MY UNWANTED MATE?❤
BY EUNICE NWODU
(DO NOT COPY OR REPOST)
Chapter 18
• Umbrie’s POV •
Keiran and I had dinner and I didn’t realize I was so hungry and didn’t eat with Sky. The hospital room was quite cold so I wore one of Keiran’s jacket in order to keep warm.
“Where are you going?” Keiran asked after I locked the door.
“I’m going to bed.” I replied pointing to the couch.
“Come over, let’s share.” He offered blankly hitting the bed with his palm. He adjusted afterwards making space for me.
I guess my body could fit in that manageable space. I walked to where he was and laid next to him.
Memories of sleeping on the same bed with Louis sipped in. Well, he was Keiran physically but he wasn’t Keiran. I could deal with that. I have to try or I’d be so unhappy all the time.
The television went off and I traced behind me to see he was holding the remote. I turned to face him with my head on the pillow.
“Will you ever leave again?” I asked and he looked at me like I caught him off guard. I can admit that I’m used to just throw questions that someone wouldn’t be expecting.
“No, I won’t. I regret leaving in the first place.” He muttered.
“Did you run around the woods there?” I asked and he nodded.
“Yes, but not all the time though.”
“Do you promise not to leave again? Especially your family? You promise not to leave them again?”
“I promise. But you shouldn’t worry about my family at all. My parents does not care. It’s not a big issue to them.”
Just then, the sound of something dropping escalated. It startled me and I held onto my che-st.
“Is that a ghost?” I asked in fear.
“Obviously, it is. A patient died yesterday. His spirit is yet to rest and has been wondering all over the place.”
“What the heck, you’re lying Keiran!”
“I’m not. I straight up saw its shadow standing right outside my door.”
“W-What did you do?”
“I just ignored him and after a while, he left. So, you have to ignore it.”
Another sound came and I wiggled dee-per into the blanket.
“I’ll go check it out.” Keiran offered and I stopped him.
“No! It’s too dangerous. Let’s just stay here and wait it out. We have to stay together so we won’t be scared.” I persisted.
“Point of correction, I don’t get scared. I’m just messing with you. There’s no ghost.”
I knew there was no ghost but he had already put scary ideas in my head and I can even imagine the spirit standing next to me.
“You’re the worst, Keiran!” I half cried when I was starting to get my confidence back.
“I know, Umbrie. Goodnight.” He mumbled before going to sleep. I couldn’t sleep off immediately. I was awake just staring into space and thinking about nothing.
Was this what having a mate felt like? With so much responsibilities like I’m meant to suffer than to just enjoy our relationship. Maybe it was because he kept leaving. Maybe if he was actually there for me, things wouldn’t have gone up like this.
But I can’t spend my life with regret. I have to build something.
I just nee-d to fix this mate problem. And I can’t do it while thinking about the past. I have to let go of everything.
I turned around to face Keiran again. I drew close and dropped my head on his che-st.
‘Closer’ my wolf whispered and I obeyed it. I did hold him closer like my life depended on it. I’m just so glad he’s back.
Morning came and I decided to go home and have a bath. I had homeworks to take care of anyway and I’m sure Jared would be around to help me out of the misery.
“Thank you for staying with me.” Keiran said looking better than he was yesterday.
“It’s nothing.” I replied picking up my handbag and wearing it across my shoulders.
“I’ll see you off.” He muttered and I agreed to let him trek all the way down with me. I’m exaggerating. There was an elevator.
“Keiran, the way you talk about your parents. Don’t you ever feel warmth towards them? Like de-ep affection and you know they’re so important to you.” I asked him while we were alone in the elevator.
“No, I also don’t believe in love.” He replied and I scoffed.
What does he mean by that?
“You don’t believe in love? But you know it can happen to you, right?”
“I’m not expecting it to. It’s something that is difficult for me to feel. I don’t see it happening anytime soon because I don’t believe in it.” He elaborated with clenched fists.
“But we are mated. We are supposed to bond and… love each other some day. Don’t you believe in that?” I quizzed balling my hands in the process.
