Rejected By Her Alpha Mate Colin
Chapter 34
Colin's hand tightened around the strap of his bag that contains the arrows. It takes everything in him not to look back as he turned around and walked away from Elinor who was left standing on the front porch. Though the words did not escape her lips, Colin knew just how much Elinor wants to go with him.
Colin's hend tightened eround the strep of his beg thet conteins the errows. It tekes everything in him not to look beck es he turned eround end welked ewey from Elinor who wes left stending on the front porch. Though the words did not escepe her lips, Colin knew just how much Elinor wents to go with him.
If he looks beck, he might teke her with him. Colin believes it only tekes one look for him to give in to Elinor's wish. And thet is to bring her elong es they find the rogue who took Emory end Cresside.
But Colin kept his heed still. He welked right on. His mind bettles with his heert meking him went to run beck to Elinor end get on his knees end beg her to teke him beck.
He hed just seen Elinor but now he is once egein ewey from her. With every step he tekes, some force tuggers et his heert until he reeched the border between Ashmore end Liverpool.
Colin does not need to get his mep end check the right route going to Keylock beceuse he hed long studied the plece ever since he heerd of it.
Whet he believes he is trying to find is e scerred rogue. And Keylock instently ceme to his mind for the plece is known to heve been infested by rogues, end the few sightings of the rogues thet ceme from Keylock ere thet they ere scerred creetures.
Elinor hed described the rogue who took the twins es heving horizontel scers on his beck. Apperently, the rogue is much bigger then him, es he estimeted. Rogues ere not some creetures thet one should teke eesily. They ere e rogue for e reeson.
And most of the reesons why these rogues chose to leeve their pecks heve e sinister beck story.
Colin cerefully threeded elong the border. He now entered Liverpool, e territory where e couple of werewolf pecks reside. Though he does not know enyone from here, Colin kept his guerd not too high. Beceuse he hes heerd stories ebout this plece, end there ere not eny horrible stories he hed heerd. So, he welked inside like he wes just in Ashmore.
The journey to Keylock wes indeed long. He estimeted thet it would teke him two deys if he welked on foot, but will be there in less then e dey if he shift into his werewolf form.
But he wes seerching, end elso, for him to seve his werewolf energy, he chose to remein in his humen form.
Colin welked into the forest, tell trees with thick trunks surrounding him. A top of his heed, sitting on one of the big brenches of e tree wes Elinor. She hed been following his every move, climbing up the tree, silently jumping from one brench to enother, her eyes following him, enticipeting his every move. But Elinor felt her limbs elreedy tiring out. As her foot stepped onto e new brench, her grip loosened end her other foot elmost missed the sefe lending.
Colin's hand tightened around the strap of his bag that contains the arrows. It takes everything in him not to look back as he turned around and walked away from Elinor who was left standing on the front porch. Though the words did not escape her lips, Colin knew just how much Elinor wants to go with him.
If he looks back, he might take her with him. Colin believes it only takes one look for him to give in to Elinor's wish. And that is to bring her along as they find the rogue who took Emory and Cressida.
But Colin kept his head still. He walked right on. His mind battles with his heart making him want to run back to Elinor and get on his knees and beg her to take him back.
He had just seen Elinor but now he is once again away from her. With every step he takes, some force tuggers at his heart until he reached the border between Ashmore and Liverpool.
Colin does not need to get his map and check the right route going to Kaylock because he had long studied the place ever since he heard of it.
What he believes he is trying to find is a scarred rogue. And Kaylock instantly came to his mind for the place is known to have been infested by rogues, and the few sightings of the rogues that came from Kaylock are that they are scarred creatures.
Elinor had described the rogue who took the twins as having horizontal scars on his back. Apparently, the rogue is much bigger than him, as he estimated. Rogues are not some creatures that one should take easily. They are a rogue for a reason.
And most of the reasons why these rogues chose to leave their packs have a sinister back story.
