Lahat ng Kabanata ng ALMOST REJECTED; FATE'S CHOICE : Kabanata 71 - Kabanata 80

Sabrina. " You are alive!" I squealed, tears tracing uneven paths on my face as I rushed to hug him. Our bodies touched. The hug was deep and heart-touching. It took me back to the days when our hearts only used to beat for each other, and to the love that we once shared. Those days were magical. No hatred, no revenge, just love. For a moment, being in his familiar arms once again after so many years made me nostalgic, and a soft sob escaped from my lips. ' You will always belong to me, Sabrina. In this lifetime, I will only ever love you.' Even after so many years, I could still recall the exact words that he used to tell me. Then my heart would beat violently in my chest as I replied, saying the exact words, but with a touch of drama. ' In this lifetime, I swear Rhys. My heart will only ever belong to you. Aside from you, I refuse to love another. Even if you ever stop loving me, I will keep on loving you.' I would say, and just the memory of my then vows filled my

Sabrina. " What did you just say?" He asked, the tension built up in his shoulders hard to miss, and the expression on his face unreadable. " I said I love you, Rhys " " I never stopped loving you," I whispered, a thin layer of vulnerability coating my words. I felt exposed, vulnerable, and yet, somehow, I felt free, like I could finally breathe after getting everything off my chest. " You...You..." He opened his mouth, he tried to say something, but words seemed to fail him. Thick silence materialised in the room, loud, almost touchable. My gaze was expectant as I looked at him, with bright stripes of hope glazing my eyes. My breath was held, and with each passing second, my joints tingled with anxiety. It was the longest I had ever had to wait, and if it dragged on, the possibility of me passing out from anxiety was unmistakably high. ' You love me?' ' I love you too, Sabrina!' ' Can we go back to the way things used to be?' ' Can we let go of

Sabrina. " Luna Sabrina?" My train of thought was broken by Amery's familiar voice, and from how sarcastically she had called me, I didn't even need to face her to know that she wore a victorious smile. How could she not? Even though they were no longer in a relationship, it was obvious that she was still the one he loved, and I was the third party, the bitter ex who couldn't let go. " How long have you been waiting here?" She asked, her voice coated by a thin layer of concern and when I lifted my gaze to look at her, the pride that glazed her eyes couldn't be masked, not even by the fake concern that she had plastered all over her face. " Sorry for keeping you waiting. Alpha Rhys and I were so excited to see each other after such a scary incident that we completely lost ourselves." She added, her words seemingly harmless, and yet, the jabs in them pierced through my heart with vicious precision, just what she wanted. In other words, she was trying to exert her import

Sabrina " You are not going to reject me." He stated, his voice a near-roar, and my heart did a flip in my chest. " You are my fated mate." " In this life, you can only be mine." He added, possessively, and I would be lying if I said I didn't feel anything, I did. " The moon goddess gifted you to me, and her decision is final. " " There won't be any rejection, and certainly, there won't be any divorce. " As his words sank in, foreign joy coursed through my veins, and so did relief. I loved him. There was no denying that. Heavens knew how much it broke me to initiate the rejection. I had suggested we dissolve our union, not because I didn't want to stay in his life, but because that had felt like the right call. To hear him speak so fervently against the rejection, a flicker of hope budded in my heart. And at the back of my mind, my wolf was in an excited frenzy, already celebrating the possibility of a reunion. " If that's all that you wanted to say, then go b

Rhys. " What if I told you Sabrina was framed?" Kade asked, with a meaningful glint glazing his eyes, and I shook my head in denial. There was no way! That must have been another one of his various stances he was pulling to make sure I forgave Sabrina. I was not about to fall for it. Besides, I had seen those photos, of her kissing other men, straddling them, and doing even more shameful things. I even had them in my office. " What if I told you she is innocent?" He asked, the seriousness in his voice prompting me to think harder, but even then, I just couldn't find it in me to believe in his hypothesis. Amery had sent vivid pictures of Sabrina bullying, and beating her. How innocent could such a vicious person be? " If that's the angle that you are using, then save your effort. I have seen firsthand how vicious Sabrina can be. It's utterly disrespectful to associate the word innocent with her." I mocked, traces of fatigue accompanying my words. I had had a rough d