alpha's rejected beta mate

chapter 4

Stella (pov)
I do not know how many days have went by because after counting 5 days of my doom, I have stopped counting because like fate has decided to play with me. The more I am accepting my defeat to leave this world the more fate is set of giving me hope to live.

This moon light showing me path is also freaking me in some level. Before today moon light gives me warm sensation only. I thought it was only because of moon goddess but now after spend alone in the forest where every corner is danger, I am still alive just because of moon light. It not only shows me way, but also protect me with danger. It was like some kind protective light spread around me to secure me until I need it.

I was walking in the same light until I saw an old cabin in center of forest with a pond near by. There was small garden as well but it is worn out kind of place. Like someone has not been there for a long time. First I thought my I will be killed to enter another territory but then after looking at its state I am relief because no one in his right mind would want to live in this worn out place. May be this place is out of territory area or else why it is abandoned if it's in pack land. With this thought I decided to enter with courage.

Still when I reach to the door, before opening it I look back to check my right and left for just to be sure to enter after confirming every is secure. I do not want to die in cold floor.
I open the door and with creak sound the door open and the condition of the cabin scream loneliness.

I just took a look in the cabin cum house and wherevery eyes went it shows full homely vibe. Whoever build this has a great choice in interior. This place gave me more warm then my pack house ever given me. This place gives me hint of distant smell of wolf with woody scent and forest. Someone stays here earlier, but that smell is distant which means this place was empty from a very long time.

This cabin is not that big but had all the amenities and is fine for living alone or as a couple ( I nearly smack myself for thinking like this).
There was a big couch where anyone can sit and sleep both because it is that spacious and cozy. There is an attach kitchen to it where now dust ar on every utensils which definitely need to be wash but that will be done latter because now I am not in a shape do do any chores.
Right side of the house has a door which was a bedroom across the living area. This look great, I think I can crash here for sometime until I found new place for my stay.
I was planning to crash myself on couch when my stomach goes against my will and makes noise which says it need something to fill it. With huff sound I turn towards kitchen and plan to search for something which can filled my hunger.
But before that I really need to do some cleaning because this food cannot be prepared in this dirty for sure and with this thick dust nothing can be found in this place as well. So with grunt I started my cleaning job ....

After like 1 hour passed, the cabin has now fully transformed into home.
Now that is calling a home....
Home.... This word is not real and still far from my world.

A home is happiness for others but for me it is a nightmare. My home has broken the day our parents..
I still could not say it. My lips tremble whenever I tried to remember.

My home was my parent's and after they are dead, Aston made sure to make that home into a haunted place where I live like a zombie, alone and cast out.

I am really missing my parents, they were best to me and when they were alive even Aston and Lucas treat me like a treasure. They never left me alone not even for bathroom breaks, it is not like they come inside but just stand out and shout until I come out and shout them, Lucas, you are such an idiot, can't you hold your pee for a sec. Then smack on his head like it is a normal thing. That time it was... Now it is just a hollow memory with them.

I remember my mom was beautiful and same goes for dady, he was way more handsome than Aston and Lucas. My mom and other female in pack used to fawn on my daddy but my mom is fierce on other level when it comes to sheild her own mate.

They are best as a couple but fate has taken them from me and now here I am alone. Single my nose I rub my eyes to control my emotion.
I cannot cry like a baby now or may be I can shout but then I remember where I am and here it might be not good to shout because who knows what comes back after hearing my voice so it is best to keep shut.

I stand up now, to prepare food for myself and for that I need to check what can I made. When I check in the kitchen it is fine and clean now after I work on it and while cleaning I found noodles packets in the cabinet. They were left behind by earlier owner which was good for me, I guess. I prepared it like a soupy noodles. I am hungry I haven't eaten from 3 days and now it taking a toll on my wolf.
In forest my wolf hunt for me whenever we are hungry but in these days I haven't gotten any chance to hunt.

My wolf is very weak and unable to shift and few days ago she came forward and shift because she was hungry and I am not capable to hunt in human form.
I still remember her exact word," if you keep behaving like this naive than we would die in hunger better learn to live now."
She is beautiful with full white coat and blue eyes, her eyes were captivating. In the lake I saw myself for the first time, she was captivated and powerful. In my human form I am timid, but not my wolf. She more than eyes can see.
That day she hunt for the first time, but it was like she is pro in this. I know that day I was really exhausted because she shifted me forcefully and I was a mess on that time when I have to shift alone without any guidance and only my wolf was helping. Sky, yes that is my wolf name, she is amazing.
But like the day she came suddenly same way she shut me again after 2 days saying she need to recuperate from the rejection. I didn't ask much because I know she is going through alot more than me.

After eating, I went to sleep on the couch, yeah here a bedroom is there but I do not want to use some other used bed, it feel creepy. Yes I need a shelter and that is why I am here, but if I have a choice I would have avoid using this cabin as well.
I drift to sleep as soon as my head touch the couch cusion, in my groggy state, I heard someone is talking nearby, but I am unable to open my eyes, it is like my eye lid are very heavy.
I ask in sleepy, who are you?
No answer.