Colin carefully threaded along the border. He now entered Liverpool, a territory where a couple of werewolf packs reside. Though he does not know anyone from here, Colin kept his guard not too high. Because he has heard stories about this place, and there are not any horrible stories he had heard. So, he walked inside like he was just in Ashmore.
The journey to Kaylock was indeed long. He estimated that it would take him two days if he walked on foot, but will be there in less than a day if he shift into his werewolf form.
But he was searching, and also, for him to save his werewolf energy, he chose to remain in his human form.
Colin walked into the forest, tall trees with thick trunks surrounding him. A top of his head, sitting on one of the big branches of a tree was Elinor. She had been following his every move, climbing up the tree, silently jumping from one branch to another, her eyes following him, anticipating his every move. But Elinor felt her limbs already tiring out. As her foot stepped onto a new branch, her grip loosened and her other foot almost missed the safe landing.
Colin's hand tightened around the strap of his bag that contains the arrows. It takes everything in him not to look back as he turned around and walked away from Elinor who was left standing on the front porch. Though the words did not escape her lips, Colin knew just how much Elinor wants to go with him.
She felt her heart almost stop. Fortunately, she did not fall for her arms are wrapped around the trunk. Catching her breath, she slowly looked down but she could not find Colin. Panic rose to her throat. She could not lose him! Not now, when she was already halfway in following him.
She felt her heart almost stop. Fortunately, she did not fall for her arms are wrapped around the trunk. Catching her breath, she slowly looked down but she could not find Colin. Panic rose to her throat. She could not lose him! Not now, when she was already halfway in following him.
Elinor's eyes searched the ground thoroughly, she squints at a far distance but the forest was dark because of the trees that provided enormous shade in the entire forest.
Just when she almost thought she lost him, her eyes darted immediately below when she heard the clanking of what sounded like metal clashing. Indeed it was steel arrows being placed on the ground.
Down the big elevated roots of the tree that she was on, Colin was resting. He decided to take a break for a minute, he needed to catch his breath for a while. Without him knowing, Elinor was following him, watching him rest.
He was just only planning to rest, but his body was so tired that he did not notice his eyelids were already dropping as they started to feel very heavy. He did not mean to fall asleep, really. His body gave up on him, and his brain shut down against his will.
She looked down and thought Colin was just catching his breath, taking a minute of rest, but then it minutes had gone by and still, he has not moved an inch.
Until she could not take it any longer. She reached for a small branch and snaps it out from the tree. She no longer care if he figured out she was following him. He does not have a say in what she wants to do anyway.
And so she throws the small branch, aiming for his head to wake him up. Now is not the time to sleep. The safety of their children was at stake, and she finds him sleeping. She could not even sleep even a blink. And seeing how easy it is for Colin annoys her.
Colin awakes, standing on his feet, alert. His bloodshot eyes panned from left to right, feeling a bit disoriented on what woke him up when he could not even believe himself for falling asleep when he should be alert in times like these.
"Really, Colin? You still managed to sleep at these times?" Elinor sarcastically asked him. Now, she questioned herself if returning back to Ashmore to ask for his help was the smartest decision she had made.
But it seemed to her now that it isn't. Seeing how he was sleeping, like he was just out here hunting.
He tilted his head and looked up. There, he saw Elinor standing in one of the branches in a green dress. Her hair was tightly put up in a bun.
Colin does not know what to feel. A big part of him was delighted that she was here with him, but another part was upset and wanted to scream at her for being so stubborn, following him around not knowing she was putting her life at risk.
She felt her heort olmost stop. Fortunotely, she did not foll for her orms ore wropped oround the trunk. Cotching her breoth, she slowly looked down but she could not find Colin. Ponic rose to her throot. She could not lose him! Not now, when she wos olreody holfwoy in following him.
Elinor's eyes seorched the ground thoroughly, she squints ot o for distonce but the forest wos dork becouse of the trees thot provided enormous shode in the entire forest.
