Ditched Cheating Alpha, I Led My Daughter to Life's Peak novel Chapter 126

Axel looks into my eyes. He doesn't even fake a smile. "Fair?" His tone isn't harsh. It isn't soft. It isn't anything. He just says the word like it doesn't even mean anything. "Fair?"

I nod. "Yes. It's fair."

"But I thought you guys were fighting?" he asks.

I nod. "We were... we are, but there's no point in making new arguments."

He looks away. "Or maybe it's just you like fighting. Maybe you like guys who force themselves on you."

"Excuse me?" I ask. Who is this right now? Who is he right now? Surely not my Axel.

He hands Carson the crackers and shakes his head. "Nothing."

"No, you have something to say. Say it."

He looks me in the eyes. "Why am I the only one who has to ask? You just give him whatever he wants when he wants it."

I pause. "Are you talking about Carson... or Aiden?"

The room gets quiet, and I know the answer is both.

I sigh. "Alright. We need to talk."

The fact is, this can't go on any longer. We can't do this anymore. It's either all this stuff gets settled in this room, today, right now, or it's over because I can't deal with this grief anymore. We'll either all be together... or we won't.

I sit up as best as I can on the bed. I want this to be as professional as possible. This is serious, and I want them to know that. "Alright, let's get one thing straight. We're gonna settle this foolishness right here, right now, once and for all." I look at each one of the brothers around me in the nurse's office. They don't say anything, so I continue. "If you have something else important to do, or somewhere else to be, it's just gonna have to wait." Of course I'm talking to Aiden at the moment.

I risk a glance at him and then the other two. Still, they don't interrupt. It's sad that I'm just waiting for them to. I clear my throat. "Clearly feelings are getting hurt and everyone's got something to say, but we're gonna have to try to handle this diplomatically. Keep your emotions and comments to yourself if they're unproductive."

He glares right back at me. There's a million things I could say, but what's the point?

I put my emotions on hold for just a second, so I can peacefully say what I have to. "On multiple occasions I've been accused by both Aiden and Carson of not knowing what I want. Being confusing. Being a liar." I look between the two of them. "And now I've got Axel saying I'm unfair."

"I didn't really mean it like that-" he starts.

I don't stop for a second. I look at him directly. "I'd like to make it clear that, that's not true. I never made promises to anyone, and as far as I'm concerned, I'm single right now. Therefore there's no way I could've been unfaithful to anyone or lead anybody on."

From the corner of my eyes, I can see that it's taking a lot in Carson not to react to that. His jaw looks tight. His eyes narrow. I don't really care.

I look him dead in the eyes. Lord knows he's the one who most needs to hear this so he can get out of his feelings. "I get that you guys are werewolves or whatever, and you're alphas so you were probably born and raised with the mindset of ruling and mates and imprints and insta-love and blah blah blah." I wave my arms around. "But I wasn't. I've just been thrown into this without any idea of what's going on. And I've been expected to play this role of luna that I'm just not ready for."

"I said that you could take it slow," Axel says. "You didn't have to start learning about the town if it was overwhelming."