REJECTED: The Alpha Behind The Mask

Victoria’s POV

I exclaimed in relief as I lay back on his chest. I knew he wasn’t ready to tell me things, but I was so anxious to know what he had done that it would make me run away from him and even leave my aunt behind.

“Stop thinking too much.” he whispered softly into my ear, which brought cold shivers to my body.

I grumble silently at the way my body reacts to his words, it feels like everything he says or does trigger the organs in me.

We stayed in that position for hours, and none of us said a word until I drifted to sleep.

I felt soft kisses on my cheek, shoulders, and neck before a kiss was placed on my lips.

Slowly, I opened my eyes and noticed I was on the bed, and Eric’s two hands were placed on each side of me while his face was directly lowered to my face.

“What are you doing?” I gulped nervously and shyly covered my face with my both hands.

I heard him chuckled loudly and moved away from me.

Slowly, I took my hands away from my face and made eyes with him, only to see a big grin on his face. “What were you trying to do.” I grumbled and sat on the bed.

“What does it seem like I was about to do,” he asked with a big grin on his face and picked up his jacket. “I was just giving you a goodbye kiss.” he flashed me a big smile and stood by the door like he was contemplating if he should go or stay. “I’ll see you tomorrow.” he did not let those words finished from his mouth before he quickly opened the door and left.

I smiled widely at myself and giggled happily like a kid who was gifted some candies. I checked the time and realized it was 9pm. Tiredly, I lay back on the bed and drifted to sleep with green eyes man on my mind and thoughts.

I woke up the next morning and discovered nurse Agnes wasn’t here yet, so I took my bath, changed my clothes and ate breakfast before watching a movie on the TV.

I was still watching the movie when I heard the telephone in the room ringing. I went for it and picked it up.

“Hello, miss Victoria.” the nurse at the front desk spoke up.

“Yes, is there a problem?” I asked,

”Not really, but someone is here to see you, and he goes by the name Maurice.”

“Maurice.” I pronounced the name slowly, trying to remember who it was, until I recalled he was the guy I met when I left the hospital, but why was he here.

”Let him in.”

“Alright.”

I ended the call and wondered why he was here to see me because I did not remember inviting him to come see me at the hospital.

A minute later, I heard a soft knock on the door and knew he was the one knocking.

“Come in.” I gestured.

Slowly he opened the door, got in and flashed me a big smile.

“Nice seeing you again.” He greeted me with a friendly smile.

“Hey.” I smiled and waved my hand to him.

He smiled at me, moved closer and kissed me on the right cheek.

“Sorry I haven’t been able to come see you, I’ve been busy.” he apologized and stared at me with curious eyes.

“It’s okay, I haven’t gotten the time to thank you for bringing me back that night.” I said, while he chuckled softly at my words and took the seat beside me.

“It’s nothing, I was just careless. I shouldn’t have allowed you to drink that much.” he apologized regretfully.

“Not your fault, I was the one at fault.” I flashed him a big smile, which he returned.

We stared at each other for a while until I cleared my throat and looked away.

“I thought you went back to California.” I asked while avoiding his gaze.

“I’ll be leaving tomorrow, but I thought I should come see you before I leave.”

“That’s so thoughtful of you.” I smiled at him and nervously looked away.

I was always nervous when men are around me, I remembered how I had no male friends. I avoided guys like diseases, and now sitting so close to guys and talking to them was very new to me.

“How are you?” he asked while staring at me,

“I’m fine. I will be discharged in two days’ time,” I announced.

“Wow, that’s good news.”

“Yeah.” I nodded my head and was about to say something when I saw the door open and Eric walked in and stood by the door.

“Shit.” I murmured to myself.

I wasn’t expecting him this early, and wondered why he was here when he left so late last night.

“Hey Eric.” I greeted him nervously and looked away.

I grumbled and wondered why I was scared and nervous when I was actually doing nothing wrong.

He stood by the door and stared at me for a while like he was trying to read through my soul before he moved his gaze to Maurice.

