REJECTED

DOMINATING AND CRUEL ALPHA

EMILY’S P.O.V.

Her chestnut eyes are prying on my very body. It appeared to me as if she was trying to look for some faults. Helpless, I stood there without any movement. The woman didn't even consider asking me anything as she seemed to have made up her mind regarding me. What could I have possibly done to deserve that?

In all honesty, her behaviour seemed bizarre to me. She wanted me out of the mansion at the mere mention of me becoming her handmaiden. That was unfair. Regardless, I was both curious and apprehensive about finding out the reason for her indifference. Since she funded our orphanage, I didn't think that she'd have any problem with me being her handmaiden.

Before I could continue my pondering over the same, the alpha stepped closer to me. As the woman eradicated the distance between us, my heartbeat began to get intenser. Was this nervousness that I was feeling or perhaps seasonal sickness? It was more of a rush in my bloodstream which resulted in goosebumps emerging on both of my arms. This chaotic unrest inside my heart made it impossible for me to focus on her words. Instead, I kept gazing at her elegant face dumbfounded.

The further I ruminated over the strange feeling that I was feeling, the more I began to question myself if I found my mate. A mate's your destined romantic partner, someone you're fated to fall in love with.

Though the feelings that arose in my heart were strong, I couldn't discern if I was right in assuming her to be my mate since she was a woman herself. Did she feel it too? The connection.

Before there could be anything that I could say regarding my feelings, I felt her hand over my neck. Her thin and long fingers held my jaw while her eyes were glaring into mine like a predator.

"Just who is she? I've never seen her before," spoke the alpha while standing right next to me.

It was painful to witness Madeline's critical gaze when all I wanted was to hold her in my arms. I was beginning to get spooked by my thoughts. Why did I want to hold her?

While I was standing closer to her, her smell had an intoxicating effect on me.

Suddenly, she got even more closer to me and placed her hands over my shoulders. From my shoulder to my chest, and then my back, she was feeling everything. Unable to take it anymore, I fell on my knees.

Although I stayed quiet earlier, her audacity for feeling my body was going too far, "What were you trying to do?"

Alpha Madeline didn't even look me in the eye and instead instructed Ferdinand, "Fortunately, she's not carrying any weapons with her. Take her away from here now."

Going back to my town will limit my growth, and I don't know if I would ever be able to get back here. Being present at Stanford was once in a lifetime opportunity. I couldn't mess it up.

I, therefore, stayed on my knees and pleaded, "Alpha Madeline, it took me a lot of struggle to get here. If you'd allow me to stay, I will be pleased to even work as one of the servants."

Pitying me, Ferdinand grabbed my shoulders and helped me stand up on my feet. Before coming to Stanford, I heard a lot of rumours surrounding Alpha Madeline. Although Madeline was a woman of her word, she had a soft spot for the unfortunate ones. I knew she'd allow me to stay here if I were to plead.

On the contrary, Prince Ferdinand denied my appeal and put forth his argument, "Madeline, she's too learned to get the job of the servants. You might not agree to it, but you do need a handmaiden."

She appeared rather unaffected by the argument. There were no expressions on her face. While maintaining that aloofness, she peeked a glance at my face. Nervous by the manner in which she looked at me, my gaze dropped.

Without saying anything to me, Madeline dashed out of her chamber, announcing, "Fine, but she'll be working for me whenever I'd want."

As she walked away from us, I couldn't help but maintain silence about the whole thing. Though I got ridiculed by the alpha, I couldn't stop admiring her. While I got engaged in my thoughts that seemed to appreciate the fine woman, a strange word slipped right out of my mouth.

"Mate," I spoke, and Ferdinand glared at me with baffled eyes.

Unsure of what I had spoken, he asked me, "Did you just say 'mate'?"

Quickly, I came up with another word and tried to save myself from almost revealing my newly developed desire for the alpha, "No, I meant late... We'll be late if we'll keep standing here. Tell me, what should I do now?"

Ferdinand shrugged his shoulders as he claimed, "Only Madeline is viable to tell you what you should do. Until she's gone, you should probably wait here."

Even the thought of being alone with her in her chamber made it extremely hard for me to concentrate, but I couldn't just leave everything and go back. In my own town, there wasn't much that could be done. While assessing my grades and values, I'll be promoted to become a headmistress if nobody would recruit me.

The orphanage is my home. However, its walls were my confinement. Now that I was at a new place, I believed I'd be able to get the freedom that I had always desired. With that thought in my mind, the alpha's indifference didn't affect me much. I knew I'd be able to get through it.

Ferdinand soon left as well, and I began spending my very first day in the alpha's room. Since it was already dusk, I realised that it had gotten excessively late, but the alpha hadn't returned. I could hear her voice from the hallways resonating into her room. She was engaged in handling a prosecution. It was discernible that she’d be late.

Therefore, I grabbed one of her books and settled on her bed to read. Since she was not present in the room, I was free to act as I wished. Before I knew it, I fell asleep in the midst of reading.

Around eight o'clock in the evening, my eyes opened to witness the horror that was prevalent before my eyes. The ruthless alpha who disliked me was above me, glaring into my eyes. More than curiosity, I sensed lust in her eyes. I was baffled. Why did she feel lust? Wasn't she a woman herself as well?

With her hands grabbing my wrists and her chest closer to mine, I could hear her heartbeat. I knew I had to come up with a quick explanation for the situation I was in.

I believed that I was getting punished for touching her belongings without her permission. However, it was entirely a different sentiment that I was forced to deal with. Although I wasn't sure about her intentions, I knew what she was trying to do wasn't required for being a handmaiden. Nonetheless, I had to apologise for my behaviour behind her back.

"Since you weren't here, I decided to read, and that's when I fell asleep. Forgive me--" Before I could show my sincerity while apologising, the woman held my jaw cruelly with her hands and brought her lips closer to mine.

Unable to breathe, I opened my mouth to express my solemn apology. However, the woman's lips crashed onto mine as she held me down with her forceful push and dominated me to submit to her. My eyes shut on their own while my hands yearned to take hold of the temptress. This was the first time I was kissed, and I loved it.

What was wrong with me? I loved being held and kissed by someone else's fiancée.

Though it wasn’t consensus, it felt good. It was almost making me feel things I hadn't before. However, the smirk on her face made it evident that her motive behind kissing me was to humiliate me. Therefore, I decided that I had to get away from her. Her behaviour made it evident that she viewed me as a toy, something that she'd discard eventually. Accordingly, I opened my eyes back and gave Madeline a violent push. As I stood, the book resting upon my chest fell over her bed. Since her attention was on the books, I managed to slip out of her grasp.

With tears trickling down my cheeks, I rushed out of her chamber, yelling, "You're so cruel and mean!"

I don't think that my words affected her, but I hope she realized that she cannot violate me in the name of being the recruiter.

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AUTHOR’S NOTE

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