Chapter 50

Chapter 50 Aden

I'm holding my breath, waiting to see who has finally come to dinner, waiting to see if Brooklyn is here, if her tears are gone... when Jayde breezes in.

"Hey baby," she says with a big smile, settling into her seat across from me and looking at my plate. "What, you couldn't wait for me?"

She looks up at me then, and her smile falters. She can see, clearly, that I'm in a foul mood and she has to tread very, very carefully.

"Wait for you?" I say, narrowing my eyes. "Why should I wait for you, when you are late?"

Jayde glances at the grandfather clock on the far wall and winces.

She is late, by five whole minutes. Something that she knows I do not stand for.

The chef comes through the door again, putting an entrée and bread in front of her.

formal terms in this house," she says casually. "I'm sorry, I won't

narrow my eyes at her further and wait

have been all apology, but instead,

looking down at her plate and taking a piece of bread out of its little

ask slowly, "that I should wait for you? That as the Alpha of this house, I should be at

Jayde shakes her

she says. "You're right, I should have

right you should have

I'm being unfair. The truth is, I don't care if she's late.

just want to be treated with a little more respect,

or my wife. You are here, eating my food, wearing the clothes I buy you, spending my

I stated our relationship in such

never called her my girlfriend or partner-she knows it isn't really like that—but

I'm not done. "Is that..." Jayde starts, unable to stop herself. "Is that really how you see me?" Slowly, she

her to fight back. "And right now, I want you

she says, going

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