All Chapters of REJECTED AND REBORN; THE HOCKEY ALPHA'S REGRET : Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Aurelia.Coming around after being unconscious and seeing Lyra Soren looking at me like that was frightening enough for me. Even worse, though, was the fact that seeing her angry face rang no memory bells in my head. In fact, I was not exactly sure I could remember anything until I saw the red teddy that Zephyron had thrown at me while trying to remind me.Then I picked up his scent in the air."Here," he said as our eyes met. "Drink. You must be thirsty."Seeing him made me angry. He had done all that and made me go unconscious only to now act as though nothing had happened. I was also very certain that he had something to do with the watching Lyra."I don't want anything from you," I snapped. "And who is she?"That proved to be a costly mistake on my part."Swear, you dirty bitch," Lyra yelled so hard her face turned red as she stormed towards us. "Swear that you don't know who I am."The next few moments turned out to be one of the most intense things I had ever seen. Zephyron got

AureliaDawn the next morning was in one simple word, cold.The damp chill of dawn sent shudders down my spine despite me heavily swathing myself in the thickest cotton cardigan I could find that would let me move with agility in the training, while the mist rolling across the Blackridge Academy fields only made everything as bad as it seemed.To my surprise, though, hundreds of students were there too, all of us already gathering on the cold, wet grass. The air was also cold, thick with a dizzying mix of scents-nervous sweat, sharp adrenaline, and the underlying, competitive musk of dozens of young werewolf students. It was all enough to make my inner wolf pace restlessly beneath my ribs. I walked out onto the grass with Kai and Talia by my side, and it was difficult to ignore how the murmurs died down everywhere we passed, only to be replaced by a heavy, suffocating silence and watchful eyes. I tried to look at some of them, to try to read what their minds were thinking, and I mad

Aurelia.The following morning, there were fifty-six pairs of us."Interesting," Coach Vance began, his whistle in his mouth when he was done with us. "There are six pairs of you that are not supposed to be here, and I really do not want to have to move about. Do not let me find you if you do not remember me saying a single word to you yesterday."Six pairs of students left.I was amazed, staring at the backs of the students as they walked away when I saw him coming towards us. His face cap hid most of his features, even though whatever was left out that showed was just as terrifying."Miss Thorn," he said, acknowledging me before turning to Kai. "And Mister Arden.""Yes Coach," we said in unison."I am extremely sorry to see that you cannot join in, Mister Arden. I have no doubt that with the level of talent you show in these things, you could get as far as the finals of the Wolf Competitions. Maybe even win it, but the laws do not support you. We already talked about it yesterday."

Aurelia.I wanted to be shameless, to go low and kiss him on the lips again, but just not in front of everyone. Reluctantly, I let go and stood up, offering him a hand which he took, pulling himself up with the least effort. Now I was sure that he had let me win.Coach Vance's whistle blew again, shaking everyone into order."Now, now, you have had your fun watching them. Everybody back to the final drill of the morning, which involves the use of your senses to discover your opponent. Don't forget that on my whistle, the attacker engages from behind. The defender must adapt, redirect, and neutralize within three seconds. If you fail to neutralize, your pair will be cut."Murmurs rose through the students, but everyone did as he asked."Turn around, Aurelia," Kai said quietly. "This is a hard, high-level drill, and I want you to trust your senses more than anything else, even yourself. Don't try to even look for me, but listen to the wind and smell the air."I turned my back to him, f

Aurelia.I buried my face in my hands and took in a deep breath."I'm sorry," I whispered, trying hard to keep myself under control. "I just really wanted to make it special for you and I did it all by myself. Stop trying to eat it to make me feel better-"I was interrupted by Kai picking up his fork and knife again, and continuing where he stopped without a word, while Talia looked at both of us. It made me so uncomfortable that I got up and left the dining room and went outside for a calming walk.Outside, it was just starting to get cold and the streets were becoming empty. Kai's bike was parked outside on our front lawn, and I touched it a little bit before I went past, going to a public bench that was outside to sit and calm myself down.How disappointing, I thought.I had hoped to make it special, but the meal was bad and I hated how he was trying to swallow it just for my sake. It might have made someone else smile, but it only made me feel useless.If only I could remember thi