Mated To My Sister's Fiance

Chapter 7

Amara

We heard a loud and furious growl. My eyes snapped toward the sound and I was horrified, when I saw a very angry Magnus coming toward us with long, powerful strides, right to where me and Tom were sitting — no, laying down on the ground.

I realized this position was not appropriate at all.

Anyone who saw us like this would think something else entirely. Oh Goddess.

He stood close to us within seconds. He grabbed Tom by the collar and threw him far away. I gasped and quickly raised back to my feet.

"Tom!" I shouted.

But Magnus blocked my view before I could see where Tom landed. I tried to move past him to get to Tom but Magnus was already there first, trapping him again.

"What were you doing to her?" His voice was threatening, like he genuinely wanted to kill him.

"No…stop! Please, leave him!" I rushed over and tried to pull Magnus back. "We were sparring and we lost our balance, that's all!"

His eyes were white. Oh Goddess. His wolf had surfaced wanting to come out.

He was still holding Tom. I reached out and held his wrist softly, trying to calm him down. The moment he felt my touch, his eyes slowly returned to their normal blue,like he understood what he was doing.

He released Tom and without sparing a single glance at me or anyone else, he walked out.

I exhaled a long breath. What was that? Why was he so furious?

Tom coughed. My attention snapped back to him immediately. I rushed over and helped him to his feet.

"What was that, Amara? Who was that?" Tom asked, mostly confused by Magnus's sudden attack.

"Umm.., he was Alpha Magnus. He is Chloe's… fiancé," I said. That word — fiancé — felt like venom injected on my tongue.

Tom stared at me for a moment, then narrowed his eyes. "I've heard about him. But why was he so angry with me and attacked me? I never did anything wrong to Chloe, I don't even meet her."

I didn't say anything. Honestly, I didn't understand his behaviour either. He hated me, he made it clear. So then what was this? Why did he act like he cared? I thought about it, maybe at the end I was still his mate.

And it bothered the wolf, especially an alpha wolf, when someone else touched their mate. That instinct didn't care about his feelings or his choices. It just reacted.

"I'm sorry, Tom. I.."

He waved his hand dismissively. "It's fine. I think Alpha thought I was hurting you, and since you're someone he knows, he probably considered you as family now. He was just helping you."

My lips pressed in a thin, straight line. I am nothing to him. He made that clear already.

Well..my sparring session turned into a disaster. I went back to my room and stood at the window, staring out at the forest view. It always gave me peace whenever I needed to clear my head. I stayed there quietly for a while, and felt peace.

After some time, I finally stepped out of my room. As soon as I moved forward toward the stairs, a hand suddenly appeared from nowhere and grabbed me.

I recognized him, sparks and his scent .

Magnus.

Before I could react, he pulled me with him, I didn't even know where we were going.

"What are you doing, Alpha? Please let me go—"

He didn't listen. He didn't stop. He took me to a corner on the second floor, one that was hidden from everyone's sight, where no one would pass by.

I was scared. He pinned me against the wall, his eyes shifting colour rapidly, white to blue.

"What was that?" he demanded. His voice was deep and rough, layered with his wolf's harsh tone underneath.

"I neither did anything wrong, Alpha, nor have I told anyone that you are my mate." I said it all in one breath, hoping that he would leave me.

His closeness bothered me. Zia was happy to have our mate so near, I could feel her excitement inside my head, but I knew better. This was not a lovely moment.

His eyes darkened even more. He let out a low, dark chuckle.

"Trying to act smart omega, hmm?" He stepped closer. "What were you doing with that male omega? Is he your boyfriend? Your lover?" he hissed.

I was shocked. He actually thought Tom was my boyfriend.

"Alpha, he's not—"

He didn't let me finish. What next came out of his mouth broke my heart into a million pieces.

"If he wasn't your boyfriend, then you're his whore."

I went cold.

My eyes blurred with tears immediately. His words made me feel disgusted with him. Zia whimpered, crying at his words.

He still wasn't done.

"Cat got your tongue? You were enjoying spreading your legs for someone who wasn't your mate?"

My tears slid down my cheeks. I could not believe what I was hearing. My own mate — the person the Moon Goddess chose for me ..was standing in front of me calling me these names.

Something in me snapped.

Without caring about the consequences, I raised my hand and slapped him across the face. His head turned slightly to the side from the impact.

The sting burned across my palm but I didn't care.

He looked absolutely furious. His hand came up and wrapped around my throat — not hard enough to hurt me, but tight enough to make me know he was angry.

"How dare you, omega. You forget who I am."

"Yes," I said, my voice shaking but not from fear anymore — from anger. "I know exactly who you are. You are a jerk. An arrogant Alpha who thinks the entire world revolves around him."

My tears were still falling but I held his gaze. "You already told me you don't consider me your mate. So why does it matter to you if I have a boyfriend? It is none of your business."

My voice cracked. "Leave me alone. You have your perfect fiancée Chloe, so please focus on her. We are nothing to each other, Alpha Magnus. Nothing."

His grip loosened slowly.

I didn't wait. I turned and ran. I ran back to my room as fast as I could, my tears falling the entire way.

I shut the door behind me and leaned my back against it, sliding down until I was sitting on the floor, my knees pulled to my chest, crying so hard my chest ached.

I hate you. I hate you. I hate you.

I wish I never met you. He was cruel, a heartless monster. The words he said to me played on my head. I would not speak to him again.

He didn't deserve a single word from me. He didn't deserve anything from me.

Maybe I'm a bad person, the quiet voice in the back of my mind whispered. Maybe that's why the Moon Goddess thought I deserved this.

I stayed on that floor for a long time. I didn't even realize..

Eventually, I dragged myself up. I splashed cold water on my face, took one long breath, and pulled myself together as best as I could manage.

Then I stepped out of my room and made my way downstairs toward the hall.

I had barely taken a few steps when Chloe appeared in front of me.

Her face was completely blank. Unreadable. But her eyes kept staring at me.., studying me, looking for something.

Did she see Magnus and me together?