Filed To Story: In the Shadow of the Past Luna (Lily & James)
“Now you want to talk? Now?!?!?”
“Yes, Father. Now,”
he repeated in a flat tone.
“Why don’t we start with where the hell have you been, James? And why have you ignored all of the messages that your mother, myself, and your mate have sent you since the wedding?!? Do you really think that the pack is some sort of hotel where you can come and go as you please?!?”
James sighed dismissively.
“I have been busy building alliances and trying to deal with many of the things that you should have handled years ago. And I never ignore messages from my mate. Absolutely never. She is far too important to me.”
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I scowled at him. What the f&&k was he talking about? Building alliances? I could not see any other alpha agreeing to meet with him. He was an alpha heir, but only barely. Maybe he just meant Jay.
Whatever.
“Stephanie told me that she only heard from you once the entire time that you were gone, and that was to tell her you were coming home today.”
James shrugged. “That’s true, but we both know that Stephanie is not my mate.”
Sigh. I was not going to fight with him about this, especially now that his mother was having second thoughts about Stephanie. It was time to finish this.
“Fine. Stephanie is not your mate. But mate or not, you will be marrying her. We are announcing the engagement tonight, and you will marry her on your birthday.”
I told him coldly, releasing some of my alpha tone
“After everything that Stephanie has done, you would still have me marry her?”
he asked.
“Yes. And this time I have no problem ordering you to do so. Margie has friends on the werewolf council. Her friends will ensure that the marriage will be considered valid. You will marry Stephanie, you will f&&k her, and you will mark her. And then you will raise your pup with Sheila together.”
Margie and I had talked about all of this at length. Margie still believed that James and Stephanie were either mates of second chance mates, but she also acknowledged that James was undeniably stubborn.
She did not want Stephanie’s prior choices to get in the way of her destiny. Using an alpha order to force
James looked at me with sadness.
“Wow. You are an even more horrible person than I realized you were.**
“Careful, Son. I have tolerated your disrespect for far too long. Your mother and I have coddled
I you are not going to get away with it anymore. It is time for you to grow up.”
you, but
James removed his feet from my desk. He crossed his arms and leaned over my desk, looking at me with the most serious look I have ever seen on his face. If I was not an alpha wolf, I might have been.
unsettled by it.
“Listen carefully, Father. I am not marrying Stephanie, Sheila, or anyone else you want me to marry. You do not control me and you do not control my life. Moreover, as of tonight, you will no longer be the alpha of this pack.”
“Did you hit your head while you were away, Son? I am the alpha of this pack until I say otherwise.”
“No, you are not. You are not fit to be alpha. You have not been for 26 years, when you relinquished control to Margie. Too many pack members and wolves have been hurt because of your selfishness and neglect. It ends today.”
“Who do you think you are to be talking to me this way?”
I roared as I stood up. “I am still your alpha and I am still your father. One more disrespectful word and I will disown you, cut off your trust fund, and declare you a rogue,”
I threatened.
James did not flinch.
“Sit down, Father.”
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My body sat down. I fought it all the way, but I could not prevent it. Suddenly, I started to feel alarmed.
What the f&&k was going on?
“What did you do?”
I asked him.
“Cool, isn’t it? It is an alpha command but supercharged. It is so powerful that just a little bit of energy and even a grown alpha like yourself succumbs to it. You don’t even have to feel the weight of it to be controlled by it.”
“You are not an alpha,”
I interrupted.
“Oh, but I am Father. And as of today, I will be the alpha of this pack.”
As he said that, he pulled his collar back just slightly to expose the mark on his neck.
My stomach dropped. “YOU ARE MARKED?”
James smiled triumphantly. “Yes, I am. And before you even think about doing anything, let me say this:
You will not mind-link anyone. You will remain seated until I am done talking to you. And when we are done here, you will go to the party and keep mum about our conversation. You will not tell or signal anyone about our chat or what I’ve told you.
What the hell is going on? I quickly extended a mind-link to Beta Robert, but to my horror, the mind-link would not go through. I then tried linking several other security guards and even Jane, but still I got nothing.
“How did you do that?”
I asked angrily.
“You mean the alpha command? Oh, that’s easy. You see, the mark on my neck is from my mate. My true mate. The one that you all but left for dead. The one that you gave up searching for and tried to prevent me from finding. Not only is she the love of my life, but it turns out that she is special and powerful. And that makes me powerful as well.”
“What the f&&k are you talking about?”
“Lily. I am talking about Lily.”
I started laughing. “Lily? As in Stephanie’s sister, Lily? Have you lost your mind?”
James’ face turned suddenly turned stoic.
“I have already spent more time here with you than I intended to. I asked for this meeting purely out of courtesy. I will be the alpha of this pack by the end of the day. The only question is whether you will agree to a peaceful transfer of power, or whether you would prefer that I take it from you in another way.”
I tried to stand up again, but I could not. What the f&&k.
“Why would I voluntarily hand the pack to you? You are a disappointment. You do not have the strength or the ability to run, this pack. You are a joke. The pack would be better off in the hands of anyone else but you. And Lily? As Luna? Give me a break. You spent years poisoning the pack against her. Even after discovering that Stephanie is alive, no one will ever respect her. She is weak, useless, and she has no wolf.”
James stood and slammed his fists against my desk. Then, seemingly trying to gather himself, he walked around to the front of my desk and leaned against it, staring at me with rage in his eyes.
“Let’s try this one last time, Father. You are not fit to run this pack. You know it, and I know it. You have ten seconds to make your final choice. Give me the pack voluntarily and spare yourself some embarrassment, or sit back and watch as I take it from you.”
My gut told me to listen to him, but there was no way in hell I was going to let him waltz in here and take the pack from me. Jane and I had too much at stake.
“F&&k you, James. HOW DARE YOU COME INTO MY PACK AND TALK TO ME THIS WAY. YOU ARE NOT
WORTHY OF THE ALPHA TITLE OR EVEN MY LAST NAME. AS OF RIGHT NOW, I NO LONGER CONSIDER
YOU MY SON.”
James frowned.
“Remember that I gave you the option. Enjoy the party, Randall. I know that I will.”
James headed towards the office door. Just before he walked out, he looked back at me. “You can get say anything to interfere with what happens at the party.”
I would never admit it to anyone, but I was now scared. Very scared.
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