No Longer Be your Luna (Jane and Xander) novel Chapter 16

Chapter 16: The Alpha and his Mate.

*Jane*

“That is the last time I will say it,” he growled, red eyes blazing.

“It’s best you remember who’s in charge here.”

He usually reserved that tone for his subordinates, for those

beneath him. Never for his Luna. But that’s what I was to him

now, wasn’t it? Beneath him, replaceable, controllable. He truly

believed he could force me to bend to his will.

Something inside me snapped.

Xander was in for a rude awakening. He’d forgotten who I was.

Forgotten that before I married him, I was the daughter of an

Alpha. And with that Alpha blood that ran deep in my veins,

and my wolf’s anger, I found the strength to utter a firm, “No.”

He snarled. “I was not asking.”

My spine straightened. I met his furious gaze. “I’m not your

puppet,” I snapped, stepping forward. “You have no right to

interfere with my personal life, especially considering your

affair with Mia. I mean you moved her into our home. Kicked

me out of my room. What did you think was going to happen?”

Chapter 16: The Alpha and his Mate.

“That’s different. Aaron is my business partner. You’re going to

ruin everything.”

His eyes were blazing red now, but I stood my ground. “Oh,

please. It’s not going to ruin anything and you know it.” I jabbed

a finger at his chest. “It’s just your ego talking. You don’t think

screwing your Beta in plain sight of the entire Pack didn’t ruin

something? Spare me the hypocrisy.”

He looked like he wanted to tear something apart, me in

particular, but I didn’t care. “Leave Mia out of this. This is

between you and me.”

I let out a sharp, humorless laugh. Was he serious?

“She lives in our home, lounges on our couch, sleeps in our bed.

So, tell me, why the hell shouldn’t she be involved?”

I flicked my gaze toward Mia, who shrank slightly under my

glare.

Xander didn’t respond. Of course, he didn’t. He was being totally

hypocritical and unreasonable. There was no excuse that could

make what he’d done remotely okay.

I wasn’t going to stand for that. “I won’t end it with Aaron. Not

for Blackwood group, not for you, Xander, and definitely not

for your damn mistress.”

Chapter 16: The Alpha and his Mate

“Jane!” He bellowed. There was that roaring tone again. “Stop

being so reckless!”

I blinked, then scoffed. “Reckless? I’m definitely not as reckless

as you are. At least I didn’t bring my lover into our home, nor

did I expect you to go along with it like a bloody idiot.”

Mia cleared her throat quietly, trying to cut through the tension.

between us, but we both ignored her.

“Aaron and I…” I began, but didn’t even get the words out.

“To hell with that!” Xander exploded.

In one violent motion, he grabbed the crystal flower vase from

the side table and hurled it across the room. It shattered against the TV screen with a sickening sound, leaving a jagged, gaping

hole in the center of the expensive screen.

“Oh…” Mia gasped, her hand flying to her mouth.

I didn’t even blink. We stood in the middle of the wrecked living room, locked in a brutal stare–down, neither of us wanting to

back down.

“Good to go, Xander. Really. You’ve finally proven yourself to be a true, mature Alpha.”

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