Rejected By My Mate novel Chapter 97

After the heartbreaking reunion, Alice and the others now settled at the back of the two dragons–Syrius and Tarius, which Alice summoned. They are now ready to go back to the central castle.

At the central castle.

Everyone was restless and couldn't stay put in one place while still waiting for Azrael and the sisters to return with Alice and the twins. They have been waiting for hours now and yet there's still no sign of them coming back. They couldn't help but feel anxious. What if something goes wrong? If Alice goes missing again, they'll go frantic and will fall into despair again.

Earlier, after knowing the news about the twins’ sudden appearance and news about Alice’s whereabouts, the others and Dalmir were so emotional and couldn't help but cry in happiness. Dalmir couldn't believe that Alice gave birth to twins. Nonetheless, he was so happy to have a grandchild from Alice. He felt sad though because he didn't even have the chance to cradle the twins when they were so tiny. He sighed and closed his eyes for a bit, but deep inside, he was so anxious.

King Alexander and Queen Leia held each other’s hands and also felt anxious. With every tick of the clock, their anxiousness grew so much that they almost ruined the couch with their strong force.

“Mama, papa, please relax. Maybe they are on their way…” Cybelle said when the atmosphere became so tense and the royal couple sighed.

“Big sister Belle is right. You both should relax.” Angelo said coolly. He was also anxious, but his instinct told him they were on their way back. He can feel it.

“We were just so nervous. It’s been so long since we saw Alice and I’m so eager to see her again.” Queen Leia said sadly while letting out a deep sigh.

“We all are. But all we can do now is to wait patiently.” Cybelle said, and everybody sighed.

Meanwhile, both Sabrina and Layla were pacing back and forth nervously while the others were watching them with dizzy expressions.

Michelle rubbed her temple and said, “Sabrina, Layla, please sit down. My head hurts looking at you both.” She approaches them and then grabs Sabrina's and Layla's wrists to stop them from pacing and forcefully lets them sit down. Sabrina let out a loud sigh as she fidgeted in her seat. “What took them so long? What if something happened?” she said and bit her lower lip as her nerves skyrocketed. The others have the same thoughts as her, but never voiced their thoughts out loud.

Michelle sighed and said, “Let's trust them. The sisters won't let anything happen to them.”

“Michelle is right. And like what Cybelle says, all we can do now is to wait patiently.” Lucia butt in, trying to ease the tension. Everyone let out a heavy sigh and fell silent.

However, the half-fox triplets couldn’t stay put while looking everywhere but at the entrance.

“Stop wiggling your tails!” Alexia complains.

“I did not! It’s your tail!” Ariya contradicts.

“Shut up! It’s both your tails!” Azel both smacked his two sisters' heads.

“Ow!” they both grunted while rubbing their heads and pouted.

After some time, the air suddenly became heavy. Such powerful energy envelops the entire castle. A swirling motion appeared and the twelve powerful gods and goddesses came out one by one. Goddess Selene quickly approaches Dalmir and hugs him teary-eyed. Upon seeing Alice’s image in the revealing well earlier, Goddess Selene couldn't help being so emotional and tell the fellow gods about the good news which Jupiter already knows because the moment Alice came out of the secluded mountain, he saw her with a woman.

Seeing the powerful gods and goddesses, everyone bows with respect. Sensing everyone's anxiousness, Goddess Selene smiled and said, “They are coming any moment,” Because of Goddess Selene's words, they sighed in relief and felt at ease. A few minutes later, Vorges and King Stephen came in and immediately bowed after seeing the gods and goddesses. Everybody was waiting while looking at the entrance.

After some time, Goddess Selene suddenly stood up and walked towards the entrance in haste. Her actions made everyone anxious and excitement rushed through their veins. The other gods and goddesses followed Selene, and they quickly understood what was going on the moment they heard a faint sound of the clattering of wings. They also stood up and followed them outside. And they saw two flying figures coming to the castle.

Everyone immediately notices the two dragons they haven’t seen for so long. Seeing the dragons getting closer and closer, their eyes watered in happiness because it only means one thing–Alice really came back.

As soon as Syrius and Tarius landed, everyone quickly went closer. The moment they saw Alice smiling at them, the others burst into tears and sobbed. Layla rushed towards Alice while crying dramatically with continuous sobs.

Alice’s eyes widened upon seeing Layla rush towards her at full speed. “Oh no,” she uttered, but it’s too late to react because Layla suddenly jumped on her like a koala. In fast reflexes, she caught Layla in her arms and held her tightly to prevent them from falling.

“Waahhh! Alice, you came back!” Layla said while sobbing hard. She’s so happy seeing Alice alive and healthy.

Alice smiled with teary eyes. “Do you miss me?” she said in a crack voice.

“Mm! I miss you so much that it hurts…” Layla uttered and sniffled. Alice felt sad and tears streamed down her face.

“I’m sorry…”

Layla gets down and pulls away from the hug. She stared at Alice with a frown expression. “Don’t say sorry. I understand everything. I just couldn’t fathom why you have to disappear for so long. We were waiting for you all these years.” She said and Alice just smiled at her, then wiped off her tears.

“It’s a long story…” Alice said shortly.

“Alice,” Sabrina called behind them.

When Alice looked around, the others were already surrounding them with a smile on their faces and stained cheeks from tears. Her eyes widened slightly upon seeing the gods and goddesses who have a relieved smile on their faces. She returned them with a smile.

“Sabrina,” Alice called out and smiled.

Sabrina sobbed and stepped closer to Alice. Then she engulfed Alice in a tight embrace while whimpering. “I’m so glad you’re back. Welcome home, Alice…” she said when they pulled away. Alice smiled and replied, “Yeah. I’m finally home.”

Then Alice spotted her two pairs of parents stepping closer to them with tears on their faces.

“My child…” Queen Leia and King Alexander mumbled at the same time.

“My daughter,” Goddess Selene and Dalmir also uttered.

Alice gave them a warm smile, with tears streaming down her face.

Sabrina gave way to give them space. With shaky breathing from all the crying, Queen Leia hugged Alice first, while whimpering. “I miss you so much, my child.” Queen Leia uttered while still sobbing hard.

Alice smiled and sniffled. “I miss you too, mama,”

When they pulled away, King Alexander quickly engulfed Alice in a tight hug while also sobbing. “Welcome back, Alice… I’m glad you’re safe and sound.”

“I won’t die easily, papa. Remember, I’m blessed by the universe?!” Alice said while returning the tight embrace. King Alexander chuckled. “I’m glad you’re back, my child.” King Alexander said while tapping Alice back before they pulled away.

“Mm, I guess it’s our turn now?” Goddess Selene said behind them while crossing her arms over her chest.

They chuckled upon seeing Goddess Selene’s pouty expression and folded arms over her chest, while Dalmir had a gentle smile on his lips with teary eyes.

“Mother… Father…” Alice called them with a warm smile.