His Abused Mute Luna

Chapter Twenty-Two

Angelica Winter's POV

"Can I speak to you, Ray?" Axel cleared his throat and I looked up at him, noticing he was giving my father the same look my mother always gave me.

I was confused for a moment before remembering Ray was his nickname, it's what he preferred.

"Alone?" He added icily, his eyes darkening, and I put my hand on his face, pulling his deadly stare away from my father and onto me.

"Please don't yell at him," I mumbled, watching his features soften and I gently rubbed my thumb across his stubble, "he didn't know," I frowned, slowly dropping my hand back into the small space between our abdomens where I had my other one, then I began fiddling with them.

His eyes drilled into mine and my frown deepened, "okay," he finally answered, leaning in and kissing my forehead. I smiled, moving off of him then he stood up, leaving the room with my father following dreadfully.

As soon as the door closed, Danny exhaled loudly, "I need to get this off my chest," he announced, earning Blaine's attention as well, "Angelica, I sincerely apologize for calling you hot," he said in a loud whisper, using his hand to shield his mouth as if that'd prevent anyone from hearing it.

"You what?" Blaine's voice jumped ten octaves higher and I smiled at the way it sounded.

"Shh!" He hushed, his face turning red as he kept glancing to the door fearfully, "Axel will turn me into Danielle if he finds out!"

"It's not Axel you should worry about," I added, feeling my cheeks heat up when they looked at me and I felt my throat burn, my palms sweat, and I avoided their eyes.

I don't like being the center of attention.

"For the love of everything holy, don't tell Gabbie!" Danny wailed, rushing over and dropping to his knees next to the bed beneath me.

My eyes widened and he tore my hands apart by grabbing one, holding it above his head after he lowered himself in a bow, "my Luna, I will forever be indebted to you if this remains secret."

I giggled at his behavior, pulling my hand away from his and scooting over to get off the bed, "I don't tell secrets," I assured him, sliding off of the bed yet my leg was numb, which sent me toward the floor.

He caught me efficiently and I gasped, not because I was expecting to hit the floor, but because when he grabbed me my body kept falling and the shirt rode up, exposing everything up to my ribs. His left hand was squeezing the piece of the shirt under my armpit, while the other was completely cupped over my breast.

At that moment, the door opened and we looked over in unison, watching Axel enter but freeze upon seeing our positions.

His eyes locked onto his hands and darkened, a loud growl emitting from his chest that made Danny rip away from me with a nervous laugh and I fell anyways, "Alpha," he grinned nervously as Axel began walking over, "wow, you have such terrible timing, really, it's kind of funny because this is not what it looks like! She actually—eek!" He released a shrill, ear-piercing shriek when Axel roughly shoved his back to the wall and pinned him there with his forearm.

"She fell?" He added, though it sounded like a question, and he winced as if preparing to be hit. I stood up in alarm, watching them intently.