1. Rejected

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"Elora where are my red hills?" Ingrid screams from her bedchamber. Her bedchamber or bedroom we call nowadays which she doesn't like because it doesn't give you a royalty feeling. well, it is two halls down still I can hear her scream from here. Which princess even behaves like that. But what can I do? even if I should be in my bedroom now selecting my birthday outfit for tomorrow I can't do that. Because let's face reality, maybe I am King's daughter but I'm not the princess, no one treats me as one. I am the princess Ingrid's 24/7 slave. I have to do everything she asks me to do and if I am not doing anything for her I have the second master to take orders from and that person is none other than my aunt or you can say my stepmother Angeline. oh and even if her name is Angeline which means "Angle/ god's messenger" by the way she's not an angel in any way. she is much worse than Ingrid. I miss school even I do not have any friends there still that place is better than the palace. there I have access to the library where I can seat after school to read. Every day into the library after school to finish my homework because I know once I set my foot in the palace I will have to work. I rush into princess Ingrid's bedchamber throughs the shining hallways of the palace, her red hills in my hand. once inside her room I bow and place them in front of her feet. her room is the dream of every girl. it is designed in pink and cream. she loves pink even her phone's color is rose gold. "they are beautiful" Niki gush in excitement. I suppress my urge to roll my eyes at that. of course, they are beautiful she has spent a big amount to buy them. but who cares after all she is a fairy princess. she has hundreds of red hills lined up in her closet but still, she has to buy new pair. her closet is full of dresses shoes and accessories, still, she has to go shopping every other week. And then she has these minions following her everywhere. I don't get why girls follow this fake face, Ingrid. even in school, she followed her everywhere like a lost puppy waiting for their master to tell them what to do. "I know right, they are specially designed for me. I'm going to wear them in the red moon ball. " Ingrid flaunts her shoes to her minions. Ingrid is beautiful I can't deny that. her dark eyes and blond hair shines into the sunlight, with the height of the model and pale skin she looks stunning. every boy in school and the palace wants to be with her. she's like a goddess to them but her beauty flew out of the window when she opens her mouth. well, no one is that lucky to witness her mean behavior that is specially reserved for servants and me, and in front of others, she is as sweet as candy. I tried to escape that room as quietly as possible but Ingrid notice it before I can succeed in my little escape plan. " where do you think you are going?" she snaps at me. "nowhere" I replied quickly. "I want my dress ready for the date before 3 pm tomorrow, understand?" "yes princess" I responded with a slight bow. "What are you still doing here, get out" I scurried away quickly. thank God that was quick. It's 8 pm now and I am done with my chores for the day. huff...I have to eat something, I haven't had anything today. I sneak into a huge kitchen, before cleaning up the kitchen today I've kept some cookies in my secret cupboard. I grab those cookies and hurried into my bedroom. it's not that big but I love it. the wooden floor cracked under my foot. My bedroom is in the west wing where all servants live. It's situated at the end of the wing with one big glass window, one old mattress, two wooden drawers which have some worn-out clothes of mine. I closed the door with a crack and then get into a shower in my attached bathroom. I always thank whoever chooses this room for me, even if it is not big or luxurious enough It is perfect for me and it has a joined shower so I don't have to share it with anyone because I know no one would like to share anything with me . after a long and much-needed shower I changed into Reagan's old shirt which he gave me when he saw don't have much clothes to wear and the fact that his mother would never allow to give me new clothes he gave me his old shirt. it's not like I mind though. I like his clothes they are more comfortable and baggy so I can hide under that baggy sweatshirt. while exiting the shower my gaze landed on the broken mirror on the wall. I saw my reflection in it. dull green eyes pale skin black bags under the eyes. I gaze at my body and I am not surprised to see all the bones poking out of my skin. what else I expect when I don't get proper meals and since vacations have started I am not able to eat even a single meal every day. Reagan has given me a meal pass from the cafeteria so I can eat in the school but in the palace, he can't do much. with a huff, I sat in front of the window and start to eat cookies while gazing at the stars. I can see the crescent moon in the sky up so high. it's the most beautiful thing I can see at the night. I know I can't be able to sleep tonight. I suddenly remembered the conversation between Liam and his friend who I don't know, when I was trying to hide my food in that secret cupboard I overheard their conversation. flashback " Hey Liam I heard you are taking princess Ingrid on a date tomorrow again" "yeah...it's not like this is the first time we are going on a date. how do you even know about this." "you know how the maids work in this palace, they know everything that is going on in the place." "that's true, man. hahaha " "what do you think who can be her mate?" "I think she is my mate, I'm not sure but there is some connection between us. well, we will