REJECTED: The Alpha Behind The Mask

Alpha Eric’s POV

It was already eight hours gone and Victoria had already fallen asleep.

I stood to my feet, walked up to her and easily carried her in my arms. I took her to the bedroom and slowly lay her on the bed, but she gradually opened her eyes.

“Sorry, I just wanted you to sleep properly.” I said and moved away from her before she got a bad impression about it.

With questioning eyes, she moved her gaze around the room for a while before she sat on the bed.

“Are you hungry?” I asked.

“No.” she replied and lay back on the bed with her gaze fixed on me.

“What is it.” I asked,

“Nothing.” she murmured.

I walked up to her, sat on the bed and ran my fingers through her hair, “What’s it?” I asked again.

She kept quiet for a while, contemplating if she should say what she wanted to say. “Can you lie with me, it’s a bit cold” she whispered almost to herself.

“Is that all,” I asked, with raised eyebrows. ”Yes.” She nodded her head and shyly looked away. I took off my shoes and lay on the other side of the bed before pulling her to myself.

She sighed in relief and relaxed on my body.

“Thank you.” She whispered.

“You don’t have to, now go to sleep, we have just four hours to sleep.”

“Okay.” she nodded her head, wrapped her left hand around my waist before drifting to sleep.

I noticed how my heart beat rapidly the moment she lay in my arms. I knew my feelings for this woman were increasing by the day, and it scared me.

I feared what I would do if she eventually gets back her memory and decides to leave me. I feared what would happen to me if any of my enemies decided to hurt her just to get to me.

All this was what I was afraid of. The thought of losing her scares me, and that was why I never wanted to fall in love in the first place.

Seeing that she was fast asleep, I decided to lay her on the bed while I took a good look at her.

Her long black hair, which wasn’t packed, was covering some part of her face. Slowly, I pulled away the hair from her face and stared at her sleeping face.

“Mine.” My wolf howled excitedly.

I smiled at myself and gently ran my fingers on her face. She murmured in her sleep for a while before going back to sleep.

I moved my fingers all over her face before placing a finger on her lips. The urge to roughly take her lips in mine was intense, but I had to control my wolf and myself.

There were things I wanted to do with her, but I couldn’t because of the condition she was in, and I wanted to avoid scaring her, since she doesn’t remember any experience of it.

To her, she was eighteen again, and doing such things with her might scare her away from me.

Not having sex with her wasn’t my greatest worry, I was worried about how she would react if she found out I’m into a DOM and sub display and if she would accept me for it.

A frustrated sigh left my lips, and slowly I pecked her lips before lying back to have some rest.

Victoria’s POV

A soft kiss on my neck woke me up from my sleep. Slowly, I opened my eyes and realized I was still in bed.

I made eyes with Eric and saw him flickered a big smile before placing kisses all over my face.

“I’ve been trying to wake you up for some time now, but you kept crumbling in your sleep.” he chuckled softly and stood up from the bed, “It’s almost time.” he brought forth his hands to me, which I took and left the bed.

“Are you okay” he asked while staring at me to be certain.

“Yeah, I’m fine.”

“Okay, let’s go.” he opened the door for me to walk out. We left the room and sat on the seat while waiting for the jet to land.

“Five minutes to land.” the pilot announced.

Hearing those words from him, I couldn’t stop myself from smiling because, finally, I will be back to my hometown and country.

“Looks like you are really excited.”

“Yes, I am, I can’t wait to see my aunt, it feels like it’s been ages since I last saw her.” I spoke happily.

Eric didn’t say a word, rather he nodded his head and looked away, which was strange to me.

“Brace yourself.” He announced to me,

I nodded my head and relaxed properly on the seat.

Slowly, I closed my eyes for a while until I felt a hand on me.

Curiously, I opened my eyes and saw it was Eric, trying to remove the seatbelt on me.

“We’ve landed.” he smiled at me and took me up from the seat.

“Let’s go.” he led the way out of the jet, while I followed him out.

The moment we came out of the jet, I closed my eyes and inhaled the fresh air coming from the cold weather.

“Let’s go, it’s freezing.” he held my arms and made me walk with him.

