My Promised Rejection (Olivia) novel Chapter 11

Olivia POV

My head hurts and I’m not sure why. My eyes feel heavy and, despite trying to force thern open, I’m stuck in darkness. “My poor sweet girl. I know that you’ve been going through it the last few months, but you are so strong,” a soft female voice says in the darkness. Great, I’m completely losing it. On top of everything else, I’m hearing voices. That’s great. A soft giggle has me wanting to rage. “Do you think this is funny? It’s not. I’ve lost everything, and now I’m losing my mind.”

“You haven’t lost everything, and you are definitely not losing your mind. In fact, you are about to gain the other half of your soul and if I say so myself, I’m pretty awesome,” the voice says. Not only am I losing my mind, but my second personality is full of itself. “I’m not full of myself, I just know how special we are. I’ve waited a long time for us to be together. You are the other half of me. My best friend Oli,” the voice says.

The sound of steady beeping interrupts the conversation that clearly shows that I need to get out of this place as soon as I wake up. All this talk about wolves and packs has my mind playing tricks on me. People do not become wolves. Werewolves aren’t real no matter what I think I saw. “Oli, I really wish you would wake up. I know the doctor said you’re fine, but I want to hear you say it” a familiar masculine voice says.

The beeping is getting louder and the scent of vanilla and citrus invades my nose. It smells like the creamsicles I ate as a kid. The beeping speeds up when the sound of another deep masculine voice speaks. “Are you sure that she is alright, Ace? Her eyes just started moving all over the place under her lids and her heartbeat sped up” the voice from earlier asks, that I now realize ic Connor. I want to scream I’m fine, but I

can’t.

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“I promise you Connor. Her vitals are all stable and after what you all told me has happened to her over the

last month, I have no doubt her mind is doing this to protect her. When she is ready, she will wake up. I

suggest that when she does wake up you give her time to adjust to learning she is a wolf. I can’t imagine how freaked out she must be. I grew up knowing about wolves and seeing one shift the first time still freaked me

out,” the man says.

His deep voice and words seem to soothe something inside me. The beeping slows, and the scent wraps around me like a warm blanket. Just before I let myself fall back into sleep, the feminine voice from earlier

whispers “Mate.” I’m not sure how much time passes when I feel soft fingertips rubbing the skin on my forearm. “I’m so sorry, Oli. I didn’t mean to scare you. I thought seeing Maya would help you understand we weren’t lying about being wolves. Please forgive me,” Becca says.

I hate the regret and sadness I hear in Becca’s voice. She is my person and I believe in my heart she wouldn’t

do anything to hurt me intentionally. Maybe she really believes she is a wolf. Xavier is like the cult leader, and he has brainwashed everyone to believe their wolves. The same giggle from earlier has me rolling my eyes even though I’m still Surrounded by darkness. “This isn’t a cult silly girl. It’s a wolf pack” she says.

“That’s why it was so important you came here Oli. We are going to shift very soon, We are very special,” she says. “So you are telling me that I’m a werewolf, and you are my wolf.” “You got it. My name is Danica and you are my human. We will be together for the rest of our lives. Now, it’s time for you to wake up. Our brother is

very worried about us,” she says. “We don’t have a brother anymore. Oh my God. I’m saying we like I believe what you’re saying. Like I believe my own crazy thoughts.”

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You should believe me because it’s the truth. I can’t wait for us to shift, but you need to rest for that to happen. I know you’re angry at Connor and our mom, but she starts to say, but I quickly block out her voice I’m not sure how I do it, but it’s like I put the voice in a bubble.

I know she isn’t gone, but she sounds far away. I can no longer hear each word, only a muffled sound. “My sweet Oll girl, I’m so sorry, my mother’s words break through the darkness. I can feel her fingertips brushing against my forehead like she did so many times when I was a little girl.

Why did she do this to us? I am all alone. Despite my eyes being shut, I can feel the tears flowing down my

cheeks. “Oli, can you hear me? Please don’t cry. I never meant to hurt you or your dad. I loved your dad so much. I still do. I know you don’t believe me, but knowing he’s gone is hurting me too. I know you don’t

understand everything yet, but some day you’ll have your own mate. You’ll know you can’t fight the love the bond creates no matter how hard you try,” she says.

I want to scream and tell her to get out, but my mouth won’t work. My eyes won’t open. “You have to know that I would never choose to hurt you or your dad. I hope one day you’ll forgive me. I love you so much, Oli,”

she says. I feel lips against my forehead before I here the click of the door. I feel myself relax knowing she’s

gone. She’s wrong. I would never do this to a man I love or my children.

I’m not sure how much time passes when a feeling of heat rushes through my body. My skin feels like it’s on fire. God, what’s happening to me? “Oli, I know you are still confused and upset, but you are going to need to

trust me,” the voice that called herself Danica says. “I need you to open your eyes, Oli. We have to get outside

before we shift,” she says. “Please make it stop,” I plead as the heat morphs into pain.

“Wake up Oli” she growls. My eyes snap open, and I’m grateful to see the room is empty. I can’t deal with

them on top of whatever the hell is happening. I throw the blankets off and attempt to stand. I fall to my

knees fighting the scream that wants to escape my lips. I manage to get to my feet and stumble to the door. I

make my way into the hallway just as the pain stops. “Keep going, Oli. It’s not over. We need to get outside,”

Danica says again.

I move through the hall until I spot a sign above the door that says EXIT. Without a thought of alarms, I slam

through the door. I head for the trees just as the crazy voice in my head tells me too. I don’t make it too far

before I drop to the ground. The heat and pain are moving through my body again. “Don’t fight it, Oli. It will only make it worse,” she says. “Fight what? What the f**k is happening to me?”

“Oli, we are going to shift, but if you try to fight against it the pain will only get worse,” she says. Despite every

cell in my body wanting to stop what’s happening, I try to relax. It works until I hear the first crack that

sounds like my bones are breaking. This time when the scream comes, I don’t stop it from spilling out of my

lips. “Oli, where are you,” Rebecca calls out, but I couldn’t answer if I wanted to. Another crack this time in my

leg and I scream again. “Oh Oli, why would you try to do this alone? I’m here with you. I promise you, no

matter how much this hurts, you’ll be alright,” she says.

I try to focus on her voice as my bones continue to break. “It’s almost over Oli,” Danica says. This time instead of screaming, I whimper. Three more snaps and everything goes still. “You are so beautiful. I’ve never

seen a wolf with such a beautiful silver coat” Becca says as she runs her hand down my side. What the hell, a

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