Falling For My Cruel Mate
Chapter 44

"I understand." She nods her head as we begin to climb up the stairs to the third story of the mansion. I'm assuming he's taking us to his office. I've never really been in there before, making me slightly nervous as well.

There were two guards posted at the end of the hallway, watching us curiously as we followed behind their Alpha and into his working space.

The theme of the office was one very similar to his bedroom. Clean cut and modern. The walls were a bright white and lined with white book shelves. Behind his large glass desk sat a window, allowing the bright autumn sun to shine into the room. There were two white chairs placed in front of his desk and a sitting area to the right that consisted of two arm chairs and a coffee table.

"Take a seat," Ajax says as he himself sits down on the chair behind his desk. He gathers a few lingering papers and puts them off to the side, clasping his hands together and placing them on the desk in front of him. He looked gorgeous, his dark hair sat on top of his head messily and his jaw line was sharper than usual, due to his clenching jaw. He seemed angry or conflicted. It was hard to tell, he keeps his emotions hidden so well sometimes. Unless it's pure anger, that's the only emotion he doesn't hide from me.

We take a seat in the chairs and I could feel his cold blue orbs on my face once more. What the hell is he looking at? I met his gaze and yet he doesn't look away. There were mixed emotions flowing through those blue oceans of his and I couldn't figure out any of them. They roamed over my face once more, searching for something. For what? I don't know.

"How did you come upon our pack lands?" Ajax asks smoothly, his hard cold stare landing upon my best friend. She didn't dare look him in the eyes as she squeezed my hand a bit tighter. Was he trying to seem more intimidating on purpose? Because if so it's working.

"I-I was running from someone. I promise you it was a mistake. I didn't know where your territory lines started." Her voice was shaky and I could feel a bit of fear radiate off of her.

"Who were you running from?" Ajax leans forward in his chair, seeming almost intrigued. He barely even gave her time to think, it's like he didn't care what state she was in. He wanted answers.

"He said he will kill me if I- If I tell anyone." She looks over to me, her eyes almost pleading. My eyebrows furrow in concern. Who will kill her? So she was kidnapped? What the actual hell is going on?

"Siren, you're safe here I promise." I say running my thumb over the back of her hand, encouraging her to speak.

"I'm scared, Octavia. He threatened my life. He threatened your life and our families." Tears began to form in her eyes as she began to shake her head in disappointment. I could feel my blood run cold as her words began to register in my head.

"Who threatened you and Octavia?" Ajax seemed more determined now than before to squeeze the answers out of her. His hands were clenched tightly as his eyes begin to darken.

"Siren, you need to tell me. You are under the protection of my men. No one can get to you here, I assure you of that. If you cooperate I will have a team escort you back to your pack." His tone was harsh and strict but his words rang true. He seemed impatient as he stood from his chair and began to pace behind his desk.

The promise of him returning her home made my heart constrict in my chest. It was kind of him, yes, but it also broke my heart. I was desperate to see my family and he would probably never allow it.

"Was it a man name Brandon?" I ask Siren softly, recalling the creepy man and his attendance to the same party.

Her eyes widen a bit as she looks up at me. "You know Brandon?" She asks a bit surprised. Ajax stopped pacing his eyes now trained on us.

"Um, yeah we visited his pack." I was beginning to feel a bit uneasy about this entire situation. Something wasn't sitting right and I could practically feel the air thicken with tension and anticipation.

"Octavia, he was the one who attacked the pack the night you were... taken." She steps around her words carefully as she searches my face for my reaction. I could feel my shoulders stiffen as the anger builds in the pit of my stomach. "He was coming to take you." She whispers out the last part.

I couldn't believe this is all happening. How? Why? Why me? I just don't understand how all of these unfortunate things could happen to just one person.

"Why?" Ajax asks, beginning to pace once more. His eyes were sharp as he calculated many thoughts in his head.

"The alliance between SnowMoon and FireMoon was dwindling down and he wanted to salvage it by mating with Octavia. Octavius turned down his offer and so Brandon planned on kidnapping her."

"Who is the man you are running from? If it's not Brandon?" Ajax stops his pacing and turns to Siren, giving her yet another hard cold stare. I could feel her squeeze my hand again, but I was completely out of it.

I couldn't believe that Brandon attacked my pack. It's his fault. It's all his fault. I wouldn't be in this mess if it weren't for him. Stupid bastard.

"H-His name is J-Jalex. He wants to take his revenge out on Octavia in front of you."

Octavia:

I sat patiently, yet angrily as I watched Ajax pace the length of his office. His eyebrows were furrowed and his eyes clouded with his thoughts and emotions that he held from me. His arms were crossed against his broad chest and his lips pursed.

I glare at him waiting for him to answer the question I had asked three minutes ago. He hadn't answered and had been pacing ever since. I was becoming angrier by the moment.

How could he withhold information about who this man is? Especially when he wants to murder me in cold blood. It's unbelievable, truly. My life has been in danger from the moment I left my home that night and the man pacing before me, is not making it any better.