Chapter 62. Dinner for Two

Jaxon POV

I had been furious, betrayal trailing through my veins. I thought I had made progress with Adeline, I thought she was ready to be my mate. I knew that I had scared her when she clenched the pillow so close against her chest. When I heard her confession, my heart dropped and I felt guilty for not asking before I reacted so harshly. At that moment, I had even told her that I would accept her rejection if she chose to leave with Alpha Christian. Truthfully, it had been a test to gauge her loyalty to our mating bond. Deep within my heart, I knew that wasn’t true though. My wolf freaked out that I had even suggested it, we wouldn’t be able to allow that to happen, she wouldn’t end up in Alpha Christian’s arms no matter what. I would have challenged Alpha Christian for his position as Alpha if it came down to it, taking his pack in the process. She knew me well though and may have been right but my anger was slowly dissipating. If she had told me about Alpha Christi