The Lycan king-Chapter 70

*Leonora*

I fanned myself with hand. I woke up this morning and everywhere was hot. Bethany and I were seated on my bed and I was rummaging through my new box of clothes. I had some things that I wanted to give her, things I saved for her.

"I got you this dress. I didn’t know if I would see you again but I saved it for you." I said as I pulled out a black floor length dress. She took it from my hand and held it up to scan it.

"I’m going to wear it for the annual ball. I’m so excited." Bethany squealed and I laughed. I pulled out a book and began to rapid fan myself. It felt like my body was on fire. I knew what was wrong with me. I had woken up to heat and my breast felt fuller than normal. There was no denying it. I was on heat. "Aren’t you meant to plan the annual ball? You’re Jax’s mate."

"I don’t know. Jax hadn’t- I really need to go outside. It’s so hot in here." I said as I lifted my shirt and fanned my stomach. "Sorry, I got side tracked. Jax hadn’t said anything so far and I suspect that Claire is handling it."

Bethany scoffed. "Why? It’s not her place to plan it anymore. It’s yours. In case, please put me on catering at least." Bethany said with a sweet voice. I took a deep breath and I could smell Jax’s scent. Was he close by? Or was it from one of my clothes? He had helped me to pack that day we spent at my apartment.

"Who would be one of my important guest? I want you by my side for everything." I said and took a deep breath, trying not to get distracted by Jax’s scent.

"I think you need to mate with Jax or else you’re just going to be a mess. You’ve been out of it for two days and you can’t keep locking yourself in here." Bethany said and I sighed. There was nothing I could do. If I went out to meet Jax, he might send me away and I didn’t want that. All I had to do was wait it out. I didn’t mind starving or not taking my bath but Bethany had been helping me with food and I take my bath in the middle of the night. Jax had also sent for me yesterday and I didn’t go. I couldn’t. I knew if I was within the same walls, my self control would fly out of the window and I might sleep with him until I passed out.

"I can’t. I just need to wait it out." I said as I got up and tried to fan my whole body with the book which was becoming impossible. "There are some other dresses in there. Or maybe I can get Jax to take us shopping." Bethany began rummaging through the box and she pulled out my phone. "Oh, I totally forgot about that."

"Wow. I wish I could leave to the human world and stay there for a year." Bethany said as she handed it over to me. I punched in the password and gave it back to her. There wasn’t really anything on it except for school work. When I found the phone, I saw a bunch of calls and text from the school. According to them, they had received a letter from me stating that I was going on a sabbatical to deal with my mental health and also travel. The letter also stated that I could work remotely if they accepted and by the messages I received, I definitely could work remotely. I was going to bring it up to Jax but I wasn’t too sure he might like the idea of me working as a teacher.

"There are some movies on there. You can use the phone for the time being." I said and she squealed. It made me realize that most kitchen volunteers haven’t gone out of the pack.

I heard a knock on the door. Most people were working and I wondered who that would be. Jax ordered that Bethany and I shouldn’t work that was why we had been in the room. There were some pros and cons to the arrangement but I wasn’t going to complain anymore. I just wanted to enjoy the moments I had with Jax before it might be snatched away from me by Claire or maybe even Rachel. She still gave me evil glares but she hadn’t done anything so far.

The door opened and a guard walked into the room.

"King Jax has requested your presence, miss Leonora." The guard said and I nodded. I waited for him to leave but he stood there, not moving an inch. "He said you must come and I could carry you if you don’t agree." He said and Bethany chuckled.

"Jax is such a possessive boyfriend." Bethany said and I rolled my eyes. I didn’t want to get close to Jax. I didn’t want this man to carry me to the mansion. That would be the gossip for days.

"Bethany, you have to follow me and keep me in check." I said as I looked over at the guard. I gave him a look to give me some space and he walked outside the door. "I don’t think I’m ready to mate with Jax. If we mate, he has to crown me as his Queen and I don’t think we’re there yet."

"What if he feels like the time is right?" She asked and I shrugged. I didn’t know what to think. He tried to talk to me about mating and I had brushed the conversation off but we hadn’t come to a definite conclusion.

"Then it’s something we would have to talk about first and I want it to be special. Something I would never forget." I said and she smiled.

"Then maybe you should go and see what he’s on about. I’ll come with you."