Chapter 224
Chapter 224
It really was him, he looked like a completely different person. I was all man now, gone was the lanky boy with a weird. smile that was in my sixteenth birthday picture.
He no longer looked like the nerdy teenager that knew something about everything and screamed nerd from his appearance alone. His body was all filled out now, he was taller with broad shoulders and strong looking arms, he had changed so much but not just in his appearance, it was also in the way he carried himself, it felt so different being around him.
“Nice to meet you Jessy. It’s good to have you here.” Simon said, offering his hand for a shake with a smile on his face.
I frowned, was he really going to pretend like he didn’t know me I thought, but I didn’t say anything, accepting the hand that he stretched towards me. The moment our fingers touched, snatched mine away quickly, it felt as if I had been burned and not in a good way at all but when I looked at the man before me and he didn’t look affected my frown deepened.
“Lila has told me so much about me. I hope the journey here was a smooth one?” He asked and I forced a smile onto my face, nodding before swallowing heavily.
“Are you okay?” Lila asked as we moved towards what I assumed was the dining room and I nodded quickly not being able to talk for fear that the knot in my throat wouldn’t let me get the words out.
She took my hands, rubbing it comfortingly and I offered her a grateful smile, settling into the chair and focusing on the plate in front of me. My mind was still reeling front the fact that was actually sitting in front of Simon after years of no word from him, after a long time crying, thinking that something terrible had happened to him
It was hard to believe that he had been here all along creating a world for misfits, without bothering to stop and think about what the effect of his disappearance would be on me and even my family.
The thing that hurt the most was how he was pretending to not know me. I saw the look of recognition in his eyes when they had landed on me the first time but it had quickly disappeared.
My heart clenched painfully in my chest as Lila said something that made him laugh and I couldn’t help the jealousy that stirred in my stomach when he reached out to wipe at her mouth with his fingers.
I blinked rapidly to stop the tears from running down my face but I felt betrayed, I didn’t understand what I had done to make him suddenly disappear for so long with no word and now this was happening.
“So Jessy where are you from?” He suddenly asked and I swallowed heavily.
“SilverMoon Pack.” I lied quickly.
“Oh that’s interesting. I met with the Alpha a couple of months ago. Really interesting man.” He said and I nodded rapidly, even when I had no idea what he was talking about.
“So why did you move here? The SilverMoon Pack is not the most terrible pack out there.” He asked, watching me as he spoke.
I looked away quickly, choosing to focus on my food like it was the most interesting thing in the world.
“I didn’t really feel like I fit in there so I just wanted something different.” I responded, lying again.
“Are you-”
“Babe, let her be. You’ll have all the time to ask her your questions some other time. You can see she’s tired.” Lola interfered
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Chapter 224
and I let out a relieved breath.
