Amanda's POV
I stayed by his side, waiting for him to wake up, but he didn't. His eyes remained closed as if he felt my presence and didn't want to see me.
"Amanda, I think you should go to bed. The healers will look after him," Matthew suggested, but I shook my head and took hold of Alpha Edward's hand, which was extremely cold. "I will stay with him," I murmured, my eyes fixed on him as if he would disappear if I looked away.
For hours, I remained by his side, watching him. I couldn't believe that after all this man had done to me, here I was, staying by his side and wanting him to be okay.
Hours later, I noticed his hand move. Slowly, he opened his eyes and furrowed his brow as he looked around. "Edward? You are awake? Can you hear me?" I asked with relief, and he just turned his head and looked in my direction. Our eyes met for a moment, and I gave him a comforting smile, but he just looked at me blankly and looked away.
My heart ached, but I composed myself and spoke. "Are you okay?" I asked, but he ignored me and looked at the healers who were present in the room. He exchanged glances with them, and without being told, I knew he was communicating with them through the mind link. Realizing this, I felt heartbroken and left out, but I held up my emotions.
A healer looked my way. "Miss Amanda, please, you have to leave," she pleaded, causing my brow to furrow.
"Excuse me?"
"You have to please leave," she pleaded again, and I looked at Alpha Edward, whose eyes were closed as if he didn't want to look at me.
"Is that what he told you? To ask me to leave?" I asked, pain striking my heart. The healers didn't say a word, but their silence confirmed what I needed to know.
"Fine!" I spat and got up on my feet. Storming out of his room, a tear dropped on my cheek, but I wiped it away. "He doesn't deserve your tears, Amanda. You shouldn't be crying," I mumbled
in pain but cried even more. I couldn't stop the tears from falling.
Going back into my room, I collapsed on the bed and continued crying. I didn't know why I
was crying, but I just kept crying. "I hate you, Alpha Edward!" I spat in pain. "I hate you so much, yet..." I sobbed. "Yet I still love you!" I sobbed loudly and covered myself with the blanket. The door to my room opened, and when I looked up, it was Matthew. "Amanda, are you okay?"
he asked, but I shook my head, left the bed, and fell into his arms while he hugged me tightly as I sobbed more.
"It's okay, I'm here," Matthew whispered tenderly to me, but the tears kept falling. Gently, he stroked my hair and just allowed me to cry until I got a grip of myself and pulled away from him.
"I will miss you so much, Uncle Levi, but Father said we will be back soon," Liam said as he hugged Levi. I watched them talk to each other, and then I noticed Sophia coming our way with her belongings. She held my gaze and stared at me with a worried look. Obviously, she knew I didn't want to leave.
"Let's go," Matthew said and took hold of Liam, who had a sullen look on his face. It was obvious he didn't want to leave too. "Father, I don't want to leave Godfather," Liam pleaded, and I swallowed in discomfort. "You will be back soon, son. Grandpa and Grandma want to see
you. Don't you want to see them too?" Matthew asked, and Liam frowned but nodded. "Good, so let's go see them," he said to Liam and then turned to me. "Let's leave. The jet is
already waiting for us."
Sucking in a deep breath, I looked around the mansion, taking in the picture of the place. A
sudden fear rushed inside me. Somehow, I was scared that I would never return, that I would never see him again.
Tears gathered in my eyes, but I drew them back and turned toward the door. Reaching the door, I turned around and stared at the elevator and then the stairs, hoping he would appear and stop me. But after several seconds of standing there, nothing happened. Alpha Edward wasn't showing up.
Swallowing my pain, I turned around and walked out of the living room.
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