REJECTED: The Alpha Behind The Mask

Victoria’s POV

I stood up from the bed and leaned on the door with folded arms.

Tiredly, I sucked a deep breath and guessed this was the appropriate time to tell Elliot of my plan to leave the house.

”Are you ready to face him now.” He asked while I stood there and did not know what to say to him. The truth was that I don’t really know, but I don’t care anymore.

”I can’t keep running away from him, I have to face him one day.” I murmured and moved away from the door, ”I have something to say to you.” I murmured, almost to myself.

Elliot raised his eyebrows, curious as he stared at me.

”What is it?”he asked with his curious eyes on me.

I swallowed nervously as I sat beside him. Elliot has been of great help to me, but I can’t keep staying in this house while putting him under so much pressure.

”I’m leaving.” I mumbled almost to myself while I looked away, not able to look at his face. ”I have already gotten a room, I just need to buy my furniture and move in…”

”No.” Elliot cut me off, ”I won’t allow it, there is no need for that.” he argued.

I released a heavy sigh before speaking, ”I can’t continue staying here Elliot, I just can’t, please let me go.” I pleaded.

”No.” he slightly shook his head.

I sighed frustrated, stood up from the bed and stood before him.

”I have to leave Elliot, sorry, but I can’t stay here, Eric is looking for me, and I can’t let him know that you have any hand in my disappearance.” I said, hoping he would understand things with me, but he didn’t.

”Leave Eric to me, I will handle him my own way, you don’t need to let yourself get worked up with that.” he stood up from the bed and placed his two hands on my shoulders. ”Relax and let me handle it, okay ?” I did not let those words finish from his mouth before I cut him in, ”No Elliot I just have to go please, I think I have overstayed my welcome here.” I murmured those words almost to myself and tried moving away from him, but he took hold of my hand and pulled me to himself.

”Did anyone say anything to you?” he asked while staring at me with his two sets of sea-blue eyes that always brings shivers to my body whenever he stares at me.

I gulped but did not say a word.

”I know Catherine will never want you to leave this house, so it’s definitely Jennifer, right ?” he asked like he was so sure of it.

”No one said anything to me.” I tried convincing him, but I knew Elliot, he would never believe it.

He let go of my hand and aimlessly walked around my room for a moment before speaking, ”You can leave if you wish to leave.”he murmured those words in a hurtful tone before leaving my room.

I grumbled and collapsed on the bed in frustration. Elliot was mad at me for thinking of leaving his house, but that was the best option left for me.

Jennifer, his mate, didn’t want me here, and it was obvious she hated me, so there was no need for me to stay.

I knew I need to leave this house before Eric finds out I am staying here. If he gets to know I stay here, it will result into a big fight between him and Elliot, and I can’t allow that happen.

I lay on the bed and was about to drift to sleep when I noticed my room door slightly opened. I opened my eyes to see who was coming and saw it was Jennifer coming in with a tray of food in her hand.

She kept the food on the bed and glared at me with a furious look.

”Elliot was here for a long time, heaven knows what you guys were doing in here.” hearing these words from her, I couldn’t hold it anymore.

Furiously, I stood up from the bed and stood before her with so much rage in me.

”And what is the meaning of what you just said?” I asked in anger.

”You heard me right, what were you two doing here.”she muttered angrily.

I chuckled angrily at her words and shook my head in disbelief before speaking, ”If you really wanted to know what we were doing in my room, then you should have rushed into my room and caught us in the act.” I spoke angrily.

This lady was too blind to see that I couldn’t have anything to do with Elliot, not when I knew he had a mate and loved her so much.

”You think I’m joking with you, right?” she asked in anger, as she thumped her feet on the floor while she eyed at me with so much anger and hatred. ”I know your type and I know how to deal with people like you.” she declared those words as a threat and angrily left my room.

I shook my head in anger as I walked towards my closet. If not for Eric, I wouldn’t be in such a situation where someone would throw such insults at me.

I pulled out a jacket, put it on and left my room. I got downstairs and saw Jennifer downstairs watching a TV show. We locked eyes with each other for a second before I looked away and left the house.

The security guard opened the gate for me while staring at me with curiosity, it was really late, and he knew I wasn’t going to work.

I took a deep breath to inhale the fresh breeze coming from the atmosphere before I began walking away with no direction in my head.

I walked for a bit until I decided I should go to the bar where I work and have a few bottles of drink, since today was my off day.

I walked towards the direction of the drinking bar and in a few minutes I arrived at the bar.

I got in, said Hi to my colleagues and took a free seat in the center of the hall while I placed a bottle of beer in front of me.

I poured some beer into a cup and took a sip of it as I stared around the bar while I watched people dancing on the dancing floor.

I spotted someone I knew, waved at her and continued drinking.

