Falling For My Cruel Mate novel Chapter 22

In that moment my heart shattered. My father has only thrown himself deeper into work and my mother has supposedly run off and lives in the woods. I couldn't help but cry. I hope that these were truly just rumors. He was going to hold off on giving Orion the reigns until he's twenty-eight, the usual age you give your first born child the reigns is twenty-six.

"I'm sorry I upset you." He said pushing a box of tissues in my direction.

"It is not you who has upset me, thank you." I rip my grip from Ajax's arm and he allows me to grab some tissues and sit on the small sofa on the other side of the room.

Samuel, being a good friend, sits along with me and allows me to rest my head upon his shoulder. The room was oddly silent as we awaited for the man's son to arrive. Ajax hadn't even moved to comfort me in any way. He stood stock still his eyes trained on the man sitting behind the desk. I focus my attention back to Samuel who was rubbing my arm soothingly. He doesn't force me to speak about what just happened, instead he began to tell me the story of how he lost his swimming shorts on his first journey to the lake.

"I was trying so hard to impress this girl and she accidentally saw a little too much of me." I could see his cheeks turn red causing me to laugh even more.

We quieted down once the door knob began to wiggle. Samuel placed my hat back on my head and instructed me to stand by Ajax and behave. He warned me in a small whisper that this man was notorious for trying to steal other people's mates.

Just as I reached Ajax's side the door practically slammed opened. A man about the same height as Ajax strolled through, not even bothering to introduce himself. He walked straight to the desk where his father once sat. He unbuttoned his suit jacket before taking a seat. I could sense his eyes on me for a few moments before they were gone.

"No Cipher today?" He had smooth voice but it wasn't has deep as I imagined.

"No." Ajax responded simply and took hold of my hand catching me off guard. He intertwined our fingers and I could feel the heat rising to my cheeks.

"And who is this and why is she hiding underneath that hat?" I peeked a look at him from underneath my hat. He was handsome, yes, but no where near as handsome as Ajax. His blonde hair was cropped very short on the side and a bit long and tousled at the top.

"This is Octavia, his mate." His father spoke up. I wanted to send him a glare, but I knew that it would only cause trouble for Ajax. I could feel his hand tighten a bit around mine, he was becoming annoyed. These people were a bit invasive, but it was something we're going to have to endure, since we are in their territory.

Ajax removed my hat and pushed a piece of my hair behind my ear. This caught the attention of the man sitting behind the desk. Was Ajax being affectionate to prove a point to the Alpha? Or did he actually feel guilty? It's probably because the man before us is apparently a man whore.