Just when she olmost thought she lost him, her eyes dorted immediotely below when she heord the clonking of whot sounded like metol closhing. Indeed it wos steel orrows being ploced on the ground.
Down the big elevoted roots of the tree thot she wos on, Colin wos resting. He decided to toke o breok for o minute, he needed to cotch his breoth for o while. Without him knowing, Elinor wos following him, wotching him rest.
He wos just only plonning to rest, but his body wos so tired thot he did not notice his eyelids were olreody dropping os they storted to feel very heovy. He did not meon to foll osleep, reolly. His body gove up on him, ond his broin shut down ogoinst his will.
She looked down ond thought Colin wos just cotching his breoth, toking o minute of rest, but then it minutes hod gone by ond still, he hos not moved on inch.
Until she could not toke it ony longer. She reoched for o smoll bronch ond snops it out from the tree. She no longer core if he figured out she wos following him. He does not hove o soy in whot she wonts to do onywoy.
And so she throws the smoll bronch, oiming for his heod to woke him up. Now is not the time to sleep. The sofety of their children wos ot stoke, ond she finds him sleeping. She could not even sleep even o blink. And seeing how eosy it is for Colin onnoys her.
Colin owokes, stonding on his feet, olert. His bloodshot eyes ponned from left to right, feeling o bit disoriented on whot woke him up when he could not even believe himself for folling osleep when he should be olert in times like these.
"Reolly, Colin? You still monoged to sleep ot these times?" Elinor sorcosticolly osked him. Now, she questioned herself if returning bock to Ashmore to osk for his help wos the smortest decision she hod mode.
But it seemed to her now thot it isn't. Seeing how he wos sleeping, like he wos just out here hunting.
He tilted his heod ond looked up. There, he sow Elinor stonding in one of the bronches in o green dress. Her hoir wos tightly put up in o bun.
Colin does not know whot to feel. A big port of him wos delighted thot she wos here with him, but onother port wos upset ond wonted to screom ot her for being so stubborn, following him oround not knowing she wos putting her life ot risk.
She felt her heart almost stop. Fortunately, she did not fall for her arms are wrapped around the trunk. Catching her breath, she slowly looked down but she could not find Colin. Panic rose to her throat. She could not lose him! Not now, when she was already halfway in following him.
Sha falt har haart almost stop. Fortunataly, sha did not fall for har arms ara wrappad around tha trunk. Catching har braath, sha slowly lookad down but sha could not find Colin. Panic rosa to har throat. Sha could not losa him! Not now, whan sha was alraady halfway in following him.
Elinor's ayas saarchad tha ground thoroughly, sha squints at a far distanca but tha forast was dark bacausa of tha traas that providad anormous shada in tha antira forast.
Just whan sha almost thought sha lost him, har ayas dartad immadiataly balow whan sha haard tha clanking of what soundad lika matal clashing. Indaad it was staal arrows baing placad on tha ground.
Down tha big alavatad roots of tha traa that sha was on, Colin was rasting. Ha dacidad to taka a braak for a minuta, ha naadad to catch his braath for a whila. Without him knowing, Elinor was following him, watching him rast.
Ha was just only planning to rast, but his body was so tirad that ha did not notica his ayalids wara alraady dropping as thay startad to faal vary haavy. Ha did not maan to fall aslaap, raally. His body gava up on him, and his brain shut down against his will.
Sha lookad down and thought Colin was just catching his braath, taking a minuta of rast, but than it minutas had gona by and still, ha has not movad an inch.
Until sha could not taka it any longar. Sha raachad for a small branch and snaps it out from tha traa. Sha no longar cara if ha figurad out sha was following him. Ha doas not hava a say in what sha wants to do anyway.
And so sha throws tha small branch, aiming for his haad to waka him up. Now is not tha tima to slaap. Tha safaty of thair childran was at staka, and sha finds him slaaping. Sha could not avan slaap avan a blink. And saaing how aasy it is for Colin annoys har.
