Chapter 223: MY RIGHT

Chapter 223 MY RIGHT

Avena had never felt so trapped in her life as she did in that moment. Her back was pinned to the wall and the Beta had one hand blocking her from the side while the other held her in position. Her skin beneath his grip tingled with a sensation Avena came to know only after she had met him but but she had no time to marvel in the perks of the mate bond. She had an angry Beta to deal with.

“ Won't you deliver the herbs?” His grip around her arm tightened causing her to grimace.

“ What are you saying?” She asked not understanding what he was hinting at. She had no idea was he was behaving this way with her. She tried her best to loosen his painful grip around her but failed.

“ You're hurting me” She finally whimpered.

“ Does it really hurt?” She heard him snicker. “ Well this is nothing compared to the pain I feel after finding out I was given a damned mate again.”

Damned mate? Was that was he thought of her?

Avena felt her heart broke at his words. For some weird reason, tears started to blur her eyesight and she blinked hard to stop them from falling. Was she really going to cry? But why? It’s not like she didn’t expect it.

She knew already. It was almost impossible for the Beta to even consider her a mate. He had recently lost his mate, someone he had loved and cherish was taken away from him without warning and then suddenly, he finds out he was given another mate, how else did she expect him to react?

Avena had prepared herself for the worst– Even rejection. She was prepared for anything and everything but somehow hearing him say that still hurt though. It hurt more than she had thought it would.

With a throat which had gone dry, she tried to talk again.

“ Whyhe only started to talk when he beat her to it.

“ I hate you” He suddenly said.

Avena's breath seized abruptly. If Raphael wasn't holding her, she was sure she’d stagger or even fall. The tear she held back all these while started to dribble down her cheeks. She blinked,. She blinked, clearing her blurry vision and was clearing her blurry vision and ally able to see the man in front of her and for the first time, Avena realized the look in his eyes.

Hatred.

His eyes held nothing but hatred as the glared at her. She cowered under his gaze, unable to say a word

“ I very well know you didn’t just come to deliver herbs. You must have been thinking of me all night and couldn’t wait to see me so you came here right? ANSWER ME?!” He howled.

“ You came with the intention of seeing me didn’t you?!”

Avena shook her head quickly, lips quivering. “ N– No.. No.. I– I came to de– deliver the herbs.. I swear” She found herself swearing which shocked her. She never hardly used such a word but today she used it without thinking even when she knew she didn’t do anything wrong. She just came to deliver herbs!

Okay, maybe he was right about her thinking of him all night. She hated to admit it but deep down, Avena knew she secretly wanted to see him again even if it was just a glance and she hoped to, but not this way.

“ Today, it’s the herbs, tomorrow who knows what excuse you'll use.” He snarled.

“ Why?” She couldn’t help but ask. She had no idea where the courage came from as she stared back at him no longer cowering under his gaze.

“ Why are you saying all these rude things to me? What have I even done wrong? All I came to do was to deliver the herbs the healer wanted so why—”

“ Because you disgust me”. He cut her off. “

Disgust?

More tears flowed down her cheeks as a lump appeared in her throat.

“ You disgust me” She heard the Beta repeat again. Everything about you sickens me. I feel disgusted by the mere thought of you being alive. I hate the fact that you are alive and before me.. I hate it!”

He slammed his fists against the wall making her flinch. Bringing his face closer to hers, his eyes darken. “ My blood boils just by looking at your disgusting face!”. He spat. “ So listen to me very carefully,” His voice turned lower, sending cold shivers down her spine.

“ You will leave and never show up before me ever again, understand? I don't want to see you ever again.”

Avena's eyes widened when she heard that. Leave? Never seeing him again? What was he saying?!

“ But i'm your mate!! ”. She blurted out before she could stop herself. Avena closed her eyes the moment she realized what she had just done.

‘ Oh no..’ She told herself quietly. ‘ What did I just do?’

A low growl made Avena open her eyes and when she did, she gasped. Those beautiful brown eyes he had were no where to be seen. Instead all Avena could see were bloodshot eyes glowering at her.

“ What.. What did you just say?” Raphael couldn’t believe his ears. “ What did you say?!” He growled. His wolf was now livid.

Mate? Did she just say..

“ Mate.” She repeated matching his gaze. “ I am your mate.” She said rightfully and for a spilt second, he saw Alena's image flash through his mind.

“ And well.. As– as your mate,” She started to stutter. “ We are.. I mean I have a right to you.. You cannot stop me from seeing you or stay away fr– from me.” She said firmly, not removing her eyes from him.

Her words must have shocked him because Avena saw his eyes widened a little. He mustn’t have expected her to say that. Even she didn’t expect those words to come from her. Where did all this courage suddenly come from?

She had no idea but she didn’t care. All her life, all she’s ever wanted was someone to love, someone she would love and call her own. Having no family, her last hopes were on her mate.

He would love her right? Avena had hoped he would.. at least he should right? He was her mate after all. A mate loved his mate more than anyone– that was a known fact. And now that she found hers, she wasn’t sure she would be able to stay away from him. It sounded impossible.

“ You cannot stop me from seeing you Beta, I am your

mate. It’s my right and no one can snatch my right away from me.. Not even you.”

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