Chapter 21. Inner Battles

Kayden

My wolf Jax is angry with me. He has a softer heart than mine. I don't blame him not when he still feels the sparks every time we touch her. I find myself wanting reasons to touch her just to feel the sparks that I will never feel with Lexi. Why do I do it? Even though I don't know sometimes it's easier to blame it on Jax like at the hospital it was partially my fault too but in the office, it was all mine. I couldn't even blame Jax even if I wanted to.

It's been a day since she has been at the poll on the leash. Each hour Jax begs me to let her out but I shut him out each time. He refuses to acknowledge her as our ex-mate to him; she is still our mate. The concept of rejection just doesn't sit right with him.

‘Please Kayden remove her from there. Our mate is suffering.’ Jax begs in my head once more.

‘She ain't our mate!’ I snap back at him. At least not anymore. ‘ You have to accept that she rejected us she didn't want us.’

‘ How sure are you s