Amelia Lovecraft

Wrapping things up at the hospital, I walked to my car. Strange enough there was a black Jeep at the back. Rubbing my suspicious thoughts aside, I began to drive. Only a second into the streets the Jeep followed my suit. A sense of alarm ran through me hoping the vehicle takes a turn. Through the rear view mirror, I noticed how the driver followed at my pace. The streets were quieten down, since it was already past six at night. Leaving only a few cars driving to and fro. I picked up some speed and drove towards my house. I parked the car and walked up to the entrance, just then the same Jeep drove passed my house. Was someone watching me? I felt like I was being followed.

Walking into the house I noticed how the lights weren't turned on. It meant my parents had left for the meeting. Turning on the lights and locking the door, I rushed to my room to freshen up and lay down after a long day.

I laid beneath the sheets of my bed, thinking about what was going on at the pack house. I felt a giddy feel knowing Lincoln being there, looking all handsome and sexy- Okay I have to stop thinking about him.

From afar a chorus of wolf howls were being heard. They were cheerful howls, probably after announcing their new Beta. I was happy for Tyler.

Burying my head into the pillow I welcomed a deep slumber.

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After getting ready for the day, I headed downstairs to ask my parents about the pack meeting. Sadly there was only a note stuck to the refrigerator.

"Pack training started early, see you tonight sweetie."

Mum and dad had already left for their pack training. So there was no one in the house. Grabbing a cup of coffee, I chugged it down, before leaving to the hospital.

As usual I made it to the office and I already had a visitor waiting for me. Lincoln. I was completely surprised by his presence. Maybe he's here for his arm, the one I fixed after the rogue attack. I walked in with my chin high.

He stood as soon as I stepped inside the room. He wore a dark burgundy shirt with black slacks. Probably paired with a black blazer to finish the look, but he wasn't wearing it now. His wrist watch peaked through his sleeve. Would have been better if he had rolled up his sleeves. Oh well!

"Here we go again..." Heera rolled her eyes at me. Thankfully, that made me stop checking him out.

"What do you want?" I sounded ruder than I intended to.

"I wanna talk to you." He replied tenderly.

"I'm busy right now." I shook my head and glanced at my watch.

"Alex has got your patients taken care of."

"What? You asked him to do that?"

"He offered, and I accepted." He simply shrugged. What is wrong with Alex?

"I have other things to do. Leave."

"Amelia. Just let me talk to you. Please hear me out. I thought you'd come last night." He walked near me. Soon my nostrils were filled spruce and mint.

"What is it?" I asked, hoping to cut the conversation short.

"I want you. I need you Mia. I know I've fucked up, but I want to make it right. I crave for you more anything in my whole life. Ever since I saw you, the day I laid my eyes on you I should have claimed you as mine. My mistake."

"You're very funny. I'm here for almost a month and you've just realized it now? Did it feel good to abandon your mate and go home to your lover every night?"

"Mia I was confused, I thought it was wrong to dump her as soon as I met you because-"

"Because that would hurt her feelings... right? Then what about mine Lincoln? In the beginning it was okay, I didn't want a mate who didn't want me. Simple as that. However now, I'm the unwanted mate of the Alpha. The whole pack assumes, while a few have confirmed. They look at me with pity."

"And I want to change that if you allow me. About Sarah. I ended things with her."

"And threw her away like trash. And guess what Alpha, she's not gonna fight back. You know why? Since you're the damn Alpha of the pack. Is this how you use girls and throw them away? That's quite cheap coming from a man like you. A man that everyone here, even the little kids look up to." I knew Sarah was worthy of his punishment, but something in me wanted to make him feel blameworthy.

"Threw her out like trash?" I felt his mood change, the pain and sorrow now turned to hate. "Mia you shouldn't be saying stuff like that, when you have no idea what happened." My heart leapt at how he calls me Mia, when he sounded desperate. My mind was swirling with mixed emotions towards him now.

"I don't care what happened. Leave." I walked away from him only to be held by the wrist and pulled back to his hard chest.

"We need to talk." His forehead almost touching mine. "You're making that so difficult for me right now."

I slapped the arm that held my wrist with my other hand. He hissed before letting go, immediately stepping away in frustration. I stared at his broad shoulders and back while he raked his hair. I only then realized I hit his sutured arm. I wave of guilt washed over me.

"Let me see your hand."

"It's fine." He spoke coldly.

If it was fine, then I should have just let him be or asked him to go. Unfortunately that's not what I did. I walked up to him and faced him. Avoiding his narrowed gaze on me, I lifted his injured arm and unbuttoned the sleeve, rolling it up.

I knew he was feeling crabby about my attitude earlier but he still let me do it. Strolling towards the cabinet that had a first aid box, I grabbed it and also cleaned my hands before wearing a pair of gloves.

Lincoln was now leaning against my desk, giving me the perfect access to his arm. I gently unwrapped the binding. His veins ran through his arm, tempting me to run my fingers along it. I hated how my head worked at times. Inspecting the wound, it had healed well. There was no scar, but a line of redness showing it was sensitive skin. Only the end of the slit, with a deeper cut wound for about an inch seemed like it hadn't healed all the way.

"Give it a day, that'll be gone." He said. Leaving a scar I thought. Ignoring his carelessness, I cleaned up his wound and pulled out a little plaster to stick over it.

"How long are you gonna do this to me?" He spoke again in a defeated tone. "Make me suffer."

"Why did you do it?" I asked, no longer able to sit here with so many unanswered questions. He looked clueless. "Why did you ask your girlfriend to work as a maid?"

"She's not my girlfriend!" He growled. "I sent her to work at the pack house because she deserved it." He scoffed. "Deserves worse." He muttered under his breath.

"Because she treated the maids bad?" I asked again.

He nodded, "it's one of the reasons."

Placing the bandage on his arm. Removing the gloves, I threw in the bin. I drew my hand down. He held on to my fingers like I was too fragile. His rough fingers grasped my fingers in an adorable way, while his mind drifted to other things.

"I found out Sarah had been cheating on me for all these years. When I was gone for days, weeks maybe. And that wasn't it, she had met her mate years ago. She didn't want him."

"She wanted you instead?"

He chuckled, but his eyes held disgust. "Not me. She wanted power and my money." Lincoln still held on to my hand and it felt like he wasn't aware of it. He was in deep thought.

"Benjamin killed him." His jaw clenched. "That sick bastard killed his sister's mate so that she could be with me. And she fucking agreed." My jaw dropped at the revelation.

"S- so you're here now, because you found out she cheated on you?" I pulled my hand out of his grasp and crossed my arms. "What if she didn't?"

He rubbed his temples, "Mia, I told you I was going to end things with her even before I learnt the truth. Regardless what it was, I wanted to break up with her, because I only want you." Though there wasn't any physical touch, we still stood at a very close proximity. Neither of us wanted to pull back. Blame it on the mate bond.

He unbuttoned his other sleeve and rolled it up as well. Now both his well toned arms were on display. Oh goddess the distraction. I looked away clearing my throat.

"I'm sorry, I can't seem remove the picture of you and Sarah the first time I saw you. So much pain, only because I waited for my mate."

"I'm not gonna force you, but I will always wait for you Amelia. For as long as it takes, I promise."

Sadly you'll have to wait for a very long time Lincoln.