REJECTED: The Alpha Behind The Mask

Alpha Eric’s POV

I sucked a deep breath and calmed my nerves from exploding with anger. Dad thinks everything was a joke to him, he almost ruined my chances of patching things up with Victoria just because he was mad at me.

“I did what needed to be done,” he mumbled, and took another sip of his drink.

“Really?” I asked, angered.

“Of course, you have to be punished for what you did to Victoria,” he spoke in an annoying tone.

“I did not hit her on purpose.” I yelled in anger.Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

“I wasn’t talking about that, when I mean you should be punished, I was saying you should be punished for rejecting Victoria and for making her go through pains.”, dad expressed those words in a serious tone which angered me.

“And you think the perfect punishment for me is she being taken away from me?” I asked angrily while Dad smiled evilly at me but did not say a word.

I groaned and stood to my feet. “You can leave when you are done.” I muttered angrily and was about to leave when dad called me back.

“What the fuck is your problem?” I blurted out angrily.

Dad released a heavy sigh, walked up to me and placed his two hands on my shoulders. “I’m your father and will always do what is best for you, don’t you ever forget that.” he spoke seriously, and I knew he meant what he said.

I moved my gaze away from him and looked away in anger.

“Go bring her back, I want to see her again.” he pleaded with a weak smile and moved away.

“Is something wrong with you.” I asked as a sudden fear ran through my body, but Dad chuckled at my words and shook his head, “I’m just fifty-six years old, you can’t get rid of me so easily.” His words made me shook my head and moved closer to him. “I’m your son, don’t hesitate to tell me if something is wrong with you.” I pleaded.

Dad scoffed and picked up his jacket. “Like I said, you can’t get rid of me that easily.” he tapped my shoulder and walked away.

I sighed heavily before making my way back to my room. When I got to my room, I picked up my phone and dialed dad’s personal doctor’s number. It rang a few times before he picked up the call.

“Good day alpha Eric, is everything okay.” he asked. “My dad, is something wrong with him?” I inquired.

“Your dad is fine. Did something happen?”

“No, I’m just worried about him, please don’t keep anything away from me.” I pleaded.

“Everything is fine with your father, he is just getting older. That’s why his body is becoming weaker, but he is in good health, I can assure you that.” he spoke in an assuring manner.

I released a sigh of relief and nodded my head. “Thank you, doctor, don’t hesitate to call me if you suspect anything about father. I spoke almost like a plead.

“Sure, alpha, I’ll let you know if there is anything wrong with your dad’s health.”

“Thanks.” I ended the call.

Dad and I may act like we don’t care about each other, but I know he loves me just the way I do.

Victoria’s POV

Slowly, I opened my eyes and stared around the room, and realized I was the only one in the room. Tiredly, I stood up from the bed and decided to take a warm bath since the weather was cold.

I took a towel and went to the private bathroom attached to my room. I took off my clothes and was about to step into the shower when something caught my attention through the mirror.

Quickly, I moved back to the mirror and stood before it. I turned my head sideways and noticed there was a mark on my neck which looked like a bite. Slowly, I ran my fingers through the mark and immediately I did so, Eric’s face flashed in my head.

I shook it off and stared at the mark through the mirror. It seemed like the mark had been there for a long time, and I wondered how I got such a bite mark.

Curiously, I caressed my neck with my eyes closed, trying to remember at least a thing, but all I could see in my head was his face, and his green sparkling eyes.

Quickly, I opened my eyes and snapped out of my thought. Once again, I stared at the mirror and wondered why I kept seeing Eric in my head whenever I touched the mark.

I took off my fingers from my neck and wondered how I must have gotten that mark. Probably I got it from a pet who nipped me because it was angry because that was the only explanation I could come up with.

I left the mirror and stepped into the shower. I sighed in relief as the warm water splashed on my naked body.

I took a quick bath and left the bathroom for my room, put on new clothes before sitting on the bed.

Few minutes later, the door opened and nurse Agnes walked in.

“Seems you have just taken your bath.”

“Yeah, the weather was a bit cold for me.” I responded.

She smiled at me and nodded her head before dropping the tray of medicine on the table.

Out of curiosity, I asked, ”Has Mr. Eric been calling you.”

“Yes, he called a few hours ago, but you were sleeping,” she replied.

I nodded my head but didn’t say a word.

“Do you need anything?” she asked while staring at me, curious. “No, I was just wondering why he hadn’t spoken to me Since he traveled back.” I murmured sadly to myself, but nurse Agnes heard me.

“Do you want me to call him.” she asked, as she stared at me with a concerned look.

“No, that won’t be needed.” I shook my head and looked away.

If he really wanted to talk to me, then he would have called and asked for the phone to be given to me, but he never did.

“He calls every day to make sure you are okay.” nurse Agnes uttered those words like she was reading my thoughts.

I nodded my head and laid back on the bed with so many thoughts in my head.