We walked for a few distances before I noticed a black tinted BMW parked in a corner.

“Welcome back, alpha.” the man who was in tight blue jeans and a black T-shirt greeted.

Eric nodded his head to his greeting, and opened the door for me to go in before he sat beside me.

Our things were put in the booth by his driver before he sat in the front seat with the man who came to pick us up.

“What’s an alpha?” I asked, a few minutes into the drive. Eric kept quiet for a while before he responded, “I have men who work under me, so they all call me Alpha. It’s more like a name for a leader,” he explained.

“Wow.” I exclaimed curiously. “I wish I could get back my memory.” I murmured,

“You will, it’s just a matter of time,” he assured me. I nodded my head and looked out at the window.

I was excited to be back home, and at the same time it felt like something was wrong. I’ve tried so many times to solve the puzzle, but nothing meaningful came to my head.

“We are home.” Eric announced to me.

I looked around and noticed the car driving into a big mansion.

Excited, I opened the door and went out of the car with stunned eyes.

This wasn’t a house, but a Mansion. The building was big and well built.

I turned around with stunned eyes as I stared around, only to see men in different corners of the house, staring at me with piercing gaze.

Quickly, I went to Eric’s side and stood beside him with fear. “What is it?” he asked while cupping my face.

I stared back at the men who looked scary before staring back at Eric, who understood what I meant.

“It’s okay,” he whispered those words to me before moving his gaze away from me.

He stared at the men and like a twinkle of an eye, they all left. “You shouldn’t be scared of them, they won’t harm you.” he assured me and led me inside, “Are they your security men.” I asked as we walked in.

“No, they are my followers, and I’m their alpha.”

“Cool.” I nodded my head and entered the house with him.

The moment I stepped my feet into the sitting room, I couldn’t help but open my mouth in awe.

I was lost for words to describe how beautiful the house was. The wall of the sitting room was painted with a white color, the tiles on the floor were transparent and made of glass. Beautiful interior designs and couches. Everything in the house looks beautiful and expensive. “Come in.” he made me walk with him into the sitting room.

I strolled to one of the couches and sat down, still staring at the house.

“Have I been here before?” I asked.

“Yeah,” he replied and walked to the bar. “What would you like to have?”

“Anything soft.” I replied and stared around.

There were so many paintings hanging on the wall, and merely looking at these paintings one would tell it cost a great fortune.

“Have it.” he handed a glass of juice to me. “Thank you.” I took the drink from him and took a sip of it, still staring around.

“You live alone?” I asked curiously.

“Not really. My men live on the other side of the house, they have their quarters, but I live here alone.” he explained.

“Nice, are those men outside all your men?” I asked, thrilled.

“Yes, and I have thousands of followers.” he smiled at me and took another sip of his drink.

I nodded my head and took another sip of my drink while I marveled what kind of man he was.

Observing everything around him, one could tell he was very wealthy and powerful, and I wondered how such a man could take an interest in someone like me.

“What are you thinking?” his words took me out of my thoughts.

“Nothing.” I lied.

“You are a terrible liar, tell me what’s wrong,” he demanded. I bit my lips nervously before speaking, “How did we meet.” I asked, curious.

He took a sip of his drink before responding, ”Through my dad.”

Victoria’s POV

“Through your dad,” I asked.

“Yeah, he had a heart attack in a mall, and luckily, you were there and rushed him to the hospital.” he smiled at me and took another sip of his drink.

”Woah, I can’t remember any of that.” I murmured.

“Don’t stress yourself over it.” He warned.

I nodded my head at his words, looked around and saw someone walking in our direction.

“Welcome alpha.” he lowered his head in respect to Eric before flickering a warm smile at me.

“Food is ready.”

“Thank you.” Eric stood up from the couch and walked to me.

“Let’s go upstairs, you need to bathe and change your clothes.”

I nodded my head and stood at my feet.

We took the stairs until he stopped in front of a door and opened it.

I got in and saw a big king-sized bed in the corner of the room, the painting on the wall was different from the painting in the sitting room.

The wall of this room was painted in a bright pink color, and decorated with a female interior design.

