Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Four
I had been on my way to Axels‘ apartment when walked right into my mother, she must have been waiting for me. I took a turn, trying to avoid her; she was the last person I wanted to see, but I felt her firm grip on my hands.
“Please, Riley, let’s talk,” she says.
Talk? What’s the point? We’ve been talking and it led to more problems, perhaps it was best I avoid chatting with her, this way she could keep her secrets to herself.
“I do not need to talk to you right now; let me go,” I said. My voice sounded so cold, I almost didn’t believe it came from me. She finally let me go.
“You were right, I didn’t want you with him, I was never okay with that and so I knew telling you the truth would end what you both had, if only I knew how bad I was hurting you in the process. I acted selfishly but I think I have a solution.” she says, her eyes sincere.
“No,
you don’t; the only things you can come up with are more problems, and I am fed up. I am sick and tired of you.”
“Hear me out. I read about this thing called a DNA test; the healers could do that; maybe you should check…” she speaks on, but I cut her off.
“So does this mean you are unsure about my relationship with…” I paused, noticing we were out in the open, and I couldn’t say more than that.
“No, I am sure.”
“Then what is the need for that?”
“I thought…”
“Stop alright. When I said I didn’t want to see you for some long, long time, I meant it. I need space, I need time away from you, and that is the least you can do for me right now.”
When I walked away, she didn’t follow after me or try holding me back.
I wanted a DNA test so badly; maybe the result could come out false, but then my mother wasn’t lying. What exactly was the use of putting my hope in a test that would come out positive?
I hesitated for a few seconds before knocking on the door to the Axel room.
A female with beautiful red hair opened the door
“Oh. Good day, Luna,” she says with an awkward bow; she wasn’t expecting me in the least.
“Uhmm, hi. Is Axel in?”
“Oh, yes, he is,” she says, leaving the door open so I could walk in. I contemplated just ditching this and going for a completely empty room; I could stay there for a while.
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“Riley,” Axel called the moment he saw me.
“Am I interrupting something?”
“No, I was just about leaving,” the red–haired girl said before exiting the room and leaving us
alone.
First it had been Gloria; when I saw her with Axel, I felt so jealous; Axel had broken things up with her just to please me, and then what did I do after that? I walked away; I went back to Thane. If this was his new girl, then I was going to have to deal with it.
“Riley,” Axel began. “Nina is my cousin,” he says as if reading me.
“Oh. Oh,” I was actually relieved to hear that. “I thought…”
“I know what you thought; it was written clearly on your face.”
wwas it that obvious?”
Axel chuckled. “It wasn’t,” he says, and I hope he wasn’t just saying that for my sake.
“I never knew you had a cousin,” I said to Axel.
“I do, though in the same pack, I rarely see her.”
“I don’t think I gave her a good first–time impression,”
“You shouldn’t be worrying about that, Riley, so tell me, why are you here?”
“I was wondering if I can stay here for some time.”
“Some time?” he questions
“Maybe a few days, a week, a month… I don’t know.”
“You told him,” Axel says, and I nod. “How did it go?” he asked.
“I… I don’t know. Maybe I was asking for too much; maybe this is all my fault… I should never have told him about this, but I feared he would find out on his own, and then that would be so much worse.”
“You did the right thing telling him.” Axel assured me.
“I do not think so, because he can’t even look me in the eyes when… kissing me, I said to Axel. “I noticed he had been distant lately and so.” I paused, too shy to say the words.
“You made a move.” Axel helped, and I nodded. I could no longer hold back the tears of embarrassment.
“He rejected me when I was right there, literally begging for his… his touch. I felt so embarrassed.” I finally spoke out, wiping the tears.
“He is a jerk for doing that,” Axel said, embracing me.
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