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Aria's POV

“Excuse me?” I folded my arms across my chest.

“Isn't that what you want?” He said, taking more steps closer. “That's why you sent the omega's out, isn't it? You want my attention.”

I scoffed. “In your dreams.”

Jaxon furrowed his brows, a smirk tugging at the corners of his lips as he took more steps forward, and I moved backwards till there was nowhere else to go and I was trapped.

I held on to my towel tighter and for some reasons. My heart was beating twice as fast.

Damn the matebond!

Jaxon chuckled. “Relax, I'm not here for that,” he said, still smiling, and I've got to say he's got a beautiful smile. “You should have seen your face,” he teased, but I wasn't finding it funny.

He knew the effect he had on me, Keira or not, the mate bond was active. Now more than ever I believe it is a curse.

Jaxon took a few more steps forward until we were both breathing in the same air.

“What do you want?” I managed to ask, trying to put my beating heart in check.

His lips curved into a smile. “I came to –”

Pow! “What do you think you're doin!”My palm landed across his cheeks before my brain could even process my actions.

I don't know what happened but the moment Jaxon made to touch me, my hands moved of their own accord and my palm landed on his cheeks.

Jaxon held his cheeks and stared at me with wide eyes. “What was that for?’ he asked in a voice that sounded too calm.

“I should be asking you that?” I flared. “What do you think you were trying to do?”

Jaxon just stared at me visibly confused.

"Fool,” Zie cussed. “Why can't you just act like a sensible person for once.”

“He was about touching me–”

“He's your mate! Do I have to remind you every damn time!” Zie snapped.

Oh shit. I've messed up again. Twice in a day.

I couldn't look at Jaxon. What excuse would I give for my actions this time around?

I'm his mate, so there should be nothing wrong if he touches me right?

Shit.

Shit

Shit.

Jaxon took a step back, still clearly hurt by my actions.

“I’m sorry I frightened you.”

I snapped my head up.

Did he just say what I think?

Sorry?

Did Alpha Jaxon Rivera of StarCross Pack just apologize to me twice in one day?

Where is the monster of an Alpha he was rumored to be? Because it was clearly not the one standing right in front of me.

He's sounding like a sissy.

But that shouldn't matter right? Whatever his reasons for apologizing are, I don't care.

“Why are you here?” I asked in a much calmer voice.

“There's a meeting with the council of Elders in two hours,” he explained. “I want you to come with me.”

“Okay,” I muttered, as I walked to the other side, and I could finally breathe.

Jaxon stared at me for a few minutes like he had so much to say but decided against it last minute.

He gave me a curt nod, before leaving the room.

“Something is up,” Zie said, the moment Jaxon was out of the room and I went about my business.

“And what might that be?” I asked, not in the least bit interested in whatever she feels was wrong.

Everything looked fine, and I wasn't ready for anyone to project their paranoia on me.

“Why would he invite you to go to the meeting with him?” Zie asked, but I believe that was a question to herself and not me.

“I'm his Luna, aren't I?” I gave her the honors of answering her dumb question.

“That's not it,” she said irritatedly. “Jaxon has never taken Keira to a council meeting since they've been married.”

Then like a light bulb just turned on in my head, I understood where Zie was coming from.

We were screwed.

Jaxon looked like someone who had figured everything out, and if that was the case we're as good as dead.

I paced around my room restlessly, my mind scrambling for different ways in how this was going to play out, and the more ideas my mind came up with the more scared I was.

At this point there was only one thing-i have to be at least ten steps…a thousand if necessary, ahead of Jaxon.

And that was when it clicked.

Evelyn.

Zie mentioned she was the realest out of all the omega's, and even though the conversation might come off as odd, I still needed to try, as everyone's life at this point depends on it.