All Chapters of The Alpha Who Rejected Me: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

CHAPTER 2 Eleanor's POV ``` By the time Chemistry 101 ended, I was convinced college was trying to kill me. I stepped out of the lecture hall with my notebook pressed against my chest, staring blankly ahead as students poured through the doors around me. "Please tell me you understood that class." Amaya walked beside me, carrying her bag over one shoulder. I looked at her. She looked at me. Neither of us said anything. Then we burst out laughing. "Absolutely not," she finally said. "Thank God." I laughed as we walked down the steps. "For a second, I thought I was the only one." "Nope. I stopped understanding after the professor said something about molecular structures." "I stopped understanding when he said good morning." Amaya laughed again. Our first few days of college had already been overwhelming. There was always somewhere to be, something to read, someone to meet, and another building to find. It was nothing like high school. Nobody was holding your hand. Nobody reminded

CHAPTER 4 Ethan's POV The moment I walked away from her, I knew something was wrong. I kept moving through the crowded fraternity house, pretending nothing had happened. Music blasted around me. People laughed. Someone called my name from across the room. I ignored them. My fingers tightened around the cup in my hand as I pushed through the crowd. I couldn't stop thinking about her. That girl. The freshman I'd bumped into. I hadn't even gotten a good look at her before I'd walked away, yet somehow, she had managed to get inside my head. And I didn't understand why. My body felt strangely charged. There was a rush moving through my veins that I couldn't explain. It was almost like every nerve in my body had suddenly come alive. I stopped near the hallway and took a deep breath. What the hell was that? I'd felt attraction before. Obviously. I had a girlfriend. I knew what it was like to find a girl beautiful. But this wasn't that. This was different. Much different. For one

CHAPTER 6 Eleanor's POV I walked into the cafeteria expecting nothing more than lunch. After the morning I'd had, food was exactly what I needed. My headache had finally disappeared, and I was starting to feel like myself again. I had already survived Economics, and Professor Gina had given us another assignment that was now sitting somewhere in the back of my mind. I just wanted to eat. I stepped through the cafeteria doors, scanning the crowded room for Amaya. Then I stopped. Completely. My eyes had landed on someone I recognized. Frat Stranger. Ethan. I didn't know his name yet, but somehow, seeing him again made my entire body react before my brain could catch up. He was sitting at a table across the cafeteria. And he wasn't alone. A beautiful blonde girl was sitting beside him, practically attached to his side. She had her arm wrapped around his, leaning close while they talked. I stared for a second longer than I should have. Something strange tightened inside my chest. A

CHAPTER 8 Eleanor's POV My alarm went off at exactly 6:30 a.m. I reached for my phone without opening my eyes. But before my fingers even touched it, I heard something. A cricket. I frowned. It wasn't outside my window. At least, I didn't think it was. The sound seemed impossibly clear. Sharp. Loud. I opened my eyes. The alarm was still ringing beside me, but suddenly I could hear something else. A car engine somewhere outside. Footsteps in the hallway. Water running through the pipes. Someone laughing. I sat up slowly. "What?" I looked around the room. Everything appeared normal. My room was exactly as I'd left it. My clothes were on the chair. My laptop sat on the desk. Amaya's bed was messy. Nothing had changed. Yet everything sounded different. I could hear the air conditioner humming. I could hear the faint ticking of the clock on the wall. Tick. Tick. Tick. It had always been there. So why had I never noticed it before? I rubbed my eyes. Then I heard voices. I froze. T

Chapter 10 Eleanor's POV I push the front door open and step inside. "Mom?" My voice echoes through the house. "Mom!" For a moment, there is nothing. Then I hear hurried footsteps coming from upstairs. "Eleanor?" My mother appears at the top of the staircase, and the moment she sees me, her expression changes. She rushes down the stairs. "Oh, sweetheart." She pulls me into her arms before I can say anything. I freeze for a second. Then I hug her back. "Hi, Mom." She holds me tighter than usual. "I'm so glad you're home." Her voice sounds relieved. Too relieved. I pull back slightly and look at her face. "Are you okay?" She gives me a small smile. "I'm fine. You just surprised me." I don't believe her. Not completely. But I don't push. Not yet. I glance around the house. "Where's Dad?" "He's around. He had to step out for a little while." I nod. My mother's eyes move over me carefully. "You look exhausted." "I am." She touches my cheek. "Come on. Let me finish dinner." I follo