Worthless to Priceless The Alpha’s Rejected Mate novel Chapter 50

AMELIA’S P.O.V

I was anticipating Friday but when it came, I got so nervous that I feared I would throw up. I had been on a few dates before with Blake but something about Kaden made this feel different. Maybe it was because he was my mate or because he was Alpha, maybe it was both but I was freaking out.

Kaden did not appear at training and when I asked about him, Caleb simply said he was handling some pack work. He offered to give me Kaden’s number but I promptly refused. He was the Alpha, there was no reason why someone like me should have his number. Caleb insisted that Kaden wouldn’t mind but I was not willing to take that risk.

I had classes to take my mind off things but I didn’t want to go. I had successfully avoided Aiden the rest of the week but I knew that he was only biding his time. I rushed out of class before anyone else and if I saw him coming down the hallway, I turned the other way. There was only so much I could do before he caught up to me and I knew it. Serena tried her best to help me but I knew she wouldn’t always be around.

After my first class, I tried to escape just like I had done but I felt someone shove me hard. I fell to the ground and the contents of my bag spilled out in front of me. People snickered as I retrieved my pens off the floor. I looked around but I couldn’t see any indicator of the person that had shoved me.

“Do you need help?” I looked up to see Aiden standing in front of me. He bent down and retrieved the last of my pens then handed it over to me. “I had no idea you were so clumsy.

“Thank you but I wasn’t clumsy, someone pushed me,” I took a step back to create as much distance as I could between us.

“Why would someone want to push you?” he asked and I shrugged.

“Thanks again but I have to go, I have another class.”

I tried to leave but he reached out and grabbed my arm keeping me in place. His grip was not bruising but it was firm and I knew I wasn’t going to get out of it. He smiled at me as if he was unaware of how he was holding me in place.

“Have you been avoiding me?” he asked and I shook my head. “Are you sure because I could have sworn that you were running away from me? Is this about the study group? I’m not upset, I can understand how demanding it can be to have to bow to the whims of Kaden.”

“This isn’t about that, can you let go of me?”

He glanced at my arm that he was holding and for a split second, I thought he was going to refuse but he snatched his hand back. I rubbed my arm trying to get rid of the sting. I expected an apology from Aiden but he did not offer one.

“I have another study group session today. We usually hold them every Friday. This one will be happening at my house.”

“I don’t think I can make it Aiden,” he opened his mouth to give a response but I cut him off. “I really have to go, Serena is waiting for me.”

“I thought you said you had a class.”

I flushed pink once I realized he had called me out on my lie. “I have to meet Serena so we can go to our class. I’ll see you around Aiden.”

I turned on my heels and rushed into the throng of people before he could utter another word. Despite being in a sea of people I could not help but feel that his eyes were fixated directly on me. The eerie feeling of his stare did not leave me the entire time.

I was better at avoiding Aiden for the rest of the day. Although we had the same classes, I made sure to stick close to Serena. She was more than happy to help me stay away from him and judging by the death stares they sent to each other, I couldn’t help but wonder if there was more to the story than I knew. I wanted to ask but whenever I breached the question, she was quick to shut it down.

By the end of the day, she grabbed her bags and practically high tailed it out so I wouldn’t ask any other questions. I was forced to navigate the halls by myself and thankfully, Aiden was pulled into a conversation with a strange boy so I was able to avoid him. Classes ended by two so I had exactly four hours to get home and get ready.

I didn’t know where Kaden was taking me but I was eager to find out. As soon as I got into the house, Clara was waiting for me. She practically dragged me into my room and into the tub of hot water that was waiting for me.

“Take a long bath, I’ll get the makeup things,” she seemed more excited for the date than I was. She had practically been floating in the air when I told her.

The bath smelled like roses and when I got in, I almost moaned as the hot water hit my skin. I stayed in longer than I needed to and if not for Clara banging on the bathroom door to tell me that we were running off schedule, I would have stayed longer.

I came out wrapped in a robe and she showed me a few outfit choices. She had a much better fashion sense than I did so I asked her to help me pick what to wear. Judging by what she chose, I knew I had made the right choice.