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“Deal,” I agreed.
Despite everything, my heart was starting to feel really damn happy.
We chattedfor a little while longer, and then both of the visiting women had to go.
“Ready to check out that bar?” Iris asked me, as soon as they left.
“So damn ready.” I flashed her a grin.
Regardless of whatever decisions Axel made or didn’t make, I was going to enjoy the hell out of my life.
That, I was absolutely certain of.
NINE
AXEL
My fist collidedwith the sandbag. Hard. The cracked knuckles had been bleeding for an hour, but I couldn’t walk away from the bag.
If I did, there was no fucking question what would happen. My wolf would take control from me, and he would run.
Straight to her.
I had to figure out how to reign the animal in before I could walk away from the bag or bandage my damn hands.
“So you want me to teach you control to help youavoidyour female?” Ryder growled at me. He’d finally arrived; the rest of my packmates hadn’t been a damn shred of help. Nico, the alpha, and Finn, the gamma, were still sitting in camping chairs off to the side of me and my sandbag, watching me lose my shit. Now Ryder was in a camping chair of his own.
Other than him, the rest of us preached—and practiced—letting our animals have control when they wanted it.
Usually, the animals made decent enough decisions. The trust we built with them also prevented the wolf from trying to take over at random times, because he or she understood that their opinion and outlook would be respected.
“Yes.” I gritted the word out, slamming my fist into the sandbag yet again.
“You’re bleeding, Axel. Stop throwing punches and come over here if you want my help.” Ryder’s growl was an annoyed one, that time.
I said harshly, “I can’t.”
Ryder scoffed.
“Ican’t. If I stop, the wolf will take control. We were in the climax; I haven’t shifted in a week. He’s fucking pissed right now.”
There was a long pause.
I hit the bag again.
“Why don’t you want her?” Ryder finally asked me.
I nearly tripped over my own damn feet. “Of course I fuckingwant her.” I snarled the words out. “She agreed to be mine, but she can’t live out here. Won’t live out here. And I can’t abandon the pack.”
“So you abandoned her instead?” Ryder drawled.
I snarled at him again. “She’s still mine; I didn’t abandon her. We agreed to be friends who fuck. It was her idea. I made sure Char and Iris were bringing her food, and clothes, before I left. And there’s money on the table. All that shit should’ve settled my wolf. And even if I was with her, I couldn’t touch her. Part of the demonic mating process is flames that burn me too.”
“How do you stop the flames?” Ryder asked.
“I don’t know. She said she didn’t know either.”
He snorted.
