Chapter 238
238 – Like Husband And Wife
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“Whoa,” he complained, but I did not turn around.
I walked straight into the bathroom and stood under the shower. My body felt tense as the water hit my skin.
“That was a little intense for a reaction,” my wolf reacted, but I pushed her down and ignored her.
I did not know what caused it. Maybe it was how I let him get close without him explaining why he left me before.
Or that he did not want to be owned by me. Or that he was still planning to marry Yuvonne. All of it made me stop.
When I walked out, I saw him sitting on the edge of the couch.
He was dressed in his pants, shirt, and jacket. The moment our eyes met, he looked away.
“You should sleep on the couch. I need to take a run,” He uttered as he got up from the couch,
He sounded upset as he walked out of the room.
I grunted under my breath as I kept staring at the door. Then I rushed back to the couch, lay down, and fixed the blanket over myself.
I did not know why I was so angry.
I stayed there for a while before sitting up on the couch, turning so I could look out the window. He was gone.
“Arrogant ass alpha,” I muttered under my breath as I lay back down.
“Why do I care?” I added quietly. “He can go wherever he wants. I will just rest p>
I closed my eyes, but a small sense of guilt settled in me for not letting him explain.
Maybe I would have argued with him even after hearing his explanation.
Either way, it did not matter. He had left me before too, so it was not like he was completely innocent.
With that, I closed my eyes and drifted off.
When I woke up again, the room was very quiet. The curtains were still drawn over the window, and I had to rub my eyes as I sat up.
It felt like I had slept for hours.
What fully woke me was the sound of children giggling and running outside the window.
I rubbed my eyes again and looked toward the bed. It was empty. Baxter was not there.
The children were gone too.
Something inside me shifted.
I rushed to the window and pulled the curtains open. My children were outside, playing with a ball.
Baxter stood with them, guiding them as they laughed.
For a moment, a small smile crept onto my lips. Then I remembered what happened the night before and slapped my forehead.
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Could someone really react like that just because of arousal? I was not sure.
I dragged myself off the couch and went into the bathroom to take a shower.
By the time I came out, it was already one in the afternoon. They had let me sleep for so long.
I changed into black pants and a white shirt, then tied my hair into a ponytail.
When I walked outside, my children ran toward me.
“Mommy, look. We made a little map for you,” Bodhi said as he rushed over and held up a page.
He had drawn several lines that he believed showed the area around us.
My eyes drifted to Baxter, who stood a short distance away.
He had changed into clean clothes. He wore black jeans, a black shirt, and a black overcoat. His hands rested on his waist.
He looked at me briefly, then turned away again.
“Really? What else did you do?” I asked as I gently touched Bodhi’s cheeks.
“We freshened up, we ate breakfast, then we had lunch, and we played,” Bodhi explained. “We walked around the whole neighborhood too p>
His words made me smile.
I expected Baxter to give me attitude and start an argument, but I did not expect him to walk over to me once the children ran back to the ball.
“So, feeling better?” he asked casually and bi clenched my jaw.
“Better over what?” I asked sharply as I crossed my arms over my chest.
I knew the right thing would be to confront him and ask why he left me before, but I did not. Instead, I chose
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“Nothing. You were quite angry last night,” he replied.
I lifted my finger at him.
“We are not going to talk about what happened last night,” I muttered.
He gave a small nod.
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I raised my finger at him once more. I could tell it annoyed him, which was why I kept doing it.
“No. Stop showing me that finger and let me speak,” he said.
He gently pinched my finger, and I pushed his hand away, glaring at him.
Before we could continue, a car pulled into the parking lot between the U–shaped motel rooms. We both turned as the door opened and Ron stepped out.
“Oh look, my friend is here,” I said to Baxter with a cheeky grin.
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I noticed his eyes lower at my tone.
I walked away from him and headed toward Ron, doing it on purpose to annoy Baxter.
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