I can’t remember anything about this man. To me, I just met him a few weeks ago, but it felt like I had known him for a long time.

I felt so connected and attached to him, and it scares the shit out of me. A day won’t go by without me thinking about him, his warmth, his sparking green eyes and the gentleness of his touch.

I kept fantasizing about him every night before going to bed, wondering if we really had sex and what it felt like to be in his arms.

I remembered the dream I had last night of a wolf staring at me. The dream felt so real that even when I woke up, I felt goosebumps all over my body.

Tiredly, I closed my eyes and still pictured the piercing eyes of the animal on me and wondered why the eyes of the wolf reminded me of Eric’s eyes and the way he looked at me brought a familiar feeling to my body.

“Are you okay?” nurse Agnes asked with concern.

“I’m fine.” I opened my eyes and gave her an assuring smile, while she stared at me for a while before looking away. We sat there in silence while watching a TV show until a knock came on the door.

“Come in.”

The door opened and Elliot walked in with an expressionless look on his face.

“Good day.” he flashed nurse Agnes a warm smile before moving his gaze to me. “How are you,” he asked while sitting beside me.

“I’m fine, you are back so early.” I asked, curious.

“Yeah, I came back a few minutes ago.” He responded, but I didn’t say a word. “I just finished talking to the doctor, and he said you will be discharged this coming week, and you can go home.”

“That’s great news,” I mumbled, almost to myself.

We sat there for a minute in silence as none of us said a word until he spoke up, “Would you come back home with me,” he asked almost like a plead.

I made eyes with him and quickly looked away because I did not have an answer to that.

“Don’t tell me you want to go back to California with him.” he held my two arms and stared directly into my eyes. “You don’t know what Eric has done to you, you don’t know how many pains he made you go through, you don’t know how much you hated him. You hate Eric so much that the mention of his name irritates you.” hearing those words from him, I wondered what Eric might have done that would make me hate him that much.

“I can’t let you go back to California with him, not when I know you still haven’t gotten your lost memory. Stay here with us for now.” he begged.

I thought for a while before I spoke up. “I can’t.” I whispered while getting up from the bed. ”I have to see my aunt, I need to speak with her, she has answers to my questions…” he did not let me finish before he cut me off. “I can take you to your aunt if you want, but I want you to stay with us, it’s for your own good.” he begged while I turned my back at him and took a deep breath.

I don’t know what Eric might have done to me in the past, but I still have strong feelings for him, feelings that draw me to him. Feelings that make me want to see him every minute of the day.

I can’t stay back here. I need to go back to California and find out what I did with my life. Six years have passed, and I don’t know what happened to me. There are questions that need to be answered, and only in California can I get them.

I turned and made eyes with him, his sea-blue eyes were fixed on me and I could see how worried he was for me.

“Think about it,” he pleaded.

I shook my head and kept walking around the room.

“Sorry, I can’t.” I murmured out.

“I’m not rushing you, you can think about it.” he pleaded.

“There is nothing to think about, I need to go back to California and pick up the pieces of my life.”

“There is nothing left for you there.” He blurted out.

I stared at him with a confused look, and wondered why he would say that when obviously my aunt was there.

I believed he noticed the confusion on my face and looked away. “Is there something you are not telling me,” I asked in curiosity, as I moved closer to him. He ran his fingers through his hair but did not say a word. Seeing him reacting this way, I knew something was wrong.

“Is there something you are not telling me?” I stood before him with curious eyes.

He released a heavy sigh, stood up from the bed and stood before me, making us just an inch apart.

I gulped nervously at his manly stature. He was huge, not that huge, but he had broad shoulders just like Eric and his sea-blue eyes were intimidating.

“Think about what I just told you.” he brought forth his hand and placed it on my cheek. The moment his hand was on my cheek, I felt the warmth of his hand, and it reminded me of Eric’s touch.

“I promise to keep you safe, please allow me to fulfill my promise.” he expressed those words like he meant every bit of them.

I stared at him and did not know what to say. I was confused, really confused.

“I have to go.” he kissed me on the cheek, and flickered a weak smile.

He took a step backward and stared at me for a bit like he was about to say something, but he decided to let it be and walked away.

I sighed softly and sat back on the bed as Elliot’s words kept echoing in my head.

He sounded so sincere when he made mention of wanting to keep me safe, and I was curious about what he meant by that.

If I hated Eric just the way he said, then why do I feel so attached to him, why don’t I feel even an atom of hate towards him.

What did Eric do that made me hate him so much, how did he cause me so much pain that I decided to stay away from him,

I cracked my brain as I thought of every possible way Eric might have hurt me, but I couldn’t remember anything of him.

If he caused me pain and made me hate him, then it can mean only one thing. Maybe I caught him cheating on me with another woman.

Perhaps I caught him with another woman, felt heartbroken and decided to stay away from him. That was the only explanation I could come up with.