ALPHA'S REJECTED PRINCESS

forest behind w

nge room instead. A subtle scent of incense and an unidentifiable combination of old wood and metal filled t

. Memories of Damen's rejection and the vampire emerging from the shadows w

n as I reached up to touch my forehead

knees felt like they were about to step aside under me as I got up from the bed. However,

on the other side, more akin to a cave than anything else. I stepped cl

ie

even after I grabbed the

iou

ng about the way he had pronounced my name and looked at me seemed so intimate, as if he knew me. That wa

wide. I looked away from the wall I had been looking at. A fissure had emerged, slicing through

h my throat. The guy from

room. In the candlelight, his pale complexion was practically

he remarked, "You're awake,

the door. "What is your name?" My voice

s expecting this response. "You

, "I don't know who you are." "

that was almost like melancholy. Even though you may not remember me, I

m say my name. How was I known by

le whisper, "I don't und

oser. "You weren't intended for Damen Phoenix," he said. Although he is your predes

h my mind, I shook my head. "N

turned away from you, he severed the connection. However, our fri

ng. For what reason was he speak

go, we were united. However, destiny continued severing our paths, and each time,

past. But I couldn't recall doing it. Nothing in my life had ever indicated that I w

dn't sound very confident. "I would

p inside you, those memories exist. You can unlock the

ay from my one and only home? Who said I had e

my voice above a whisper, "

his lips formed a little

eemed familiar. Like something I heard once in a dr

of my thoughts. I shouted, becoming louder now, "I

e for the time being. But Asteria, you'll recall. You'll comprehe

didn't have the authority to take me back. With clenched teeth, I murmured, "You can't just make

s. Almost to himself, he said, "You're stronger than I remem

towering beings entered the space. I realized right away that they we

ook unintelligible. He s

s it t

e, but there was nowhere to go. He stretched out and grabbed my

led, but it was ineffective. I had never expe

the vampire's arm. He quietly respon

, and I staggered forward while

turned to face me. It was something deeper than the aloof, calculatin

ss." It's also time for you to recl

stopped

rin

hing more, and darkness came up to greet me. I was awar