The Prince's Abused Mate
The Prince’s Abused Mate – Chapter 34

Amara.

I try to squint my eyes to open but it’s very hard so I stop trying. I feel tingles and spark on my arm and realize it’s Ahyan. Only his touch can make me feel this good.

” She’s waking up,” I hear Soph’s voice.

” Really? Her eyes are shut,” Cole states.

” I saw her squinting her eyes, Cole,” she says, in an irritated tone. A phone beeps.

” Again Soph, are you kidding me? That human Is still after you? I thought we were in a good place,”

” I don’t want anything to do with gentlemen who make bets to f**k women, so low,” She snorts.

” I was on your friend’s side, I betted on her!” He exclaims. I’m trying to open my eyes or move my hand from Ahyan’s touch but everything is numb.

” Dude, do you even hear yourself right now? Loca,” it’s Soph’s annoyed tone. ” You guys are so entitled! You think you can get away with everything without consequences,” she scolds. They continue to argue but Ahyan’s voice cut them.

” Stop arguing, or do it outside,”

” Thank you,” comes Jay’s voice. I would have rolled my eyes if I could. What are they all doing here? I don’t want to face them.

” Honestly, I don’t know what you’re doing here. I’m sure my best friend doesn’t want to see you,” Happy growls, I’m thankful for that.

” You even rejected her!” Accuses Happy.

” I did not,” Ahyan’s voice Is calm but defensive in a way.

” Oh really, you said you don’t want a mate, you didn’t accept her,” Sophie reminds him sharply.

” Just get out, all four of you,”

A loud growl resonates and an imposing aura takes over the room. Our mate is angry, Rhudo says softly.

The room is quiet. ” I f*****g messed up, I did everything in a shitty way and wronged Amara but I’m owning up to it. I want to apologize and if she doesn’t want to see me, she will tell me herself, not you!” He all but growls. I can hear their frantic heartbeats.

I feel soft lips linger on my forehead and warmth spread through my body and slowly, my eyes open. They all get up and surround me.

” Why is she looking like that? Is she in a dream state?” Asks Lyon confused. My eyes are cloudy so I blink several times before getting a better vision. Sophie is smiling widely at me, and so is Happy while the others just look relieved.

I dare glance to my left, Ahyan’s face has emotions I’ve never seen before. So many at once, regret, sadness, and others I can’t decipher. He is gaping, trying to say something but no sound comes out, so he just purses his lips.

I notice his hand is still holding mine, I look at it for a long time and he reluctantly retrieves it. I focus my attention on my friends.

” Hi,” Soph breaths, sitting on the edge of the bed and caressing my hair softly.

” Hey,” I croak, but my throat hurt. I raise my hand to touch it but there is something thick around it.

” That is temporary, that bastard injured your neck,” Happy explains. ” Oh love I’m so glad you’re safe with us,” he says, tears glistening in his eyes as he and Sophie wrap their arms around me in a hug.

Images of what happened replay in my head and I silently cry, trying to repress a sob from escaping my lips but it’s no use. After minutes of an embrace, I hear the door close as the boys walk out and I cry loudly. Not from the aching of my body but all I went through in the hands of that drug lord. We pull apart and I take deep breaths to calm my heart… Sophie is crying too.

” I’m sorry, babe. I had no idea what was happening,” she says, sniffing.

” Don’t apologize, it’s not your fault,” I say quietly, it was no one’s fault. Walyne had an obsession with me.

I look at the room we are in, first it’s beautiful and huge with a high ceiling. I’m in a comfortable huge bed and the room has white sofas and large windows.

” We are at the castle’s infirmary, Ahyan refused to take you to the general hospital,” Happy says. I nod

” Thank you for everything you guys did,” I say, they nod and smile.

” I hate to say this but without Ahyan and his friends, we wouldn’t have found you easily,” Happy sighs, indeed, Ahyan is the last person I saw before I passed out.

” What happened to Walyne and his rogues?”

“They all died… painfully so if I add, Ahyan went mad and unleashed his firepower on them, by the way, guys, please don’t let me anger him to that point,” Chuckles Sophie.

” And my family? Do they know what happened?”

” Well about that….” Sophie trails, looking at Happy who Is holding in a laugh

” What?”

” We beat up your Dad and Lisa, dude it was wild,”

I open my mouth slightly, surprised. They are laughing as they tell me how it all went down. Happy was the first to go approach Richard after they heard everything then Sophie followed and it got to exchanging blows, my father and Lisa were even arrested but Veronica Rodriguez managed to get them out today, and even canceled her engagement with Richard.

The door suddenly opens and lulu runs in. I smile as she gently climbs on the bed, hugging me.

” I missed you,” She says against my neck as she holds me tighter. Veronica and Alice walk in but I keep my gaze on Alice, her expression Is soft and tears are building in her eyes. She suddenly bursts out crying and hugs me.

