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I gently stroked the old brown page, and I could feel the thick paper beneath my fingers. It seemed like it was an
antique book.
As I turned the page, I took a heavy breath.
Every single piece of paper was written by hand. An ink that was very dark black was used to write the letters. Calligraphy was something that blew
my mind.
I started to read what was inside the book.
“Alpha’s rejection is like venom for his mate. Whether they are doomed to a world of curses or perish.”
After taking a few deep breaths, I continued reading. I got to know how other people handled rejection in our ancient times.
After being rejected by their mates, many people were forced to endure suffering.
On the other hand, the rejection of an Alpha was not the same thing. They held the highest rank in the werewolf world, making them the most powerful. So they came with the ability to give their power to their mates.
However, by rejecting their mates, they were rejecting their fates. So the consequences were there too.
I stopped reading and frowned at it.
. “Why is it that only the person who was rejected will have to experience the consequences? Why can’t the man who rejected me be the one who should get punished?” I mumbled and shook my head.
My desire to read the book had completely vanished by that point. I did not want to read something that could only show the power of Alpha and the downfall of his rejected mate.
I was about to close the book when my eyes fell on a page. As soon as I opened the page, I noticed that the uppermost edge of the page had been folded.
I took a look at the page to determine what was supposed to be so important that it had to be folded.
My eyes widened when I saw a sketch drawn in red ink on the page.
It was like a tree’s branches.
In fact, it was not the sketch itself that took me by surprise; rather, it was the structure of the branchés,
It looked very much like what I had seen on my back!
Every night in my dream, I felt pain, and when I awoke, I noticed these marks like branches in my back.
I tried to reach my back with my hand. In the last few days, my wolf was reacting, so I did not feel much pain or have any nightmares. However, there were a few wounds that remained on my back.
I was afraid that they would be back soon
With my full attention, I concentrated on the book once again and tried to comprehend the cause of those wounds.
“When a powerful Alpha rejects his mate and the mate turns out to be an Omega, she can’t endure it. Her wolf grows too weak to shift. She will be unable to fight in any war.”
To restrain my tears, I clenched my fists tightly.
It seemed as though the book was describing the very same things that were happening to me.
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I kept reading and found many problems and pains. But I could not find any solution to it.
“Will I keep feeling the pain forever?” I questioned myself.
It reminded me of Abigail’s uncle. He was an epsilon wolf. He had told me that no one could help me.
I was busy reading the book when I heard my phone begin to ring.
Each and every person turned their attention to m
when they heard a ringtone coming from my direction.
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I immediately opened the chain of my bag and took out my phone.
I noticed that Debra was calling me. I received the call and asked,
“Debra?”
“Bae, where are you?”
“I’m in the library.”
“Come on over to the cafe. We are waiting for you.”
“Is it something serious?” I asked while glancing at the book.
“Come on. Stop being nerdy. You are turning into a bookworm day by day. Your mom’s wedding is this week, and you are making yourself busy studying? Are you for real?”
`I sighed and replied, “Okay, okay. I’m coming.”
She hung up the call. I noticed that I got a message from Abigail. She was also asking me to come to the cafe.
I checked the time and realized that I had been in the library for so long.
Because I was so engrossed in reading this book, I was completely oblivious to the passage of time.
I got to my feet and grabbed the book. Keeping it pressed against my chest, I started walking in the direction of the librarian.
“Can I borrow this book?” I asked her, and I placed the book on the table in front of her.
She looked shocked. “Why did you touch the book?” the librarian asked, snatching the book from my side.
“Why can’t I?”
She raised her head to look at me. She stood up from her chair and declared,
“Touching the bookshelves in the last corner is forbidden. Don’t you know that?”
That came as a complete surprise to me. It was the first time I had ever heard of any rules pertaining to these books.
Perhaps I had not touched any of those books before and was only interested in my subjects, so I was unaware of this rule.
I looked at the book that the librarian was holding in her hands very tightly.
“Is there any way for me to read this book?”
She shook her head in response.
I felt annoyed. “Then why are all these books here in the library if we are not allowed to read them?”
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In a quiet voice, she answered,
“Sorry, girl. You can’t read this book. Only the head Alpha can use them if he wants. Instead of using them, our purpose is to secure them.”
I still tried to convince her. However, she did not approve of any of the attempts.
I could not help but think,
“What if there is a cure for my pain?”
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