CHAPTER 4: YOU ARE MY MATE!

I stared at him for a few seconds with eyelids full of tears. I couldn't blink. The pain in my heart was a lot to bear. I was broken by everything today.

My wolf Serene was also weak by the sudden denial of our mate.

My life had been miserable since the time I came into this world from my mother's womb who was rumoured to have been killed by her own daughter, me. 

I had known pain that I was used to it. Despite people saying that I was a witch, that I was the daughter of the devil that I wasn't supposed to come into this world, I kept giving myself hope that one day, I would find my mate and he would protect me from everyone who would want to hurt me. 

It turned out that the mate I was yearning for was my own boyfriend! 

Unfortunately, he was cheating on me with my enemy and that on the day that I had just found him. He even dared to deny the fact that he was my mate saying that my enemy was his mate. How could he say that?

“Y-you are my mate Edric!” I didn't want to give up. He was, why was he denying it?

“You are mistaken, witch! Edric is my mate, we just found out today. How dare you want to take him away from me!” Melissa was already one step away from me. She was already angry and ready to protect him from me.

I didn't even see her wear her clothes but all I could see, she was already clothed.

How was it possible for one to have two mates? I stopped looking at her and started to rethink this fact because I could see in her eyes that this time, she wasn't scheming anything that she was telling the truth.

“I-I don't understand, I also  knew today that is why I am here,” I chimed in.

“Edric is my mate!” I cried out loudly this time that I was sure the people at the ground floor were able to hear me

“Apart from being something that no one knows you are, you are also a thief of people's mate? It's high time we deal with you!” I heard a voice coming behind me causing me to turn my head only to see half of the people of the pack behind me. 

Even Rushi, who was the next Alpha was there looking at me with hate in his eyes. I was sure if he were the Alpha, he wouldn't think twice before ripping my head off.

“I swear with my mother's name, that he is my mate!” For the first time in my life, I swore on my mother's name which I immediately regretted.

“Haha! Look who is swearing on her mother's name, the same person who killed her, who would believe that trash?” Shantel advanced forward to where we were.

“How hilarious, killing your own mother then swearing lies on her! Some people are really shameless!” Another one of Melissa’s minions chimed in but I ignored her and turned my spinning head to my ‘mate’ and his ‘mate’

Something was definitely wrong with Edric! He was passing right and left in the room while his eyes were turning colour, from red to golden yellow showing that his wolf wanted to come out, that he was not calm.

“What is wrong with my future beta?” Rushi rushed to his side and tried to inquire. I was also walking to where he was as the mate bond was making me want to protect him but shantel held me back allowing Melissa to his side too.

“I-I…something..I-I…” Edric couldn't finish his statement as he gazed at me then at Melissa simultaneously.

“Maybe she has bewitched him. You should be worry of her!” Delvine, Rushi's girlfriend warned, causing my tears to rush down my cheeks even more.

“I-I swear he is my mate. I know you don't believe me but you don't have to. But that is the truth.” I murmured as I looked at Edric who was still unable to look away from me and Melissa.

Slap! Slap! 

“Stop lying! Are you still naive to see that Edric is not interested in you, that he wants Melissa and it would always be her?” Shantel slapped me two more times causing my cheeks to swell turning completely red.

“You better undo what you did to him or we would bury you alive this same minute!” She exclaimed causing all the members to growl and howl with happiness by her statement.

“I didn't do anything to him! I can't harm my own mate!” I shouted out because I was tired of defending myself against them. 

How could I harm my own mate? That was not possible because of the mate bond we shared. He was my everything as he was supposed to be to me which he was trying to deny.

“Stop it already! Can't you see you are being obsessed?” Melissa said, anger evident on her face.

“Why don't you ask Edric if I am lying?” I came up strongly after remembering something. There was no way he wasn't feeling our bond. I just hoped he wouldn't continue to deny it.

“What are you saying b**ch?” Rushi asked as he rushed to where I was ready to punch me on my face when Edric interrupted him, 

“Wait!” 

“Why? Are you now protecting her?” Delvine asked Edric with anger on her face.

“Honey, how can you say that?” Melissa asked as he ruffled his hair. 

“You should let her be disciplined. Besides, she has crossed her limits this time!” 

“She is mine, mine alone!” I thundered in the room, shocking all the members. I then pushed away Shantel with my strength as I was always stronger than her and walked to where he was.

‘Mate’ My wolf, Serene, took over that I didn't care about anything. I just wanted to be closer and protect him but before I could touch him, three members got hold of me that I stopped in my tracks.

“Stay away from him, hoe! Are you tired of living? He is not your mate and he will never be your mate! What is so hard to understand there? Edric would never be mated to a witch like you!” Rushi growled as he tightened the hold on my hands pitching me hard that I was turning red.

“She is also my mate!” Edric broke the bomb finally that I felt relieved! 

“He still wants us! Be strong, Serene!” I murmured to my wolf.