Was he intentionally getting on my nerves? Well, he wasn’t smiling. He hasn’t been smiling since yesterday.
“I don’t. I can’t tell.” He gave the final response and I snapped.
“What the heck are you talking about, Keiran? Why exactly are you trying to get me mad on purpose. We are bound to be together. So, how do we accomplish that if there’s no love? No affection?” I asked rhetorically while he just watched the scowl on my face.
“Geez, why are you so mad? It’s just my choice and what I feel. You can’t fight me because of that, will you?”
“You are right. We should just end everything. Let’s cut ties already. You can be with that sick choice while I be with mine.”
The elevator opened just in time and stormed off on him. I didn’t wait for any approach as I ran out of the hospital and went to the nearest bus station.
Now I want to work things out, he is being a di-ckhead.
He doesn’t love. He feels nothing.
He has always felt nothing? And to think he can say all this things after the hell of damages he has rendered me.
I opened my phone and saw a text from Jared.
LOUIS ESCAPED.
My heart skipped for a moment.
He escaped? How on earth could he escape? What is his plan?…
I angrily shoved my phone back into my pocket.
• Jared’s POV •
One minute I was high, the next I was low. Very low. I hated being at the hospital but I just had to come to take care of business. An important business.
I se-nt Umbrie the message and put the phone back into my pocket. As I looked up, I sp-otted Keiran walking into the hospital’s cafeteria.
He looked better. No longer at the verge of death, great.
“It’s good to see you back. The real you and not someone faking to be you due to your stupidity. Well, guess what? He ran away which makes this more frustrating.” I said unable to resist glaring at him.
“I don’t know what they’re up to. I just hope he doesn’t come back into our lives. They’re dangerous rogues.” Keiran said ignoring the insult I offered him on a platter.
I noticed the rings scattered around his fingers. They were about five in total. I hated when it made him look like he had the upper hand.
“I will go straight to the point. Break the bond with Umbrie. She has been throu-ghso much because of you and you are still putting her throu-ghhell.” I said controlling the tone of my voice.
If any of the workers sees anyone yelling at the patients, they cart them off and give them temporal ban from the hospital.
“What if I say no that I want to be with her?” He asked sternly.
“I am her brother. I’ll do all I can to protect her, even to the point of killing you.”
“Do you think things won’t work out between us?”
“Yes. End it before I end you.” I emphasized impatiently.
“Alright, I’ll do it. When’s the date?”
“I’m not joking! You are going to leave her the hell alone.”
“And I said i will do it. Stop being so hot blooded and tell me when we are doing it.” He groused.
“On Friday night. At the witch’s place. You’ll come alone and I’ll bring her myself. I don’t trust you but just know that I’m dead serious about this.”
He nodded as I spoke. Great, we are on the same page.
I got up and exit the hospital without exchanging more words with him.
Monday ~
• Umbrie’s POV •
“School was boring without you.” Daphne said as we went for lunch break together.
“There was a lot going on. I’m sorry I didn’t call you but I’m fine now.” I tried to give her a smile.
“Today is the first meeting of the drama team. You have to be around, okay?” She urged.
“Don’t worry, I will be there.” I replied and she interlocked her hand into mine.
“I’ve been trying to fix my directing skills though. I have to give them something fresh and perfect. Imagine if we become movie stars someday.”
I chuckled. I highly doubted that.
We kept talking as we got to the school garden holding our snack bars and I dropped mine on the table. I slowly took a look around the garden. Everyone was about minding their own business with whom they were with until someone or some people caught my gaze.
It was Keiran and Sherry – together.
She was crying and was hu-gging him and he patted her back consoling her.
I felt my hands shrieking as I folded it ti-ghtly.
I can’t help buy feel jealous. He just made me mad and is out here showing affection to someone else.
That ain’t right, was it.
He finally let her go after a while and offered her a tissue.
That was before his friends come over and he left with them.
“Umbrie, I think I know what you nee-d to do about Keiran.” Daphne chipped out and I snapped my head at her.
“What?”
• TBC •