All Chapters of Once Rejected, Now Desired : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

SOPHIAI couldn't understand what I was thinking, getting close to Asher like that. I should have known! I should have known that eight years would not change anything, it couldn't. I should have seen the blaring warning signs, I should have listened to my head when it asked me to stay as far away from him as possible. Alpha Asher...Asher Morris was my weakness, my archilles heel, my kryptonite. In his presence, my brain seemed to seize the ability to function. Just like it always did all those years ago. Eight years ago was in the past darling Sophia. I had to remind myself as I ran. And I had to tell myself I was also not supposed to reconnect to the past, especially when the past was an awfully good looking man that threatened the life of your kids. That cheated on, and abandoned you, and made sure you were reduced to nothing in his very presence. No. I could not afford to relapse. If not for me, I had to at least think about what would happen to my kids if anything was to ha

SOPHIA I made sure to make my way out of the hospital room holding my heart in my chest. I did not understand what was wrong with me, not in the least, but I knew something was up, something had…changed. It was certainly not the kind of change I wanted. As I quickened my footsteps down the hallway, I couldn't help but think about how fast both our hearts had been racing when I hugged him. I shouldn't have, I knew that I shouldn't have, but he was so sad and vulnerable, I could barely help myself. Once I returned to my room, breathless, I found my boys asleep on the bed. My gaze darted to the digital clock at the top of the dressing drawer, and I found that it was past 9pm. I must have spent a lot of time in the hospital, and I didn't get to feed them dinner. Quickly, I changed out of my work clothes since I hadn't gotten the chance before, took a bath, and made my way to the edge of the bed, but I spent the whole time tossing and turning. There was not a single sign of sleep anywh

SOPHIA "Asher?" Gérard called out, and I turned to Asher. "Gérard?" Why did the both of them seem like they hadn't seen each other in ages? They were inseparable, like bees to honey when we were younger, at least before I had left. Even though I didn't see much of Gérard after Asher's coronation because I was made a maid, I knew that both men adored and loved themselves. It was why I had found it strange that Asher made Reed his beta, and not Gérard. Gérard soon broke into a smile and spread his arms wide as he moved to Asher. "My man!" Asher seemed more than delighted to meet him too. They locked each other in a tight embrace and tapped each other's backs. I tore my gaze away from them and fixed it on my boys. I had to watch them carefully, especially Darwin. "Man! I can't believe I'm seeing you. It's been what? Seven years?" I turned sharply towards them. Seven years? "Man, it's really good to see you. I ran into Sophia, and I had a feeling it was going to be a great day.

SOPHIA "Are you certain you want to remain here, Dr Bailey?" The lab attendant, Becca, said to me while she stood in front of the door. "Yeah. I am certain," I started to reply, looking over the electron microscope in front of me again. I needed to look through the results as many times as possible. After I returned from the arcade with my boys, I made sure to return to the laboratory almost immediately to work on the antibacteria formulae. The earlier I finished with work and made my way out of Dark Moon, the better for me. "I won't be long. I just need to take down some more reports, and I'll lock up after." I continued. "Oh." She looked down at the scattered papers in front of me. "Perhaps I should stay a bit longer and help you..." "No." I snapped. She narrowed her eyes on me, visibly confused. I couldn't say I blamed her. My outburst was completely unexpected. I guess I had not completely recovered from my meeting with Asher. Shit. I wasn't supposed to even think of the

SOPHIA I could swear I had the weirdest dream. One moment, someone was screaming my son's name really loud, and the next thing, my door was almost ripped off its hinges. It was the banging that caused me to jerk up from the bed. I knew my boys got up immediately after I did, but the urgency of the banging didn't allow me to look at them. I pushed the door open and looked outside. Asher was practically sprinting down the stairs, causing me to narrow my eyes on him. Something was wrong, I could feel in the pit of my stomach. I closed the door gently and followed him behind. The more I ran behind him, the louder I tried to call out to him. I wanted to know what was going on. Why did he knock on my door? Why was he running as though the fate of the world depended on how fast he got to his destination? Immediately I pushed past the Palace doors, I tilted my head to the left and then the right, before I found him running towards the Morris pool. I stopped, I needed to know what was g