No Longer Be your Luna (Jane and Xander) novel Chapter 12

Chapter 12: Turn Back Time.

*Aaron*

When I walked to the table, I paid special attention to Xander.

But out of the corner of my eye, I still couldn’t help noticing

Jane’s shirt. I’ve never wanted to look at those unbuttoned

buttons. It’s really tormenting. Aaron, focus. Don’t look there.

“Xander…” I cleared my throat as an idea began to form in my

head. “What do you say I come over to Blackwood? Get a real

feel of how things are done over there.”

Xander beamed. “Of course. That’s amazing. Why didn’t I think

of that?”

I decided to humor him and burst into à booming laughter, even

though I was fully focused on Jane. “You’re full of the better

ideas anyway.”

My gaze drifted to Jane, but she was staring straight ahead. Her

lips were pressed into a thin line, and she was stubbornly

avoiding my gaze.

“Would you like to join us, darling?”

Jane turned to Xander. Her lips struggled for a second, but

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finally lifted into a strained smile. “I can’t.”

Xander whipped his head around in shock. “What? Why not? It‘

s not like you have any other thing to do.”

My wolf growled, struck with the intense urge to defend Jane.

He was only saying that because the fake boyfriend… me, had

not appeared. Still, she didn’t deserve that.

Her jaw tightened, and I watched as she swallowed in a bid to

control herself. “You know what? You’re right. My guest

canceled, so I actually have nothing better to do.” She fixed the

fakest smile I’d ever seen on her face. “I’d love to accompany

you.”

“Good.” Xander pulled out some bills from his wallet and

slapped them on the table. “Shall we?”

Jane still didn’t look at me as she rose from her seat. She raised

her head high, headed straight for the exit and hopped into her

car without sparing me a glance or a single word.

I climbed into my car, following closely behind Xander. I

wanted to talk to her, to find a way to solve this problem to

prevent things from getting out of hand.

But I couldn’t speak to her right now. Xander had no idea I

knew his wife before today. Judging by how he acted towards

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her today, I was certain he wouldn’t react with as much

excitement if he ever saw me speaking to his wife privately.

Soon enough, we arrived at Blackwood Group. Her entire

demeanor changed the moment we walked into the company.

She was all smiles and professional handshakes. Jane kept the

smile on her face even as Xander led me through office after

office. No one would guess she’d yelled at me over the phone

only an hour ago.

As Xander led us through the production offices, he wrapped a

hand around Jane’s shoulder. I watched silently as she stiffened

almost imperceptibly. It seemed like she would have wrenched

herself out of his arms if not for the public setting.

But Xander was none the wiser. In fact, he was already there,

almost jumping around, excitedly showing off his kingdom.

He led us further into the office where a lot of employees were

Mia’s eyes drifted back to Xander’s and they shared a secretive

smile. She moved her hands further down his arm, and I could‘

ve sworn I heard him grunt.

“Xander,” she breathed. “There are some new designs that need

your approval.”

“That sounds important. Let’s head to your office and uhm… sort

that out.” He cleared his throat. “Aaron, excuse me. Jane can

take over from here. She knows the company inside out. You’ll

be in good hands”

Jane’s eyes widen for the briefest second, and I can feel her

silent scream from across the room.

I watched in fascination as Xander followed after his mistress

leaving me standing there with Jane in awkward silence.

“Shall we continue the tour?” She asked, even as she was already

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moving. We moved through the design department in silence.

She still wasn’t speaking to me.

It was obvious she didn’t want to be around me, judging by the

way she was currently wringing her fingers. But now that

Xander was gone, it was the perfect opportunity for me to talk

to her.

I spotted a supply closet to my right, and before I could think it

through, I grabbed her arm and pulled her in. There was barely

any space there. Jane’s body was pressed tightly against mine.

Fuck. I could feel my wolf yearning for her.

But when I looked down at her, she was practically fuming.

“What the hell do you think you’re doing?”