Ditched Cheating Alpha, I Led My Daughter to Life's Peak novel Chapter 147

He furrows his brow. "What? This happens a lot?"

"No," Michael says, but I cut him off, saying, "Yes." I smile at him. "All the time."

He glares at me.

Axel frowns, rubbing his thumb against my side, absent-mindedly. "If that's the case, maybe someone else should drive Mia around from now on. Just to be safe. I mean I could-"

"Say that again." Michael's voice is way too calm for the occasion.

Axel stays quiet.

"Go ahead. Don't be shy." Michael smiles, in a way that doesn't feel like a smile at all. "Try my patience again."

Axel shakes his head, but tries to keep his nice composure. "I'm not trying to 'try you' Michael. I'm just trying to look out for what's best for Mia."

"Good, because that's what's right here." Michael takes a wild turn at Axel's instructions. "My driving is the best. Don't you think, Mia?"

I stay quiet. No use arguing with him now, and I can't agree with him.

Michael tries again. "Isn't that right Mia who doesn't want Mom and Dad to find out about her three boyfriends?"

"You can't hold that over my head for everything, you know," I grumble.

He raises an eyebrow. "Oh, can't I?"

"No, because... wait." I turn to Axel quickly. "You never fully explained what's going on."

Axel looks at me like that's the last thing he wants to do. "Well first I need to make sure your brother gets us to where we need to go. Left here." He points at all too familiar neighborhood. The party comes to mind, and I feel sick to my stomach.

"You said you were taking us to a safe spot. This is a neighborhood," Michael eyes the area suspiciously.

"Our house, your little sister's school, the daycare, the high school, and the main hospital are five out of the seven safest locations in this town. Our school was being used as a base though, so this was the next best place." He looks at me. "And we're not going to get killed. No one's even really trying to kill us at the moment."

"But the Bloodmoon Pack?" I ask.

"We're not sure if they're coming or not. The problem is more about..." He searches for words. "The effects of what they're doing."

I wave my hand. "Like...?"

He looks uneasy. "I think we should talk about that when the others get back."

"Well according to you," Michael says. "The bad guys aren't here. So we'll be on our way."

"There are other threats beyond that," Axel argues, sounding like he's losing the patience I thought was infinite.

Michael nods. "I know. You're at the top of the list."

Here we go.

Many words late-many attempts by Michael to get Axel out of the car later-we end up going inside the house with the deal that Axel and I would stay within his sights at all times. Now we're on the couch, with Michael sitting obnoxiously between us, as we try to decide on a movie. He's driving me crazy, but we'll just be here until everything's safe.

I keep making Axel check on Mom and Dad, Megan and Charlie, Carson and Aiden, and even the betas. He assures me that everyone's okay, and this isn't the kind of situation I need to worry too much about as long as everyone does what they're supposed to and stays where they belong.

"Not gonna lie, I'm feeling Transformers," Michael says with a grin. He's got one arm wrapped around my shoulder and the other around Axel's. He pokes my head before I slap his hand away. "You can't do this, Michael. This is too far."

"Do what?" he asks, slightly squishing us-mainly me (but I notice that he avoids my chest area and applies only a light bit of pressure).

Axel turns his head slowly towards Michael. Before he registers that I'm indeed watching him, his eyes narrow in a way I've never seen them do before at Michael. I gasp. Axel. Our eyes connect.

He fixes his face real quick. "Yes?"