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Xavier looked like he was just about to say something when Quinn placed a small hand on his arm with a tired–looking expression on her face. “Alpha Xavier, I don’t feel so good,” she complained.
My mate’s eyes softened at her little show before he returned his attention to me. “Stella, we’ll continue this conversation at home and please don’t do anything rash until we at least talk this out… please,” his eyes fell back to Stella for a few moments before his gaze met mine again. “We lost our pup and I understand that, but this woman is still pregnant and facing a lot of complications. Let me just help her out here.”
His eyes watched me expectantly, but I had nothing left to say and simply took a step back to show them that I was through with this conversation.
With distress, masking his features, Xavier took Quinn out of the restaurant and to only goddess knows where.
I could still feel the gazes of everyone on me after they left. They didn’t have to utter any words for me to feel their sympathy.
My mum placed a hand on my shoulder and gently rubbed on it. “I am going to support you every step of the way, my daughter. I’m sorry that it took me so long to see Alpha Xavier for who he truly is.‘ A sigh left my father‘ s lips as he shook his head. “I’ve never seen anyone try to play the victim so much after ruining someone else‘ s life in the way she did yours. I support you all the way as well. You deserve so much better.”
Despite the fact that Quinn and Xavier’s presence almost ruined the night for me, my parents did their best to lift my spirits up and by the night, I heard myself genuinely laughing again.
Once I got home, I had already set out to begin planning the next phase of my life. Spending another moment with anything that could remind me of the life I once so selflessly and happily shared with Xavier sent a bad feeling to my gut and so I decided to pack my things immediately.
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The plan was to go stay with my parents, visit the elders, reject Xavier, and destroy any bond the two of us might still have before moving to another pack where I was sure that I could start over from scratch. However, Xavier never seemed to be okay with me idea of me resting. Perhaps he somehow got an inkling of whatever I was already planning, and that night, he came home early which was rare.
When he walked in, the first thing I noticed was the eyebags underneath his eyes and while I was sure that he would tell everyone else that it was due to the stress from work, I knew that it came from the stress of trying to juggle two women.
Xavier deserved all the stress he was getting and more. A lot more.
His eyes fell to my luggage and the tired look on his face quickly morphed into that of worry. “Stella, you can’t leave me. Not like this. I thought that you were willing to talk about things,” he started.
I shook my head as I carried on with my packing. “I never said that. You just assumed, like you always do.”
Xavier rushed forward, taking a piece of clothing out of my hands and placing it on one of the beds. “Fine, fine, I’m sorry but you have to believe me when I say that nothing is going on between Quinn and me. I was just trying to help her and that’s all.”
“To the point that you completely forgot about your own mate,” I snapped, staring defiantly into those green orbs that I used to love once upon a time.
I saw a flash of pain cross his eyes. “I’m sorry. I’m terribly sorry and I hate myself for what I’ve done, but please forgive me. W–we can try again for another pup. With my alpha blood and potent seed, it shouldn’t be an issue,” he suggested and I was appalled at the fact that this was what he considered as a quick fix to our failed relationship.
My feet acted on their own accord, shifting away from him as I shook my head. “No. I will not birth a pup that will most likely suffer neglect from their father.”
Again, there was that flash of pain that crossed his features and this
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time, it seemed as though he was finally seeing how hurt and angry I
was.
Xavier nodded. “I understand, but please don’t go. Please just stay
here for the night at least. I’ll be the one to go. It’ll tear me to pieces knowing that you’re outside all alone at night. Please stay. Please, Stella.”
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