Chapter 41
Chapter 41
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I needed to find out what was bothering my mate. He clearly was trying to hide something from me.
“Well?” I ask. “Are you going to tell me?”
He shrugs, “I’m not that desperate to find out if you remember what you did last night Lana.”
I bit my lip, not pleased with his response.
I wish Apollo would just come clean with me. If he chose to spend the entire night with me instead of going to that dinner with another girl, then surely he must have some feelings for me.
“You didn’t go to the dinner last night, did you?” I ask, even though I already suspect the answer, recalling everything that happened.
I just need to hear him say it.
He avoids making eye contact, which is so unlike him.
“Why do you ask?” he counters, deflecting my question.
This conversation isn’t going in the direction I’d hoped.
I fold my arms, feeling a surge of defiance. “Who is she to you?”
That’s the question I’ve been dying to ask. He dodged it last time, but now I’m holding out hope for an answer.
He ignores me and once again, avoids all eye contact with me. I already knew that this Jada girl wasn’t any ordinary woman. She was someone that his mother was most definitely trying to push him closer to.
“Why did you spend the night in a hotel with her… and go to dinner with her too?” I press on.
His grip tightens on the steering wheel, and suddenly, he accelerates the vehicle, clearly trying to evade my questions about that girl. Is he trying to protect her? Does he care about her?
I felt my heart squeeze at the possibility of him actually caring for another woman. In the past, every other woman he’s slept with, was just a fling. None of them was serious and he never actually cared about any of them. But I had this fear that he felt something for this one. She was definitely not a fling.
Was that why he didn’t acknowledge me as his mate? Was she the reason for him not wanting to be with me? He claimed it was because we were step- siblings, but I didn’t believe him at all. There was definitely another reason.
“Let me be clear: we’re not in a relationship,” Apollo growls, his tone harsh. “I don’t owe you any explanation.”
His words cut deep, as if he intended to make me drop the subject, I didn’t want to be affected by his reaction to my simple question but it did have a strong effect on me.
I wrap my arms around myself and gaze out the window, feeling an overwhelming wave of emotions. Waking up in his the world, yet he acts like it meant nothing to him./
had been the best feeling in
I’m at a complete loss, trying to make sense of Apollo’s hot and cold behavior. One minute, he acted like someone I would love to be around and the next, he was a complete asshole, not caring about me or my feelings.
After waking up beside him this morning, I can’t ignore that part of me that wants him. I don’t want to push him away as my mate; I want to be with Apollo in ways that would drive our family apart.
But I have no idea how to express this to him. It’s painfully obvious that he doesn’t share my feelings, and that realization only makes my heart ache
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I remember the side of him he revealed to me last night, a side he had never shown before. Why did he treat the with such tenderness plan he though I wouldn’t remember anything the next day? Why did he treat me differently while I was drunk?
What was his reason for being this way?
I turn to look at him once more.
Something is clearly bothering Apollo, and for some reason, I feel it has to do with his mother.
His phone lights up again, and I can tel
I he’s reluctant to answer it. After a moment’s hesitation, he swipes to pick it up.
“Hello, mother,” he says, his voice tinged with irritation.
I can sense his discomfort from where I sit. A conversation with his mother shouldn’t feel this tense.
Why does he always act so worried to answer her call? Like he needed a lot of patience to speak to her. She seemed like someone that harassed him multiple times a day and for some reason, he lets her,
Their relationship seemed unusual, almost as if Apollo had to pick up the pieces left behind by his father. It felt like he was stepping in to support his mother ever since his father walked out on her. That’s the impression t got.
I can hear her voice getting louder, even though the call isn’t on speaker. His jaw clenches as she scolds him for whatever reason, and he bites his lip before finally replying, “I told you I had to leave for important business, which is why I couldn’t stay for the dinner last night.”
My eyes widen. This is the confirmation I’ve been seeking. He did blow off that dinner last night. He chose to come to my rescue instead. He could have called anyone else for help, there were so many people that would have helped if he’d just asked, but he canceled his plans just for me.
I don’t want to feel happy about this small detail, but I can’t help it. It feels good to know that I matter to him, that he chose me over this other girl that knew nothing about.
“I saw the message you sent,” he adds, still speaking to his mother in a calm manner despite her shouting.
Oh. He’d gotten a message from her.
That explains why his mood shifted so abruptly when his phone lit up earlier.
“What do you want me to say, mother?” he asks. “I tol
you I had something important to do. If you don’t believe me, there’s nothing more I can say.”
Her voice rises in response, clearly upset that he’s not following her every command.
I frown, grateful that I don’t have to deal with a mother like that. Maybe it was different for Apollo since his mother seemed to rely on him for emotional support. However, why did it seem like she was trying to control his life and force him to do things her way?
I had a very bad feeling about this entire thing. For the rest of the drive home, I try my hardest not to listen to the rest of their conversation.
It was probably best not to get mixed up in all of this. Apollo’s mother clearly already had her plans for him.
However, I wasn’t sure how long I could ignore these feelings burning within me.
Soon enough, I may have to let it all go.
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