Tasting All My Mates by Alexis Dee

406-The Petty Stuff

"Lazio!" I pronounced his name after gulping a little. It was clear from the look on his face that he wasn't too happy. Something had deeply disturbed him, as evidenced by the slight raise of his brow and the tightening of his lips.

"Good morning," I said, trying to sound playful and normal.

"Maynard was here?" he asked, ignoring my greetings and briskly approaching me.

"He was." I didn't lie. He stood beside me for a few empty seconds before he scoffed at me.

"Why? Why did you indulge in a conversation with him?" he asked me, assuming it very correctly. I could tell he was not going to understand whatever I had to say. Something in him has changed, or maybe it was always there, but I was too occupied with saving my mates and the world to acknowledge it.

"He came here to talk to me. We talked, and now he is gone. I am not a child who would turn away from the problems because Daddy doesn't want her to speak to anyone without his permission." I had enough of his attitude. I turned to him after dropping the butter knife in the sink and groaned, muttering the words to him.

It surprised him to see him standing up for me again.

He stayed still for a moment before he grasped my arm and started dragging me to our bedroom.

Lazio? we have guests over; have some decency." I complained, trying to free my arm, but his fingers were wrapped too firmly around my

me go," I fought, but to no gain. He shoved me into the room and locked the bedroom behind us. It didn't just stop there. He then pushed me

you look when being rude to your alpha mate," he muttered, shaking my body a little and glaring at me in the mirror's

said what was right. You have changed so much, Lazio!" I raised my voice, but it resulted in tears being formed in my

school anymore. I am not the miserable guy you used to be to your fullest in that academy," he yelled, pushing me into the mirror and setting me

used you? When?" I asked, my eyes staring at him with

you are wrong. I didn't want you to ruin their relationship, did you hear me?" He

that the entire pack can hear you. They all should know how narrow minded and control freak you are." The moment I raised my voice louder than him, he clenched his fists and raised them. My reflexes worked hard, and I stepped

going to hit me?" I asked in bewilderment. I was panting as I stared

lowered it and stared at his fist for a moment. "No!" he repeated, "Enya! I would never hit you," he finally raised his face and for the

hit me," I

me being angry. I would never hit you. If I had to, I would have, but I stopped." He took a step closer to me, but my reflexes made me step back from

at? You want everyone to think I am an abusive alpha just like my father?" He brought it up himself

time that I realized arguing with him was a lost cause. This wasn't the Lazio I met in that academy's room. I lost that Lazio long ago. It was just sad that he still has the same Enya caged