Tasting All My Mates

406-The Petty Stuff

“Lazio!” I pronounced his name after gulping a little. It was clear from the look

on his face that he wasn’t too happy. Something had deeply disturbed him, as

evidenced by the slight raise of his brow and the tightening of his lips.

“Good morning,” I said, trying to sound playful and normal.

“Maynard was here?” he asked, ignoring my greetings and briskly approaching

me.

“He was.” I didn’t lie. He stood beside me for a few empty seconds before he

scoffed at me.

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“Why? Why did you indulge in a conversation with him?” he asked me,

assuming it very correctly. I could tell he was not going to understand whatever I

had to say. Something in him has changed, or maybe it was always there, but I

was too occupied with saving my mates and the world to acknowledge it.

“He came here to talk to me. We talked, and now he is gone. I am not a child

who would turn away from the problems because Daddy doesn’t want her to

speak to anyone without his permission.” I had enough of his attitude. I turned to

him after dropping the butter knife in the sink and groaned, muttering the words

to him.

It surprised him to see him standing up for me again.

He stayed still for a moment before he grasped my arm and started dragging

me to our bedroom.

doing, Lazio? we have guests over;

to free my arm, but his fingers were

around my skin.

fought, but to no gain.

bedroom behind us. It didn’t just stop there.

mirror and stood behind me. His hands grabbed my

keep me still.

at yourself! Now use the same tone from before and

when being rude to your alpha mate,” he muttered, shaking

and glaring at me in

have changed so much, Lazio!” I raised

tears being formed in my

up. I am not that

you used to be to your fullest in that

into the mirror and setting me free.

his face

my eyes staring at him

and sadness in them.

for an argument in this early morning. You need to

you are wrong. I didn’t want you to

despite the fact that I

Say it even louder so that the entire pack can

minded and control freak

raised my voice louder than him,

My reflexes worked hard, and I stepped back from

me?” I asked in bewilderment. I was panting

frozen fist in the

He instantly lowered it and stared at

never hit you,” he finally raised his face and for the

years, I saw any sort of emotions in

me,” I mumbled in my

sobs.

I would never

to me, but

in

you want me to be looked at? You want everyone to

just like my father?” He brought it up

say it.

at that time that I realized arguing with him was a lost cause. This