The Mate He Hates

Alpha Edward’s POV

With a raised brow, I stared at him as I went to a couch, sat, and looked his way.

He gave me that annoying smile he knew I hated so much. He surely knew I would never want him around me, but then he was my cousin, the son of my aunt.

“What are you doing here?” I asked, making sure I sounded displeased to see him.

“Come on, aren’t you happy to see me?” He asked, and I groaned. He surely knew I never wanted to see him, and I was only putting up with his presence because of Aunt Victoria.

“I will ask you again, what are you doing here uninvited and unannounced?” I asked, already losing my temper.

He smiled and took a sip of his drink before holding my gaze. “It’s been four years, man. Why can’t you let go of it?”

I groaned and clenched my fists while trying my best to hold myself from bursting out.

“Why are you here, Levi?” I demanded. “Calm down, bro.”

“I am not your bro. Stop calling me that,” I yelled at him, and he lifted both hands in a sign of surrender.

“Apologies, Alpha Edward,” he said, and I groaned.

“I just came to attend the firework festival, and after that, I will return to my hole where I crawled from,” he smirked, and I sneered. Heaven knows I wish to punch him in the face and send him away, but then I had to hold myself; he was also from this pack and had the right to attend the fireworks’ festival.

Glaring at him, we held each other’s gaze for a long time, and then I rose to my feet. “Make sure you leave after that,” I warned before walking away.

I took the stairs and walked into the room. With an exhausted sigh, I took off my clothes and took a cold bath. After bathing, I dressed casually and buried myself in some paperwork. But constantly, my thoughts would drift to a certain person in the cell, and I would groan.

I thought of the softness of her lips, not believing I could kiss her. Up to this moment, I couldn’t understand why I kissed her and why I enjoyed it so much. “Damn it!” I groaned and ran a hand through my hair.

“What is wrong with you?” I sighed and shook off the thought of her.

I continued working, and after hours of burying myself in work, I decided to stop for the day.

A knock landed on my door, and a maid announced dinner was ready.

Leaving my room, I took the stairs to the dining area and met Aunt Victoria and Levi. For a moment, I had forgotten that Levi was in the mansion. I took my seat, and Aunt Victoria smiled; she seemed happy to see me at the table.

“You look exhausted. Have you been working?” she asked, and I hummed.

“That’s a good one,” she smiled, and we ate.

I tried as best as I could to ignore the presence of Levi; at least, I had to do it for Aunt. We ate in silence until Levi broke the silence.

“Accept my apology; I heard you lost your second chance mate.” I groaned at his words but ignored him while I continued eating.

“You are a special being, so I believe you will be privileged to get another mate. That will be mate number three, wow!” He exclaimed, and I grunted, dropped my spoon, and glared at him. There were so many things I wished to do to him, but I looked at Aunt Victoria, who was giving me a pleading look, and I had to hold back myself.

“Good night, Aunt,” I said and left the table. I took the stairs and went back to my room. Reaching my room, I took a deep breath and calmed my nerves. After succeeding in calming my nerves, I lay back on the bed and forced my eyes closed.

The painful event that happened four years ago flooded my memory, and my heart ached. I wished I could turn back the hands of time and make everything right, but I knew that was impossible. The next morning, after showering, I requested my breakfast to be brought into my room. After breakfast, I began working on some files and documents. Moments later, a knock landed on my door, and I asked the person in, already perceiving it as Matthew.

“Good morning, Alpha,” he greeted.

“Good morning, Matthew,” I responded, my eyes not leaving the file in my hand.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“I see you have resumed working, but won’t you come to the office instead? It’s still in the mansion, you know,” he requested, but I rolled my eyes and didn’t respond. When he realized I wouldn’t respond to his request, he let go of it.

“I came to inform you that Alpha Khalid is attending the fireworks; he wants to speak with you.”

“What for?” I asked, not interested in meeting him.

“The reason for his meeting is unknown; he says it’s a private discussion between you two.”

I scoffed and looked up at Matthew. “What do you think?” I asked, and Matthew shrugged his shoulders before taking a seat.

“Maybe for a business deal?”

“I don’t think so,” I responded.

“Well then, let’s wait and see.” I nodded to his words and returned to the file in my hand.

“I saw Levi on my way here.”

I sighed. “He will be gone after the fireworks,” I told Matthew, who sneered.

“I wonder how he could still show up here, bastard!” He grunted. “If I were you, I would have banished him from entering this pack.”

“You know I would have done that a long time ago, but I’m letting him go because of my aunt. It will hurt her, and I don’t want that,” I stated, and Matthew grunted.

“Lucky bastard,” he sighed and got up, ready to leave. “I will alert the guards to watch him closely; heaven knows what plans he wants to hatch.” I nodded to Matthew’s suggestion. “I have a lot of things to attend to; see you later,” he said before leaving.