Reign Morrow is running from her troubles back on the East Coast. Her ex boyfriend was heading down a dangerous path, that involved underground boxing, drugs and domestic violence. Reign needed an escape, something he refused to give her. So she dec...
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Axel POV
Before I could drown in self pity, I found myself dashing out of the door. I caught up to her and grabbed her wrist so she'd fold into me. Her head was directed towards the ground.
"Axel j-j." She spoke through a strained voice.
"Look at me," I pleaded as I released her wrist so I could place both hands on her face. "Please."
Slowly her head rose, pools of liquid slid down her sandy cheeks. It physically hurt to look at her. The bastard tears that caressed her cheeks were my fault. It felt as if a pack of lioness captured me as a prey and stuck their claws into my live body. Her lip trembled as she tried to keep the following tears at bay. My heart was beating fifty miles of minute. I could hear the whooshing in my ears from my erratic heartbeat. This powerful pounding was connected to me being scared. Scared I was going to lose her before I truly even had her.
"Hear me out?" I phrased as a question rather than a statement. "Don't cry please."
Instead of a reply I was met with silence. Considering her beautiful chocolate colored eyes were still staring at me with a glisten I figured she was willing to listen. I placed a hand on one of her cheeks causing her eyes to drift shut. It truly hurt to see her in pain because of me, I keep hurting her because of my inability to show her the love she deserves. I felt as if I couldn't breathe like someone had placed their hands around my throat cutting off my supply to oxygen. I'm a selfish bastard because I don't want to give her up because she makes me feels normal, she makes me feel.
"I don't know how I keep fucking shit up but I'm sorry I didn't tell you about Mav plans," I replied as I wrapped an arm around her waist so I could guide her to the wall. Once I had her pressed up against the wall I released her face so I could place a hand on one side of the wall to balance myself. "He warned me if I didn't break it off with you he would take matter into his own hands."
She just sighed as her body sagged with what looked like relief as she opened her eyes to stare up at me. Slowly my supply of air was slipping back into my lungs at the look of belief in her eyes.
"I'm really, really sorry I didn't tell you. I don't know why I didn't take him serious. Maverick never makes empty threats. I just figured he would let me have an ounce of happiness. He can't get pass you being a Morrow and I don't know how to change his mind." I placed my forehead against hers in an effort to seek some type of comfort from her.
She sighed as she disconnected her forehead from mine so she could place her head on the wall. "I kind of understand why he doesn't want us together. I damn sure wouldn't want my child to be with someone who brought grief to my family, but can't he see I'm not my father and you're not him?"
