Family's Spoiling Kills: Reborn, I Seek Wild Revenge novel Chapter 47

Amanda's POV

I followed Beta Matthew into his room, and when we entered, he locked the door. He stood by the window while I positioned myself beside the door.

"Have a seat," he gestured, and I sat on one of the couches.

An awkward silence filled the air as I waited for him to speak, to explain why he lied to Alpha Edward. After several minutes of silence, realizing he wouldn't initiate the conversation, I decided to break it.

"Why did you lie?" I asked.

He raised a brow and glanced at me before sighing and moving away from the window. Sitting on the couch across from me, he locked gazes with me.

"You were the first to lie," he remarked.

I gulped nervously and tucked my hair behind my ears.

"It's okay. I understand why you lied. Maybe it was to spite him, and I'm not angry at you.

You did a good job," he said with a smile. I furrowed my brow, confused by his words. "Listen, I had to lie about us being mates. It's the only way I can set you free from Alpha Edward torture, and it's the only way I could stop him from sending you to China," he revealed,

and I gulped. "You wouldn't have survived there, trust me," he explained.

I took a deep breath and looked at him with worry. "What if he finds out you lied? Won't

that be a big problem?" I asked, feeling anxious.

Beta Matthew scoffed, sounding nonchalant. "Leave that for me to worry about," he replied. "That's not the only reason I called you in here," he continued, piquing my curiosity.

"I made a discovery. I realized that Elisa had several boyfriends, one of whom caught my interest.

His name is Anthony. Do you know him?"

"Yes, I do. He was Elisa's longtime boyfriend," I responded, wondering where this was leading. "Despite being betrothed to Alpha Edward, Elisa was still dating Anthony, right?" he asked,

and I nodded.

Beta Matthew gave me a suspicious look that made me uneasy. "Is there something wrong?"

I asked, feeling nervous.

He didn't respond but continued staring at me intently, making me so uncomfortable that I had

to look away.

"Tell me the whole truth," he demanded. I raised a brow, still confused.

"Yes, I want to know the truth. I can only help you if you tell me everything you know," he

urged, but I remained puzzled.

"I've told you all I know. I can't think of who might have killed her..."

"I'm not talking about that," he corrected, further adding to my confusion.

"I told you I would make some inquiries, so I went to your pack and began asking questions

about Elisa to understand the kind of person she was. And guess who I met?" he trailed off. "Who?" I asked, curious.

"Timothy, your pack's famous carpenter," he revealed.

My eyes widened, and I gulped.

"He told me a different version of the story about how Alpha Edward was saved in the woods. In that story, you were included. He claimed that you ran to him for help. But I had never heard of such a thing. What I had been hearing was how Elisa single-handedly helped Alpha Edward in the woods, so that got me confused..." he paused, walking around the room for a moment before turning to me.

"Waking up hours later, I realized my wolf was gone, and Alpha Edward had marked Elisa as his mate. I discovered my stepmother had tampered with my wolf, making her silent and dormant. She also threatened to kill my mother if I dared to tell the truth to anyone."

Silence hung in the air as we tried to gather our thoughts, and after a moment, he spoke. "So you decided to let them have their way, but unfortunately, someone killed Elisa, and the death was pinned on you?"

"Yes," I mumbled.

He nodded and went silent for another moment. "Why didn't you tell Alpha Edward about it? You have the chance now; your mother is dead, so there is nothing you stand to lose."

I frowned and shook my head. "I see no reason to tell him the truth. I no longer want him to know that I saved him, and neither do I want him to know that we are mates. All I want is to be proven innocent and be set free. I no longer want to be his mate. I can't be the mate of a man who ordered the killing of my sick mother, tortured me, and made me wish for death. I just can't," I spat with hate. I could let go of anything, but not the death of my poor mother.

"Ordered the death of your mother?" Beta Matthew seemed confused.

"Yes, he ordered his men to kill my mother," I mumbled in pain.

"Really? I wasn't aware of that." He frowned and went into deep thought for a moment before

he sighed.

"It's your decision, and I won't force you to do what you don't want, okay?" He assured me,

and I nodded.

"Our main target is to find Elisa's killer, and the number one suspect is her longtime boyfriend,

Anthony. My spies are already working on him, and if they find nothing, then we will look into the number two suspect," he declared, and I became curious.

"And who might that be?"

"Levi, Alpha Edward's cousin." He revealed.