Falling For My Cruel Mate novel Chapter 78

"You're not crazy. You were to young for the Alpha title, because Alexander had to step in and so..." I trail off not wanting to say exactly what I was thinking. The last one made sense. It would explain the way he hurts and the reason why its so hard for him to open up and trust.

"Well aren't you just the sharpest tool in the shed." He snaps as his face inches closer to mine. I lower my eyes feeling intimidated. He grabs my face roughly making me jump in fear, forcing me to look at him. I tear my eyes away from his, making him growl in anger.

"Look. At. Me." He demands in his Alpha tone. I clench my jaw and close my eyes trying to calm my breathing. I haven't seen him react like this in a while and I felt just as scared as I was in the beginning, when I first got here.

My hand unconsciously reaches up to his wrist as I meet his darkening eyes. I give his wrist a tug trying to get him to losen his grip on my face. He wouldn't budge. I should've just kept my big mouth shut. No one wants to hear of their own horrible past and of course my big mouth just had to say something.

He glances down at my ring, as the diamonds catch the moonlight making them glisten beautifully. His jaw clenches as he glares at the ring he gave me and he releases me from his hold.

"I'm sorry."

We say it in unison. He turns his head away from me, but I move closer to him. I don't want him to hide his face from me. I don't want him to push me away, not now.

"Ajax..." My hand reaches up and lands on his shoulder lightly. I wasn't sure how to comfort him. All I knew is that I not only wanted to, but I had too. "You don't have to tell me anything, I'm sorry for even bringing it up in the first place."

"My father... He was openly abusive. He didn't care who was around. If I made one wrong move he'd hit me right there. In front of my mom, in front of the driver, in front of pack members... in front of your father."

My father saw him get abused? Well he must've said something and maybe thats way Alexander hadn't seen him until the death of Ajax's father.

"Did he step in?" I ask, my hand moving across his tense back and beginning to massage it lightly.

"Your father? No. No one ever did. My dad was a lunatic and no one dared to disagree with him. My mother was so blindly in love with him, it was like I didn't even exist in her eyes." His voiced filled with disgust and I could practically feel his anger building.

"So what drove you to..." I trail off.

"Murder my father?" He turns to look at me and I simply nod my head not being able to choke out any words.