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Thea’s POV
Slowly, I turned around to find Sebastian sitting right next to me. He was wearing a simple t–shirt and jeans, looking nothing like the polished Alpha I was used to seeing.
“What are you doing here?” I stuttered, still in disbelief that he’d actually shown up.
“Leo mentioned you guys would be here, so I came,” he shrugged as if his statement wasn’t completely insane.
I couldn’t stand being near him, so I stood up without a word and walked away. I heard him calling my name, but I chose to ignore it.
I ducked into the nearest restroom, trying to calm myself down. Why now? Just when I’d decided to move forward, he suddenly changes his attitude? Things weren’t supposed to
be this way.
I splashed water on my face, attempting to cool down my emotions. Whatever his reason was for suddenly wanting to be part of my life, it didn’t matter. We were over. Hell, we were over before we even properly began.
When I felt more composed, I stepped out of the restroom only to collide with someone. That familiar scent immediately told me who I’d bumped into.
I jerked away from him as if I’d been burned. With my pregnancy hormones making me emotional, I didn’t want him to misinterpret anything.
“Thea,” he called, his voice low and husky.
“What the fuck do you want, Sebastian?”
I still couldn’t figure him out, and part of me didn’t want to. All I knew was that he’d caused me pain, and I didn’t want to experience that kind of hurt again.
“I just want to talk. There’s something important I need to tell you,” his tone was surprisingly hesitant.
That made me curious. Sebastian was many things, but hesitant and uncertain had never
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been among them. In all the years I’d known him, I’d never seen him waver like this. He was usually straightforward. Whether you liked what he had to say or not wasn’t his
fucking problem.
I studied him carefully. His eyes looked different–he was watching me in a way I’d never seen before. Something about him had changed, but I couldn’t put my finger on what exactly.
Not only that, he almost looked… afraid. Like he didn’t know how to tell me whatever he wanted to say and was terrified of my reaction.
My curiosity grew. He was nervous. This nervousness was so out of character.
“What is it?”
Just as he was about to speak, Jaxon joined us.
“Thea, is he bothering you?” He positioned himself protectively beside me while glaring at
Sebastian.
Sebastian scoffed derisively. “You’re the one who’s bothering. Why are you always lusting after what’s mine? In high school, you were obsessed with Aurora. And now? Now it’s Thea. Stay the fuck away from her. She’s mine.”
His words filled me with rage. He had no right to speak to Jaxon that way. Besides, I’d already made it clear to him that I wasn’t his.
“You fucking asshole. Don’t talk about Thea like she’s a piece of meat you can claim ownership over,” Jaxon practically snarled.
His hands were balled into fists. His jaw was set, looking ready to lunge at Sebastian and
beat the shit out of him at any moment.
I looked between them, unable to believe they were acting like two bristling pups. Jaxon’s eyes held pure hatred as he stared at Sebastian, while Sebastian’s were filled with
jealousy.
What was odd was Jaxon’s expression. Sure, he’d had a crush on Aurora when she was with Sebastian, but Aurora had countless admirers back then. The fact that she only had eyes for Sebastian couldn’t explain that level of hatred. Plus, that was years ago. So why
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did he hate Sebastian so much?
“Stay out of this. This is between me and Thea,” Sebastian growled, his eyes beginning to flash gold as his wolf seemed ready to take over.
“Please, don’t do this,” I pleaded.
No one responded. They were beyond hearing me or thinking rationally.
I nervously glanced around. A small crowd had started to gather. Given Sebastian’s well- known status, some people had already taken out their phones.
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Jaxon showed no sign of backing down. He stepped forward and shoved Sebastian.
“I’m fucking sick of you. Sick of you controlling my life. Why don’t you just die and make it easier for all of us?” Jaxon snarled.
I stood there, stunned, unable to believe what he’d just said. There was malice in his eyes. This was something I’d never associated with Jaxon. Anger and bitterness, sure, but malice? Never.
Sebastian sneered. “Isn’t that what you’d like? After all these years, you’re still trying to prove you’re somebody when you’re nobody. Aurora didn’t love you then, and Thea won’t love you now because her heart belongs to me.”
Those words seemed to be just the provocation Jaxon needed because he instantly swung his fist, connecting with Sebastian’s jaw. Sebastian retaliated quickly. And then, they were fully at it.
Trying to separate them was futile. I nearly got hit in the process. The park staff were called, and we were escorted out. Before leaving, I went to collect the boys. I found them sitting on a bench by the carousel, looking utterly miserable.
“Come on,
let’s go home,” I told them as gently as I could.
“I can’t believe Dad and Jaxon were fighting. Why were they fighting?” Leo asked.
“Leo and I are best friends. Even if they don’t like each other, shouldn’t they try to get along for us?” Wyatt added, looking as disappointed in his father as Leo was in Sebastian.
“Sometimes adults fight too, but I’m sure they’ll set aside their differences,” I told them, trying to suppress my anger and frustration.
We walked outside to find Sebastian arguing with management.
“Do you know who the fuck I am?” he roared.
Jaxon was pacing a few steps away from Sebastian. He occasionally stopped to glare at him.
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“I understand, Alpha Ashworth, but this has caused a disturbance for the general public-” the manager couldn’t finish.
“Shut up!” Sebastian commanded. “I don’t hear anything useful coming from you. Now, you’re going to let us back in.”
I sighed wearily, wishing I’d stayed home.
Sebastian’s lip was bleeding, while Jaxon had a bloody nose, a bruised cheek, and a split lip.
“Enough, Sebastian,” I tiredly told him. “You and Jaxon have done enough damage already; don’t force this poor man to let us back in after you two fought in public, in front of your sons. What kind of example are you setting for the kids?”
I gave them both a stern look, then turned to the manager.
“I’m truly sorry for the trouble. We’ll leave immediately,” he nodded at me before walking
away.
I held Leo’s and Wyatt’s hands, turning to face their fathers.
“You two should be ashamed of yourselves. Today was supposed to be about the kids, but you ruined their day. They had to watch their fathers fighting like pups, as if over a fucking toy.”
“He started it,” they said simultaneously, which only made me angrier.
“I don’t give a shit who started it! My point is that you should have more control, remembering that the kids were present!”
Jaxon looked remorseful, but Sebastian just smirked at me. I noticed his eyes roaming
over me.
“I like you like this. Very sex-” he seemed about to say ‘sexy,’ but remembered Leo and
Wyatt were beside us, so he stopped.
I let out a long sigh and turned to leave. I had no energy left to deal with them.
“Where are you going?” Sebastian shouted.
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“Away from both of you.” With that, I walked away, leaving them standing outside the amusement park.
I called a taxi and got in with the boys. Given the amount I’d have to pay, it was a bit unreasonable, but fuck it, I had money, so it didn’t matter.
“Can we get ice cream before going home?” Wyatt asked softly.
In all the chaos, the last thing I saw was a flash of pain and determination in Sebastian’s eyes. It was an expression I’d never seen on his face before, making me wonder if he truly
had changed as he claimed.
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