Chapter 124: Irony
"That was weird," Inez remarked as she entered her lodge. She was not used to such affectionate behaviour, especially when her own mother made it a mission to make her realise how difficult it was to love her.
"Was it?" Killian followed her inside and glanced at the woman who plopped down on the couch, with her head thrown back. He watched Inez as she twisted her neck slightly to the side and looked at him with a hint of annoyance in her eyes. "Yeah, it was, and why are you here? Shouldn’t you be busy with your alpha stuff?"
"Alpha stuff?"
"Yeah, you know, the boring, usual day-to-day activities that you go through?" Inez offered with a sweet smile. "I bet you have more important things than to worry about me?"
Killian arched a brow as he strode to where she was sitting. He lifted her legs and pushed them to one side before sitting next to her and said to her, "Well, I won’t deny that I don’t have anything to do, but I would rather wait until you are steady on your feet."
Inez frowned. "Why?"
"Because it is the right thing to do," Killian responded.
"I don’t need you to stay with me," she told him.
"There is a fine line between need and want," stated Killian in a calm voice. "Just because you don’t need me doesn’t mean that you don’t want someone to stay next to you."