Worthless to Priceless The Alpha’s Rejected Mate novel Chapter 47

LUCY’S P.O.V

I went to my car with a wide smile on my face. The force of my grin threatened to split my face in two but I couldn’t bring myself to care. The more I thought about what happened with Kaden and I, the wider my grin grew. When I kissed him, I didn’t expect him to reciprocate. Kaden had been insistent on pushing me away and it didn’t matter how hard I tried, my efforts always fell to naught, until today. His mother always told me to be patient because I would succeed and I didn’t believe her- until today. I couldn’t wait to tell her everything.

He kissed me back and I could still feel his hardness between my thighs and the thought of it had me flushing pink. I always knew that Kaden was huge but I didn’t know he was that big. It was like a dream come true but there was something wrong.

I didn’t feel anything.

He had a physical reaction to me but there was no emotion. It felt like kissing a robot- a hot robot- but a robot nonetheless. It felt dragged and like he had no interest in me. It was almost like he was trying to use me to fulfill his duties.

There was more emotion on his face when Amelia walked into the room than when I was kissing him. He held Amelia to such high standards and I had no idea why. She was a runt, I was the daughter of a war general. Why would he be more concerned with her than me?

A loud horn had me snapping back to reality and I realized I was veering of my lane. Thinking of Kaden was dangerous and I knew I needed to be careful but it didn’t stop him from infiltrating my thoughts.

I was furious at Amelia for interrupting. If she had just waited a few more minutes, I would have been able to get Kaden to fuck me. If I had done that, there would have been no doubt in my mind that he was mine. She always seemed to come in at the wrong time and if I had my way, I would have thrown her out of the pack a long time ago. I didn’t know why Kaden was determined to keep her around.

I made a mental note to find out everything I could about Amelia at whatever cost. Even if I had to break into Kaden’s office or Amelia’s house, I was more than determined to do it. There was something about Amelia that they were hiding and I wanted to know what it was. I was not going to let anyone stand in the way of my happy ending with Kaden, much less a poor girl like her.

I arrived at my destination and I had to check my phone twice to be sure I had gotten the right destination. Aiden had told me that he was having a study group so I was expecting a dorm room or a house not an exotic bar. I smoothed down my dress and made my way towards the front door. The guard there leered at me and it took all my self control not to take my heels off and stab his eyes for staring at me.

When I passed him, his hand brushed against my ass and I knew it wasn’t an accident judging by the ugly smile he shot my way. I planned to ignore him but he brushed my ass again and that had my anger flaring. I grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and slammed him into the wall behind me. He was shocked, that much was clear as I leaned in.

“If you ever touch me like that again, I will make sure it is the last thing you do,” I spat and he nodded quickly.

Most people looked at me and assumed that I was weak but I grew up with the most decorated war general as a father. I knew how to defend myself before I knew how to run. I could have this man on his back without breaking a sweat or a heel. I released his shirt and he swallowed deeply then moved a respectable distance away from me.

I smiled at him and walked into the bar. The inside was somehow worse than the outside. If Aiden had picked an upscale bar, I wouldn’t have minded but this place looked like somewhere frat boys went to get high and have orgies. The walls and floors were tiled but the tiles were cracked and dirty. The air smelled like sweat, sex and alcohol and it made me gag.

The lights were soft to create an arousing atmosphere but all it did was give me a headache. The bar was packed so I knew finding Aiden would be a challenge. Still, I moved forward determined to finish what I started. I had to push off drunk boys and cheap sluts. I had not spent five minutes in the bar but I was ready to leave.

I finally saw Aiden on the top floor. It had less people than the ground floor and I assumed it was the VIP section. I saw the stairs leading up there and I started to make my way there but I was blocked by another guard. I was beginning to get fed up with the guards in this establishment.

“I need to see Aiden,” I said and he ran his eyes over me. “You can tell him that Lucy is looking for him. He knows me.”

“No can do, miss, that’s what they all say. I can’t let you up without orders.”

“That’s why I am asking you to confirm your orders from Aiden. He is expecting me. He asked me to come here. Do you really think that I would go out of my way to come here?”

His eyes narrowed. “Being rude isn’t going to get you in there. Why don’t you just find somewhere that fits your tastes?”

I had to breathe through my nose to calm down. I hated not having the upper hand in situations like this. I hated knowing that in this pack, I wasn’t anyone special. If I were home, I would have ordered for this man to be thrown in jail but unless Kaden started to take me seriously, there was nothing I could do about it.

“I think we got off on the wrong foot,” I began softly with a smile to emphasize my apology. “I really need to get up there to meet Aiden. Can’t you make an exception just for me?”