The Rejected Life Of Mala Luca – Chapter 29
Mala woke to see it was now dark outside her window, had at some point fallen asleep, and to sleep all day had obviously been completely exhausted, and she’d been left to sleep all day, no interruptions. She’d not even been woken up to get dressed and attend that mating ball.
Sighed long and softly in the darkness of her room, stared out that window for a few more minutes before sitting herself up and reaching out to turn the bedside lamp on, so the room wasn’t so dark, didn’t really need to, she could see perfectly fine in the dark with Suki’s sight. But it was not necessary, and she still felt a little tired and worn out to Mala. Was also quietly laying inside Mala’s mind.
She mind-linked to Ben, ‘Ben, is it still going?’ she knew he would know what she was talking about, for although he was Mated himself, he would be on detail down there making sure nothing got out of control.
nutes ago.’
not going t
Aston is okay with you not attending tonight. Though from what I’ve heard there have been a few enquiries about your condition tonight and both Netty and Peta are concerned and want to see you as well.’
ke.’
w unmated males down here, that would like you at this ball.’
red and heard Ben chuckle.
you’d not be attending this evening. Watched Aston stare that man down, when he brought up that you were supposed to be here. Don’t worry about it too much, Aston has your back.’
eavily now ‘Alright.’ She k
t felt any pain where he was concerned in years, well over a decade, just had anger at having to see him. At the council, trying to push her at him even when she’d expressed, she didn’t want to.
r.
wanting to explain. Used his council connection to gain access to this pack, to her, knew Aston would refuse it otherwise. Used his grandfather to try and make her have to sit and listen to him. So, they could fix t
way in hell did she want that
going to happen. Aston had told her it wasn’t lost on him and from her and Suki’s reaction to him touching her, he’d be completely stupid not to know, it was never going to happen. He’d ruined it
et. Why he’d stepped in and taken that hit for Hudson, she didn’t know, didn’t understand why he thought Hudson was worth it, worth risking his life for. He was not. Yes, she understood that they had grown up together,
ld see, that the man was cruel and not worth it, likely only did it because of his position within the pack, stupid pack laws and rules he was bound by, bound to protect his Alpha. That was his jo
thday, those two had always gotten along, been friends and been close. She’d never really had much to do with either of them, had known who they were, of course, but had never socialised with either of them. They were both 5 years older than she was
the man. That made her think and feel he was an a*****e, could well be nice and friendly to everyone else inside his pack. She didn’t know. Only recalled how he was with her. That’s all that lingered for her where he was concerned.
that pack for that matter.
Jet had said that Hudson regretted it, what had happened, well big whoopty do, so did she. Also regretting remembering all of it, regretted that she’d not been able to stop it, regretting having felt that stupid soft
ontinue to use it every night for the rest of that week, enjoy it, enjoy using her like that, before rejecting her. It was more than cruel is what it was. How could he think that explaining his actions would simply solve everything?
heard anyone knock, was surprised to see Alpha Aston strolling into her bedroom. He was dressed quite casually for a mating ball, jeans and
“Ben told me you were awake.”
d “You didn’t have to bring me food.”
e side of her bed and handed her the plate of food. Looked at her.
was giving her, he was here to talk, it seemed.
irs, want you in that room with
y weak she was to everyone.
see it yourself, even now do you…Just how strong you and Suki really are. Even with me, my Unit and Ben all trying to contain you and hold you and Suki down, up she got. Suki shifted under us and stood up with all of us on top of her, s
e that.
be.”
in that expression of yours.”
treat me the same, want me just because Suki is pretty and strong.”
t them.”
at that rate.”
ot only me but Suki as well, Alpha.”
not need to be formal with me anymore. I also don’t think anyone downstairs is your Mate. You’d feel it and so would they. I also held that door open to your suite long enough for any Alpha’s to scent you out if you were their Mate. So don’t concern yourself with it.”
lowed to be with the people she did trust and do her job, that was all. She didn’t think it was too much to ask for.
re up for that?”
y and Peta.”
other pack.” He stood up and leaned down, kissed her softly on the mouth “I’ll send them in, and those two…can ask you all the questions they were dying to ask about you and I, when they got here. Answer them however you feel like.” He smiled down at her “You and I, Mala. Where not done, just because he’s gone.” Then he wal
rhaps it had been for him too.
om grinning and sank down on her bed, smiled right at her “Well, Aston was smiling when he left.” Netty smirked at her.
the Alpha.”
not what you think.”
etty laughed. “We see it. He like,
hat, he simply offered to help me out like Ben once did, to get rid of Hudso
asked.
that subject.
gone now, and Aston is still kissing you, so it is what we think.” Netty laughed “but your ex, what an a*****e, did I hear him right, went to the wolfen council to get to you, or something, he stated ‘the council recognises his request.” Netty frowned at her.
t that, but that doesn’t seem to matter to them, I told them no, and still here he is.”
ta sighed “So cruel, Aston’s not going to make you?”
o.” Mala shook her head “He knows I don’t want to.”
as of today, Mala. Chase was actually the one to escort him
m the day we first met, he thought you were a really good friend. Liked that you helped him out even when you knew I didn’t want to even look at him.”
ush, I got to see him before you did, I knew he was not going to reject you, right from the get go.”
want a mate. Like you didn’t.”
mother of three and he loves you more than anything. Still can’t keep his hands to himself.”
f.”
back inside the pack. She had really missed them over th
r the answer “Yes, more than good.”
o, when are you?”
d ask if they want to.”
many of us.”
hat, and
’t say that, he’s the
Mala, you grew up inside a normal pack,
oods.” She frowned as she now thought about that, “I even got to see him do it about a week after my 18th birthday, before that warrior challenge and what he did to me.”
u.”
ala sighed, they didn’t know, she’d never told them, took the moment to tell them now, and they both just sat and
me wonder now though…if he did that, f**k that girl where I cou
ughed.
it.”
n’t even f**k by himself, gotta have his Beta right there.”
a laughed now. “Did you hook up with anyone after
ot inside the pack, no one there would even look at me, I met a human before the warrior challenge, kissed him a lot and let his hands roam a
id you do anything e
idn’t know he was my Mate, only he knew at th
d be what set him off. He’d left you alone up until then, right?”
to that warrior challenge. His father wanted me fully healed going to that thing, a month without him or his unit beating me, which they took pleasure in doing.”
Assholes.” Peta and Netty both muttered.
hits their Ma
remember.”
on the receiving end of that thankfully.
u come ac
“I have.” N
“How’d that go?”
w she doesn’t have to.”
tra attentive around them, around him.”
was there?”
smiled at me and asked how I
d “Did he like Chase.”
you? How’d you feel, seeing them together?”
the dark, but other than that, nothing really. Chase is my entire world, I love him and that’s all I feel.”
you g
ated with us, though my sister did suggest it, so we could see each other, and my family. Chase and I both shook our heads. Shocked my sister more than a little, she did try to convince me, asked me why not.”
e truth.”
eryone else here, left that life behind me a long time ago, and I have no interest or intentions of going back to it.”
d understand that. Let the subject drop