Rejected By My Mate novel Chapter 51

Layla's POV

What is happening to me? I feel so strange. Why am I overflowing with magic? I called my wolf Ada, but she didn't respond. I don't know; I think there's something inside me. This eerily feeling is making me nervous. It's like something is controlling me. I trembled in fear because all I see is white. Where am I?

"H-Hello?" I called out, hoping someone would hear me, but my cracked voice just echoed. I breathe heavily and count from one to ten. This is just a dream. I have to get out of here.

When I stepped forward, the surrounding changed. Huh? I saw a girl running while smiling. "Hey!" I called many times, but she didn't hear me at all, so I ran to follow the girl. I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw Alex. But her appearance is different, especially her hair color. Alex smiled and waved her hands to the girl I followed. The girl's back was facing me and I still didn't see the girl's face.

"Alice!" my forehead creased. The girl called Alex, Alice? What's going on? The girl's voice is familiar, though.

I walked towards them and looked at the girl's face. Shocked was written all over my face upon seeing the girl's face. I—It's me? "Where did you go, Elaine?" Alex said while pouting. Elaine? Alice? I don't understand this. Who are they? Why do they look like me and Alex? This is crazy.

Elaine giggled and rested her head on Alice's shoulder, then snapped her fingers. A white flower appeared in her hand and gave it to Alice while smiling widely. "You got this? Thank you!" Alice said while smelling the flowers and smiled back at Elaine.

Alice and Elaine suddenly disappeared and in just a blink of my eyes, the surroundings changed. I'm in a dark wide hallway and I saw Elaine hiding in a corner while peeking at something. I heard faint voices, so I took a closer look. My jaw dropped while looking at five people who looked alike Alex. Alice is one of them who also had the same color as Alex's eyes.

"Val, we need to tell Elaine. I don't want her to hate me without saying goodbye." Alice said. Huh?

"And then what, Alice? Can she do anything about it? You know her damn well, she will do everything to stop the councils, or worse, she'll be punished too." The girl with red eyes and fangs said. My eyes widened. It's Val! Wow, I couldn't believe that I could see Val's appearance.

"I don't want to keep secrets from Elaine, Val. Cyn already hates us and I can't afford Elaine to hate us too." Alice cried and Val hugged her.

"Elaine will understand." a girl with green eyes spoke. Is she, Willow? I smiled widely and looked at all of them intently. They are all Alex's spirits and does this mean Alice is Alex? Huh? I felt like déjà vu.

Suddenly, my head hurts so bad and I couldn't help but cry and groaned in pain while holding my head. Vivid images flashing in my head nonstop. My tears rolled down my face continuously when a realization hit me. These are my memories—my erased memories because I asked the moon goddess, Selene, to reincarnate me just to follow Alice. In exchange, she will erase my memories.

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Alexandria's POV

Just when I'm about to attack Cyn, I felt a strong aura coming from the fourth mountain. Then a huge figure appeared, and it released a strong power, I'm surprised when something exploded in the fourth mountain. The sound wave is coming from a metal exploding together. The giant demon looked in our direction and our gaze met. He looked at me deadly, ready to eat me alive.

Then I also felt a strong aura, I looked down and my jaw dropped. Layla? What happened? That aura is coming from the white diamond. Layla is inside a transparent cube, unconscious while covered with light. I sighed in relief because I know she's safe, but a change is coming when she will wake up. I think it's time for her to remember who she is. And I'm ready to tell her what happened three decades ago.

"Callie…" Cyn murmured unbelievably while looking down below. I followed where he was looking, and it's Lucia, who was fighting a group of huge beasts skillfully. "Is it you, Callie?" he whispered shakily. I released a deep sigh and looked back at the giant demon who was now walking in our direction, never tearing his gaze away from me.

"CHOSEN ONE, I'M GOING TO KILL YOU! BWAHAHAHAHA," the giant demon said loudly towards my direction. Damn, he is the King of the Demon Kingdom. He is stronger than Cyn, but his combat skills are no match to Cyn.

I averted my gaze to Cyn and said, "Cyn, it's time I'll tell you the truth." he looked at me. "What truth?!" he said with a deep voice. I looked at him intently.

"The girl you are staring at, her name is Lucia. Callie's reincarnation." I said, and he gasped, then stared back at Lucia.

"What?!" he uttered, and his eyes darkened. He's releasing negative energy around him. Damn, he's about to lose control. "That's not true. The council sealed Callie in the Punishment Room! She was imprisoned there for a lifetime!" he said while growling in anger.

"No, Cyn. My sisters and I save her from that cruel punishment. Why do you think we're being punished?" I said. He looked at me with confusion visible in his eyes. He never said anything, so I continued, "Three decades ago, my sisters and I used the diamonds to free Callie. We successfully get her out, but we have to send her away to the mortal world. We were afraid of being caught at that time so the fastest way to get her out there is to reincarnate her." he growled.

"But the councils found out what we did after 12 years and punished us. Also, we lost the diamonds when we reincarnated Callie, so that makes our sin doubled." I said while reminiscing the scene in my head.

"That's why you're being punished?" he asked, and I nodded. Well, what's happening right now is also our mistakes. As a punishment, we have to bring back the peace and unity of all races. But we're not sure how to do it.

"Yes. And Cyn, she doesn't remember her past life." I said. "But why did you join forces with Invictus?" I added while staring straight at his eyes. He growled again.

"To kill all of you, Alice. Because you are the reason Callie was being punished," he said with full of venom in his deep sultry voice.

My forehead creased in confusion. "Cyn, what are you talking about?" I asked.

"Do you think I didn't know you are the one who freed Invictus from the seal? You plotted everything to dispose Callie, so you pretend to be her," he said furiously.

I shook my head, "It's not me or any of my sisters. It was Margaret, Invictus' daughter. She hated us and wanted to take revenge for his father. So she used us and plotted everything perfectly."

"Margaret," he uttered. I heaved a deep breath, "Margaret is in love with you and she couldn't accept that you loved Callie." I said.

His eyes darkened more and smoke was coming out of his nose in anger. "This is all my fault!" he said in regrets while looking at Lucia. He shone brightly, and I waited for the light to vanish. I smiled as I saw Cyn's true form and like Lucia, the diamond is buried in his forehead. He was crying with full of remorse. "If I wasn't blinded by my anger, I wouldn't choose the wrong path. If I just listened to your explanation before, I would've stayed by her side. Am I too late?" he bowed his head while his shoulder shook. I went near him and hugged him tightly. He sobbed and hugged me back.

"I'm sorry, Alice. I'm so sorry…" tears rolling down on my face while reminiscing our memories. "Shh, it's okay, Cyn. It's my fault too because we trusted Margaret."