For the past few hours, I haven’t been myself, so many thoughts had been buzzing in my head since Eric arrived in this city.

Elliot has done a lot for me and I can’t put him in more problems. That is why I will have to start buying things for my new house starting from tomorrow.

I was still in thought of what to do when I noticed a young guy taking the empty seat before me.

I grumbled to myself because I needed some privacy, but with this man, I knew it was impossible.

”Hey.” he greeted me with a smile,

I grumbled to myself and flashed him a fake weak smile. I wasn’t in the mood for chi chat.

”I’m Christian.” he brought forth his hand for a handshake.

”Annabel.” I took his hand and slightly shook it before looking away.

”Are you alone.” he asked,

”Yes.” I grumbled to myself and thought of a way to end this conversation. I just didn’t want a friendly chat.

”So what is a beautiful damsel doing all alone in such a place?” he asked while staring at me with interested eyes.

That’s it, I can’t talk to him anymore. I was about to respond and tell him I wasn’t in the mood for chi chat when I noticed someone outside the bar with his back to me, making a phone call.

He was putting on a simple long blue sleeve shirt and fitted black jeans. His black hair was roughly scattered.

I felt my body become numb, and my hands became sweaty when I realized who it was. ”Eric.” I whispered nervously.

What was he doing here? How did he find this place? Someone like Eric could never be in a place like this, then what is he doing here.

I was still in thought when I saw him turn around and stared into the bar, but luckily for me, he couldn’t see inside the bar because of the opaque glass used in the bar.

As he turned to me, I got the opportunity to clearly see his face.Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

His green eyes were dull and out of life, that I wondered what was wrong with him. I remember how I so much admired those eyes when I thought DOM Tim was someone else. His eyes were my favorite thing about him and every day when I came to the club I would wish to see him, so I could stare into his sparkling green eyes, but today those eyes are out of life and look so dull to me.

Still In thoughts, I noticed he slowly took off the phone from his ear, sucked in a deep breath and closed his eyes.

”Shit!.” I exclaimed in fear. I totally forgot that he could perceive me.

”Shit.” I blurted out and quickly stood to my feet.

”What’s wrong.” the gentleman seated before me asked, while I ignored him, picked up my phone and left.

I went to the staff changing room and left the club through the back door.

I released a sigh of relief when I realized I was out of the club. Quickly, I packed my hair in a bun and began hurrying back home. In a few minutes, I got to Elliot’s mansion.

”Is something wrong.” One of his security men asked when he noticed I was sweating profusely.

”I’m fine, goodnight.” I murmured and hurried inside the house only to see Elliot and Jennifer in a hot argument, but when they noticed my presence they stopped.

”I will be upstairs.” I announced and hurriedly took the stairs to my room. I got in, shut the door and collapsed on the bed.

”That was very close.” I murmured to myself as I felt my heart pounding.

Eric would have seen me today if not for the glass in the bar. He would have caught me red-handed today if I wasn’t an employee.

Heaving a deep breath, I closed my eyes and could still see his perfect set of green eyes staring at the window. He was still incredibly handsome, and I hated myself for thinking of him this way.

”No, Victoria, you hate this man.” I warned myself and sat on the bed,

This was a man who came into my life, claimed he hated me, and yet masked himself up, so he could play me for a fool. I was supposed to hate this man and not to feel even a tiny bit of affection towards him.

Few minutes later, a soft knock came on my door and I knew who it was, without asking. ”The door is open.” I murmured,

He opened the door and slowly walked in with his gaze fixed on me before he stared at the food on my reading table.

”Still haven’t eaten.” he asked while standing by the door with folded arms.

”I’m not hungry.” I murmured and looked away.

He sucked a deep breath and released a heavy sigh before moving a bit closer to me. ”You saw Eric, right?” He did not utter those words as a question.

Those words from him made me gulp nervously before speaking up, ”How did you know about this.” I asked,

”Because he called me, he knew you were there, and you also saw him.” Elliot grumbled softly.

”Shit.” I murmured.

”I told you working was a big risk, but you wouldn’t listen.” He said with a groan, while I grumbled but didn’t say a word.

”You can’t keep working in that place, it’s too risky…” I did not let him finish his words before I cut him off. ”I’m done.” I spoke firmly, ”I’m done, I’m done hiding from him, I can’t live in a cage just because I’m running away from Eric, I just can’t.” I declared firmly.

Elliot glared at me with curious eyes for a bit before he sighed and said, ”This is just a matter of a few days, and he will be gone.” He pleaded.

”I don’t care anymore, Elliot, in fact, I want to meet him and tell him how much I hate him and ask him never to come close to me.” I muttered those words angrily, but deep down in my heart I felt something different from what I said.

”What are you even saying?” Elliot asked, while staring at me with curious eyes.

