I stared at Axel’s back as we traveled his words echoing through my head. Why in the world would he say that? I thought I knew the answer, but that didn’t make sense. We weren’t mates, so why did it seem he liked me? I hadn’t done anything to cause it, and again, he wasn’t my mate. He knew how I felt about Quinn, even if I knew nothing would come of it.
‘Hazel, do you really think he could be right?’ Ivy was more interested in another part of his conversation. I couldn’t deny that I was interested in that as well, but at the moment I was entirely absorbed in the fact that Axel was softening towards me. ‘Softening isn’t the word I’d use.’ Ivy corrected and I could feel her smirk.
‘All he said was he thought Quinn was making a mistake. I never knew you had a gutter mind, Ivy.’ She just smi