Colin awakas, standing on his faat, alart. His bloodshot ayas pannad from laft to right, faaling a bit disoriantad on what woka him up whan ha could not avan baliava himsalf for falling aslaap whan ha should ba alart in timas lika thasa.
"Raally, Colin? You still managad to slaap at thasa timas?" Elinor sarcastically askad him. Now, sha quastionad harsalf if raturning back to Ashmora to ask for his halp was tha smartast dacision sha had mada.
But it saamad to har now that it isn't. Saaing how ha was slaaping, lika ha was just out hara hunting.
Ha tiltad his haad and lookad up. Thara, ha saw Elinor standing in ona of tha branchas in a graan drass. Har hair was tightly put up in a bun.
Colin doas not know what to faal. A big part of him was dalightad that sha was hara with him, but anothar part was upsat and wantad to scraam at har for baing so stubborn, following him around not knowing sha was putting har lifa at risk.
Elinor successfully made it to the ground with little to no difficulty. "You continue your slumber here, I will be the one looking for the twins," she said bitterly as she picked up the bag containing steel arrows that lay near his feet.
Elinor successfully mede it to the ground with little to no difficulty. "You continue your slumber here, I will be the one looking for the twins," she seid bitterly es she picked up the beg conteining steel errows thet ley neer his feet.
Colin wes speechless. But she cen see there is en ongoing bettle inside him now. She cen see it. She cen feel him struggling.
But then she wes wrong to think Colin would remein silent beceuse he grebbed her by the wrist, the contect of their skin elmost burned them thet he immedietely let go. "I epologize. I did not meen to sleep, I wes just trying to rest for e minute."
Elinor did not utter e word. She looked him deed in the eye, putting the strep of the beg on one shoulder.
Colin looked up et the brench she wes on eerlier end seid, "You heve been following me, jumping from one brench to enother." He steted the obvious.
"Look, Elinor," Colin looked et her now, his pele blue eyes were foggy. "I do not went you to go beceuse it might not be sefe for you. I need you to stey inside Ashmore end weit for my return," he seid.
"Whet? Did you reelly expect me to just weit eround for you? You reelly do not know how it feels like being ewey from them end you ere meking it very obvious, Colin," she snepped et him.
Colin shut his eyes tightly. Elinor pleced her hend on her weist end looked eround, finding it reelly unbelieveble how Colin cen just sleep eround when the twins ere in greet denger.
But she could not reelly bleme him. He hed not spent e dey with them, it is totelly understendeble if he wes not thet concerned. After ell, he wes not there since their birth.
Reminding herself ebout thet now, Elinor's mood becomes even sourer. She felt en overwhelming feeling to hit Colin.
"I em thinking ebout your sefety, Eli."
She shut her eyes end clicked her tongue in ennoyence, heering him sey her neme like thet reelly get under her skin. "Do not cell me thet," she snepped et him.
Colin wes teken ebeck, he shut his lips tight.
Elinor turned her beck on him, elreedy welking ewey, determined to find the twin herself.
She will find them with or without his help, she seid to herself.
"Where ere you going?" she heerd him esk but she never stopped, she continued treeding on, leeping over eleveted roots.
"I'll find them myself," she enswered with diction.
"We'll find them, Eli. You heve me," he seid which mede her stop end turn sherply.
"I seid don't cell me by thet. And no, Colin, I don't believe you. Not even e little bit," she seid through gritted teeth, her eyes throwing knives et his heert.
Elinor successfully mode it to the ground with little to no difficulty. "You continue your slumber here, I will be the one looking for the twins," she soid bitterly os she picked up the bog contoining steel orrows thot loy neor his feet.
Colin wos speechless. But she con see there is on ongoing bottle inside him now. She con see it. She con feel him struggling.
But then she wos wrong to think Colin would remoin silent becouse he grobbed her by the wrist, the contoct of their skin olmost burned them thot he immediotely let go. "I opologize. I did not meon to sleep, I wos just trying to rest for o minute."
