Chapter Two Hundred and Seventeen
Chapter Two Hundred and Seventeen
This had been what I was trying to avoid when I kept his mother’s visit from him- of course it hadn’t been because she nicely requested. I knew Axel would be heartbroken at the fact she visited and yet wanted nothing to do with her own son. For some reason I just can’t understand why he still cared about the bitch.
“I’ll inform the patrollers to never let her in; she is no longer a part of this pack.” I assured
him.
“You know what confuses me the most?” Axel questioned. “That she had been visiting all these years, and you never told me anything about it. I thought we were closer than that.”
“Don’t throw that at me. I was trying to protect you; the woman didn’t want anything to do with you.”
“And yet, you could have told me, just so I would know she is still alive and breathing.”
“You were worried about her?”
“I was worried the previous attacks on their pack claimed her life, but I wasn’t willing to go find out if she survived, not after the previous confrontation.”
“Axel, why do you even care about this woman? It is obvious she wants nothing to do with you, and she is using the fact that you care to hurt you even more. Is she really worth it?”
“No, she is not. But Adrain and my mom are still family, despite everything, and… I’d prefer if they stayed alive.”
“You want a drink?” I offered.
“No, I don’t.”
“Come on, you can’t still be mad at me for keeping her visit a secret.”
“Seeing my mother naked before you is not a very nice sight.” He said before walking away.
I knew he was mad. Axel doesn’t easily get angry, but when he does, it was hard for him to let go of his fury.
There was only one person who could help him get over his rage, one person he would be willing to talk to and that was… Riley.
Axel was right, if we had switched places, he wouldn’t have kept it all from me and so I had to
fix this.
I walked into our room to see Riley on the couch reading a history book. I couldn’t help but smile at the sight.
“Now look who’s back early,” she said with a smile. Skipping off the couch, she ran into my
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arms. She kissed me, and I kissed her back, my hand trailing beneath her top to check on the scar. It has cleared off now.
“Riley, I need your help. Can you help me?”
Her eyes brightened at that; she was just ready to do anything. “Yes, I mean, of course, why won’t I?” she muttered and then gave a shy smile “What do you need?”
“Pricilla, Axel’s mother visited today.”
“What?” she questioned, surprised; I noticed the worry marks on her face, Axel must have told her about his mother. I shouldn’t be surprised that Axel had told her about it; I knew how he felt about her.
“Why was she here?” Riley questioned.
“She needed financial aid, and Axel kind of walked in on that. She said some really stupid things, but Axel is hurting. Maybe because I didnt tell him about her previous visit. I had just been trying to protect him from the little bitch, or it might also be the fact that he walked in on his mother undressing before me.” I watched her expression, but she really did get better. at hiding it all in. “I wasn’t going to do anything”
“I know. I know you won’t,” she said confidently, and I couldn’t help the smile that formed on my lips.
“I want you to talk to him.”
“And why do you think he would listen to me?”
“Because he loves you and he would only listen to you alone.” I kissed her forehead. “He needs. someon
to talk to, and that someone is most definitely not me.”
“Okay, I can do that,” she said with a smile.
“Thank you; you can spend the night there if you wish to.” I said, and her gaze found mine.
“Are you sure?… is that what you want?”
Of course that wasn’t exactly what I wanted, but.
“Yes, it is.”