know when she turns 18. " "good luck with that man" "thanks" flashback end Liam is our head warrior's son means he will be the next head worrier when Reagan is crowned as a king. he is good friends with Reagan so he never bullies me but he doesn't stop anyone from bullying either. I don't know why I am feeling too sad about their date and the fact that he never tried to help or even talk to me in all those years. maybe I am feeling this because tomorrow is my 18th birthday and I wonder if I can find my mate tomorrow, is he from the palace or he's some ordinary fairy or a human. how will he react when he will find out that I'm his mate. will he be happy or disappointed? ugh.... what if he already has a girlfriend? no no no that can't be. he can't be from this palace or my school. my life can't be that miserable. maybe he's a human so I can try to get his attention we can date like normal humans. that sounds great. but what if he is a fairy and doesn't want to be with me. I should not think like that maybe he will understand me and like me. he won't reject me, will he? I don't think I will survive the rejection or live the life as my mum lived. my father king Xander had an affair with my aunt Angeline at the age of 17 when she turned 18 they found they are not mates but since no one of them wants to leave each other they continue to have their affair. my mum was 1 year younger than my aunt, on my mum's 18th birthday king found out that they are mates but my aunt was pregnant by then. my mum's life was such a mess. I really hate my father, because of his selfishness my mother suffered all her life, her sister treated her like crap and now she's making my life hell just because my father chooses to accept a mate bond and didn't want to let go of Angeline as well. I don't want that life for me. I just want a normal life. and since I don't inherit the fairy gens from my parents everyone in the palace treats me like I don't belong here. wait since I didn't have any fairy powers means I am a normal human so can I sense if I have a mate? well, I don't think I can sense a mate bond. I laugh at my foolishness. I don't think moon goddess will air me with anyone. I sunk deeper into the corner in my room. I have to get out of here, I need fresh air. if I sit anymore here thinking like this I will look my kind. I have to clear my mind. it's 11:43 pm, in 17 minutes I'll turn 18. I got out of my room as quietly as possible and started to walk in direction of the lavender field. no one goes there and I'd like to have some peace at this moment out of the palace. I don't know what time it is, I lost track of the time. I should head inside. I sigh and started to get up from my comfortable position on the wooden bench then I heard someone's footsteps. no one comes here normally then who is it? "who's there?" someone called out. but before I can answer the question that person is in front of me "Elora, you.." the person is none other than Liam, he halted on his path when our eyes met. he has this look on his face which I know very well. I understood at that moment we are mates. oh my god, no no no this can't be...Liam...he is my mate. I slump into a bench. "f**k" Liam cursed. I can feel my eyes watering. this is just not what I expected, why moon goddess paired me with him. it's not like he's that bad but the look on his face expressed how disappointed he is about me being his mate. I can see he is as shocked as I am. I have to sort this out now. I need to know what is he thinking about this. "Liam... I.. I don't k.." "don't" Liam cuts me off "you won't tell anyone that I'm your mate. understand?" "what..what do you mean don't tell anyone? everyone will know eventually." "no, no one can find out that you are my mate" he screamed in my face towering over me. I can see the anger in his brown eyes, his perfectly sculpted face has a look of pure disgust. " why?" "haha. . are you kidding me. do you think me, Liam will accept you as my mate? you must be dreaming" I can't believe this, this is happening. "I can't accept a weakling as my mate" "but we are mates Liam, moon goddess paired us for a reason. you can't.." "Oh shut up you b***h, don't use that 'moon goddess paired us for a reason thing' on me" Liam grabbed my jaw in a death grip and yelled at me with so much hatred in his eyes. I can feel the sparks where his fingers touch my skin but I can't focus on that since I was distracted by his hateful eyes. what have I ever done to deserve this? he pushed me on the ground and said those words which I dreaded the most. "I, Liam white reject you, Elora, as my mate" no no... I sobbed there in pain, my heart felt like it is stabbed continually by someone. Liam left me there without a second glance. this is the worst birthday gift I can get. my last hope is also crumbled into pieces in front of me. I was alone before but there was a hope that there is one person, my mate somewhere in this world who will be there for me once we met but I can't live with that false hope now. this is my life, I have to live without anyone by my side. it should have been better if I was mateless at least I didn't 'have to go through this pain and suffering. I am all alone. when the reality hit me, I cried. I cried for my pathetic life. why is the moon goddess doing this to me? I just wanted someone to be my side, I don't have many expectations still... I can't think about this anymore. I never thought this negative about myself I always encouraged myself to see positive in every situation even if that situation is when my father chose Ingrid over me, even when my aunt humiliated me in front of my father and other people but now I really can't see any positive in this case.
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