Rejected By My Mate novel Chapter 90

Three hours before 8 o’clock, Alice called all the council members of the gods and her parents except her five sisters. With every tick of the clock, Alice anxiously walks back and forth in the conference room while waiting for everyone to come in. The reason for her anxiousness was because of the vision that suddenly flashes before her eyes. It was her own fate — an unexpected twist of her fate.

She stopped dead in her tracks when she heard footsteps coming and sat in her respective seat. A little while later, the door creaked open, and the council members entered. Alice stood up, and they greeted each other. Then everyone sat in their seats and faced Alice.

“Lady Alice, are you sure you will go alone? We can go with you.” God Jupiter proposed.

Alice cleared her throat, trying to hide her anxiousness, which she successfully did. “God Jupiter, I appreciate your offer, but I will go alone as I planned.”

“What if this negotiation is a trap? We know how Yael thinks.” God Apollo said.

“That’s right. Yael is a cunning demon. What if he plans to ambush you tonight?” Goddess Ceres said.

“Do you underestimate my ability?” Alice said coldly.

Everyone fakes a cough. “Of course not, my daughter. We are just worried because we failed to see the future concerning your departure tonight. The future is uncertain and I’m afraid it won’t go as planned.” Goddess Selene said while looking at her daughter full of worry.

Meanwhile, Dalmir felt uneasy and he couldn’t explain his feelings. He senses that his daughter might be hiding something from them. “Alice, I’ll go with you,” he uttered and everyone looked at him. Alice sighed, “Mother, Father, you don’t have to worry about me. I know what will happen in the future and I guarantee my safety. Just wait for my return.”

The other gods and goddesses stared at Alice intently. They tried to read her, but they couldn’t because Alice blocked them and wore a stern expression.

“Lady Alice, we all felt uneasiness in our heart and it’s a bad omen for us. We rarely feel this way and every time this happens, a bad phenomenon will occur.” Goddess Minerva said, feeling conflicted.

Alice smiled faintly. “I know your concern, but I will not change my mind. You can’t go with me because the gates to heaven will open for you all at midnight in between the transformation of the Blue Moon to Green Moon. Everyone was expecting your arrival tonight and you can’t miss the celebration or else it will tarnish your reputation.”

“Well then, we respect your decision. And we will wait for you in the Promised Land.” God Jupiter said and everyone nodded their heads in approval.

Despite their uneasiness, they could only respect Alice's decision and wished for her safety. They know exactly that something bad will happen tonight. For now, the only thing they could do is to trust Alice’s words.

Alice slightly bowed her head with a smile. Everyone did the same. “The gates will appear in the central east at the top of the highest mountain,” Alice said and snapped her fingers. A glowing magical stone appeared in front of everyone except Dalmir. “That object will automatically teleport you to the mountain before midnight, so don’t lose it.” She added.

Everyone except Dalmir took the magical stone and nodded at Alice.

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At the central plaza.

To celebrate the festival, everyone gathered in the vast central plaza as their main venue. The entire plaza looked so harmonious and joyful because of the decorations. Now, the plaza looked so enchanted and they all felt the spirit of the Moon Festival.

The vast banquet hall was filled with laughter while some performed on the big stage to add entertainment while waiting for midnight to come. It was a joyous occasion one couldn’t miss. But others choose to stay in their kingdom and celebrate the festival with their families. However, all rulers of all the kingdoms were invited to celebrate together at the central plaza. It was the sextuplets' plan, so the rulers couldn’t refuse the invitation.

Seeing all the races united except some demons ruled by the current Demon Lord Yael, everyone felt the peaceful magic realm. It is all thanks to the Great Sextuplets. And because of it, the celebration is not only for the festival but also for offering their utmost respect to the Great Sextuplets and to all who fought in the war.

At exactly 6 o’clock, the sextuplets with their mates and group of friends gathered at a round table for dinner in the banquet hall. The gods and goddesses with Dalmir and other rulers of all the Kingdom also gathered at the round table next to them. Everyone was having fun while eating. Despite her conflicted feelings, Alice could only enjoy her last supper with everyone. Although her actions confused everyone because she was extra caring for her sisters and Azrael like it was their last meal together. They thought that they were just being paranoid, so they shook off those bad feelings and enjoyed the night.

However, Azrael could sense something wrong with Alice’s action. He also tried to shake off those uncomfortable feelings, but he couldn't. He was nervous, so he grabbed Alice's hand and grip it tightly.

“What’s wrong?” Alice asked, and Azrael just smiled. “Nothing. I just like to hold you.”

Alice smiled warmly and didn’t complain, even though her hand hurt. She knew that Azrael felt nervous. “I love you…” Alice whispered. Azrael froze for a moment before he whispered back with a forceful smile. “I love you more, my love.” His heart was beating fast because of anxiousness. He couldn’t explain his feelings right now. So he never left his gaze at Alice like she would vanish any time if he looked away, even for just a second. He was being paranoid, but his gut feeling told him that he shouldn’t let Alice out of his gaze.

“Azrael, I have to go to the restroom,” Alice whispered.

“I’ll come with you.” Azrael quickly said.

“No need. It will not take long.”

“But…” Alice put her fingers on Azrael’s lips. “Shh, I’ll be back… I promise…” she said and smiled.

Azrael reluctantly let go of her hand. “Thank you…” she whispered and stood up without the other noticing. She left the table quietly, with Azrael’s gaze following her until she vanished from the crowd.

Instead of going to the restroom, she teleported to the castle and quickly put the letters in her sisters’ and Azrael’s room. She also made letters for her parents, Layla, and Sabrina. Since her time was limited, she just left the letters in her mother’s room.

Then she went to her room and wore her silver-blue cloak and with a heavy heart, she quickly teleported to the deserted land of the southwestern part of the magic realm to meet Yael.

Back to the central plaza.