The Lycan king-Chapter 52

*Jax*

"Please shower with me."

If she had said this to me any other day, I would have jumped for joy but this girl, who was now walking towards me, was visibly shaking with tears rolling down her eyes. For the first time in my life, I didn’t know what to do. This was what I had been trying to avoid for so long. I didn’t know how to care for her as she would want me to. Right now, she was as fragile as an egg and I feared that I would be the one to break her.

"Please can you turn the lights off?" She asked as she entered into the bathroom. I turned off the lights and I could hear her cry harder in the darkness. There was something clawing at my insides, something begging me to free her, rid her of her pain. But I was at a loss. I never had to worry about caring emotionally for any girl. I had never taken care of a girl before- Claire was an exception. I never had to bother about this stuff with Claire. She always knew how to take care of herself. I never worried about her and I had never seen her emotional about anything.

"Nora." I called her and she turned to me, her face covered in tears. I stepped up to her, closing the door behind me. I walked closer to her, opening my arms for her. She immediately walks into my arms and holds onto my clothes for dear life as she cried against my body. "You don’t ever have to worry about him. I’m here now." I assure her but it seems like my words struck a chord causing her to cry harder. I didn’t know what else to say or do. Maybe I needed to get Bethany to comfort her because it seemed like I was doing a terrible job at it. I guided us over to the shower and I let the warm water run over us, hoping it would calm her down even if just for a few minutes.

And it did!

I listened as her sound of her crying slowly but surely died out. I breathed out a sigh of relief, thankful that she was no longer crying as much. She let go of me and began unbuttoning her wet shirt. I didn’t know if I should join her so I tried to leave but she pulled my hand back, halting my movements.

"Please stay." She murmured and I walk back under the shower. She took off her shirt, with her pants and shoes following just after. I follow suit hoping she would let me go. My body reacted to the sight of her naked and wet. There were so many things I could control but my body wasn’t one of it. I wanted to kiss her. Three months and I haven’t had any action. Not because I didn’t want to but because I was waiting for her. All I cared about was her. I just wanted her back to me. "Kiss me." She said as she took my hand in hers. She slowly guided it over to her neck. This was so weird. She placed my hand in a way that I would he holding her neck as she tried to squeeze my hand.

I harshly pulled my hand away, taking a step away from her. "I’m sorry, I can’t." I said as I walked out of the shower. I pulled a towel off the rack, tying it around my waist and walking out of the bathroom. So many thoughts ran through my mind as the sound of her crying flowed out of the bathroom. Leonora was going through something and her seeking out sex from me was her trying to seek out comfort in the worst way possible. As much as I wanted her, I was trying to be a better man for her and that included taking care of her especially in situations like this.

I heard a knock on my door and I could easily guess who it was. I walked to the door brushing my wet hair away from my face. I opened the door and Claire pushed her way into the room, throwing herself onto me and kissing me. I lightly pushed her off me and a frown formed on her face. The sound of the shower and Leonora’s cries filled the room and I watched as Claire tensed.

"You didn’t kill that traitor." She spat out at me. Her voice was filled with disgust and annoyance. I knew Claire didn’t like Leonora and I understood why but she could hear her crying. Wasn’t that enough to pause the hatred for one minute. "While everyone is trying to get over the massacre, you’re here trying to fuck the same girl that caused all this?"

I didn’t want to get angry at her. Leonora needed me and I wouldn’t let Claire take up the space for Leonora. "Claire, please come back later and we’ll talk. Not right now."

"Then who is going to address the pack, huh?" She asked and I heard the tap turn off. Oh no. Before I could do anything else, Leonora walked out of the bathroom. She looked between Claire and I then proceeded to walk back into the bathroom. She was probably hiding from Claire. I don’t know if I was making this worse. "I’ll leave you with your play thing." She snarled and walked away. I wanted to run after her and get her to apologize but I couldn’t leave Leonora alone right now. I shut the door, locking it and walked back to the bathroom.

"I want to go back to my room." She said immediately I walked into the bathroom. She stood up and walked to the door but I blocked her from moving. There was no way I was going to let her go after getting her back.

"I’m going to give you my shirt. You’ll wear it and climb into bed. When I’m done with my shower, we’ll talk."