Ditched Cheating Alpha, I Led My Daughter to Life's Peak novel Chapter 212

Axel nods. "He'll be as tall as his brother soon." He looks at Onai.

Onai doesn't say anything. He pulls papers out of his car. His backpack. Is he leaving?

The boy, Luca, turns to me. He seems just as distant with me as he did with Axel and Ethel, but he stares at me with curious eyes. It's clear that he recognizes me from somewhere, but where?

Realization dawns on me. "Are you the wolf from before?" I ask.

He doesn't answer. He just stares at me. It's like he's assessing everything about me. Then he finally asks, "The one who saw you pepper spray Onai?"

I nod, cringing at the image.

He tries not to laugh. "Yup."

Before I can say anything else, Onai says, "Don't talk to her."

Luca raises an eyebrow, but Onai just says, "Alpha's orders. We're wild animals."

"I didn't say that," Axel says.

Ethel hesitates then whispers, "You kind of did."

Axel glares at him.

Onai slams the door and throws Ethel the keys. Then he says, "Come on," to his group. The wolves follow quickly. Luca does too, but I get in the way.

"Don't leave," I say.

"Mia, stop." Axel walks up to me. "Let him go if he wants to go."

Onai tries to walk around us, but I move in his way again. "Help me out here, Axel. Just tell him you're sorry. You're sorry aren't you?"

Axel says absolutely nothing. He looks like he wants to, but it's stupid pride.

I look at Onai. "You know he didn't mean it the way you're taking it. Come on."

Onai looks away.

Axel sighs. "I'll just leave."

"What?" I ask.

"Onai can stay," he clarifies. "You feel safer with him, right?"

Omg. These grown ass men are acting a fool. "I never said that."

I furrow my brow, staring down at my plate like it's the source of all my problems. If she's crazy, it could be a trap. If not, it would still be pointless. The brothers don't trust her enough to leave me alone with her. They'd have a beta lurking around every corner.

I look up at the three sets of eyes staring back at me-Axel, Onai, and Ethel. Yeah, we'd get caught for sure.

Axel looks down at my food expectantly, then up at me. He smiles, moving my plate closer. Onai and Ethel wait not-so-patiently. People around us watch too, leaning closer from their tables. Even the chef and waitresses are here, wide-eyed, waiting for me to take my first bite.

You'd think this was something special, but it's just a breakfast biscuit. I can't eat in these conditions.

"Is..." Axel hesitates. "Is something wrong?"

One waitress nearly faints.

I shake my head vehemently as gasps fill the room. "No, there's nothing wrong." I smile to reassure him.

The crowd breathes again, but Axel furrows his brow. "Well..." He lifts my plate gently. "Would you like something else?"

The chef holds her heart, glaring into the open air. "I've failed my pack." She collapses. The waitresses catch her, steadying her in their arms, but she doesn't have the will to stand.

Omg. I wave her off. "No, that's not it at all. This looks great." I take the plate from Axel, staring at it. "I'm just... Letting it cool?"

The crowd glares at me. "The luna can't even stomach it to be polite," they mutter.