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    Ryley


    I’m not sure what ke has told his mother about the nature of our rtionship but the questions she is


    asking has me on edge. How can I exin that I have no interest in being a Luna without hurting


    ke’s feelings?


    “To be fair, Ryley, we are a Luna wolf. We are supposed to be leading a pack. And ke is se*y as


    hell. If anything the pack is just the cherry on top,” Lily purred.


    Aspen fake sneezing the word b*tch pulled me from my thoughts. That’ s when I noticed Elizabeth was


    talking with Gwen. My hands were trembling in myp. This was all I needed right now.


    “Aspen,” I turned and scolded him. As funny as that was, it was uncalled for. Even though I wish I could


    have been the one to say it. He looked at me and shrugged.


    “Ryley, it’s a business meeting. You got this. Put on your game face and don’t let that b*tch win. You


    have already won the love of his son. She will never have Aspen’s approval.” Lily said. I took a deep


    breath and squared my shoulders. I can do this.


    When Gwen sat beside the former Luna, I knew this was going to be terrible. She was trying to set me


    up with her son just to have another woman sit with us. Someone who has no interest in being a


    mother to Aspen. Now would be the moment I needed that drink.


    I noticed the boys quickly finished their dinner, not wanting to stick around which I don’t me them. I


    no longer wanted to be here either.


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    “And have you found your mate, yet?” Elizabeth asked Gwen.


    “Not yet, but I’m hoping to get someone’s attention,” She answered, looking at ke. My nails dug into


    my palms as I tried to calm myself down. Both the boys gagged.


    “Mom, can we be excused?” Channing turned and asked me.


    “Of course, you both can. There’s the list on the fridge if you two would like to go grocery shopping for


    me.” I told them. Both of them stood to leave before Gwen interrupted.


    “Excuse me, you have no right to give the alpha’s son permission to leave the table, he isn’t your son.”


    “I would rather be her son than yours,” Aspen retorted. And even though she had put me on the spot I


    couldn’t help but smile at hisment. To me, Aspen will also be a part of my family.


    “Dad, I’ll be at Channing’s,” he told his father beforeing over to me. Aspen kissed my cheek first


    before my son did the same on the other one.


    “Be safe you two. I’ll be home soon.” I told them before they walked toward the exit of the dining room.


    When I turned back to the table, I wanted to run away with them.


    “I didn’t realize you and my son had such a serious rtionship.” ke’s mother questioned.


    “Mom, Ryley and I are friends and I trust her with Aspen. She wouldy down her life for his. And


    Aspen is allowed to feel how he feels. If he feels that way, that is his choice.” ke defended before I


    could


    answer.


    “It’s good to hear that you and she are just friends, Alpha ke. You


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    need someone who can be loyal to a pack to lead beside you.” Gwenmented.


    Thankfully, a server came by to bring her a te and to refill our drinks. This time I ordered what ke


    was drinking, which was whiskey. If I had any chance of getting through this evening, I was going to


    have to drink.


    “Are you okay?” ke mouthed to me after I took a long sip of my double whiskey. I gave him a nod


    and a tight smile. This is not how I thought this evening was going to go. I wish a ne would fall out of


    the sky and crush me.


    “We should all have dinner with my parents. I know they would love to catch up and I would get to


    spend some time with Alpha ke,” Gwen announced and ke downed his drink.


    “I told you he didn’t like her,” Lily huffed.


    “Then why did he show up smelling like her?” I retorted and she


    chuckled.


    “You sound like a jealous girlfriend.


    “Will you all excuse me?” I said as I stood up from the table. I needed a moment to myself to think


    about what the hell was happening and how I was feeling.


    I left the dining room with ns to head to the washroom but instead, I went up to my office. I was d


    I brought my keys with me as I unlocked the door and stepped inside.


    “Can you just finally admit your feelings to ke so he can officially be off the market? Because I don’t


    know how much longer I can wait for you to make up your mind.” Lily said as I sat down in my chair


    behind my desk.


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    “And what are you going to do?” I questioned.


    “I will take over and mark him myself if you don’t tell him how you feel. We both know you like him, love


    him. And having that bi*ch around bothers you. A mark may not stop her but you will have the power to


    end her if she doesn’t back off.” She answered.


    “Lily, you wouldn’t?” I gasped. Lily has never taken over before. We have always been a team..


    “I will if it means you get what you think you don’t deserve. You deserve the life you were meant to


    have. We are a Luna and we deserve to have a good alpha by our side and a pack to take care of.


    Why can’t you see that?”


    “And what if he doesn’t want me? What If he just wants sex and I care


    about someone who doesn’t care for me? Again. ke can have anyone, why the hell would he want a


    pack-less single mother?” I eximed. The tears I had been holding in were now running down my


    cheeks. Thest person I cared about killed my entire family and took over my pack. All I have left is


    Channing, and I needed to protect him. Even if that meant giving up my happiness. And I don’t even


    know if I could be happy with ke.


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