I didn't know what happened after I passed out, but the gaping void in my chest told me everything I needed to know. Axel had bonded with someone else and my wolf went berserk.
Knowing that was devastating, yet I couldn’t even cry about it. I felt so hollow, dead despite being alive.
A loud ring then broke the numbing silence hovering over me. I weakly dug my phone from the rubble and saw Axel calling. He was the least of the people I wanted to talk to right now, so I ignored it, but he got through my head after bombing me with phone calls.
I answered his thirtieth call, putting it on speaker and his blasted voice immediately bounced through the walls, blowing his top off.
“What the heck, Diana? Why did you send Jena that voicemail? Are you throwing a fit because I ignored your calls last night? Jena's already having a hard time! Could you stop being petty and childish for once?”
I scoffed, glancing at the screen, confused on top of being mad.
I had no idea what he was talking about, but looking at the junk around me, I must have done something crazy in delirium.
“Jena’s in a critical condition and the last thing she needs is you being a jerk. You should’ve been more understanding!” Axel went on, and I felt even more numb after hearing all of that crap.
What was there to understand? Her condition sure wasn’t critical when he bonded with her last night.
I looked over the mess that seemed to mirror the chaos of my life and felt tired. I’ve had enough of Axel forcing me to yield to Jena every time.
“So, you called me just to say that?” I asked, devoid of emotions.
“What else do you want me to say, Diana?” Axel became defensive. “I’ve told you like a hundred times. Nothing’s going on between me and Jena. I’m looking after her because she’s the Alpha’s daughter.”
That blatant lie was more painful than the molten lava that tortured me last night.
I didn’t get him. He should’ve rejected me outright if he felt strongly enough toward Jena to bond with her even if they weren’t mates. Why keep me around if he was only going to hurt me?
“Come by the hospital and apologize,” he said and hung up.
I sighed and scrolled through the call registry. Axel was accusing me of something pretty interesting and it had me curious. For once, he wasn’t lying. I did, call him fifty times and then rang up Jena.
I opened the voicemail I sent her and honestly, it was scary.