From Rejected Mate to Luna (Julia White) novel Chapter 208

Id like to hear what Alpha White thinks first, I deflected smoothly, nodding toward Eric

As Eric began speaking about isolation protocols that had worked in Star Shadow, I pretended to take notes while actually scribbling a single question and over Where is Julia?

The two hour meeting stretched into what felt like eternity. I contributed automatically when called upon, drawing from my packs pandemic experienc without having to think too deeply about my responses. But every fiber of my being was focused on the moment this meeting would end so I could con Eric directly.

Hati had abandoned his pacing and was now growling constantly, pushing against my control. Find her. Find our mate.

I silently corrected him. Julia wasn’t our mate–not officially. We hadn’t completed the marking, despite how desperately we both had wanted to And th I’d left her, convinced it was the right thing to do, to let her lead her pack without our relationship complicating things.

What a fool I’d been.

As the meeting finally adjourned, I gathered my papers with deliberate slowness, watching as Eric exchanged pleasantries with several Alphas. The mom he stepped away from the group, I intercepted him, placing a hand firmly on his shoulder.

“Eric. We need to talk.”

He tensed under my touch, then nodded. “Alpha Collins. I wondered if you’d be here today.”

“Where is Julia?” I asked bluntly, keeping my voice low but unable to disguise the urgency. “Why are you Alpha instead of her?”

Eric’s expression was unreadable as he studied me. “You left without saying goodbye,” he said flatly. “You just disappeared.”

Guilt stabbed through me, but I pushed past it. “That doesn’t answer my question.”

“No, it doesn’t,” he agreed, a hardness entering his eyes. “But it makes me question whether you deserve an answer at all

Hati snarled, and I felt my control slipping. My fingers tightened on Eric’s shoulder, and I had to consciously loosen my grip before hurt him

“Is she safe?‘ I managed to ask, my voice rougher than I intended.

Something in my tone must have reached him, because Eric’s expression softened slightly She’s safe he confirmed She’s

Alpha White! called one of the Northern Alliance officials, interrupting our conversation

before you leave

We need yout signature of the as

Eric hesitated, glancing between me and the official I have to go. be vaid But ws, thes safe she’s just my here

That much is obvious, I growled But why? Where is she?

Enc disengaged from my gup Maybe you should ask her yourself, he said burning away

Though I and sun she d

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I watched him walk away, frustration and concern batting within me Hatt was still pushing denuandrog that we toiles for ita more, that we find Julia immediately it took every ounce of my control to rements standing in plass

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pack over me, terrified of losing someone I loved again.

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