Chosen By My Mate's Father-in-law novel Chapter 63

Chapter 63: Chapter 63: A Different Story

I turned to see Gareth striding angrily down the lawn. When I noticed his narrowed eyes and the veins on his neck bulging, my stomach dropped.

Quickly, I scrambled off of Axel’s lap, almost falling on my butt.

Axel shot to his feet and helped me up.

As soon as I was steady, I let go of his hands. I murmured a quick thank you and shuffled to the side, near Michelle.

Why did Gareth look so angry? He was sneering and staring down at his nephew with rage. Sure, Gareth found Axel and me in a compromising position, but we weren’t doing anything wrong.

Wasn’t it obvious that we were sparring? I was learning new moves from a future Alpha that I could teach his daughter. It was also good for Michelle to watch two people fighting. She could see our techniques better that way.

“What the hell were you two doing?” Gareth demanded, looking between his nephew and me.

“Oh, hey there, Uncle Gareth,” Axel said, still just as laidback as ever. “Nice to—” He cut himself off, finally noticing the rage in Gareth’s expression.

The Lycan King’s hands were shaking with anger—a sure sign that he wasn’t in control of his inner wolf.

I stepped further away from Axel. The more space between us right now, the better. I glanced to see if the others were reacting. Elliot was also staring angrily at Axel, but his rage was less intimidating than Gareth’s. Isabella and Michelle were looking at their father with their heads tilted in bewilderment.

They weren’t the only ones who were confused. How could our fun sparring session turn into something this serious so quickly?

“Is this how you thank me for opening my home to you?” Gareth snarled at Axel. “I’m not allowing you to stay in my house just so that you can put your hands all over my staff when my back is turned.”

Axel raised his hands. “Woah, you’ve got it all wrong, Uncle Gareth. I wasn’t being disrespectful. I swear. Jasmine and I were just sparring! That’s all this was.” He gestured to the ground we’d just been rolling around on.

“It’s true, Dad,” Michelle chimed in. “Jasmine was using Axel to teach me. I was actually learning a lot until you interrupted, and Jasmine was winning! I want to try that badass roundhouse kick that had Axel flying backward!”

Axel turned his head and winked at me. A challenging yet flirtatious smirk crossed his face.

“I’d love a rematch,” he murmured to me.

But his eyes told me a different story. It seemed like Axel wanted a lot more from me than a rematch.

Gareth glared at Axel’s flirtatious behavior. A loud growl ripped out of his throat, and his powerful arm shot out, gripping onto Axel’s throat. He lifted his nephew easily off the ground.

Axel gagged and struggled against his uncle’s hold. His legs kicked and flailed, but he was no match for Gareth’s strength.

My mouth dropped open in shock as I watched the unbelievable scene unfold.

When Axel’s face began to turn red, I stepped forward.

“Gareth, stop!” I said. “Let him down! He wasn’t doing anything wrong.”

But Gareth ignored me as he scowled at Axel, whom he was easily holding up using one arm.

“You’re only the future Alpha of Mondlict because of my support,” Gareth snapped. “Don’t get on my bad side because I can take it away in an instant.”

Axel nodded and continued to struggle in vain, his face turning a frightening maroon color. “Please...let me...go,” he gasped.

I ran toward them and tugged on Gareth’s arm, but it was like trying to move a brick wall.

“Let him down, Gareth,” I begged. “You have to let him breathe before you seriously hurt him! He’s your nephew! You don’t want to injure him, do you?”

His gray eyes darted to mine, and they softened by just a fraction.

My begging seemed to do the trick.

Gareth flung Axel to the grass, and he crumpled onto the ground, gasping for air.

But I realized that helping Axel was a mistake as soon as my knees hit the ground beside him. Gareth’s jaw clenched as he stared down at us, and Elliot was glaring at Axel with poorly concealed rage. freewebnσvel.cøm

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