While taking a good look at the room, I could tell the room was decorated for a lady because everything in the room speaks feminine.

“Whose room is this?” I asked while staring around, “Yours,” he replied.

With confused eyes, I turned around and stared at him with a confused look. “I can’t stay here, I have to live with my aunt.” I muttered seriously.

Eric stared at me for a while before he walked around the room with his hands in his pockets.

“Take your bath, and come downstairs.” he flashed me a weak smile before leaving the room.

The moment he left the room, I collapsed on the bed and stared at the ceiling, which was made of transparent glass. Clearly, I could see the sky from my room.

”Wow!” I exclaimed in awe, stood up from the bed, took off my clothes and walked into the bathroom.

The wall and floor of the bathroom were made with transparent tiles, everything in the bathroom was kept in the appropriate places.

Staring at the bathroom, it felt like the bathroom belonged to royalty. Quickly, I took a quick bath, walked back to the room and put on simple clothes.

I got downstairs and met Eric talking to one of his men. He noticed me walking up to them and told the man to leave.

“Let’s eat.” he led me to the table and pulled out a chair for me.

“Thanks.” I smiled and sat on the chair.

He walked over to the other side of the table and sat opposite me.

I took out a plate, and put some food on it before putting a spoon of food into my mouth.

“This is great.” I mumbled with food in my mouth, “My cook is the best.” Eric replied.

“You mean the young man who told us the food was ready,” I asked.

“Yeah, he is my cook.”

“Nice one, he is really good,” I said and continued eating.

We ate for a while until I decided to ask, “Are we going to see my aunt after the meal?” I asked excitedly.

Alpha Eric’s POV

Her words made my heart thump in fear, but I had to hide it away from her.

“Eric.” She called out when she noticed I had not given her a reply.

“It’s already late, we can see her tomorrow.” I suggested, “But it’s just 6pm, we can still see her.” she grumbled.

“We just came back from a long journey, let’s rest today and I promise to take you to your aunt by tomorrow,” I assured her.

She frowned for a while before she continued eating. I ignored her and forced myself to continue eating even when I didn’t have the appetite for it.

We ate in silence until we were both done.

“I’ll go to bed.” she murmured and left her seat.

I knew she was angry at me, but that wasn’t disturbing me, my main concern was about something else.

“Good night.” She said as she climbed the stairs.

I stood up from the seat, went upstairs to my room and picked up my phone.

“Hello.” I spoke up the moment he picked up the call.

“Seems you are back.”

“Yeah.” I spoke tiredly and sat on the bed.

“What is it?” he asked, when he noticed the tone of my voice.

I sighed heavily and tiredly massaged my forehead. “She is asking to meet with her aunt.” I grumbled tiredly.

Kelvin kept quiet for a while before he spoke,”You can’t hide it away from her forever. The earlier, the better,” he suggested.

“I wish it was easy,” I murmured.

“Maybe I can help. I’ll come to the hospital tomorrow, and perhaps you should inform Sonia, she can also help.”

I felt that was the best decision. Perhaps Sonia and Kelvin might be of help.

“Very well, we will be at the hospital by ten. I’ll call Sonia and inform her.”

“Alright, I will hang up now.” he said and ended the call.

I dialed Sonia’s number. It rang a few times before it was picked. “Good day, Mr. Eric.” she greeted.

“Hello Sonia, how are you,” I asked.

“Very well, sir, are you guys back?” she asked.

“Yes, and I need your help.”

“What is it? How can I help.”?

I stood up from the bed and thought for a while before speaking, “I’m taking Victoria to the hospital to see her Aunt. I was hoping you could be there because I didn’t know how she’s going to act.”

“That isn’t a problem, I’ll be there, I really need to see Victoria, there are things I said to her when I thought DOM Tim was a different person.” she muttered in regret.

“Thank you, we will be there by 10am.”

“Alright, I will be there.” she assured me.

“Thank you.” I said and ended the call.

I was scared, but not for myself. I worried how Victoria was going to take the news of her aunt being hospitalized for almost five years.

Her aunt being hospitalized wasn’t the actual issue for me, but my concern was how she was going to take the fact that she was the one who was actually driving the car the day of the accident.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.