From Rejected Luna To Lycan Queen (Eloise and Edward) novel Chapter 323

Chapter 323 Men Are Idiots

ELOISE.

Blinking, I see a plate filled with scrambled eggs and potatoes on the coffee table in front of me. And nex to that, a plate with a sandwich that looks like something from a movie. And two different flavors of bottled electrolyte drinks.

“I’d recommend skipping the breakfast,” Mary’s voice startles me from across the room and I jump.

“Jesus.” She’s just sitting in one of the armchairs, phone in her lap. “Were you watching me sleep?”

She lifts a shoulder. “Basically. The King lost his shit when he found you sleeping on the couch.” That makes me sit up. “Damon was out here?”

“Yeah, and I happened to be in the kitchen grabbing lunch when he saw you. So I get to

sit right the fuck here until she goes to bed.” She deepens her voice on the last part. “So looks like I’m bac on Eloise Duty.”

I don’t know how to feel.

Him worrying about me means… Well, it means something. That he cares about me. At least a little. But him not willing to sit out here with me himself…

“Why didn’t he just sit out here?” I can’t stop myself from asking.

Mary lifts a brow at me. “Because he’s avoiding you.” Her tone says duh without her having to actually say

“I don’t understand,” I admit.

Mary looks toward the kitchen, and I turn too, but no one is there

“Okay, here’s how it is.” Mary lowers her voice, so I lean forward to hear her. “Lydia told me that we shouldn’t get involved. Because the King is the boss and we owe him our loyalty. But the way I see it, you’re our boss too. And women should stick together.” She smirks on that last one. “So, a few things that have happened since, well, the incident.”

She widens her eyes when she says it. “I’m assuming you noticed the carpet already.” I nod, pressing my lips together at the memory. “Well, he’s also had the entire property swept for some jammer thing, and then had anti-jammer things installed all around both houses.”

At my confused look, she rolls her eyes.

“Something about cell phone signals not working. I don’t really know. My husband wasn’t making a lot of sense when he was telling me. And then…” she snorts, “The King had those installed all over the house.” She points to the wall, and it takes me a second to find what she’s looking at.

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“Is that a wall phone?” The black plastic looks new, mounted to the wall, but the corded style is straight out

of the eighties.

“I know, right?” Mary confirms. “Those are in case the cell phone non-jammer thingys don’t work, so there’s still a way to reach people in the house. There’s one in your bedroom, too.”

I blink at her. “How?”.

“I had to sit against the bathroom door to let the King know when you were getting out of the shower, he could drill the holes and run the wires. Good thing you take forever in the shower.” I ignore the dig since it’s not like I’ve had anything better to do with my time. “Didn’t know the boss had it in him to w stuff.”

“But…a landline?” I still can’t believe it.

“You’ve missed a lot of my husband’s kids joke these days, so consider yourself lucky.” I smile, thinking ( her goofy husband and can just imagine. “But that’s not even the craziest thing he did.” I’m almost afrai to ask, but Mary doesn’t make me. “He got two more dogs, too.”

My jaw drops. “What?”

“Yep. Same breed as the old one, but younger.”

“What…” my chest tightens. “What are their names?”

She rolls her eyes. “Beta and Gamma.”

It’s so stupid. And funny. And I don’t know why I’m all of a sudden crying. He must have named them according to our first dog who was Alpha, what a weird way of calling our dogs.

“Aww, girl, don’t do that!” Mary hurries out of her chair and comes to sit next to me on the couch.

“Sorry,” I brush the tears away. “It’s just… In the closet…” I sniffle. “I don’t get it. He’s doing all of this,” I gesture in front of me, meaning the whole property, “but he won’t come near me. Or come check on me

“Well, first…” Mary hands me a tissue. “He’s the one that’s been putting that dog in your room every nigh And if I was a betting woman, I’d put all my chips on the he stands there and watches you bet.”

I’d already assumed it was him doing it. But it’s nice to have it confirmed.

I take a second to blow my nose. “I mean, I know men are weird.” Mary scoffs. “But even if he feels bad about me getting hurt, I still don’t understand why he’s avoiding me. Like why wouldn’t he at least sleep with me at night?”

Mary blows out a breath. “Okay, so here’s the part that ethically I probably shouldn’t tell you.”

I turn to face her. “But you’re going to anyway?”

“Obviously. Okay, so, like two nights ago I was working late, because I took the afternoon to babysit my grandchildren. Anywho, I may have seen the King coming down the stairs, after what I assumed was him putting Alpha in your room. And I may have been cleaning the picture frames in the hallway outside of hi office door, and he may have been on the phone…”

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