Rejected by My Alpha Now He Replaced Me with a Copycat Luna novel Chapter 120

Chapter 120

Kael’s POV

I paced my office as Nox laid out the new additions to our security. Motion sensors. An electric border fence that would fry anyone with human or supernatural code in their DNA unless they were wearing a special token that deactivated the invisible barrier. More cameras.

There was always paid security personnel, but that introduced the risk of someone turning on us. And the only people I truly trusted were those

in the house.

“I think that’s enough to start,” Dexter said, fatigue thick in his voice.

I knew why. It was two in the morning, and we were all running on empty. Our pack had been hit by one thing after another, and we needed to recover. The only silver lining was that Raven was currently passed out in bed.

Nox had given her a cup of herb tea while Dexter made her dinner. After eating and drinking, she’d gone straight to sleep. We’d all watched over her for longer than we should’ve before leaving her in Ezra’s care and moving on to plan.

Asher let out a low growl. “I’m not sure it’s enough.”

I turned to him. “It’ll never be enough. But it’s a start. Though if we don’t get some rest, none of us will be of any use in protecting her.”

I knew I’d gotten through to him when Asher’s shoulders slumped, but he lifted his head in assent. “I’ll see you all in the morning.” He stalked

out of the room before we could say a word.

“I ordered the tech. It should be here tomorrow or the next day,” Nox said, rolling up his plans.

It felt like a million and one things could change between now and then-an infinite number of horrible things. But I shoved every last one from

my mind.

“Thank you,” I said, easing into the chair behind my desk.

As Nox headed for the door, Dexter didn’t move to leave, I could feel his eyes on me. He might be the jokester of the group, but that façade hid his astute nature. He saw far more than those around him would believe. And that’s why he’s my Beta.

Finally, I met Dexter’s green gaze but didn’t speak; I simply waited. “You gonna be able to hold it together?” he asked.

“I don’t know,” I answered honestly.

Surprise flitted across Dexter’s expression. “I didn’t think you’d give me the truth.”

“What good would a lie do any of us? We’re all a wreck and know it because we can feel it through the pack bonds.”

The link allowed us to snatch echoes of each other’s emotions. It was nothing like what Raven could do, but it meant it was useless to lie about

how you were feeling.

Dexter stared at me for a long moment. “What do you need?”

It was a kindness, that question. But he couldn’t give me what I really needed: Raven’s safety and forgiveness.

“You’re doing it.” That wasn’t a lie, Dexter was doing everything he could to help me. To help us.

His mouth flattened into a thin line, but he nodded. “Don’t stay in here torturing yourself for too long.”

Dexter knew me too well,

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“Good night,” I said, fatigue swirling around the two words.

“Night,” Dexter echoed, heading for the door.

I stared through the open doorway for a long time before leaning back in my chair. My head tipped back until all I saw was the ceiling. My office had intricate designs in the plaster work up there: a geometric design I could trace for hours. And that was good because I had a feeling sleep wouldn’t be finding me anytime soon.

The faint sound of footsteps caught my attention. They were light. Bare feet. A slight figure. By the time the mystery individual reached my office, I’d straightened. Just in time to see Raven reach my doorway.

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