Chosen By My Mate's Father-in-law novel Chapter 69

Chapter 69: Chapter 69: A Win-Win

Max looked back at his future Alpha and put the car into park.

"I would never joke around about something as serious as this," Max said with an uncharacteristically serious expression. "Frankly, I couldn’t come up with a better plot twist than this if I wanted to."

Axel leaned forward in his seat with an intense look in his eyes. He needed more information. He needed to know everything Max had discovered.

"Why did they break up?" he asked.

It was common knowledge that it was impossible to choose another partner other than your fated mate without extenuating circumstances. In the short time Axel had known Jasmine, he didn’t sense any problems that would warrant a rejection.

Why would Elliot choose to marry Isabella if Jasmine was already his fated mate? It didn’t make sense to Axel. If he were in Elliot’s shoes, he would have married Jasmine in a heartbeat if he were lucky enough to be her fated mate.

"Elliot and Jasmine are from the same pack," Max explained, turning around in his seat so he could look back at his future Alpha.

Axel nodded and gestured for Max to go on. Jasmine had already told him this. But she had lied to him and said that she barely knew Elliot. Obviously, that wasn’t the case.

"They discovered that they were fated mates when they were eighteen," Max continued. "Although most people in their pack knew that they dated for almost three years, only Elliot and Jasmine’s close friends and families knew that they were fated mates."

Axel absorbed all this new information.

"Then, after nearly three years of dating, Elliot and Jasmine suddenly broke up."

"When did Elliot meet Isabella? If he was dating Jasmine not too long ago, how is he already engaged to my cousin?" Axel asked.

"A couple of months ago, the former Ashborne Alpha passed away," Max explained. "That’s where Elliot met Isabella. A lot of people saw him charming her during the reception. I guess your Uncle Gareth had to practically drag her away from Elliot that night."

Axel’s hands clenched with anger. Did Elliot break up with Jasmine so that he could seduce Isabella? That was most likely the case. His stomach stiffened with disgust when he realized that Elliot did this in an attempt to gain the Alpha position by securing his Uncle Gareth’s approval.

Why else would he break up with his fated mate? His wolf must be going crazy without Jasmine, and Elliot had to feel weakened without his mate by his side. Breaking a fated mate bond had lasting consequences.

If his theory was right—and Axel was pretty sure he had it right—this scenario wouldn’t turn out well. If his cousin ever found out, the news would crush her. Axel could tell that Isabella truly loved Elliot.

He decided that he wouldn’t tell his favorite cousin that her beloved fiancé was using her as a pawn in the sick game only he was playing.

Axel leaned back in his seat and crossed his arms. Because Jasmine seemed to be doing well without her fated mate, he decided to focus on romancing her. When they were in love—and Axel had no doubts in his ability to woo her—Elliot would have to give up his infatuation with Jasmine. Which would also save Isabella and Elliot’s relationship.

It was a win-win situation.

"Are you still going on the date with Jasmine tomorrow?" Max asked.

"Of course." Axel smiled, pleased with his new plan.

***

Elliot sat next to Isabella on the couch in the sitting room. He noticed that she leaned slightly away from him, but at least she didn’t get up to sit somewhere else entirely.

It was the evening after their disastrous date, and the tension between them could be cut with a knife.

Last night, after Elliot caught up with Isabella on the sidewalk outside the restaurant, he came up with an excuse as to why he couldn’t keep his eyes off of Jasmine. He told Isabella that he couldn’t figure out why anyone would defy the Lycan King. He stressed that he had been looking at Jasmine and Axel both.

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