Falling For My Cruel Mate novel Chapter 49

"Ouch." Siren mumbles causing both Ajax and I to look up at her. She stopped pacing and was examining her now bleeding finger. She turned towards us, an embarrassed look on her face.

"I'm gunna go get a band aid." She says softly before exiting the room without waiting for a response. The door closes behind her and Ajax's eyes shift over to me.

"What's wrong with your friend?" He asks, his hand still creating shapes on my thigh.

I sigh softly before relaxing into him.

"I thinks she's hiding something." I mumble.

"Like what?"

"I'm not sure, but after I mentioned the silver wolf in my dream she got nervous and wouldn't look me in the eye." I explain.

It wasn't like Siren to keep anything from me. She's probably scared. I have no idea what truly happened and how long she's been away from our pack. Or what Jalex has done too her.

"You think it has something to do with Jalex?" Ajax ask as he begins to flip through the book once more.

"It might."

We sit in silence for a few minutes. The sound of the clocking ticking and the slow wispy turn of the pages was beginning to drive me insane. Ajax wasn't even half way through the massive book yet.

Siren should be back by now.

What if she got lost? Or fell down the stairs? Or what if she tried to run away?

"I'm going to go check on Siren. She's been gone for too long." I say slowly lifting myself from Ajax's lap. He grasps a hold of my hand causing me to stop right in front of him.

I look down at his gorgeous face and his captivating eyes. His full lips part, getting ready to speak his words. I felt like a fool, fawning over him. But how couldn't you?

"Octavia," My name glides off his tongue and I can't help the shiver that racks it's way down my back. "I'm going to keep you safe. I won't let anything happen to you. No matter what."

His words were kind and sincere. I give his hand a small squeeze and nod my head in understanding.

"Why don't you keep Siren distracted while I get through this?" He drops my hand and allows his to run through his hair. "There's a movie room in the basement."

"Yeah, why didn't you tell me that sooner?" I scowl playfully and cross my arms over my chest. A smirk rises on his lips.

"I didn't think you were into movies and tv." He shrugs and scans over the pages in front of him.

"I barely even know my way around this place." I say walking towards the door of his office.

"It's not my fault you never decided to explore." He says nonchalantly as he flips through another page. I stop immediately and freeze at his words. It was entirely his fault.