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He knew that I had him with that one.
“You can’t have it both ways,” I added. “If you get to attack without a second thought, I get to leave without one.”
He gritted his teeth. “Fine. I’ll work on not attacking any assholes who look at you.”
“Then I’ll try not to run next time.”
Axel let out a long, slow breath, and then went stiff as soon as he started to inhale. “You smell like Iris.”
“Yeah, I’m right here,” she called from the couch. “You have a really nice ass, by the way.”
His eyes closed.
I fought a snort.
Honestly, I was possessive of the guy, but not with Iris. I knew she had no interest in him, and would never have any. We were basically sisters.
“You forgot to put on pants,” I told him helpfully.
“I didn’t forget. Some sexy little blonde took off with my truck, which has all of my spare clothes in it.”
Ohhhh.
Right.
Whoops.
Yeah, I wasn’t sorry.
He grumbled, “I’ll wait while you help Iris get back to her house. Run from me again and I’ll tie you to the damn bed for the next week of your life, woman.”
I rolled my eyes at him, stepping past him. Iris was already on her feet, though she was leaning heavily against the couch.
“And you thought you could make popcorn,” I told Iris, half-heartedly playful as I wrapped an arm around her waist and she slid hers over my shoulder.
“I may be weaker than I previously insinuated,” she admitted. We headed for the door, and I felt Axel’s eyes on my back.
“It’s alright. Eventually, we’ll find your hopefully-furry Prince Charming.”
We made it through the door, and headed down the stairs leading off the porch, so we could cross the shared grassy yard.
I still felt Axel’s gaze on me, and when I turned my head I found him on the porch, leaned up against the wall of the townhouse, watching me.
The place Iris was staying—Kai’s place—was at the end of the row of townhomes, but only two doors down from mine. It was kind of weird knowing that all of the other homes around us were empty, waiting for the mates of the other Feral Pack members, but I didn’t let myself think about it too much.
Not when a probably-shitty conversation with Axel was about to go down.
“You going to be okay without me there?” Iris murmured to me, as I helped her into her house. When she gestured toward the stairs that would lead to the second floor, we headed that way
I flashed her a small smile. “I’m tougher than I look.”
She scowled at me. “I know you want him, but don’t bend for him. Stick to your guns. You can choose him and still be unhappy with the way things went down—and tell him that he needs to do better if he really wants you.”
I sighed. “I know.”
“Don’t just know, Morgan. Put on your big girl panties and do it. It’ll suck, and it might be awkward, but the alternative is a shitty relationship in which neither of you are happy. Have the hard discussions. Talk about the shit, so you can fix it.”
I made a face. “I liked it better when you told me to ditch his ass.”
