The Mate He Hates

Amanda’s POV

My eyes widened at the scene before me. I couldn’t believe Matthew had just murdered Elisa’s mother right in front of me. She was lying lifeless on the floor, blood gushing out of her head.

Matthew looked my way, concern etched on his face. “Are you okay, sis?” he asked, and all I could do was stare at the lifeless body of Elisa’s mom. Then, suddenly, a calm voice resounded in my mind.

“Hello, Amanda, I’m your wolf.” The voice, which sounded like me, spoke, and my eyes widened. “My… wolf…”Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

I stammered in shock. “Yes, Amanda, I have been here all this while. I was just subdued, but now I’m released. It’s nice to finally talk to you,” she said, her voice so soothing.

A tear fell down my cheek as I couldn’t believe it-I couldn’t believe I had my wolf.

“Amanda, you’re crying?” Matthew said, noticing my tears. With tear-filled eyes, I looked up at Matthew, not knowing how to gather my words. “My… wolf. My wolf is released,” I announced to Matthew, who smiled and hugged me.

“Yes, the witch did that,” Matthew said, and all I could do was shed more tears while in his arms. But then I felt a pain on my neck, and out of curiosity, I pulled away from Matthew’s arms and touched my neck, only to realize I had been marked.

With widened eyes, I looked at Matthew, who smiled weakly at me, and then I looked at Alpha Edward, who had a blank look on his face.

“Mate!” my wolf howled in my head, and my breath caught in my chest as a cold chill ran down my spine.

“Did you mark me?” I asked, already knowing the answer.

Alpha Edward hesitated for a moment, exchanging glances with Matthew before looking back at me. “We were losing you, Amanda, and marking you was the only way to save you,” Alpha Edward explained, his voice trembling with fear.

“Amanda, I didn’t mean to do it. I…” he paused, unable to complete his sentence. “I’m sorry for marking you without your permission,” Alpha Edward apologized, but I just glanced at him, not knowing how to feel about it.

“Amanda, we had no choice but to do it,” Matthew pleaded, and I swallowed hard, not knowing how to respond.

The door to the room opened, and two doctors walked in. They seemed terrified to see the dead body of Elisa’s mother.

“How did…?”

“Tell your people to put her in the mortuary; I’ll come with you,” Matthew said to the doctors, who immediately obeyed. The doctors went out and came back with two men who carried her body, and the cleaners cleaned the bloodstain from the floor.

“I will be back,” Matthew said before leaving.

A doctor checked me and confirmed I was healed, even my bruises were all gone.

“What a miracle,” the doctor announced. “You are out of danger and can be discharged tomorrow,” he said before leaving.

After he left, an awkward silence hung in the air as neither I nor Alpha Edward said a word to each other.

“Enough of this, Amanda. You two have to settle your differences,” my wolf snapped at me, her voice leaving no room for argument.

I glanced at Alpha Edward, who glanced back at me, causing our eyes to interlock. For a moment, we couldn’t look away as we kept staring at each other.

“Mine!” my wolf howled possessively, Alpha Edward’s intoxicating scent hitting my nose. “Claim him,” my wolf urged, but I held back.

“Are you okay?” Alpha Edward asked, and all I could do was nod while ignoring the urging voice of my wolf to mark him.

“I only did what I had to do. I’m sorry,” Alpha Edward apologized again, and a knot formed in my stomach. Perhaps I wasn’t happy that he marked me without my consent, but I didn’t like the idea of him apologizing for it.

“Your heart was damaged, and…”

“I don’t want to hear it,” I cut him off. It pains me to know that he wouldn’t have marked me if not for the fact that I was on the brink of death.

Another moment of awkward silence hung in the air as we both waited for the other to speak first, but neither of us spoke again until Matthew walked in.

“Case settled,” he smiled at me, and I responded with a weak smile.

“I think you should rest. I will be going back to the mansion,” Alpha Edward said, and didn’t wait for a response before wheeling himself out of the room. As I watched him, a wave of pain struck me, but I swallowed it and looked away.

“Amanda,” Matthew called out to me, causing me to look his way.

“Edward had already requested to give up his heart just for you, and if this spell didn’t work, he was ready to lay down his life for you,” Matthew muttered, and a lump formed in my throat. “Amanda, I think it’s time you both stop all this and just settle your differences. You love Edward, and he loves you so much. So why are you two acting like kids and not settling your differences?” Matthew urged, and I frowned.

“I’m not the problem here, he is,” I murmured. “He thinks he has hurt me so much and doesn’t deserve me, especially because of his condition. I’m not the problem, he is. I forgave him a long time ago, and that’s why I wanted to stay with him. But what did he do? He pushed me away,” I said with pain while Matthew stared at me with concern. A tear dropped onto my cheek, and I wiped it away. I hated the way I was feeling. I hated that I still loved him and wanted him after all he had done to me.

“Please, have a talk with him, okay?” Matthew pleaded, his eyes begging me. “Please!”

I gulped hard, not knowing what to say.

“You two are destined to be together, and neither you nor Alpha Edward can fight destiny,” my wolf whispered in my mind, and all I could do was shut my eyes, with only one person in my mind. Perhaps it was time we sorted out our differences.