The Lycan king-Chapter 115

Chapter 116

*Leonora*

Jax’s free time was already coming to an end. I wanted to scream but there was literally nothing I could do other than smile and make him happy before he leaves. He had tried to comfort me for the past few days but we both knew that it wouldn’t change a thing. It wouldn’t change the fact that I was spending most of my pregnancy alone. It wouldn’t change the fact that he was gone every other day and there was no way for us to communicate.

"Promise that you’re going to try and come back." I said as he folded a sweat shirt into his small bag. He had started carrying that bag with him after the first training they went for. It had all his essentials and it wouldn’t stress him to come back to the room and leave immediately. It also helped with our interactions. I knew that if I saw him at a random time, I wouldn’t want him to leave again.

"I promise I will try." He said as he took out a pair of shorts. "But I will also try to do something nice for you. I’ll send someone to assist you."

"What do you mean?" I asked. It had always been Bethany and I taking care of each other when Jax and Devon leave.

"I can send someone to watch over you and cook for you. That way you can stay alone but if you still want to stay with Beth, its fine." He said and I smiled. He was just too perfect. I felt so warm inside. They usually called this the bare minimum but it felt like the whole world to me.

"You called her Beth! That means you like her." I pointed out feeling giddy. I loved that Jax was really warming up to Bethany and Devon. I have always wanted everyone to get along so that we would all be best friends and do things together. "It means that you would like to be her friend."

"Don’t push it. I think she’s cool and she cared about you as much as I do so that’s a good thing in my books." He said as he finally zipped up his bag. "So, what are you going to be doing for the rest of the day?" He asked as he walked towards me and sat on the bed. I shrugged. I didn’t necessarily have a plan for the day. I didn’t have a plan other than sleep and eat. "Please talk to me now because we won’t communicate for a few days." He said and I pouted. He was right.

"I actually don’t have any plans. Maybe Bethany can come up with something." I said and he nodded. There wasn’t really much for us to talk about. We had already spent a better half of our few days together, talking about any and everything under the sun. "I want to name our baby Alexander, if he’s a boy. Short form could be, Alex or Xander."

"That’s okay. Its fine by me." He replied. "And if it’s a girl, her name will be Nora. Don’t even think about changing my mind. I like the name and it will always remind me of you."

"But I’m not going anywhere." I said and he nodded. He held out an open arm and I moved until I was resting my head on his shoulder and his arm was around me. "I’m going to miss you so much."

"I’m not going away. I’m still here. I just want to make sure you’re safe and we are all safe, okay? My pretty baby." He said as he pinched my cheeks. There was silence. We both knew what was coming next. He would be gone for a while and I had to stay within the confines of these four walls if I wanted to be safe. "I miss you a lot. Every night, I think about the next time I’m going to see you. I watch you whenever you sit at the balcony with Bethany. I just look forward to when everything with Luke would be over and it would just be us." He confessed. I never knew he used to watch us. I always believed he was so engrossed with the training that he didn’t notice us.

"Maybe we should use our mate bond more. That way we can still communicate and have a bit of quality time while you’re away." I suggested as I lifted my head to look at him. This meant that we wouldn’t have any shred of privacy but I didn’t care. As long as I still had my man with me.

"How about, every night. We use it a night. We can talk before we fall asleep." He suggested and I nodded. I didn’t care about compromising. Anything to be closer to my man. "I know its not enough but I don’t want to mistakenly share sensitive details."

"Its fine. I understand." I said as I went back to leaning on his shoulder. "What if this goes on until the baby is here."

"I will not miss the birth of our child. I promise you. I wouldn’t live with the idea that Luke’s pending revenge robbed me, robbed us of that special moment. I promise that I would be by your side every step of the way. This isn’t just a promise to you." He paused and I could feel tears gathering in my eyes. Damn my hormones. "This is a promise to our babies. This is a promise to our life together. I’m never going to miss any big milestone and I’m never going to leave you ever. So, don’t ever think that I’m cheating on you or I’m talking to anyone else."

"I’m really sorry for going through your phone." I immediately said. There was really no reason for me to search it because I didn’t even find anything.

"Don’t apologize. I’ll leave it here and you can use it. If there’s any problem, call Micah."

Leonora*

"Don’t worry, I’m not going to need it and I trust you, Jax. I really do." I assured him. I never wanted our relationship to be devoid of trust. We had already been through so much and I had no reason for thinking he would ever cheat on me. Yes, we had a very rough past but we have scaled through multiple times. He has shown me that even with all our arguments he valued our relationship and he was willing to make it work.

"Are you sure? Because I will be gone for a couple of days and I don’t want you to worry. I also don’t want anyone putting thoughts in your head." He said as he got up from the bed. It was time for us to say our good byes. I don’t know why but I still felt sad. Even if he was literally still in the same building as I am. "You know what, I’ll leave it here. I’ll use Micah’s to reach you."

"I’ll also give Bethany, Micah’s number in case." He looked at me like I had grown two heads. "I gave her my phone." I explained but he still had the same look. "When I moved my things from the apartment, I found my Phone and gave it to Bethany. I didn’t think I needed it."

"Oh okay. Give it to her but she can only call when there is an emergency." He warned and I nodded. Even if I gave the number to Bethany, I was very sure she wouldn’t call unless it was a problem we both couldn’t solve. "So, I guess this is another see you later." He said and I nodded. It was getting real. I couldn’t believe it. Time was really moving fast. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Please hug me before you go." I said as I stood up with outstretched hands. He immediately pulled me in for a hug and at that moment, I felt complete. The war against his brother was meant to just be between them but the mere thought that he was doing this to protect me was enough proof that I needed. "I love you so much. I love everything about you."

"Do you mean that? I mean, do you really love everything?" He asked me and I pondered. I have been on the receiving end of his bad side. In the past, he had never hesitated to show me the things he could do. After all was said and done, he had changed a lot. In ways that I could never imagine. Maybe that’s what excited me about parenthood with him. If he could care for me like this, I wonder how he would care for his children.

"Yes, I do. I know you’re not a bad person. You may behave nonchalantly but you care so much and I’ve really been through the ringer with you and I still love you. I also know that you wouldn’t harm me." I narrated. "I trust you. We just have a little bit of a communication issue." I pointed out and he nodded. It was definitely something that I had thought about a couple of times. Our last argument wouldn’t have been an argument if we had just talked.