The Lycan king-Chapter 69

As the car came to a stop in front of the mansion, I realized our time away had come to an end. I pouted as I looked around at the pack from the tinted window. Jax whispered to the driver’s ear and he came down from the car. It was pitch black outside with little hues of light from the street light.

"I know things wouldn’t be like it was yesterday..." Jax trailed off and I turned to him. He took my hand in his, rubbing my knuckles as we looked at each other. "I am going to do everything to make sure we never have to argue and you never have to feel like you can’t trust me." He let go of my hand and cupped my cheeks, pulling me closer. I adjusted myself not wanting to strain my body from the way we were seated.

""I trust you, Jax." I said before I could even think. Maybe it was the mood but at that moment, I trusted him with my life.

"Then I would love to take this a step further. I want you to -" A loud knock on the window made me scream, jumping into Jax’s thighs. We turned to my side of the window and Claire was staring at the car with a glare. Luckily she couldn’t see us because of the tinted windows and it made me take a deep breath to calm my beating heart. "We’ll get back to this another time." He said, pulling me off his thighs and opening the car door. The walked out and slammed the door. He walked over to the other side and took Claire’s hand, leading her inside the mansion. I sat there watching the way they spoke and how she gestured in anger then the small smile that formed on her face. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

She briefly glanced at the car and they continued their journey into the mansion. I watched as their figures disappeared into the building and Claire slammed the door shut.

Maybe I was just imagining things. Maybe it’s all in my head. Jax told me to trust him and I wanted to. I wanted to believe that he didn’t leave me out here to talk to Claire. I wanted to believe that this wasn’t like the last time when he and Claire whispered and laughed at my naivety.

I wanted to believe that I wasn’t stupid to trust Jax after all that he had done.

I folded my hands and waited for a couple of minutes and there was no movement. I opened the door and got out of the car. It was really stupid of me to think that Jax would come back for me. There was a bag of food in the car that we had planned to keep in the kitchen for our breakfast and lunch tomorrow. My box of clothes from my house was in the boot of the car and the driver wasn’t here to open it for me. I closed the door lightly, not wanting to make any noise to alert Jax.

I don’t think I wanted to see him after knowing that he left me here alone in the dark. I began walking to the staff quarters.

"Leo." I heard my name and I turned. I watched as Jax jogged over to me. "I’m so sorry for leaving you. She wanted to lecture you about how you’re meant to keep me in check and all. I didn’t want that conversation to ruin our moment." He said and I rolled my eyes. I wasn’t sure if I believed what was coming out of his mouth.

"Jax, I’m not a fool." I said as he stopped in front of me. "It wouldn’t have ruined the moment if you had just stayed with me. I’m not going to keep watching you choose everyone over me."

"I came back for you. Can’t you see that I’m trying to protect you?" He asked as he tried to take my hand in his but I pulled it away.

"Protect me from what? Your best friend? Do you see me trying to protect you from Bethany?" I asked and He walked closer to me and I took a step back.

"Leo, I don’t want to fight with you. I had a wonderful time with you today and I still want to have those kind of moments with you." He said and I rolled my eyes. Today was one of the best days I’ve had with Jax. Yes it wasn’t that great at first but after we talked, slept together and ate together, it was the best. I just hated the way it ended. The way they walked in together, hand in hand and the way she smiled at him. It wasn’t something I was going to get past. I don’t know if I trusted that they wouldn’t kiss again or that he wouldn’t be able to last three months without me.

"I want to have those moments with you but I don’t think I can ever be comfortable with you and Claire. I understand that she’s your second and she’ll always be around and I have to get used to it." I said and Jax walked closer to me, pulling me in for a hug.

"My Leo. How about I make you my second?" He asked and I scoffed. There was no way he was going to do that while Claire was still alive. "I know we’ve held ourselves back from mating but do you want to? I mean mate?"

I looked up at him and he had a small smile on his face. "If you do it, there’s no going back." I repeated the words I was so fond of hearing.

"Leo, are you open to the idea of mating?" He asked again and I smirked.

"I think if you want to do it, it shouldn’t be out here at night. It should be special." I said and he groaned causing me to giggle at him.

"Leo, I’m asking for the last time, are you open to the idea of mating?"