Family's Spoiling Kills: Reborn, I Seek Wild Revenge novel Chapter 18

Amanda's POV

I heard footsteps and, curious to know who it was, I looked and saw my stepmother in front of my cell gate with a guard. My eyes met hers, and she glared at me with hate.

"Give us some privacy," she said to the guard, who nodded and left. After the guard left, she glared at me from head to toe and then sneered. "If I had my way, I would have killed you right this moment, but then I think Alpha Edward has better plans for you," she said with hate and disgust.

Slowly, I got up from the cold floor and made my way to the cell gate, so I could be close to her. When I reached the cell gate, I locked eyes with her.

"Why do you hate me so much?" I asked what has been in my heart for a long time. "I have never done anything to you. Despite all the terrible things you have done to me, I still see you as my mother..."

"I'm not your mother!" She spat in my face. "You know who your mother is, and that is not me," she yelled, and I swallowed my pain.

"You and I know that you are aware that I am not capable of killing anyone, let alone killing my sister. You know I didn't do it. Why don't you tell everyone that?" I pleaded in tears, and she chuckled. "Really?" She asked with raised eyebrows, and I gulped. "Does it matter if you did it or not?" She asked, and my eyes widened. I was right; she knew I wasn't the one who killed Elisa, but she just didn't want to say it.

"You are going to suffer for the death of my daughter, and that is all that matters. My daughter can't be dead while you live your life freely. I won't let that happen," she confessed.

A strand of tears trickled down my cheek as realization hit me. She knew I didn't kill Elisa, but she just wanted me to suffer and live in pain. "Why? Why do you hate me so much?" I sobbed in tears.

Suddenly, she grabbed my hair and pulled my face closer to hers. "You want to know why I hate you?" She asked as she tightened her grip on my hair, causing me to exclaim in pain. "You always act like the special child, and my daughter is always behind you. Elisa was always behind you in everything. Your mother proudly showcases your accomplishments and achievements in my face, and you think I will sit down and smile about it? No!" She spat while more tears trickled down my cheek.

So, all this was because of how brilliant I was.

"Now I have lost my daughter, and here you are still alive. How fair is that?" She spat in anger and let go of my hair. I sobbed in pain and took a step away from her.

"You don't know what has befallen you, Amanda. Alpha Edward will inflict so much pain on you that you will wish for death, but it will be far away from you."

My heart ached, and I sobbed loudly. She turned to leave but stopped and turned back to me. "And so you know, your whore of a mother is dead. She died this morning..."

"No, what?" I exclaimed in fear.

"You heard me right. Your mother is dead and gone," she smiled evilly at me and got closer to me. "This is just the beginning of your misery," she chuckled before walking away.

Hot tears trickled down my cheek. "No!" I screamed at the top of my voice. "No, no, no!"

After I finished, I stepped out of the shower, and she handed me a towel to dry myself. I took the towel and wiped my body.

"Come with me," she said, leading me back to the room. She gestured for me to sit, then began drying my hair with a hairdryer. After she finished, she tied my hair into a ponytail and handed me clean underwear and a gown.

"I think you are ready to meet the alpha," she said while I gulped nervously.

"You'll be fine," she reassured me, and I nodded, rising to my feet.

She led me out of the room, where we met the guard waiting for us. She guided me back to the familiar door, announced our presence, and we were ordered in.

Upon entering, I noticed that Alpha Edward was still in the exact position I had seen him in before. "You can go," he told the maid, who bowed before leaving.

He fixed his gaze on me, scanning me from head to toe, making me feel like a prey standing before him.

"Undress!" His words came as a command.