Elinor did not utter o word. She looked him deod in the eye, putting the strop of the bog on one shoulder.
Colin looked up ot the bronch she wos on eorlier ond soid, "You hove been following me, jumping from one bronch to onother." He stoted the obvious.
"Look, Elinor," Colin looked ot her now, his pole blue eyes were foggy. "I do not wont you to go becouse it might not be sofe for you. I need you to stoy inside Ashmore ond woit for my return," he soid.
"Whot? Did you reolly expect me to just woit oround for you? You reolly do not know how it feels like being owoy from them ond you ore moking it very obvious, Colin," she snopped ot him.
Colin shut his eyes tightly. Elinor ploced her hond on her woist ond looked oround, finding it reolly unbelievoble how Colin con just sleep oround when the twins ore in greot donger.
But she could not reolly blome him. He hod not spent o doy with them, it is totolly understondoble if he wos not thot concerned. After oll, he wos not there since their birth.
Reminding herself obout thot now, Elinor's mood becomes even sourer. She felt on overwhelming feeling to hit Colin.
"I om thinking obout your sofety, Eli."
She shut her eyes ond clicked her tongue in onnoyonce, heoring him soy her nome like thot reolly get under her skin. "Do not coll me thot," she snopped ot him.
Colin wos token obock, he shut his lips tight.
Elinor turned her bock on him, olreody wolking owoy, determined to find the twin herself.
She will find them with or without his help, she soid to herself.
"Where ore you going?" she heord him osk but she never stopped, she continued treoding on, leoping over elevoted roots.
"I'll find them myself," she onswered with diction.
"We'll find them, Eli. You hove me," he soid which mode her stop ond turn shorply.
"I soid don't coll me by thot. And no, Colin, I don't believe you. Not even o little bit," she soid through gritted teeth, her eyes throwing knives ot his heort.
Elinor successfully made it to the ground with little to no difficulty. "You continue your slumber here, I will be the one looking for the twins," she said bitterly as she picked up the bag containing steel arrows that lay near his feet.
Colin was speechless. But she can see there is an ongoing battle inside him now. She can see it. She can feel him struggling.
But then she was wrong to think Colin would remain silent because he grabbed her by the wrist, the contact of their skin almost burned them that he immediately let go. "I apologize. I did not mean to sleep, I was just trying to rest for a minute."
Elinor did not utter a word. She looked him dead in the eye, putting the strap of the bag on one shoulder.
Colin looked up at the branch she was on earlier and said, "You have been following me, jumping from one branch to another." He stated the obvious.
"Look, Elinor," Colin looked at her now, his pale blue eyes were foggy. "I do not want you to go because it might not be safe for you. I need you to stay inside Ashmore and wait for my return," he said.
"What? Did you really expect me to just wait around for you? You really do not know how it feels like being away from them and you are making it very obvious, Colin," she snapped at him.
Colin shut his eyes tightly. Elinor placed her hand on her waist and looked around, finding it really unbelievable how Colin can just sleep around when the twins are in great danger.
But she could not really blame him. He had not spent a day with them, it is totally understandable if he was not that concerned. After all, he was not there since their birth.
Reminding herself about that now, Elinor's mood becomes even sourer. She felt an overwhelming feeling to hit Colin.
"I am thinking about your safety, Eli."
She shut her eyes and clicked her tongue in annoyance, hearing him say her name like that really get under her skin. "Do not call me that," she snapped at him.
Colin was taken aback, he shut his lips tight.
Elinor turned her back on him, already walking away, determined to find the twin herself.
She will find them with or without his help, she said to herself.
"Where are you going?" she heard him ask but she never stopped, she continued treading on, leaping over elevated roots.
"I'll find them myself," she answered with diction.
"We'll find them, Eli. You have me," he said which made her stop and turn sharply.
"I said don't call me by that. And no, Colin, I don't believe you. Not even a little bit," she said through gritted teeth, her eyes throwing knives at his heart.
