Chapter 7
-LANA-
“Who the fuck put his filthy hands on you?” he growls with
Is his mouth inches away
Fret
mine.
1 can hardly breathe from his neamess. Now that he was this close, I could get a good whiff of his intense masculine scent. I didn’t realize how good his aroma was until now.
Both of his hands are to the side of my face, his body pinning me against the wall, preventing me from moving even an inch.
I didn’t think that my words would have this much of an effect on him.
Apollo was usually calm and unbothered by anything that 1 did. In fact, I often would try to get a reaction out of him but would miserably fail- until now.
So then, what was this behavior about!
Why the hell would he care if another man had touched me? He made it clear that I did not mean anything to him. For someone who had hundreds of women after him, it was a shock to me that my words about a man touching me would have such an effect on him.
Answer me.” He growls. “What is his name! Give me a fucking name Lana
“No–no one gasp. There is no one
Why would I say that to him?
I was unsure why I was telling him the truth after everything he did. I should have lied and pretended as though another man had truly touched me. He’d slept with so many women in the past while knowing that I was his mate. What was the big deal if one other man had touched me!
I can see his breathing begin to slow down. It was strange to see my words have such an effect on him for a second time. Immediately, I could tell that he was regaining control over himself.
was my fault. If I had kept up with the lie, I would have seen a completely other side to my step–brother
That was m
Why would you lose out on that opportunity, Lana!
His eyes narrow, “do not play such a dangerous game with me, Lana.” He warns. “I another man ever lays his hands on you, I would burn them! And that is the fucking much!”
My eyes widen at his threat
What the hell was
as wrong with him? Would be really burn another man’s hand for touching me? And yet he could sleep around with as many women as he liked?
I’m about to respond when he does the l
e last thing I expect him to do.
He puts his face closer to my neck and inhales sharply, I gasp. Was he sniffing me?
For a few seconds, nothing else happened, and I couldn’t tell what was going through his mind. We were both so quiet that I could clearly hear every noise outside his window.
His peame was doing strange things to my body, and I felt like I was being betrayed.
He growls low and hard, starling me. Before I can ask him what’s wrong, he pushes back from me like he’s scared to be close to me.
I can only watch with my mouth wide open as he puts as much distance between us before he jumps out of the window
“Apollo!” I shout as I run towards him, only to see a view of his wolf pacing into the nearby forest.
My breathing is loud as I try to accept what just happened.
I was left in shock. I placed a hand over any heart; it was beating wildly, one would think that I was having a heart attack.
What was that about? The Apollo that always seemed laid back and relaxed was definitely not who I’d just seen. He was a totally completely differen
What caused this clange in him?
Was it truly just because I mentioned another guy? A guy who didn’t even exist. All these years, I could have dated someone but chose not to. I wanted to keep myself pure for my mate–the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. However, fue played a dirty game on me. All along. my mate was someone who had been sleeping around with multiple women despite the fact that we had been sleeping in the same house together for years
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Chapter 7
I drop to the ground as I try to regain my composure. Despite all of the pain I felt because of my mate’s disgusting actions. I still could not get over the way that he made me feel
So many things were happening all at once, and I needed time to catch my breath.
What exactly just took place between us? That was the most interaction we’ve had ever since Apollo became my step–brother.
I always knew that he was not happy that his father had remarried, and I thought that was the reason he was being such an ass towards me. Well. technically, he wasn’t always an ass; he simply just tried to keep as much space between us as possible.
Apollo clearly had a fondness for his mother; I couldn’t blame him. I also missed my dad, but I knew that my mom was happier with my stepfather. so even though it hurt to see her with someone other than my dad. I was glad to see her genuine smile again.
All along, I thought Apollo behaved the way he did because he was hurt that his father was with my mother.
However, now I knew that was not the only reason he treated me so poorly. This reason ran much deeper than the other.
All along, his issue with me was something completely out of my control.
He didn’t like that we were mates. He must have resented me the second he realized who I was. But doesn’t he know that I am just as much of a victim as he was! We were both going through the same thing. I didn’t have a choice in this matter. Neither of us did.
So then, why did it seem as though he wanted to blame me for the entire thing?!
I sigh
I should probably stop thinking about him or trying to understand his actions. I needed a distraction–something to drag my mind away from him.
As I scan the room, my eyes are drawn to a red lace bra resting invitingly on the shiny wooden surface of his desk.
1 immediately stiffen. That was the last thing I wanted to see after all that I had been through
My pw clenched
How many of those were in this room? He’s slept around so much that there were bound to be panties and bras from random women just lying around everywhere. It often surprised me that women were okay with sleeping around with him, knowing that he would dump them and move on to the next one once he got what he wanted.
1 wrinkle my nose in disgust as I pick myself off the ground. I didn’t want to stay in here any longer. The more I stayed. how many women he slept with
I still couldn’t believe that a woman had just left her bra on his desk, not planning on ever coming back to retrieve it
What kind of women was he even interested in
the mord I was reminded of
Maybe it was good that Apello wanted nothing to do with me. I would hate to be with someone who had eyes for every woman on this planet. A man who had eyes for just one woman was far more attractive.
But still, there was something about Apollo that always gave me an uncontrollable feeling. It was hard to explain, but I guess now I knew the main reason behind those feelings was the mate bond. It wasn’t something that I could control.
Whether or not I liked it, my body would always react to his calls unless he rejected me, and we had no reason to
bound to each other anymore
As I make my way back into my room, I can’t help but think about him and how good it felt to have his hands on my body. I didn’t want to admit it but I enjoyed his touch a lot more than I wanted to.
In fact, a big part of me wanted him to touch me even more.
I hated myself for thinking that way. I should not want anything to do with him after how he’s treated me the past few years. He clearly did not respect me as his mate and didn’t see a future for us, so then why should I allow myself to feel anything for him!
I collapse onto my bed, the soft mattress embracing me like a long-lost friend. I bury my face deep into the pillows and sigh out loud.
There must be something that I could do to get rid of these awful feelings.
Well, there was one major thing: rejecting him and pretending this never happened.
Yet, deep down, I knew that I did not plan on rejecting Apolka–not until I got all the answers I was searching for.
I still believed that he was keeping stuff from me. There had to be another reason for his cold behavior; I didn’t want to think that he was a complete asshole.
I would not give up on this until he gave me the answers that I was seeking
The only other option would be for Apollo to reject me on his own. If he decided to do that, there was nothing that I could do to stop it from happening. I would have to accept it as it is.
Even though it would completely shatter my heart, at least I would be able to move on and find someone who actually wanted to be with me.
For now, it didn’t seem as though he had any plans to reject me. But there was no telling what someone like Apollo was ever up to. He was the kind of person to hit you with surprises you would never see coming.
Only time will tell what plans he had for us, if any.