Seeing how awkward everything was, I decided to make an introduction to clear the air.

“Maurice meet Eric, Eric meet Maurice, who brought me back to the hospital.” I introduced them awkwardly.

“Nice meeting you.” Maurice took forth his hand to Eric, who stared at it for a while before he reluctantly brought forth his hand and shook hands with him.

He removed his hand from Maurice’s and moved his gaze towards me. “You didn’t introduce me properly.” he muttered those words in a calm tone, but I knew he was getting angry.

I licked my lips and chuckled nervously at his words, but didn’t say a word.

“Victoria.” Eric called out my name while staring at me with a piercing gaze, which made me gulp nervously. “Maurice, meet Eric, my boyfriend.” I spoke in a low tone, but I was angry and irritated by Eric’s behavior.

“Nice meeting you.” Maurice muttered and stood to his feet. “I’ll have to go.” he took out a card from his jacket and handed it over to me, but Eric snatched it from me.

“She won’t be needing it.” he tore the card right in front of us, “I don’t want my girlfriend with guys like you.” he declared those words like I was a toy to him that he could control.

“Stop it.” I yelled angrily and stared at him with irritation. I knew the anger in me was boiling, so I inhaled deeply before speaking, “I’ll walk you out.” I directed those words to Maurice, opened the door, and we left the room.

We walked out of the hospital in silence until we got to where he parked his car.

“I’m sorry about that.” I apologized, embarrassed.

He smiled at me and shook his head, “It’s not your fault that you have an overbearing and jealous boyfriend.” he moved closer to me and held my two arms. “Is this how he treats you.” he asked with concern.

“I don’t know.” I murmured, which was indeed the truth. I don’t know if this is how he behaves to people who come around me. I don’t know if this was one of the reasons I ran away from him. I don’t know if this was the reason Elliot warned me to stay away from him. I just don’t know because those memories are gone.

“You should step up your ground, don’t let him treat you that way.” Maurice advised, while I nodded my head but couldn’t say a word.

“Here.” he took out another card from his pocket and placed it in my hand. “Call me when you get back to California, okay?”

I smiled and nodded my head at him.

“Bye.” he flashed me a big smile before entering his car.

I stood there and watched him drive off before staring at the card one more time.

As I walked back into the hospital, I couldn’t suppress the anger I was feeling deep down in me.

I felt a sudden anger and hatred from nowhere envelop me, and I couldn’t control it.

I knew I was mad and angry at Eric for what he did, but this anger and hatred burning in me was a different one, it felt like this anger had been buried deep inside me.

When I got to my room door, I opened the door and slammed it angrily, which caught the attention of Eric. “What was the meaning of that?” I yelled in anger.

He stared at me with a confused look before he stood up on his feet and walked up to me, but he kept some distance.

“He is a bad influence on you, how could he let you drink when he knew you were admitted to the hospital…” I did not let him finish before I cut him off, “And what right do you have to tell me who I should keep as friends and who I shouldn’t.” I spoke in a harsh manner.

“You might be my boyfriend, but that does not give you the right to control my life, you disgraced me in front of a guest.” I yelled at the top of my voice.

I was angry, I knew I was angry, but the anger I felt was different, it felt like this anger had been buried in me for a very long time.

Alpha Eric’s POV

Hearing those words from her, it felt like the Victoria I knew was standing right before me.

I met eyes with her and saw anger and hatred for me burning in her eyes. I felt a sudden fear in me because it felt like the old Victoria was staring at me.

I tried to speak, but realized I had lost my voice and couldn’t say a word.

I watched her take a deep breath and sat on the bed with her gaze on the floor. “Please leave.” she murmured to herself, but I could clearly hear her.

I tried taking a step towards her, but she stopped me with her hand. “Stop, don’t get any closer.” she spoke in a low, harsh tone. “Just leave.” she yelled and met eyes with me.

I caught her gaze and could see no atom of fear in her, it felt like she had gotten her memory back, it felt like the old Victoria was the one talking.

