Chapter Sixty Six

“She seems to be growing on you,” I heard Thane’s voice say in my semi-conscious state. “Now I’m left to wonder which side are you on, Axel.”

“Why would you ask such a question, Alpha? You know exactly which side I am on.”

“You’ve disrespected me, Axel, over and again, and it’s all because of her." He spit out the pronoun ‘Her’ with disgust.

“I apologize; I just didn’t see it fit...”

“She is my mate Axel; I’ll do as I please with my mate, and you will not interfere in that,” Thane says, his voice silent but laced with furry.

“Yes, Alpha,” Axel said after a moment.

“Don’t think I’ll let this slide,” Thane said to Axel.

I heard the sounds of footsteps approaching, and stopping right next to me.

"Riley, I know you are awake, so quit the pretence." Thane said, and whatever haziness I felt cleared of. I got up from the bed.

I was in the Axel room and not our room.

“I didn’t hear a thing,” I lied.

"Oh, don’t worry, princess; I wanted you to hear all of that, so you don’t need to lie or pre