REJECTED AND BETRAYED

ELODIE'S POV

I stared intently at my reflection in the mirror, a proud smile dancing on my lips. The magnificent ball wedding gown adorned my figure perfectly, as if it had been designed exclusively for me. Today was the day I had long awaited, the day I would finally become Alastair's wife. The thought alone made me feel like I was on top of the world.

Alastair and I have been dating since we found out we were mates. Even before then, I've always had a crush on him. He was my childhood friend and the only boy who showed me kindness. When I turned eighteen and found out he was my mate, I was overjoyed but at the same time afraid. I wasn't sure he was going to accept me considering I was just a weak wolf. 

My father is an Alpha and so is my mother but I was nothing like them. I was weak and useless. I could barely even transform.

My joy knew no bounds when Alastair told me he felt the same way for me and marked me as my mate that night. He was the only man I willingly surrendered my body, soul, and mind to and I don't regret it.

I was already imagining how our married life would be. We will go on our honeymoon, travel to a lot of places together, and spend a lot of romantic dates and passionate nights together. Then we will have kids, a boy and a girl. I will name our baby boy Eero and our baby girl Sere...

The door of my room barged open snapping me out of my fantasy. I looked up and my smile broadened when I saw my twin sister, Eloise. We weren't identical twins and Eloise was older than me with just a day.

She was my best friend and everything. Eloise was the bright, smart, and beautiful twin, loved and adored by everyone around her. In contrast, I was the lesser twin, average in every aspect of my existence. Eloise was strong and an Alpha female just like my parents. She was respected by all but I was nothing but a mockery. 

My parents loathed me and treated me as a burden. And everyone hated the sight of me. Eloise got everything she wanted and, I was told to be grateful that I am even part of the family; I should be grateful that I wasn't killed the moment I was born because of how weak I was.

But none of this made me envious of Eloise. She was someone I trusted and relied on more than myself. I tell her everything, every one of my secrets.

She would always defend me in front of everyone. Whenever my parents started violently abusing me, she would always rescue me. She never for once looked down on me. I owe her my life and will willingly give my life for her if need be because she is my backbone. I am still alive today all thanks to her. Or so I thought.

"Sis, is this really you?" Eloise gasped, her voice filled with awe as she approached. She took my hands in hers, her touch filled with love and sincerity.

"You look breathtaking, gorgeous, stunning, beautiful!" she exclaimed and tears flooded my eyes. Did I forget to add that she was my number one fan?

"Don't cry, sis. You'll ruin your makeup"

"Eloise..." I began, fighting back the tears that threatened to spill over.

"I can't believe you're getting married today, Sis, especially to the man of your dreams" 

"I know, right?" I chuckled in response.

"Thank you so much, Eloise, for always believing in me. If it weren't for your support, this day wouldn't have come,"

"No, Sis. I didn't do anything. You're a kind, sweet, and loving soul, so of course any man would fall head over heels for you. You and Alastair are meant to be"

I nodded and sniffed back my tears.

"I'm sure he won't be able to take his eyes off you today," Eloise teased playfully, causing my cheeks to flush with embarrassment.

"You think so?" I bit my lip and looked down shyly, feeling both nervous and excited.

"Of course! Even I can't take my eyes off you, let alone him. I can only imagine how amazing your wedding night is going to be. He will devour you, I'm sure of that" She added, causing my blush to intensify.

"Oh before I forget. I made something for you" She took out a box of cupcakes and I beamed.

"When we were kids, Mom used to say that taking a bite of your favorite dessert on a joyous occasion is a sign of good luck. And since cupcakes are your absolute favorite, I made them, especially for you," she explained with a warm smile.

I chuckled happily. She knows me too well.

"Why don't you feed me?"

"Of course" She smiled broadly. 

"Hmm. So delicious" I moaned.

"Congratulations, Elodie. I wish you nothing but a lifetime of happiness in your marriage." She cupped my face and caressed it lovingly.

"Thank you."

"You can finish the cupcakes if you want. Don't worry about your makeup, I will redo it if it gets smudged."

Without thinking twice, I took the box and did justice to all the cupcakes. "That was seriously the best cupcake I've ever had in my entire life," I exclaimed with a grin.

"Of course it should be. I made it with so much love," Eloise replied, her smile shifting into a devious smirk. I decided to shrug it off. I must be seeing things. Little did I know that in a short moment, everything would change.

