13. Chapter 13

Chapter 13

Axel

Honesty has never been my strong suit. In fact, I spent most of my life lying and then trying to get myself out of those lies. But now, all I wanted to do was tell the truth. I wanted Ivy to see me and know what I said, I meant. I needed her to know that.

Lying in bed, I couldn't stop replaying our conversation over and over in my head.

"You have it all wrong. The other night after we…" he smirked just thinking about our sensational sex. "After we had sex, I came home to my brothers throwing a wild party. Angie was there," I said .

I watched Ivy's face pale and her eyes began to glisten with unshed tears. I suddenly felt an overwhelming need to protect her and hold her and swear that I would never hurt. She needed to hear the rest of what I had to say. She needed to know.

"Ivy, don't freak out," I pleaded again. "Angie tried to hit on me. I turned her down. I went to my room and locked the door. You can ask any of the guys at the clubhouse, most of them were there. The only thing I could do was compare her to you. Shit, I compare everyone to you. Because no one is as good as you are. I need you to know that you can trust me. I'm sure you've heard about the guy I used to be, but I'm not him anymore. I've changed for the better, because of you."

I had even gone so far as to make a commitment with her. Me. Axel who had never committed to anyone ever before just gave my heart and soul to Ivy.

I wondered what my mom would think of me now. When she died, I was a kid. Sure, I could be a little shit sometimes, but I wasn't the man whore my dad knew me to be when he died. All of a sudden, I felt ashamed of who I had once been. Watching Drake fall in love with Lacy had been so interesting. He had warned me about falling in love when we were kids. He swore it would happen, that I would find my twin flame. The one person who was my soulmate, who I would do anything and everything to make happy.

Damn, I hated when he was right.

What was even more important to me was that I needed all of the chicks who visited Twisted Kingdom Clubhouse to know that I was off limits now and hopefully forever. Because when I looked at Ivy, I saw forever.