ALPHA'S REJECTED PRINCESS

in my body on fire. With every second that went by, the markings on the walls brightened, and the p

as unable to concentrate on either of them. My thoughts were racing with panic, perp

it was quiet but clear. Something I had no idea was a part

d authentic while being recollections I had never experienced. recognizable. A little child racing through a woodland in the ligh

ght Ki

And it was all somehow related to me. Now, it was as if there had alw

concerned more than simply a vanished country or a forgotten history. It concerned the decision I now had

n. Damen was by my side now, his hand on my arm, his words worried an

htly in the fading light. Asteria, you are unable to escape this. You a

down, believing me to be too frail and helpless to be his Luna. Lucien, on the othe

t the point. This

ody. I was terrified of the power inside of me, but it wa

p running." "I've spent my whole life fleeing because I'm scared of

tightened. "You are sufficient, Astria. I made

uick look at him. Still, there was no turning back. Not

s firm and quiet as he added, "You don't need him." "More than sim

behind them. I'd always known, deep down, that I was more than just myself. Something that eluded me.

ue to any antiquated throne or vanished kingdom.

I was wh

t me but was now at my side, prepared to defend me. And this part of me that I di

ed to decide this for me. It

fting my attention from Lucien to Damen. No, Lucien

e to a dense cloud. They both stared at me e

inside of me, "I'm not ready to rule anything." "I haven't even begun

s a side of myself until you showed it to me. I'm not who you bel

nderstanding or sadness in his eyes. The fact was difficult to

eight of what I was about to say. You turned me down. You disregarded me be

ith an almost audible murmur, he replied, "I was wrong." It wa

ad. Maybe you ought should have. However, in actu

s on me, and for the first time, I wasn't pushed in either directio

seemed overpowering as it swirled about me. It seemed like a natural

for me, however, first time in my lif

Quietly, I murmured, "I have to handle this on my own." "I need t

I could feel his gaze on me. Desperately speaking, Damen's voice di

doorway. My heart was pulled by his

not leaving you." "I

oth behind and wen

ke a warm hug. I was calm and content for the first time in what seemed like

ad transformed from the girl who had been turned down. I was no lon

ng of my adventure; my