The Lycan king-Chapter 66

*Leonora*

I don’t honestly know why Jax had me blindfolded. I know he had been trying to illicit a certain reaction from me and I was going to give it to him. I was too exhausted to try and fight or argue with him. Besides, I really was preparing to be his Queen. I know that there are some things I needed to learn and it annoyed me that he hadn’t even brought it up. Maybe that’s what he wanted me to say. Maybe he wanted me to ask for his help but I didn’t know how to go about it. I talked to Bethany about Jax and I’s relationship and she advised me to be myself. How am I supposed to be myself when it’s not enough for him?

I can’t be myself because I would not be able to put up with his commitment issues. I would not be able to put up with cheating. I would be able to put up with his anger. One way or the other we would burn each other down and I was scared of that.

"We are here." He said as I heard the door shut. He took my hand and pulled me. There was no way I would be able to guess where we were. I felt the blindfolds loosen and fall off my eyes. We were in my old apartment. "I know that something is wrong with us and we’re not going to leave until we sort it out."

"Jax." I called softly not knowing what to say.

"You can scream all you want. I bought the whole building so no one is here." He stated so casually. I looked around and it was just like how i left it. Except, it was clean. Nothing had changed. I walked into the kitchen and I spotted the kettle still on the cooker. I remembered having a bit of tea before falling asleep.

"Would you like some tea?" I asked him and I heard is scoff in the living room. "I think we should clean the place up."

"It has been cleaned already." He pointed out. There was so much I didn’t know about Jax. How was he able to just buy the building? How was he able to get cleaners here? "Leonora, we’re here to talk and not play house."

"I don’t know what you want me to talk about." I said, walking back to the living room. Jax pointed at the couch beside him and I carried myself over to it and sat down. He sat beside me and turned to look at me.

"Leonora-"

"It’s Leo."

"I don’t fucking care anymore. Leonora, you need to open up and tell me what is going on with you! I’m tired of faking like I’m not seeing that you’re hurting." He said and I sighed. How would I tell him what was going on in my mind? "So now, we’re not going to leave this place until you talk. I’ll order in some food and your clothes are here so we have time."

His phone buzzed in his pocket and it suddenly reminded me of mine. He brought it out of his back pocket and quickly answered the call. The name Claire flashed on the screen before he put it by his ear.

"Speaker." I mouthed. I wanted to hear whatever they were discussing and I didn’t care if it made me look insecure. I wasn’t comfortable with the both of them and I never will.

He got up and walked into my room. I wanted to walk after him and hear what he was telling her but I couldn’t tell what that would make me.

After a couple of minutes, he walked back out of the room and sat beside me. He placed a hand on my shoulder and I shrugged it off.

"Claire was just wondering where I was." He said and I got up, moving to the other couch at the opposite side of him. "What’s going on?"

I could feel the anger bubble in my chest. "You know how I feel about you and Claire."

"There is nothing going on, I swear." He said and I rolled my eyes. How many times had he said this since I came back from the cave?

"Then why couldn’t you put the phone on speaker? Do you really think I believe that there’s nothing going on?" I asked as he sighed. I could tell that he did not expect me to question him about Claire.

"Why can’t you believe me?" 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"You’ve not exactly shown me that you’re someone I can trust. What is going on with you and Claire?" I asked and he scoffed. Why was he acting this way? What was his problem? "Admit it. There’s something going on."

"Can you stop?! There’s nothing going on with Claire and I." He said, his voice laced with a hint of dishonesty. I got up and walked to the kitchen. I picked up the kettle from the cooker and washed it. I filled it up with water and placed it on the cooker, turning on the gas. I wanted to boil some water and make tea for myself or else I would explode in anger.

I wasn’t going to let myself lose control over this. I thought I had been prepping myself for this but I don’t think I can stop myself from hurting knowing that he would not be able to fully commit to me. There was still Claire looking over our heads and I’m thankful that Rachel was gone.

"Leonora! You do not just walk out on me." I heard his voice coming towards me. He stepped into the kitchen and we both stared at each other. I squared my shoulders and frowned at him. I wasn’t feeling sadness anymore just anger. Unbridled anger that I was sure I would be able to contain.

"Jax, let me go and run back to your sweet little Claire. I do not want to be with you anymore."