It all began with an excruciating pain in the depths of my stomach, intensifying with each passing second as if my intestines were being devoured. I cried out to Eloise who just stood and watched. I turned to the mirror, horrified at the gruesome sight of blood streaming down my nose and eyes.

"Elodie, are you ok? What's going on?" I could sense the sarcasm in her voice as her worried look turned into a satisfactory grin.

"Eloise, please help me," I pleaded, reaching out as I crumpled to the floor.

"Somebody please help! My sister is dying!" She mocked.

"Tsk. Pathetic" She hissed, spitting in disgust.

"Finally I can stop with the acting. It was starting to get on my nerves." She squatted to my level. "Did you seriously believe that I cared about, Elodie?" She scoffed. "A weak, pathetic, and naive thing like you?"

"It was all nothing but an act, my dear sister. Let me tell you the truth, Elodie. I loathed you from the very first moment you were bone, even more than mother and father. Do you know what it feels like having to share everything with you? I was more than enough so there was no use for you but you had to come into this world to compete with me."

"But then you crossed the line when you tried to take my man from me. I couldn't deal with you anymore."

Hearing that from her, tears streamed down my face.

"But... I... never knew you had feelings for Alastair." Was all I could mumble. "If you had told me I would have left him for you."

"Why? So everyone will see you as the loving sister who gave up her love for the happiness of her sister? I loved him long before you did. I'm the one who deserves him!"

"But he doesn't love you!" I snapped.

She busted into a mocking laugh. "Is that so?" She stood up. "Then my second surprise is going to hurt even more."

Immediately, the door opened and Alastair walked in. I beamed greatly. Thank goodness he was here. I thought I was going to die.

"Alastair..." I called out and tried to stand but I couldn't. I expected him to freak out seeing the state I was in. But the moment he saw me, a wide grin drew up his lips and walked passed me like I was nothing.

I watched in horror as he approached Eloise and pulled her to himself before claiming her lips in a hot kiss. My brain and the entire nerves in my body went numb.

"I missed you so much, my love."

"I missed you more, Alastair."

"I'm really sorry I had to pretend to be in love with this leech. It must have been hard for you watching me bang her all the time."

"It doesn't matter so far I am the one you truly love. From today onwards we can spend as much night as we want together and we don't have to do it in secret anymore."

No. This can't be true. I must be dreaming. Someone, please wake me up from this nightmare! How did I not know? How did I not notice? When did everything go wrong?

"How could you?" I broke down in tears. "How could you two do this to me?"

"Oh! And the corpse is still talking" Eloise hissed with an eye roll.

"What did I ever do to deserve this?"

Alastair rolled his eyes before walking up to me and squatting to my level. "Did you seriously think that I would be in love with a weak, pathetic thing like you? You must have been so stupid to believe that!" 

For the first time as I stared into Alastair's eyes, all I saw was hatred and disgust. My sight disgusted him.

"Then why pretend to love me? If you hated me this much, you should have acted like everyone else! Why?!"

"So I can get close to Eloise and of course, the deed. It was so hard to get you to sign that shit!"

"Six good months, Alastair. It took us six good months to get her to do it." Eloise chipped in.

What are these two even talking about?

"And now that we have, you are of no use to us anymore. Now let me get this whole thing over with," 

"I, Alastair Frostbourne, reject you, Elodie as my mate!"

I didn't know which one hurt the most, the poison that was slowly killing me or the pain from the rejection. It was overwhelming like my life was slowly slipping away from me.

I couldn't believe my sister and the man I gave everything to would do this to me. It hurts, so fucking much, like my heart was being ripped out of my chest. But I don't want to die!

This isn't fair! Why did I have to be born weak? Was any of that my fault? What did I ever do to deserve this? Who did I offend? All I wanted was a happy life. Was that too much to ask?

"She's taking too long to die. Just kill her off already" Eloise hissed. Alastair grabbed a gun and without thinking twice, he shot me, the bullet piercing right through my chest.

I stared at my sister and Alastair one last time and anger surged through me. My whole body vibrated in rage. I gave them everything I had and they didn't hesitate to stab me in the back. I want to make them pay. I want to ruin their life just like they did mine! I want to ruin everyone who ruined me!

But who am I kidding? My life is already slipping away in my very eyes and there's nothing I can do about it. To whoever is reading this, my name is Elodie Moonstone and this is a story of how I died. 

This is the end...