No Longer Be your Luna (Jane and Xander) novel Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Cast Aside.

*Jane*

When Mia stepped through the kitchen door, I was shocked and

confused. The sight of her, grinning like this was her home. My

wolf howled in outrage inside me. I couldn’t believe he actually

went through with this. I’d technically agreed to it, but I never

truly thought he would bring her here. “You can’t be serious.

Xander.”

“I’m very serious,” he replied, taking Mia’s suitcase and setting it

down with a thud as if to say she was here to stay.

But she can’t. I won’t accept it. I moved to block the staircase. “I’m

the Luna of this pack and I won’t allow it.”

They exchanged glances and simply walked around me like I was

nothing more than furniture.

“I am your Alpha.” His alpha tone made me winch. “It’s my house. I provide you with a place to stay. If you don’t like the

arrangement, you’re free to leave.“”

I stood there, paralyzed to the spot. I replayed the entire morning

in my head. How did things escalate so quickly?

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As if they hadn’t hurt me enough already, Mia turned to face me,

her smile reeking of triumph. “You’ll need to move to the guest

room, Jane. I’m not sharing a bed with you and Xander.””

I couldn’t breathe. And what was even worse? Xander was right.

I couldn’t do anything about it.

I could only stand there, frozen and hollow as they disappeared

into our bedroom. The door closed with a soft click that somehow

felt worse than if it had slammed. I could hear them whispering

and laughing, and that finally pulled me out of whatever kept me

rooted in place.

I rushed through the hallway and out of the pack house, not bothering to close the door behind me. I stumbled into the garage, barely even standing on my feet.

Vitto, Xander’s bodyguard, stood by the cars. His head snapped up as I walked in, eyes widening as he took in my disheveled

appearance.

“Luna, you-”

I extended my trembling hand. “The keys. I need the Rolls–Royce.”

His brows knitted together. “Alpha Xander didn’t mention…”

“The keys, Vitto,” I commanded, adding more force to my voice.

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“Now.”

He hesitated for a bit before retrieving them from the lockbox

and handing it to me. I pulled it from his grasp and jumped into

the car. Vitto’s worried expression in my rearview mirror was

the last thing I saw before reversing out of the garage.

I drove without destination for over an hour, mind spinning. All I

could see was Xander and that bitch.

I’d planned to get a manicure today. I could firmly say that I was no longer in the mood. I couldn’t help but wonder how long he’d been planning this. He’d mentioned open marriage just a couple of hours ago and now he’d actually brought his lover home.

What disturbed me the most was how empty I felt inside. I couldn’t cry. Couldn’t scream. I was numb. My previous pack psychologist had called it a ‘defense mechanism. “You’re denying your true feelings,” she’d insisted during our sessions. “Cry it out, Jane”

She might have been right, but right now, I didn’t want to pay attention to anyone’s opinion.

I just wanted a drink.

Without overthinking it, I pulled the car into the hidden lot behind Moonfall. I’d discovered the bar three years ago after a

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particularly vicious fight with Xander. This place has become my

favorite bar since then. It was located on the very outskirts of

werewolf city, hidden down an unmarked road. Particularly,

there were no paparazzi lurking around, meaning no headlines

like, “Blackwood Pack’s Luna Spotted Drinking Alone, Rumored

Marriage Trouble with Alpha Xander.”

The moment I pushed the door open, the scent of shape–shifters from various clans hit me. Here, pack hierarchies and politics didn’t matter, we were just ourselves. Unlike the pretentious establishments in the city where werewolves flaunted their status and treated other shapeshifters with disdain, Moonfall

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