Chapter 70: _Her Perfect Mate

Chapter 70: _Her Perfect Mate I waited patiently for Kaelos to come back with the drinks, trying to catch my breath after that steamy make-out session. I scanned my gaze around his room, parting aside some strands of my hair that had gotten in front of my face. I haven’t been in his room a lot, but its design and size seemed similar to mine. Just then, my eyes fell on a small picture on top of the drawer at the head of his bed, close to the lamp. I dimmed my eyes, glancing back where I saw Kaelos looking through a cabinet for the drinks. "I’m guessing you’ll go for wine." He blurted, his tone calm but yet a little teasing. I plastered a smile on my face before I responded. "Yeah, wine would be perfect." After saying that, I stood up and walked up to the bedpost. I grabbed the photo, bringing it close to my face after turning on the bedside lamp which illuminated that side of the room with a yellow light. In the photo was a man and a woman who seemed to be a couple. The man had raven black hair and piercing silver eyes that reminded me of Kaelos. As for the woman, she had a pretty oval face and beautiful brown hair, as well as calm blue eyes. The couple in the photo stood close to each other, with smiles on their faces. However, the smile didn’t seem to extend to the eyes of the man who I assumed was Kaelos’ father. Suddenly, before I could recover from the mesmerization of seeing Kaelos parents, a hand grabbed my wrist, forcing me to drop the photo which fell. Before it could hit the ground, however, another hand caught it, forcing me to turn my gaze only to see that both hands belonged to Kaelos, who had a stern look on his face. "Keep your paws to yourself, please." He muttered with a grunt, releasing me from his grip before he turned away from me and used his fingers to gently brush against the photo. I fluttered my eyelids, still stunned by the interaction... Until I felt a sting on my wrist thanks to Kaelos gripping it so hard, causing me to glare at him while my jaw clenched. "What’s your problem?" I asked, tilting my head and watching as he turned his back to me while still looking at the photo. I could get that those were his late parents and he was getting sentimental or whatever. But what he did just now was a gross exaggeration. Anyway, Kaelos didn’t have any reaction to my question but instead answered plainly. "The age-old question. I guess no one will ever know." He proceeded to walk away from me and kept the photo in a different spot in the room. Then he walked back to the bed and picked up a bottle of wine that he’d dropped close to it alongside two glasses. "So you’re just going to pretend like nothing weird happened just now?" I queried, folding my arms in front of my chest and staring at him inquisitively. To my surprise, Kaelos nodded with a shrug before he spoke. "Yes. Because nothing weird happened. I don’t know why you’re trying to be overdramatic." Over dramatic? Over dramatic?! My eyes twitched as I watched him open the wine bottle before pouring some into both glasses. He handed me one of the glasses but I didn’t take it, causing him to scoff before shaking his head. "What exactly do you want me to say, dear wife?" He asked with genuine curiosity. "Alright, the couple in the photo are my late parents. And so what? Is that going to be an issue now? Should we stop drinking? Because trust me, I’d rather drink on my own." He didn’t have to add that last part... I blinked my eyes at him, my jaw still clenching and my shoulders getting tense. Kaelos seemed to get tired of the whole thing and rolled his eyes before he slowly turned away from me. "Very well then. More drinks for me and–" "Why did you grip my wrist like that?" I asked, placing my hands on my waist. Kaelos paused but his eyes seemed to twitch before he spoke. "I didn’t want you to see that photo and then start asking tons of questions like you’re doing now." I rolled my eyes before I talked. "What questions exactly? Why do you look hesitant about me seeing your parents’ photo? Why were you acting so nice earlier only for your true color to show now?" "Thread carefully, Odessa," Kaelos remarked calmly, his voice not showing even a hint of annoyance. Which is why I was taken by surprise by his reaction when I shook my head before stepping close to him. "Why? What are you trying to hide from me? Your emotions? I– I thought you were softening up to me. I thought maybe–" "Well, it seems you thought wrong, hon!" Kaelos snarled, breaking his glass of wine by clenching it too hard. I jolted in shock, stepping backward while Kaelos stepped forward, his gaze lingering at me with an almost predatory glint. "I am who I am. You might see me as a brute, you might see me as a cold monster who only cares about himself. I don’t care." He remarked, the bottle of wine still intact in his other hand as well as one more glass that he hadn’t broken yet. When he finally got me close to the wall behind me, his hot breath brushed against my face before he added. "One thing I can never be is your perfect mate. A witch and a werewolf should never have been mates, talk less of a powerless witch and an Alpha King." Those words hurt more than any blow or slap I’ve received and I didn’t understand why. Why was I the only one being dreamy about the relationship because of the mate bond? Why did it seem like it wasn’t affecting Kaelos as much? Well, whatever the reason, I didn’t care anymore as I drew in a deep breath before attempting to walk past him without saying anything. However, when my shoulder brushed against him, he grabbed my wrist, forcing me to gasp as I turned my gaze back to him.