Rejected By My Mate novel Chapter 62

Alice's POV

I heard voices calling my name, and all were familiar. It felt like ages ago since the last time I heard their voices loud and clear. Then it only means one thing… I’m back!!!

“Alice… Alice…” Xandra's sweet voice soothes my ear.

“Wake up, Cece,” Willow called while caressing my hair. I mentally smiled because she called me by my nickname, which I haven't heard for a long time. But only she can call me that because she won’t allow anyone calling me Cece except her. She’s that possessive.

“Alice, wake up,” Damona said.

“Alice, come on, wake up! I know you’re awake,” an impatient voice said, which belongs to Demonise.

“Mother, are you sure she’s awake? She looks dead to me! Look at her face? There’s a dark circle under her eyes! Oh, our baby Alice is getting ugly!” Val’s voice echoed in my ears. She was taunting me, which was very effective!

No way! Dark circles under my eyes? That’s a big NO! NO!

“Aaaahhhhhh!” I screamed and fluttered my eyes open. “I’m not dead! I’m freaking alive! Wahhhh! Give me a mirror!” I said while touching my face.

Laughter echoed throughout the entire room. I looked around me and noticed the twelve councils and my mother in front of me, and my five sisters smiling at me. We are still in our respective chairs eighteen years ago. My forehead creased as I recall what happened before. I gasped as I realized that only our souls separated from our body. And our body is just here, sitting unconscious in the chair for eighteen years.

I tried to stand up from my chair, but I fell on the floor when my knees felt weak. “Alice!” they shouted as they startled from my sudden fall. I looked up at them while chuckling, “I’m sorry. Tsk, I’m such a klutz!” I said, and Xandra helped me get back in my chair while chuckling. They all laughed at me and I pouted. Then the head of the council, Jupiter, cleared his throat, which got everyone’s attention.

We all looked at him and waited for him to talk. As usual, he had a poker face expression among all the council. “Welcome back, sextuplet. Well, your punishment is finally over and as promised, we will give you a reward for your sacrifices.” he said and then all the council congratulate us.

We all smiled and said, “Thank you.” I kept on switching in my chair because I felt uncomfortable as my body still felt numbed.

“But you’re not done with your mission yet.” Jupiter added and our eyes widened incredulously.

“What?! That’s ridiculous! I thought we’re done and free!” Damona whined, her forehead creased in confusion, well, we all are. I couldn’t believe it either.

“Not yet, because demons and goblins are attacking the Magic Realm. They’ve grown in numbers and magic user’s can’t defeat them all.” Minerva explained.

“Why us?” Demonise let out.

“Because all of you have the power to exterminate the demons and goblins, especially you, Alice.” Juno said, staring straight at my eyes. I nodded.

“Ok, what’s our reward after completing this mission?” Willow said. Damona and Demonise glared at her, but she ignored their stares.

“You can do whatever you want and we’ll grant you a power you didn’t possess yet.” Jupiter said.

“Extra power?” my sisters and I looked at each other. “Cool!” we all said while grinning.

“And while helping the magic users exterminate the demons and goblins, you can take this chance to look for your other half in Magic Realm.” mother Selene said.

“Other half? Did I hear it right?” Damona uttered.

“Yes, my daughters. That’s your reward for your successful mission.” mother replied.

“Yay!” my sisters exclaimed in joy except me. I don’t like the idea of having a second chance mate. I just let out a faint smile.

“Tsk. Is the other half really that important?” Demonise uttered, rolling her eyes.

“Of course, sis!” Val said, smiling dreamily. “I can’t wait to meet my other half!”

“Well, then. You can start your mission any time you want. For the meantime, we will let you rest before going below, especially you, Alice. Regain your full power first to fight those monsters.” Mars said.

This is another adventure again. This time we will have to fight the Demon Lord and the Goblin Lord together with their minions. As I closed my eyes, I saw the current situation in the Magic Realm.

“Are you okay, sis?” Xandra whispered.

“Y-Yeah,” I answered as I opened my eyes.

“Sure you are, but I know you better.” she said with a knowing smirk. I have to roll my eyes because I know what she’s thinking. I guess being with each other for eighteen years let us know each other’s feelings. Since we live in the same body, we easily detect each other’s mood.

“Tsk.” I grunted in silence and she chuckled.

I looked at the council and said, “Okay, but let me enter the forbidden room.”

All the councils looked stunned, and they looked at each other while discussing my request. They were having an argument while my sisters looked at me with a creased forehead. “What are you planning, sis?” they all said in unison.

I just grinned and said, “It’s confidential.”

“What?? Oh, come on! We’re your sisters, so please tell us!” Val and Damona said in unison. While Xandra, Willow, and Demonise studied my reaction.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t.” is all I could muster. They all frowned at me, but I ignored their stares. I looked at the council when they cleared their throat.

“Alice, your request is impossible. We won’t let you enter the forbidden room, you don’t know what’s in there.” Juno muttered. My lips twitched and stared at them one by one, “Trust me, I know what’s in there.” I said.

“What’s in the forbidden room that you all are afraid of?” Demonise asked with eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

“Secrets,” I blurted out, and all the councils and mother looked at me, stunned.

“Alice, did you enter the forbidden room before?” Jupiter said with a serious expression. We made eye to eye contact, “I did.” I reveal. My sister’s and mother gasped in shock. The council frowned and looked at me wide-eyed.

Silence enveloped the room, and I couldn’t help but sigh. “No secret will remain a secret, God Jupiter.” I broke the silence and all the council looked at me with uneasiness. I stood up and walked towards the council, and stopped in front of Jupiter. As I looked into his eyes, it’s the first time I saw a God flustered by a mere being like me. “From the very beginning, I know everything. Everything you did to destroy the demon race.” I whispered that only the council heard. “Look, I’m not threatening you all with what I know. Just let me enter the forbidden room. I want to say something to him.”

Jupiter clenched his fist and let out a frustrated sigh, “Okay, just this once.” he said.

“Thank you, God Jupiter.” I said and walked back to my chair. My sisters gave me a questioning look because they didn’t hear what I said to the council.

I ignore the stares of my sister, but not my mother. She had a look of guilt on her face.

'Mother, don’t feel sorry. I understand why you did it.' I said to my mother using telepathy. She looked at me while sighing.

Juno cleared her throat and said, “Good luck to your new mission, sextuplet.”

“Thank you, councils.” we all said while putting our right hand in our chest.

Mother gave us a warm smile and walked towards us. While all the councils rose to their seats while taking a glance at me and strutted out the room, leaving us to reunite with our mother.

“My daughters, I missed you so much.” she mumbled, and a mist formed in the corner of her eyes. All of us rose from our seats and went to mother to give her a tight embrace. Of course, we miss her too and our group hugs. “We missed you too, mother.” all of us uttered while smiling.