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“I sent Eli and a few of my men to patrol your borders already, so please tell Sondra not to shoot them!”
“You did?”
“I won’t leave your pack defenseless, Elena, so yes. I knew you wouldn’t be able to stay away for long. You’d fret for them. They are still under one. All she-wolves fret for their young, especially when you are breastfeeding.” I chew my lip when another thought occurs to me. If Eli isn’t here, that means we would be in his house alone unless he has a nanny to help with the boys.
“Wait, if Eli is gone, who is inside with the boys?”
“They're asleep, and I'm just meters from the door. They are perfectly fine and safe tucked in their crib.”
“How would you know that when you’re out here?” I snap at him, climbing out of the car, and he rolls his eyes at me before reaching into his back pocket. He holds up a baby monitor with a little screen. Showing the boys sleeping together in their crib.
“See, now you know your pack is safe; the boys are safe. Can we go inside?” I look at the huge house when Axton snatches my keys and slams my door shut. He hits the fob, locking it.
"Come in or sit in the rain," he says, heading towards the front door. I growl, marching after him.
I am as drenched as he is by the time I reach the door. The rain outside intensified, seemingly eager to wash me away. Yet, stepping inside the packhouse, it is toasty and warm. Axton heads for the stairs, and I close the door, staring at the lock before shaking my head and locking it. It’s not like he can order me.
“I can, but I won’t,” Axton answers, reminding me once again just how much stronger the bond is for him. It won’t be long before he can hear my thoughts, as if they’re his own at this rate.
“Not quite hear them unless you mark me, more of a sense of them like they are mine.” Axton shrugs. Wow, the invasion of privacy just climbed higher on the ladder of creepiness.
“Coffee?” Axton asks. And I nod, following him upstairs to the kitchen when he stops by the linen cupboard. He pulls a towel out, handing it to me before speaking again.
“It’s only because I spent so much time around you today. Once you go back home, don’t worry. It will be like starting over with the bond.” His words offer me little comfort. Yet, I could see what he said bothered him.
“Are you seriously that uncomfortable being here by yourself with me?” he asks.
“Last time we were by ourselves, you had me locked in that prison apartment. The time before that, you knocked me up. So sorry if I don’t exactly trust being on my own around you.” I retort.
“I can keep my hands to myself. I’m not Jake. I’m not going to rape you, Elena.” Axton growls, his eyes flicker, and that is the first time he acknowledged what happened with Jake wasn’t by my choice. He walks into the kitchen, and I follow, drying myself the best I can with the towel.
“You’re safe with me. Even if you don’t want to believe it because you hate me, that doesn’t mean I would do what he did?” he growls, reaching for the mugs off the shelf.
“Because locking me up was so much better. And nothing like what he did,” I reply sarcastically.
“I would never force myself on you, despite what I’ve said in the past, Elena.”
“Are you sure? Because you wanted to lock me in your basement earlier?” I retort.
“Doesn’t mean I would rape you, kidnap you, yes. But I won’t force myself on you. Besides, you’ll come to me soon enough anyway when you go into heat.” Axton laughs.
“Wow, how romantic? He’ll kidnap us but not rape us. Oh, I’m glad he draws the line somewhere!” Lexa huffs.
“I have suppressants. My mother got them for me.” I admit while ignoring Lexa, not wanting to think too hard about the fact I just locked myself in a house with him.
“You’re not taking them.” Axton shoots me a glare, and I scoff at him.
“I mean it, Elena, those things are dangerous. You deny your heat too long when you do finally go into heat. It can kill you!” he snaps at me.
“Wait, have you already gone into heat?” he asks, and I roll my eyes.
No, I haven't needed to take them yet. She only got them for me today while I was at the council. She and Michelle went with the boys.” Axton lets out a breath.
“Good, don’t take them. You don’t need to.”
“I am not having sex with you!”
“Why not? It’s not worth risking your damn life, Elena. And it’s not like we haven’t fucked before.”
