Inez wasn’t sure if she liked the comparison. She frowned and said to him, "What do you mean? What injured animal?"
"You are missing my point. I was just trying to say that it doesn’t seem like Kill is trying to control you, like every other alpha tries to do. It’s more like he is trying to understand and comfort you. Don’t you think that it’s good?"
Inez neither agreed nor disagreed. However, inwardly, she did admit that Killian was persistent in his own way. He was indeed trying to make an effort to know her, even if he was just trying to do it to seduce her. At least, he was not being too pushy with his actions like Dominic.
He focused on her intensely, but he didn’t corner her or try to make things difficult for her. Nor did he overwhelm her with that personality and alpha vibes. Ever since she came to this pack, he had given her enough physical and emotional space. Something that even if Inez didn’t say it out loud, she appreciated it.
Because that was what she needed after going through so much.
Inez knew that the man wanted her, but he had never forced himself on her; instead, he had lured, cajoled and tried to charm her. Killian had wanted to make her take the first step, rather than doing the opposite.
What she couldn’t understand was why he would try to compliment her at odd times. She didn’t see how even a single compliment that he had handed to her was true—especially how he went on and on about how she was adorable.
Hell, as a siren, her beauty could be anything but cute. As she was growing up, Inez had heard all kinds of compliments, but she had never heard anyone say that she was adorable. Even as a child, her mother had never told her that she was a cute child.
She cocked her head at Ajax before asking, "Do you think that I look adorable?"
The man paused. He quirked a brow and then stated with a smile, "That’s some weird way to ask a man if he finds you attractive."
Inez rolled her eyes when she heard his remark. She said to him, "It’s not that. It’s your alpha who keeps telling me that he finds me adorable."
"And you don’t think that you are?"
She shrugged. "I just don’t understand how anyone could find me adorable?" Unless, of course, Killian had some sort of filter on his eyes, which caused him to look at her in a different light. "Killian is well... super good at everything, and I am just... me." A woman with more scars than a freaking warrior.
"I don’t know why you are shrouded in insecurity. You might have your flaws, but at the same time, you have your own charm. If I were honest, if Killian hadn’t made a move on you, then I certainly would have." As he finished speaking, Ajax winked at Inez.
He paused and then added, "However, I am afraid that I would have scared you off. Because I can come off as someone who would try to mould you in my own colours."
"Then I guess it’s a good thing or else you would have been in trouble because of this little ole me," said Inez as she gave the man a sweet smile.
"Are you sure about that?"
"I am pretty sure about it." Inez might have restrained herself when she was staying in the Venus pack, but not anymore.
Ajax shook his head. He leaned forward and asked, "Did you receive an invitation to the party? Not that you need it, but I just wanted to make sure that you are invited."
"I was," Inez replied with a subtle frown on her face.
"Why does it look like you are not happy with the invitation?" questioned Ajax. He didn’t sound affronted; if anything, he sounded curious, as if he couldn’t understand her reasoning.
Inez uncrossed her legs and placed them on the floor as she started to feel slight numbness. She said, "I am not."
"Why else? I am worried that something might happen. Even if I saved Selene’s life, it doesn’t change anything. Some people might have accepted me, but that doesn’t mean that everyone has. With a room full of strangers who hold me in contempt and suspicion, I don’t think that I will enjoy it." Not to mention, she would not feel safe.
Ajax seemed to have understood her situation. He nodded, but then he said, "However, I would suggest that you join the party." When Inez arched a brow, he smiled at her before saying, "You might not know this, but our pack’s parties are wild. From music that could make you groove to food that will make you drool, we have everything. Not to mention the chocolate cakes that Edira makes. They are definitely not worth missing. Unless you want to skip those dreamy chocolate delights, I suggest that you don’t miss it."
She had heard about these chocolate cakes from Killian, and honestly, she was indeed inclined to have a few, but at the same time, Inez was worried. What if something went wrong? Because if anyone were to find out that she was a siren, then she would be in the same situation as a pig in a breeding pen.
"And there will also be some fajitas and tacos. You can’t say no to fajitas, now can you?"
Hearing Ajax’s remark, she swallowed. Indeed, she couldn’t say no to them. Her empty heart, which had been left battered and bruised, surged with hope and a sudden urge to join these lycans in their party. When she was trapped in the Venus pack, Inez was never invited to any party, and even if she was, her mother wouldn’t take her for fear that it would cause Dominic to be displeased. The last time she went to a party was when she was sixteen, and it was Abertha’s birthday.
Now that she thought about it, it was ever since Abertha left that happiness had disappeared from her life.
And now that she finally had a chance to enjoy herself, was she going to ignore it? And there was also Selene’s troubles that troubled her.