me,

" WELCOME TO YOUR REIGN, DON."