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“I have the highest ranking.”
Saul did not answer, only raising his eyebrow.
“I don’t understand.”
Selene crossed her arms, irritated and angry.
“I do not know why the assignment was given to me, only that it was,” Saul answered.
Saul moved toward the training grounds. He stopped just after passing by her. He took a breath and then turned back to her.
“If I were to guess,” he said, perking Selene’s interest. “I might say that perhaps Jackson’s actions and your connection to him has created a situation that Alpha Wyatt feels could become a problem.”
“Jackson’s actions?” Selene questioned. Immediately feeling irritated by his choice of words.
Saul nodded.
“I don’t know what you heard, but Jackson was the victim! Galen attacked him without cause!” Selene shouted defensively.
Saul looked down at her. He wanted to simply walk away, didn’t care to get involved, just as he hadn’t wanted to speak with Jackson that night. But he couldn’t. Not when good people were being falsely accused.
“You are wrong.”
“What?” Selene was surprised. She had expected him to walk away. Maybe a grunt in response at most.
“I don’t know what you have heard,” Saul stated. “But you are wrong if you believe that Galen was unprovoked or that Jackson was a victim.”
“No, Jackson told me–”
“What he wanted you to hear,” Saul interrupted, now feeling irritated.
Saul moved closer to Selene. He stood before her and tried to show her that he had no motives, only the truth through his words and actions.
“I was at the training grounds that night. I came to speak with him about some of the men in his command and their behavior.”
“Yes, he told me.”
“Did he?” Saul questioned, “did he tell you his response?”
Selene didn’t understand, “he told you he would talk to the men about the problem.”
“No,” Saul said flatly.
“Maybe you misunderstood–”
“There is no misunderstanding,” Saul said, no longer trying to control his irritation. “Not only did Jackson not care about the poor behavior of his men, but he also encouraged it.”
“That’s not possible,” Selene shook her head, feeling her breakfast turning in her stomach.
“I saw Beta Galen approaching as our conversation was getting inappropriate,” Saul continued. “I gave Jackson another opportunity to show any kind of respect to anyone. Instead, he chose to insult Alpha Alexander and make his true character known to me.”
“How did he insult Alexander?” she asked unintentionally.
“He said that Alpha Alexander was ‘another wolf that needs to learn not to touch what doesn’t belong to him,” Saul let out a disgusted grunt. “I knew that Beta Galen heard his words. I knew what would come next. So, I warned Jackson he would receive a lesson in respect before I walked away.”
Selene brought her hand to her mouth, feeling sick. Everything Jackson had told her about that night was a twisted lie. She had believed him; she had thrown accusations at Galen without a thought. Hurt him, hurt Alexander.
For nothing.
‘Where is she?!’ he screamed in his mind.
“Have you seen Selene?” he asked one of the young wolves leaving the training grounds.
“No, sorry,” the boy replied as he walked past.
He smiled and gave his thanks. A slow-burning rage building inside of him.
‘Is she with him?’ he wondered.
“Jackson!” her voice called to him, sending a swell of relief over him.
He turned to look toward her. A charming smile was already displayed proudly on his face.
“Selene! I have been looking for–” Jackson called to her as she approached, only to have his words cut off by the force of her hand slapping his face.
“You lied to me!” she screamed at him.
Jackson was stunned. He hadn’t expected this, ever. He reached his hand to his lower lip, still feeling the sting.
“Why?” she asked, breathing heavily. “Why would you lie?”
“You hit me…” he said. He pulled his thumb away from his mouth, surprised to see a spot of blood.
“You lied.”
Selene crossed her arms over her chest. Her jaw was clenched, her brows knitted together angrily.
Jackson knew how angry she was, clearly, but he couldn’t help but think about how attracted he was to her at this moment. He ran his tongue over his lip, tasting the blood from where it had been split by her slap. He held back his smile.
“What are you talking about?” he asked as though he were shocked by her outburst. Of course, he didn’t know what she was angry about, but the fact was he had lied about so many things lately that he didn’t know where to begin.
“You told me Galen attacked you,” she said.
“He did!” he defended quickly. That was at least true.
“Unprovoked?” she asked.
“I have no idea why he attacked me!” he cried out. Again, he did not know the reason for the attack, at least not which thing he had been the final trigger that set Galen off.
“You said that he warned you to stay away from me,” she took a step closer to him now, “that you were ‘touching what didn’t belong to you’, that he was teaching you a lesson in respect.”
Jackson stared back at Selene; he could see that she knew the truth in her eyes.
‘Saul…you bastard!’ he thought to himself angrily.
He took a deep breath and let it back out.
“You’re right,” he sighed, “I lied.”
Selene’s expression fell from a rage-filled manifestation of hostility to one of pained sadness. She dropped down into a squatting position as though she had lost the strength to stand. She lay her head on her arms, now crossed over her knees.
“Why?” she asked into her knees. Her voice was muffled, but the sadness in it was still audible.
Jackson squatted down in front of her, putting his hands on her elbows. He was unsure if she would let him touch her. But she did.
‘She’s mad, but she wants to forgive me,’ He smiled to himself.
“Selene… I’m sorry,” he whispered dejectedly. “I don’t have any good explanations or even real reasons. I’m an idiot.”
Selene sniffled; she was crying.
“Baby…” he whispered, leaning forward so he could kiss the top of her head. “Baby, don’t cry… please. I’m an idiot. I messed up. Please, it hurts me so much to hear you cry.”
She wiped her eyes on her arms. Trying to regain some control over her emotions.
“Why did you tell me that he attacked you? Why did you say that he did it for Alexander?” Selene asked.
Jackson let out a low growl.
Selene lifted her eyes. He still squatted before her, but his eyes were looking up, and his jaw was clenched tight. He was angry.
“Jackson?” She called his name.
He squeezed his jaw again and cast his eyes down.
He took a moment, alternating between clenching his jaw and turning his eyes somewhere else. Finally, after a deep breath, he spoke. His resentment seeped into his tone.
“You call his name so easily,” he said bitterly, “Alexander. It just rolls off your tongue as though you have practiced it over and over in your dreams.”
“Jackson…” she called, moving her hand out toward him.
“Nah, not that one. That takes a little work. But, like you have to think about it, remember it,” Jackson spoke cynically, standing up and avoiding her touch. “His name, it’s always there, ready to roll off your tongue. But mine, forgettable.”
He turned away from her.
“You asked why I said that Galen attacked me for Alexander, why I lied about the reason he attacked me… that’s why,” he said quietly. “Because I’m afraid that you’ve already forgotten me.”
His voice was shaking, pain-filled. Selene’s heart ached.
Selene stood up, forgetting about her anger, her frustration, the concern she had felt at how easy his lies were for him to say.
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