Page 125 of Broken Souls

His eyes are dark and piercing. His order was dominating and clearly not a suggestion. It's new to me, his controlling sexual side. I haven't seen it much. I drop to my knees and he unbuckles his belt and pulls it out of each loop in one quick movement. He leans down and wraps the belt around my neck, pulling at each end to pull me closer.

“You're lucky you're still not ready for sex otherwise you wouldn't be walking for a week,” Axe speaks in a low voice.

I decide to test his dominant side. Maybe we need to fuck each other hard to release the tension built up between us.

“Is that right, Alpha?”

Chapter Seventy-Seven

The meeting that Axe has called is starting. I'm on the stage with Cash. Axe got me a chair to sit down on. Eyes keep glancing at Cash and me. I wonder what they're thinking.

“Thank you everyone for coming. I'm sure you've all noticed that three prisoners are attending this meeting,” Axe speaks loudly.

Ember, Mitchell and Hannah are wearing handcuffs, standing to the side, surrounded by guards. Ember and Mitchell can't take their eyes off each other. Hannah's just standing there looking annoyed. Joel isn't here, which surprises me.

“Ember and Mitchell, you have served a quarter of your sentence. Everyone, I'm letting them go due to new circumstances. You two are mates so I'm giving you the chance to be together, just not on my land. You still deserve punishment so you're both rogues now and can't step foot on my land again, understood?” Axe speaks.

“Yes, Alpha.” Mitchell nods.

Ember looks surprised and a little scared when Axe says they're now rogues. But then she looks to Mitchell and smiles.

“Thank you, Elora,” she murmurs, surprising me. I just nod to acknowledge it.

“Now, Hannah, I thought about making you go rogue too. But if one of the men in this pack is your mate, you can stay. You'll be on good behaviour, though,” Axe says.

Hannah looks out at the audience. But there are so many scents in here, she'd be having a hard time trying to pinpoint if her mate is present.

“Joel will be going rogue soon. There are some issues with him to deal with first. Soldiers, escort Mitchell and Ember off my territory. They can say goodbye to their families first. Take Hannah around to each man of age so she can try to find her mate. To end this meeting with great news, Elora and I have had our baby. His name is Cash. I would appreciate it if anyone in this pack needs anything in the upcoming months, go to Dash as I'm busy with my family. Everyone dismissed.”

Axe comes over to me and I stand up. He wraps his arm around my waist as we walk off stage. Everyone shuffles around to leave the building. Axe and I walk home, people greeting us respectfully on the way. When we get home, I put Cash in the cot and then go downstairs. Axe is in the kitchen making a sandwich.

“What are the issues with Joel?” I ask.

“Joel can't leave the land at the moment. He's in medical.”

“What? Why?” I frown.

“He's been trying to find ways to kill himself,” Axe says quietly.

“Oh.” I look down.

“It's not your fault, Elora.” Axe comes over and grabs my hands.

“It is,” I whisper.

“I don't want to start another fight... but he's not in medical because he tried to kill himself,” Axe reveals.

“What?” I frown.

“When I got word he was trying to kill himself, it pissed me off because I want him to suffer. So I broke his hands so he couldn't hurt himself.”

“When did you do that?”

“Well... when his hands would heal, I would break them again to keep him helpless.”

“Axe.” I sigh. “There is something wrong with you.”

“Elora…”