The Lycan king-Chapter 73

*Leonora* 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

I felt the bed dip and a hand wrap around my body. It was late in the morning and I had been awake for more than ten minutes. I was contemplating turning around to question Jax about where he had been all night but I heard shallow breathing and light snores.

Was it right for me to feel frustrated?

Did what happened yesterday mean anything to him?

I know mating with me was his way of securing the throne but he had constantly told me that he likes me and wants to make us work. Doesn’t that mean he wouldn’t leave me in bed all night? Doesn’t that mean he would manage a hard on for one night because his mate was tired? I was so confused as to what we were doing.

It made me realize that we had never sat down to expressly discuss what we were doing or what we both wanted. It felt like it was already too late. I should have put my foot down and not mated with him. I was too lost in the moment to think.

Now here we were. Jax sneaking into bed in the late hours of the morning after leaving me for hours.

I took his hands off me and slowly climbed out of the bed. I could hear movement in the distance and I knew everyone was going about their daily activities. I wasn’t so sure if I wanted to get my things anymore. Did Jax think he would leave me here and then I’ll move in just like that?

I walked over to the window, pushing the curtains a bit to the side and peering out the window. I watched as the gardeners mowed the lawn while some guards walked around the compound. Everything seemed so quiet and calm like there wasn’t a massacre here more than a week ago.

I heard Jax groan and I turned to look at him. His hands searched the bed, most likely trying to look for me. "Baby." His hoarse voice called. He sounded so sexy but I was meant to be mad at him. "Leo." He called again as his hands frantically searched the bed. His eyes opened and they scanned the room before falling on me. "What are you doing over there?"

"Nothing." I said as I slowly walked to the chair in the middle of the room. I turned it so that I could sit facing him. He gestured for me to join him on the bed but I sat down instead.

"Why aren’t you coming into bed with me?" He asked and I folded my arms and adjusted in my seat. There was no way I was going to let this go. "Leonora." He called as he sat up with a frown on his face.

"Where were you last night?" I asked and he yawned before laying down on the bed.

"I was out." He replied.

"What do you mean by out? Where were you? I waited last night and you never came then you stumbled into bed this morning." I said and he sat up again, this time resting his back on the headboard.

"You didn’t want to have sex so I went out to cool down. That was it." He said but I was sensing something. There was something he wasn’t saying to me.

"Where did you cool down?" I asked and he groaned before laying down on the bed.

"Nowhere. Leonora, I don’t want to have this conversation right now. My head is pounding and I just want some sleep." He answered and I smirked. He was keeping something from me and I could feel it. I got up and picked up my clothes, quickly changing out of Jax’s robe. "Where are you going to?"

"You can’t just treat me like that and expect me to stick around." I said as I searched around for my panties. I couldn’t remember where I threw it to after I took it off.

"Leonora. You’re not leaving. Just give me an hour or two to rest." He said as I walked closer to him. I leaned down, sniffing him and there was a hint of alcohol on him.

"You’re fucking intoxicated." I said as I pulled away and continued my search for my underwear.

"We just mated and it doesn’t give you the fucking right to question me." He forced out as he sat up. I heard movement and I looked at him to see that he had gotten out of bed. "I said I was out and that should be enough."

"I am your fucking mate." I shouted, leaving the search for my underwear. "And that means you should give me a little bit of respect. You can’t just go out and not tell me where you went to."

"You’re not my fucking mother!" He shouted back at me. "As my mate, all you do is to fuck me, bear me children and shut the fuck up."

I gasped and took a step back. I was taken aback by his outburst. I never thought he would going back to the way he used to be.

"Leonora, I didn’t mean that." He said. He walked towards me but I walked backwards wanting to keep the distance between us.

"Where did you have your drink?" I asked again, hoping he would finally open up. That was all I wanted to know before I would process what he said and how he spoke to me.

"In the kitchen. I had drinks in the kitchen." He said and I nodded. He walked forward and instinctively I walked back. "Leo, just-"

"Did you have drinks with someone else? Because you never stayed in the kitchen." I questioned him again and he looked away before looking back at me. "Who was it?"

"I think it’s best we don’t talk about it." He said causing me to purse my lips and nod. I proceeded to walk out of the room and he blocked me.

"Okay fine. It was Claire.