The Mate He Hates

Alpha Edward’s POV

The door opened, and Matthew stepped into the room, closing the door behind him. “We are about to leave. I’ll drop them home and return tomorrow,” he announced.

I swallowed hard and nodded.

Matthew lowered his gaze. “You know you can still change your decision and make them stay. I know Amanda and Liam really want to stay,” Matthew urged. As much as I wanted them to stay-they were my life, the two people I loved most in the world-I just couldn’t. I couldn’t let them stay, especially Amanda.

“You know the reason I’m sending them away, Matthew. Levi has a plan, and he is already working towards it,” I voiced out my fear while Matthew sighed and shook his head. “You don’t have to be scared and worried. Amanda loves you, and I’m very sure she will never fall for Levi’s plot. She is just being friendly to him,” Matthew tried assuring me, but I wouldn’t take chances. I would beat Levi at his game.

“No, Matthew, they have to go,” I said in a tone of finality. Matthew understood that there was no need to argue with me.

“Alright, I will inform you when we arrive. See you later, friend.” He bowed before stepping out of the room and shutting the door.

Taking a deep breath, I closed my eyes and thought of Amanda. I knew she hated me, and sending her away would make her hate me more, but I didn’t care. It was better this way than to sit and watch Levi achieve his plot.

The door to my room opened, and an angry-looking Levi dashed in. He barged into my room and stood before me, his eyes shimmering with anger. “Were you so scared that you had to send her away, Edward? I know what you did!” he yelled while I glared at him, my anger bubbling. “You knew you were already losing her to me, so you used this as an opportunity to send her away to keep us apart, didn’t you?” he spat, and my anger rose. I wished I could use my legs; heaven knows he would be begging for his life this very minute.

“Get out, Levi,” I demanded.

“And if I don’t, what will you do, cripple?” he mocked while I gritted my teeth with anger. “You are a powerless, helpless, crippled man, and it won’t take long before your people realize this and strip you of the title of Alpha.”

I felt the blood in my veins boil at Levi’s words. The urge to get up and teach him a lesson was overwhelming, but I was painfully reminded of my helpless state. Instead, I clenched my fists, my knuckles turning white as I fought to maintain control.

“Levi, you’re crossing a line,” I growled, my voice low and dangerous. “Amanda and Liam are leaving for their safety. This is not a game to me.”

Levi sneered, stepping closer. “Safety? Or is it because you can’t stand to see her happy with someone else?”

His words hit a nerve. I knew Amanda deserved happiness, even if it wasn’t with me, but the thought of her being with Levi made my blood run cold. “I won’t let you use her as a pawn in your sick game, Levi. She deserves better.”

“Better?” Levi scoffed. “She deserves someone who can protect her, someone who isn’t a burden. She deserves me.”

My patience snapped. “Get out now, or I swear, Levi, crippled or not, I will find a way to kill you.”

Levi’s eyes flickered with anger and hate, and he didn’t back down. “This isn’t over, Edward. I will have her, and when I do, you’ll be nothing but a bad memory.”

With that, he turned on his heel and stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind him. I let out a shaky breath, my body trembling with the effort to stay composed. Levi’s words echoed in my mind, a cruel reminder of my predicament.

I knew Levi, and whenever he wanted something, he went to any extent just to have it. Fear and panic gripped me as I thought of him having Amanda. Just the mere thought of it was torture, and an uncomfortable knot formed in my stomach.

A knock came on my door, but I ordered the person to leave. Whoever was at the door disobeyed and opened it. I realized it was my aunt, Levi’s mother, just the right person I needed to see.

“Are you okay, son?” she asked while closing the door, and my frown deepened. “Levi is leaving this mansion this instant. I have put up with enough of him because of you, but I can’t do it anymore,” I grunted. “He has to leave, and he is leaving this instant.” I declared firmly and heard my aunt release a heavy sigh. “I understand, son. I’ll go tell him he has to leave.” She flashed me a weak smile before sitting beside me, her worried and concerned gaze on me.

“Tell me, why did you send your family away?”

“Because that is the right thing to do,” I murmured and looked away, so Aunt Victoria wouldn’t see the pain and torture in my eyes.

“Are you sure about that?” she asked while I remained silent, unsure of what to say to her.

“Amanda was just starting to forgive you, and you decided to send her away? She looks so hurt and heartbroken,” Aunt murmured, and my heart clenched while I swallowed in discomfort.

“I do hope you know what you are doing.”

I looked away, unable to meet Aunt Victoria’s eyes. Her words echoed the guilt already gnawing at me, but I couldn’t afford to let Amanda and Liam stay. Levi was too dangerous, too cunning.

“Aunt Victoria, it’s the only way,” I said, my voice barely a whisper. “I need to protect them from Levi. He’ll stop at nothing to get what he wants.”

She sighed again, reaching out to gently touch my hand. “Edward, sometimes the people we love need to be close to us to be truly protected. Pushing them away might only hurt them more.”

Her words struck a chord within me, but I remained steadfast. “They are safer away from here, away from Levi. I can’t risk their safety and Amanda falling into his game.”

Aunt Victoria shook her head, sadness clouding her eyes. “I understand your fears, but don’t let them drive you to make decisions you’ll regret. Amanda and Liam need you, and you need them.”

Before I could respond, a commotion erupted outside my room. Voices raised in anger and the sound of heavy footsteps approached. The door burst open, and a guard hurried in, his face pale with worry.

“Alpha, we are being attacked.”

“What…” I tried leaving the bed, but my legs couldn’t carry me. “Damn it!” I grunted and thought of shifting into my wolf, but I knew the result would be the same-my wolf would also be crippled.

Five guards rushed into my room. “Alpha, we need to get you to safety,” they said in panic, and my heart sank. I, the once powerful and vibrant Alpha, was now being looked after and needed to be hidden under safety!

“No, put me in my wheelchair. I will fight,” I said, but my aunt shook her head. “You can’t, Edward, you can’t fight in such conditions.” The words of my aunt struck a chord in me, clearly reminding me of Levi’s words.

Soon, loud noises erupted outside my room, and four guards rushed outside. I began hearing loud howls and sounds of a fight.

“Get me in the chair,” I ordered the two guards in the room, but they didn’t move an inch. Instead, they stood before me, ready to protect me from any attack.

“Damn it!” I grunted and wished the wheelchair was closer. I would have done it myself, but it was far from my reach.

Soon, the noise died down, and the door to my room opened. Two guards walked in, including Levi, who wore just his boxers and was sweating, obviously having shifted into his wolf.

“We were able to kill them all, Alpha,” a guard announced.

Levi moved closer to me and leaned towards my left ear. “I saved everyone, including you, while you just lay on this bed helpless,” he mocked, only to my hearing, before pulling away and turning to the guards. “Your Alpha needs rest. Why don’t you men tuck him into bed,” he mocked before leaving the room.