I noticed the door opened and nurse Agnes walked in, stood by the door and stared at both of us without saying a word.

“Please can you ask him to leave.”? She directed those words to nurse Agnes, who stared at me with curious eyes.

“What’s wrong?” she asked while moving to Victoria, but she cut her off, “Please ask him to leave.” she begged in anger.

Nurse Agnes stared at her for a moment before she stared back at me with a pleading look.

I nodded my head at her and quietly left the room.

I walked back to my car, opened it and got inside. I groaned in anger and slammed the steering of the car. I was angry and at the same time I was hurt.

I knew the way I reacted was way too much, but that does not mean she should treat me such a way.

With a heavy sigh, I put on the car and drove back home. When I got home, I took out a bottle of whiskey from the bar and poured some into a glass before taking a sip of it.

With the glass in my hand, I walked around the sitting room with so many thoughts buzzing in my head.

The way Victoria acted was just a tip of what she will do if she eventually gets her memory back, and that was something I don’t think I can handle. I ran my fingers through my hair in frustration as so many things went through my head.

I was scared, scared of Victoria getting her memory and at the same time, I wanted her to have her memory back, so things could be easier for me.

Quickly, I picked up my phone and dialed a number. It rang a few times before it was picked.

”Greetings Alpha.”

“Any new updates?” I asked.

“No sir, she doesn’t go anywhere apart from the mall, eatery, and the bar.” he announced.

I groaned angrily and threw the phone on the couch. I was getting frustrated by the day.

I was curious about where Sophie must have kept that baby. It’s almost four days now, and she hasn’t gone to see him.

Tiredly, I sat on the couch and drank all the drink in the glass before filling up the glass, took a sip of it and closed my eyes.

With my eyes closed, I could still picture the image of the kid in my head, his green eyes which looked exactly like mine. He has thick black hair, and he has my exact skin tone, which was too much for me to just ignore.

I picked up the phone to call dad, but decided it was best to get the result before doing anything. With that thought in my head, I drifted to sleep.

I woke up a few hours later, called my secretary and did some paperwork with him before leaving the house for the hospital. I parked at the hospital and walked up to Victoria’s room. I slightly opened the door and went in.

When I got in, I noticed she was fast asleep with a drip connected to her hand.

I met eyes with nurse Agnes, who flashed me a weak smile and looked away. I left the door and walked towards Victoria, stood by her side and stared at her.

Seeing her on drip, I knew something was wrong, which made me turn and face nurse Agnes’directions.

“What happened?” I asked,

“She went out of control as soon as you left.”

“Out of control.” I asked, confused.

“Her anger went out of control, and she went into deep thinking trying to recall her lost memory, so we had to make her sleep.” she explained.

“Shit.” I grumbled to myself.

Victoria was going through this because of my attitude, she lost control because of me. I tiredly massaged my forehead and stared at her for a while before moving away. “Will she be okay.”? I asked,

“Yes, of course.” Nurse Agnes assured me.

Inhaling deeply, I took the seat beside her and stared at her sleeping so peacefully.

I ran my fingers through her hair and kept staring at her for almost an hour until I noticed her moving on the bed.

I took in a deep breath, hoping her anger must have gone by now.

Nurse Agnes moved to her side, touched her forehead and her vital signs before taking the drip away.

“How is she?” I asked,

“She is fine.” Nurse Agnes flashed me an assuring smile before leaving the room.

I watched Victoria sleep peacefully for a while until I noticed her murmuring words in her sleep, words I could clearly hear.

Her words made my heart skip in fear and made my palms sweaty.

“I’m not your mate, I can never be a mate to someone as heartless as you,” she murmured those words in her sleep and I became really scared, hoping what I was thinking wasn’t true.

She continued murmuring those words while I just sat there and watched with a pounding heart. After a few minutes, she kept quiet and continued sleeping peacefully.

A sigh of relief left my lips and I tried to touch her hair, but suddenly, she opened her eyes and met eyes with me.