I heard him but did not say a word. We sat there in silence as none of us said a word until I spoke up, ”It’s getting late, I don’t want your mate to start thinking something is going on here.” I grumbled to myself, but I knew he heard me.

”What has she been saying to you.”he asked calmly, but I could notice the anger in his voice.

”Anything any young lady would say if their mate keeps staying too long in another Ladies’s room”.

When he heard those words from me, he groaned and roughly stroked his hair before speaking, ”She has been troubling you right.” he asked.

”It doesn’t matter, I have to leave someday.” I declared those words to his hearing.

I believed he heard, but acted like he did not.

”It’s late, get some sleep.” he moved closer to me and placed a quick kiss on my cheek before leaving.

As soon as he closed the door, I sighed and collapsed on the bed. I knew Elliot was angry, but he was hiding it from me. Eric finding me in Elliot’s house will cause a big fight between them, and I will have to avoid it.

I was awoken by the loud sound of my alarm. I groaned angrily and tossed around the bed. Throughout the night, I couldn’t sleep because I was in deep thoughts.

Lazily, I stood up from the bed, said my morning prayers and strolled straight to the bathroom.

I pulled off my clothes and stood at the mirror as I stared at the mark on my left neck and memories of what happened that night flickered in my head.

To me, it was a bitter-sweet experience, bitter in the fact that I hated what happened between us that night and the pain I went through was a bit unbearable, but I can’t deny the fact that I felt a sensational feeling run through my body as he marked me.

Sighing heavily, I placed my hand on the mark on my neck and gently massaged it. Maybe things would have turned out well if Eric had been nice to me from the start.

I took a deep breath and moved away from the mirror. I stepped into the shower and sighed in relief when the warm water splashed on my body.

I closed my eyes and began sponging my body, but then DOM Tim’s masked face flashed in my head.

His green sparkling eyes, soft tender and warm lips were what I felt as I kept sponging my body. His strong manly scent and how well he handled me the first day he made love to me.

”Shit.” I groaned and opened my eyes,

What was I thinking? Tim and Eric are one person, and there is no DOM Tim but Eric.

I sighed softly and slowly took my bath as I felt bitterness in me. After a long shower, I came out of the bathroom, walked into my room, and put on a casual clothes since I wasn’t going out.

I went downstairs and saw the cook was preparing breakfast in the kitchen. We greeted each other and I helped with preparing breakfast.

In a few minutes everyone was at the dining table having breakfast when Catherine spoke up,”I’ve prepared my things, I’m leaving for the camp tomorrow.” She murmured those words to the hearing of Elliot.

”That won’t happen.” Elliot angrily cut her off.

”I’m going, father.” she declared firmly.

”Don’t make me ground you.” he warned angrily.

”That’s not gonna happen, I’m almost thirteen, and you should stop treating me like a kid.” she barked out in anger.

”Really, so you think you are now bigger than my instructions.” Elliot yelled in anger and angrily dropped his spoon on the plate.

”You are not going anywhere, that is my decision, and you are going to respect it.” he declared angrily and hit his hands on the table, making everyone trembled in fear.

”I won’t accept it, Dad, I won’t.”

”You will, because I’m your father and my decision stands.” Elliot declared coldly.

I saw Catherine murmur in tears, drop her spoon and stand at her feet.

”This was why I wanted to be with mother and not you. Mother will never do this to me.”she yelled at Elliot in tears and angrily climbed upstairs.

”Catherine.” Elliot called out to her, but she ignored him and rushed to her room.

”Shit.” Elliot grumbled in anger and roughly ran his fingers through his hair.

I knew he loved Catherine so much, and it pained him to refuse her request, but he was just too scared that something might happen to her.

Angrily, he picked up his phone and went upstairs to his room.

I watched Jennifer comfortably eating like nothing serious had just happened. ”Don’t you think you should go talk to Elliot, I think he is in pain.” I suggested, but Jennifer scoffed and said, ”Whatever happens between them is none of my business, she is not my daughter, and besides they can’t stay mad at each other for a long time.” she muttered and went back eating.

I shook my head in disbelief and stood up from the chair. ”I believe all the food on this table will be enough for you to eat.” I stated those words in anger and left the dining table.

I groaned in anger as I walked upstairs, wondering how someone like Elliot have such a person as Jennifer as a mate. People like Jennifer should be a mate to Eric, she and Eric fit so perfectly.

I walked up to Catherine’s door and knocked on it, but got no response from her. I called out to her again and still got no response from her, which was strange.

The Catherine I knew would yell and ask me to leave her alone, but today she was quiet, and I find it really strange.

”Catherine.” I called out in panic and hit on the door as a cold shiver ran through my body, hoping what I was thinking was actually wrong.