My Promised Rejection (Olivia) novel Chapter 110

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Della POV

I was absolutely right about not being able to sleep. I couldn’t stop thinking about why Valor was really here. Does he suspect that I’m his mate? Why did my parents keep me in the dark about him coming? I slam my fists down at my sides onto the bed before I groan in frustration. Now is when I wish I had someone other than my parents to talk to about this whole mate thing? “What am I, chopped liver,” Amethyst asks.

I roll my eyes. “You and I are in the same boat. I have no idea how to choose the right mate. I know we have time, but I feel like we’re bound to end up with Valor simply because he is here spending time with us but what if he isn’t the right choice? What if Ronan is the mate we should have chosen, but we never truly get to know him? Besides, I have no idea if he is still holding a grudge against us for what happened to his father.”

“Della, I know how hard this is but I promise you that the goddess picked both Ronan and Valor because she believed they were both worthy of standing by our side/ She saw something that made her believe they would both make a good mate,” Amethyst says. “I don’t just want a mate that is worthy of leading by my side. I want the one who is going to love me the way dad loves mom. I want him to look at me like I’m his everything. I

want to feel the same way about him.”

“What if we could have them both,” Amethyst asks. “I can honestly say that I wouldn’t want to make anyone share me. I am not a selfish person, Amethyst, but I wouldn’t want to share my mate. I know that I want my mate to love only me. To want only me. How could I ask the most important person in our life not to want the same thing? Valor and Ronan deserve to be someone’s one and only.”

“So you will be alright with someone else being mates with the man we don’t choose” she asks. “Of course. I don’t expect him to remain mateless because I feel the other is meant to be ours.” “This is exactly why the goddess chose you to be my human. She knew even faced with a difficult choice, you would never make the easy one. She knew you would think about the needs of others above your own. Do you know how many she–wolves would have simply been selfish and chose them both if they could,” Amethyst says.

“That still doesn’t help me Amethyst. I feel drawn to Valor but I need to figure out if he is truly my fated mate. I can tell that Ronan has very different life experiences and may not even want me, but I still need to spend time with him. This isn’t a choice I will make lightly, but I fear my bond with Valor will strengthen if he is with me every day. You’re right I won’t make the easy choice because this isn’t something I can get wrong.”

“Take a breath Della. We will figure something out. We will find a way to spend time with Ronan. I promise you that together we will choose the man that is meant to be ours. No matter what happens, I believe that both men will be important to us in different ways,” she says. I throw my forearm over my eyes and groan again. A

firm knock on my bedroom door has me sitting up quickly. “Who is it?”

“Your mother, sweet pea.” I rush from the bed and open the door. I grab her arm, pulling her inside. She giggles as she makes her way to a comfy chair that sits in the corner of my room. “I take it you have questions about Valor being here she says. “What the hell mom?” She raises her eyebrow at my choice of language. Not because she has never heard me curse but never at her. “What the heck mom? Why is he here? A better question: Why didn’t you tell me he was coming?”

“Breathe Della. He is here to train with the elite warriors. Alfonso reached out to your father yesterday asking

our permission for Valor to stay in the pack and train. We didn’t tell you because we wanted it to be a

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surprise,” she says. I start to pace. “It was definitely a surprise, mom. Do you think he asked about coming here because he feels the pull of the bond too?” “I’ve never seen you like this Della. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you so rattled” she says.

“Wouldn’t you be if you were me? You didn’t have to think twice about who was your mate. You knew it was dad the moment you met him.” “I did but you know, as well as I do, it wasn’t a fairy tale like many mates experience when they find each other. What I can tell you is that just because it didn’t start out the way I expected doesn’t make my relationship with your father any less amazing. I guarantee you will have the same thing with whomever ends up being your mate, Della. Trust yourself and trust Amethyst,” she says.

She motions for me to come over to her and I laugh when she pats her knee like she did when I was a little girl. I sit down, and she wraps her arms around me. “I love you, Della. I want you to stop stressing and just enjoy the journey. Now I suggest you get up and dressed before the handsome young man across the hall

comes knocking on your door,” she says. I press a kiss on her cheek and stand.

She starts to make her way toward the door just as I grab my training clothes and head toward the bathroom.

“Della” she says, and I turn back to look at her. “We are expecting another guest after breakfast” she says

with a smirk on her face. “What guest” I ask my heart beating faster. “It’s a surprise” she says with a wink before she opens the door and steps into the hallway. “No way. She has to be teasing me.”

Valor POV

Once I’m up and showered, I throw on sweatpants and a tank top for training. I leave my hair wet and messy. I

check myself out in the mirror. “Alright Cassanova, let’s go see our girl,” Axel says. “Calm down beast. We

don’t want to seem too anxious and scare the poor girl.” He growls low and I chuckle. I open my door and step

into the hallway. I’m just about to knock on Della’s door when a voice from behind me startles me. “That’s my

sister’s room.”

I turn and smile at a girl who looks like a younger version of Della. “I know I was going to ask her if she is

ready for breakfast. What’s your name?” “My name is Charlie. Are you my sister’s mate,” she asks. Her question takes me off guard. Did Della tell her sister about me? Does she feel it too? Before I can answer her,

the door to Della’s room opens. When she notices us, she looks between us with confusion in her eyes. “Sissy.

is he your mate,” the little girl asks before either of us can speak.

Della’s eyes get big and she looks panicked. Is the thought of being my mate that horrifying? “Why would you ask that, Charlie” she asks. “No one stays on our floor unless their family. I’m not old enough to have a mate,

so I thought he might be yours” she says. “This is Valor. He is the next King of Vampires. He is a quest. That’s

why he is on our floor,” Della says. “It’s nice to meet you Charlie” I say extending my hand. She takes it. Her tiny hand totally engulfed in my big one.

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