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.”NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

“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.

“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.