Page 18 of Rejected and Pregnant By the Alpha King

Sighing to myself, I throw my covers off and grab my nightshirt off the floor before pulling it on. I hope Delilah at least had a good time last night.

“Mmmm, Raine?” Her bed shifts slightly as she slowly sits up, rubbing her eyes. “What’re you doing?”

“Hey, sorry. Did I wake you?”

“No.” She yawns. “It’s still early…why’re you up?”

“Um…couldn’t sleep.” I glance over at the door. Would it be suspicious of me to leave and wander around the grounds until breakfast?

Delilah’s brows knit together. “You okay?”

Fuck, that’s such a loaded question.

I’ve never been in the habit of lying to Delilah, but how can I tell her about Aiden whenIdon’t even know what’s going on? This is all such a whirlwind that I can barely keep my own head on straight.

“Uh…”

She scoots over and pats the side of her bed. “Come here. Talk to me.”

“Aren’t you still tired?”

She smiles. “I’m okay. I wanted to ask you where you disappeared to last night but by the time I got back, you were already asleep.”

I slowly walk over to her, my feet dragging. Inside, I can feel my wolf stirring restlessly. She’s wary like I am about telling Delilah anything—not because my best friend can’t be trusted, but because this is kind of the biggest deal ever.

Coming here with the determination tonotfuck up in front of anyone and embarrass my pack had been my only goal. With fate apparently having other plans for me, now I’ve got a whole other mess on my plate to deal with.

Not to mention that whatever’s been going on with Aiden’s pack, and his secrecy surrounding it, will most likely affect me in some way.

“Yeah, I was pretty tired,” I say, sitting down slowly.

She throws part of the comforter over my lap, still warm from her body. “I didn’t see you dancing with anyone at all. Did someone upset you or something to make you leave?”

I resist the urge to roll my eyes.

Yeah,someonehad upset me alright. Am I allowed to complain about Aiden though? As an alpha, it’s kind of a given that he’d have girls throwing themselves at his feet, trying to beg for his attention.

Which, while that hurt, hadn’t been anything compared to him knowingly letting it happen as I watched.

Thathad been the shittiest part about last night. He’d kind of made it up to me afterward, but then left soon after.

I sigh. “I don’t know.”

“You don’t know if someone upset you?”

“No.” Shit, how am I ever going to properly explain this? “It’s…complicated.”

“Talk to me, Raine. You know I’m always here for you.”

My throat tightens at her sweet words. Delilah has been my rock for as long as I can remember. There’s not a single day that goes by where I don’t thank every god in existence for her. Trusting her is second nature at this point. So why am I clamming up?

“I…” Swallowing, I force the words out. “I met someone.”

She gasps, grabbing my hands. “You did? That’s great! What’s he like?”

Tears burn in my eyes while I stare down at my lap. Instead of excitement and joy, all that I feel is shame. Shame for who I am in comparison to Aiden. I’m nobody, a disgrace to her own pack, which refuses to accept her. All anyone sees when they look at me are my father’s sins.

How will Aiden’s pack ever accept me?

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