Mated in the Shadow of My Sister novel Chapter 182

Chapter 0182

(Luna Jane POV)

I was in my bedroom, sitting on the window seat and looking out over our garden, when Randall walked in.

“Darling?”

I said nothing.

“Darling, talk to me,” he repeated.

Again, I said nothing. Randall came over and sat down next to me.

“Darling, you have to talk to me.”

I ignored him. I continued to look out the window.

“Jane, you cannot keep giving me the silent treatment. I am your mate and your husband.”

Still, I said nothing.

“JANE! THIS IS ENOUGH! TALK TO ME!!!!!” he growled in frustration.

Finally, I turned and glared at him. “You agreed to let Stephanie move into James’ room,” I said bitterly.

After I told her no.”

“Yes, I did. I had to. Margle came to talk to me about it.”

“What right does Margie have to insist on anything right now? After all we have done for her? After what

her daughter did?!?!”

Randall looked at me in shock.

it we need to do

“Have you forgotten who you are? You are the one that has told me for 27 years that we

whatever it takes to make Margie happy. You are the one that has always said that we owe it to Margie

after what happened with Tyler.

“Well maybe I do not feel that way anymore,” I said angrily. “After what her daughter put this pack through, I would say that we are even, don’t you think?”

Randall looked at me in disbelief. “It does not work that way, Jane.”

“Why not?”

“Margie is used to getting her way.”

“And?”

“And if we try to change things now, she will react badly.”

Certainly, that is what Margie believes.”

I put my hands in my hair and took in a deep breath. Why was Randall being so obstinate?

“After everything Stephanie did, how can you possibly suggest that the Moon Goddess would pair Stephanie and James together? It does not make any sense. Stephanie and James are not mates, Randall. Second chance or otherwise. I know that, and you know that.”

“Sheila is not James’ mate either, and until the showdown at the opera house, you had no problem forcing. James to marry her!!!!” Randall growled back at me.

I sighed and turned back to the window. “I was wrong to do that, Randall,” I said softly.

“It is too late to change your mind, Jane.”

“This is our son’s happiness that we are talking about, Randall! It is never too late!”

“You did not care about James’ happiness two days ago. Why now?”

“I did too care about his happiness! I just did not know how awful Sheila and Stephanie are. Hearing them fight… hearing them talk about what they have done… that was hard to listen to. It made me realize

= that we have been forcing James to make all sorts of horrible decisions. And I do not want to do that anymore. 

*James rejected his fated mate. We did not do that; he did that on his own. He needs a replacement

luna. There is no reason that it cannot be Stephanie.”

“Did you seriously just say that? ‘THERE IS NO REASON IT CANNOT BE STEPHANIE?!?!?!? Seriously, Randall? There are a thousand reasons that it should not be Stephanie. James deserves to be with his

fated mate. He deserves to have the kind of love that you and I have enjoyed!”