Chapter 29 : Rekindle

MAXINE. “I’m sorry,” Yelena immediately says, and I have to feel impressed at how fast she can change her tune from being nasty to being angelic. “I didn’t mean to do that to her. She was just being aggressive towards me. I’m sorry, Ajax.” She slinks back into the crowd and I’m left there in the middle, looking like I was just about to attack her. Because I was going to. I really wanted to. I still want to now, probably even more so with this stupid act she’s trying to put on. Ajax lets me go, but his hand doesn’t leave the small of my back even as he faces Yelena. I thought he was going to favor her, so just imagine my shock when he says, “I know what you’re up to, Yelena. I know what you were saying. I heard it all, and you have no right to speak to her that way.” Her face goes pale. “I didn’t—I was going to—” “Enough,” Ajax says, and the authority in his voice is so strong that for the first time, I can really feel his Alpha energy, especially when he looks at everyone. “This i