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“Ava, Alex can help you out with anything that you might need.” I said before I walked off towards the forest that wraps around the entire pack border. I needed to go for a run.
“Jax, is she really our mate?” I asked my wolf.
“She is, but I don’t want to accept her.” he whined.
“Ashlyn has her mates.” I reminded him.
“I’m just not ready yet,” he whimpered.
“I understand, buddy. Let’s go for a run.” I told him. I went behind a tree, stripped off my clothes, and shifted into Jax’s large black wolf. He took off, running around the border a few times before he finally wore himself out. I was finally exhausted when we finally came upon my clothes and he shifted back. I quickly got dressed before making my way back to the pack house.
When I entered, my father called out from the living room. I rolled my eyes before I walked in to see my father, Alpha Jackson, his daughter, and Alex.
“Ian, you missed dinner.” My father commented.
“I apologize, father. I got caught up patrolling the borders,” I said, and he raised an eyebrow. He wasn’t necessarily a lie. I was running the border.
“The borders must be very secure,” Alex commented with a smirk. I pushed my lips into a line. Fucker.
“Anyway, Ava has decided to stay for a few days,” my father announced, and I looked over at her.
“More like I was forced,” she mumbled.
“Ava, that’s enough.” Her father warned her.
“No dad, this is ridiculous. He clearly doesn’t want me here, so why the hell should I even bother?” She huffed. The tension grew with our silence as we all just stared at each other.
“Say something!” Alex yelled in my head.
“Ava, I’m sorry about earlier. It just isn’t a good time.” I told her, and I could see that I had hurt her.
“You have someone else?” she asked.
“That’s not it,” I sighed.
“Then, what is it? It’s bad enough I had to come here in the first place, but now to have my mate reject me in front of everyone.” She yelled, standing from her seat beside her father.
“My wolf isn’t ready for a mate.” I told her, and she was stunned.
“What?” she gasped out.
“There’s a lot to explain and, honestly, you wouldn’t want me,” I told her before I left the room. I felt guilty that I hurt her, but I was in no state to start a relationship with anyone.
I went to my room and found my phone to text Mason. Maybe Ashlyn was awake and I might not feel so guilty.
me: Any changes?
Mason: nothing. The doctor agreed to move her into our home from the hospital, so that’s good news. But her state hasn’t changed.
Me: I’m glad she is at least home. And is James good?
Mason: growing like a weed.
Before I could put my phone away to go shower, Alex walked into my room without knocking. He paced the room while I just watched him.
“Ian, I know you are hurting, but seriously! Ava is your fucken mate.” Alex yelled.
“Alex, Jax isn’t ready to accept anyone. And to be honest, I’m in no state to start anything either.” I told him.
“You could at least give her a chance. Get to know her. I know you have survival guilt over what happened to Ashlyn. Hell, even I do, but don’t throw this away. Ashlyn wants you to be happy. That’s all she has ever wanted for you and this is your chance,” he said.
“How can I be happy when she is lying in that bed? She fucken died. It’s a miracle that she is still alive. And everyone just expects me to move on with my life. I watched her die.” I sat on the edge of my bed and broke down. Alex sat down beside me.
“I understand, I really do. But Ava doesn’t know all of this. To her, you just rejected her. I know you feel terrible about what happened, but life isn’t just going to stop. And Ashlyn would kill you if you messed this up again.” He told me.
“What do you want me to do?” I asked him.
“Take things slow, get to know her. Go shower and just take her for a walk. It might make you feel better to talk to someone.” He said, and I nodded.
“Meet her on the back porch when you are ready.” He told me before he left the room.
I wish I could talk to Ashlyn. I already knew what she would tell me, but just hearing her voice would make this so much easier. She’d be happy that it wasn’t Nicole. I showered and got dressed before I made my way to the back porch. I knew I could at least apologize for earlier.
I walked out the kitchen door on to the pouch to find Ava. She was watching the night sky, leaning on the railing. Dressed in a pair of jeans that hugged her curves and a hoody. She pulled her hair back into a ponytail. She was very beautiful, and I found myself watching her.
“Just going to stand there, Alpha.” Ava said, pulling me back to reality. I cleared my throat.
“You can just call me Ian.” I told her awkwardly, unsure of what to say.
“So, Ian. Can you explain to me what could hurt your wolf so badly to reject his mate?” She asked. I walked over to the railing beside her. Looking up at the night sky, I let out a sigh. I could feel Ava watching me.
“I should be dead. And the only reason I’m not is because my best friend sacrificed herself to save me. She’s been in a coma for the last six weeks and her mates don’t know if she will ever wake up.” I said.
“Ian, I’m so sorry. I didn’t know.” She said.
“And how could you? I’m sorry about earlier, I really am.” I told her, turning my head to look at her.
“You feel guilty?” She whispered, and I nodded.
“You mentioned mates? So, not your girlfriend?” she asked.
“We dated, but we are just friends now. She has two mates, the Alpha Prince and the Dragon Prince.” I told her and she gasped.
“The rumors are true,” she breathed out.
“Rumors?” I asked her.
“The mystical world has a Queen,” she said in awe. Her face turned to confusion as she appeared to be thinking.
“Wait, you’re saying that your best friend and ex-girlfriend is our queen?” she rushed out, and I pushed my lips into a line.
“I just call her Ashlyn, but yeah, I guess that’s true,” I told her.
“Wow,” she whispered. We fell into comfortable silence for a bit, just looking up at the night sky.
“You’re feeling guilty, aren’t you?” she asked me and I sighed.
“Very. I don’t want to lie to you. Ashlyn may have mates and a child, but I still love her. And my wolf still loves her.” I told her.
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