The Lycan king-Chapter 14

*Leonora*

I begrudgingly mop the floors, silently praying that Jax would leave me alone in the room. I tried to avoid him as much as I could but it was almost impossible as we were the only people in the room. He kept tapping away on his phone, a privilege that only the elite had.

Immediately I gathered some money, I got myself a phone. At that moment, I felt powerful, like an elite but I didn’t have the opportunity to pack my things when they came to get me. I would have picked my phone. I had some movies saved on it, that I had planned to watch over the coming months. I also had some songs I listened to help with my mood.

All of that was gone.

I took the mop and went towards the bucket. I dumped the mop into the bucket and used my hands to squeeze it. I tried to wring out as much water as I could before I went back to continue cleaning. The pain had eased up a bit, making it easier for me to finish up.

"Leonora." Jax called and I stopped cleaning. "I don’t like that you’re ignoring me." He said as he stood up. He walked over to my direction while I walked to where he was previously seated. "Nora-"

"Don’t call me that!" I quickly said. He didn’t have the right to call me that name. Only Bethany and Noah could call me that name. Only people I trusted with my whole life could call me that name. Not him.

"Leonora." He called again but I didn’t answer as I cleaned underneath his seat. "I am your King!" He raised his voice.

"And I am your Luna but yet you raised your hands on me. You beat me. You kicked me and slapped me." I raised my voice back at him, dropping the mop and staring at him squarely. He walked towards me and I kept myself in the same position holding myself and getting myself ready for the slap he would rain down on me. "You beat your mate."

Instead he grabbed my neck and pulled me closer to him. I refused to give him any more reaction which caused him to squeeze my neck. I coughed and tried to pull his hands off my neck.

"You are not my Luna! You can never be my Luna. You can never rule this pack. You’re nothing!" He said and spat on my face. "And don’t ever mention that word ever again. You are not my mate. You can never be my mate. You’re just a maid." He added and I coughed out, trying to free my neck from the assault. "I should just kill you here." He said and I smiled at him.

"Do it." I force out as I struggled to breathe. He leaned closer to me as he peered into my eyes with anger. He pressed his lips on mine, slightly letting go of my neck. I pushed him off and he took a step away from me, letting go of my neck.

He turned around, not looking at me. "Get out." He shouted but I stayed rooted to the spot. "Get out!" He screamed and I picked the mop and the bucket and walked out of the room. As I got to the door, I turned around to look at him and he was staring straight at me.

He had a look on his face that I couldn’t place what it was. "Jax." I called out and his eyes softened a little. "I would have kissed you if things weren’t messed up." I said before leaving. I smiled triumphantly at myself. The pain I was enduring was all worth it. I wanted Jax to be feral when it came to me. I wanted him to start eating out of my palm and if it meant enduring his toxic side, I would.

I carried myself towards the kitchen where the head of mansion staff would definitely be waiting for me. I pushed the door open and I found Bethany and the man waiting for me. They were both in a deep conversation and didn’t notice me. I looked at the position they were in and found it weird. She was seated on the counter while he stood in between her legs. She had a hand on his hair, clearly massaging his scalp.

I cleared my throat to get their attention and Bethany jumped down from the counter and adjusted her dress. "Nora." She said my name in a sing-song voice. She walked over to me and lifted my chin. "What happened to you? This looks so bad. What did you do?"

I dropped the bucket on the floor and turned to the man. "You know this wouldn’t make up for your punishment. The dishes are waiting for you and your dinner is on the table." He said as he pointed at the heap of plate in the sink. I sighed and walked over to the plates and began washing. My body was sore but it’s the little price I had to pay.

Next time, I’m going to be a lot more careful with how I escape. I would check all the exit spots, which was only the gate or maybe the forest. I never thought of the forest. All the times we went on a pack run, I never saw a gate.

Why didn’t I think of that?

This was so unlike me. I was very careful and thorough with my plans and all of a sudden, I was becoming sloppy. I think part of the problem was my interactions with Jax. It made my wolf erratic and it was also affecting me. The longer I stayed here, I knew I would definitely let go of my self-control, just like Jax did today when he tried to kiss me.

I wouldn’t lie and say that for a brief second, I wanted to kiss him back.