CHAPTER 30

~Alexander~

I could not even enjoy myself at my own party because I was worried about her, she was nowhere to be found and if anything happened to her, my beta and best friend would blame it on me, it was not as if I actually cared about her, I would not want people to see me as the Alpha who neglected his mate even at the point of death.

I did not have much to do, I would just have to keep up with her until she leaves, if possible, I would have formed an alliance with her brother but he was such a difficult human being to work with.

I left the bar and went in search of her, I found her seated calmly by the side of the pool, probably deep into her thoughts, my wolf had not been going easy on me since day one, he has been pricking my conscience and always tried to disconnect our link whenever I wanted to talk to him, I could not understand what he saw in her, I knew that my taste in women was very high and she was not so bad but still, I did not want her.

Even with all the horrible things that I had done to her, she had never confessed that she hated me and that made me even more frustrated, I had been purposely pushing her to the wall, so, I would get a reaction out of her but it always ended in tears, she was literally a cry eyes and sometimes, it made me weak to see those teary eyes but then, I would get angry at myself for having a soft spot for her and the hatred would grow further.

Girls like her were usually suicidal and that would be of benefit to me since I had not accepted her as mine, I would have wiped Tyler’s memory but that was not possible since he had a special shield against it.

Very soon, the secret would be out but I wanted her gone before then, I just prayed that her father would send her far away from here.

It was as if she perceived my scent and wanted to gain my attention by getting into the pool, of course, she would have this little fantasy in her head of both of us kissing and maybe, having sex but that was never going to happen.

The next minute, she was nowhere to be found and then, I knew she was drowning, I did not hesitate to dive in and save her.

She was unconscious for a minute or two, I had a feeling that it was all a stunt, girls could do crazy things for love and Alison was a living testimony of that, maybe, Avery would join her soon.

I had to scold her for her foolishness, no sensible person would jump into a pool when they could not swim and she had the guts to blame Alison for it, a person who was down with a cold before I left.

Do not try to tag me as uncaring, she was a witch, she would be able to take care of herself in my absence and if she was not, it would still benefit me because one of my life problems would be resolved which included eliminating Alison out of my life, she was so obsessed and clingy, she would be the perfect description of a psychotic ex.

Her eyes held so much sincerity but I believed that they were fake, she was trying to blame someone for her silly mistake and that was something that I would never tolerate.

Was this the kind person that they wanted me to spend the rest of my life with?

No way, she was definitely pretending, she has never been loved before or treated like a queen, so, when she becomes my Luna, of course, she would show her true colors, become power crazy and finally, seek revenge on all those that had hurt her.

That was if she became strong.

Tyler walked up to me while shooting me a deadly glare that I was already used to, he had been taking sides with her and I was sure that she was gaining their love, care and support through manipulation.

‘’What is your problem, Alexander Ethan?! Do you find joy in seeing that innocent cry all the time?!’’ He questioned, angrily.

He did not just address me by my full name!

‘’How dare you speak to me in such disrespectful manner?! I would not tolerate such nonsense.’’ I warned him.

‘’Answer my question, what exactly is your problem with Avery? She was dripping wet and even, in tears on top of that.’’ He stated, ignored my warning.

I rolled my eyes at him, I was only letting it slide since he had been my best friend for years.

‘’She is not innocent, you are just too gullible to see that.’’ I deadpanned.

‘’And you are too hard hearted to realize that you have been constantly hurting her, for once in your life, be a good person even if it is not to other people but at least, to your mate, she fucking deserves your love.’’ He countered.

Here we go again.

‘’Stop being such a dad.’’ I told him with a straight face and in a sarcastic tone.

He scoffed, ‘’We both know that your dad would do way worse and I know that you do not like doing something against your will, that is why I have not said anything to anybody, I am still giving you a chance to love her, break that stone cold heart for her.’’

‘’You are not going to blackmail me into loving her, you can go ahead and tell my father, it would not still make me accept her.’’ I replied him.

‘’Then, reject her, set her free instead of making her go through emotional trauma.’’

My wolf would never forgive me if I did that, he would literally cut me off and even, refuse to let me shift and my father would make sure to crush my world into pieces, he was a Lycan for a reason.

‘’Hmm, Alpha Alex has suddenly gone mute, what is the matter? Why are you holding back from rejecting her? Are you scared of your dad or you feel that she is too good for her or you are just a horrible match for her considering how toxic that you are!’’

Those last words of his rang in my head and my eyes instantly became pitch black as I charged towards him.

‘’I am not a toxic person!’’ I corrected him.

‘’And you are not a good guy.’’ He fired.

‘’What is even your problem?! You are picking sides with a total stranger over your best friend that has been with you through thick and thin?!’’ I questioned him.

‘’I would not hesitate to set my best friend on the right path if he is misbehaving, you have a choice, Lex. You could either accept her as your Luna and treat her as such or you reject her and give her a chance to find another mate while you prepare an explanatory speech for your father before your death.’’ He stated.

What if the goddess decides to punish me after rejecting my mate?

What if Avery turns out to be my kind of girl later on?

‘’You keep saying that Avery is not your type, you had Alison before that, she is hot, sexy, strong and everything that spells perfect to you but yet, you do not love her, it is not because she is a witch, there is something that you are looking for and the goddess finally sent it your way, you are trying to push it away, you are truly ungrateful, you know. I do not understand why bad things happens to good people, she does not deserve a guy like you and I hope that her dream guy would get into the picture and then, you would finally realize what you have lost, you have to build your woman to the kind of person that you want her to be, emulate your father for crying out loud.’’ He told me.

I hated to admit the fact that he was right.

‘’I am incapable of loving anybody.’’ I asserted.

‘’More like, you are insatiable of loving.’’ He countered before walking out on me.

That was not true.