” Oh Amara, I’m relieved to see you safe! And I’m so sorry for all the times I was a bad sister,” she cries. ” I was so bad to you, you didn’t deserve it! You were right about everything,” she continues, sniffling.

It will take me some time to forgive her, all I see when I look at her are the insults, the beating, and all the bad things they put me through but I’m glad she’s making amends. Tears roll down my face again and I look at Veronica, she k****s my forehead and caresses my cheek.

” You have no idea how sorry I am about everything that happened, sweetheart,”

She says gently as she wipes the tears from my face. She sighs sadly ” Richard had no right, no woman should ever be treated like that, ever!” Her expression darkens as if thinking of a bad memory. Her fists are clenched and her eyes are glowing.

” Veronica, are you alright?” she nods.

” Bad memories,” She sighs. I wonder what kind are those, Veronica seems to have a happy and good life, she is beautiful, intelligent and most of all, kind. However, I don’t dwell much on it.

I spend time with my friends and family. Someone brought pizzas and they are all eating while chatting. Lulu Is in bed with me, trying to make me eat but my throat hurts too much and the smell of b***d in my throat isn’t helping.

In the evening, they leave despite some protests. I lay back in bed and close my eyes to rest. Images of what happened in the last few days invade my mind again, the assault making me whimper and shiver. I begin to cry again. I hear the door open and I quieten myself, pretending to be sleeping.

His hand is caressing my hair and I feel him k**s my temple.

” How are you feeling?” He asks. I open my eyes to meet beautiful obsidian ones. I’m staring at him, mesmerized and my wolf stirs within me.

I don’t know what to say to him, Ahyan’s expression is soft, and his hand is still gently caressing my hair.

” Can’t talk to you right now, Prince Ahyan,” He smiles and nods.

” Um okay, but can I stay?”

” No,” I reply. He is silent then he bends down to k**s my temple again and a warm sensation spread through my body.

” Have a good sleep,” His voice is gentle. I only close my eyes and hear the door open and close. I let out a sigh and stir a little as my hand was giving me pain despite those painkillers I took.

The next day is calm, the doctor comes to check on me. They have removed the bandage around my neck, only leaving me with the cast on my arm and she says I can leave but come for therapy, all the arrangements were already made by the Royal family.

I call Happy to come and pick me up from the Royal infirmary, I’ll be staying at his place before I can find my own. He owns a two-bedroom apartment downtown. It’s neat and cute.

The doctor gives me a mirror, I gasp, my hair is disheveled, I trace a finger over the red marks around my neck and sigh.

The pretty doctor comes to me ” Don’t worry, Amara, they will fade. I see a lot of improvement in the four days you’ve been here,” she assures me with a soft smile. I nod just as the door opens, and Ahyan walks in, the doctor bows to him and leaves the room silently. He walks closer to me with a small smile on his features and damn, I gush inside at how sexy he is. He bends down and k****s my hair.

” You look better,” he says, what a liar, I look so horrible, my hair is in the wrong places, my eyes are sunken and my skin Is paler.

I sigh and turn away from him. I don’t want to talk to him

” I sent someone with clothes earlier, did you see them?”

When I don’t answer he continues ” let’s go, your suite at the castle has been prepared,” I turn to face him, squinting my eyes.

” What? No!” I protest.

” So she talks,” he muses. ” And you’ll be staying here at the Castle I know you don’t want to go home,”

” I’ll stay with Happy,” I say quickly. He frowns, looking cute.

” No, you’ll stay here so that you can continue seeing the doctors for your full recovery,” he declares. I glare at him and shake my head.

” No, I’ll be coming when need be but I’m not staying with you,”

“I just want you to be alright then you can do as you please,” he says softly. My heart stings, does he not care what happens to me after I fully recover? He stays silent for a long time before adding ” I want you safe, I want you close to me, Amara,”

I gap at him but his eyes are unwavering on me and sincere, why does he want me close? To torture me?

” Why?”

” You’re my mate,” he says simply without flinching. I scoff and twist my neck away from him.

” Isn’t this the part where you are supposed to reject me officially?”

” I don’t want to reject you,” he says sternly. I narrow my gaze back at him.

” I thought you don’t want a mate, what happened to the bond being shitty and fake,” I snarl

” I still do but I want to date you, I want to fall for you not because I was forced to by the bond but because I did… My human self. I’m not perfect, Amara, I make mistakes… lots of them and I’ve never been in a real relationship but I want to try my hardest, for you, your wolf, my Dragon, and …” He hesitates before adding ” Me,”

I stare at him baffled. Searching his obsidian eyes. Ahyan seems sincere and he doesn’t avoid my gaze.

I’m speechless.