Filed To Story: In the Shadow of the Past Luna (Lily & James)
Instead of answering, Evelyn stared at me angrily. Clearly, whoever it was that told her, she wanted to protect. Who could it be? I could not imagine any of knew telling Evelyn or anyone else.
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“If you do not tell me, I will alpha order you, Evelyn. Tell me. This is important.”
Evelyn looked at me with both anger and guilt in her eyes. She was shocked that I would threaten her like that. “You would not do that.”
I would do that. I did not want to, but I would.
“Do not test me, Evelyn. Tell me who told you.”
Evelyn looked down. I prepared myself to give the alpha command, but then it suddenly hit me. I already knew who told her. In addition to the six wolves at Black Moon, my father and I told James and Lily this afternoon. James must have talked to Andrew after that.
Oh, Goddess. I tried warning my father that James could not be trusted, but he refused to listen to me.
“Did Andrew tell you that? Did James tell him?”
Evelyn looked back up at me. This time, she had even more guilt in her eyes. Bingo. I touched a sore subject.
Son of a b&&ch. I am going to kill James. But first, I have to find a way to get Lily away from him.
“Get out of here, Evelyn. I have things to take care of.”
“No.”
“Evelyn, I am not playing right now. I have things I need to take care of.”
“I came in here for a reason,”
she said defiantly. “I wanted to let you know that Andrew is on his way here. Sammy asked for him. He feels safe around Andrew. Andrew prioritizes Sammy’s interests, unlike his father who prefers to take care of his floozy of the month. Andrew will be here until the construction is done at Sammy’s school and we are ready to go back.
Mother f&&ker. Once again, Evelyn was hitting me below the belt.
“Fine,”
I forced myself to say. “Whatever will make Sammy feel safer. Please tell him that I will come see him before dinner.”
“I am not sure that he will want to see you.”
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And now she went too far.
“Stop it, Evelyn. Even I know that you are just saying that to hurt me. Try as you might, that kid loves me. Now get out. I will see him before dinner.”
Evelyn shot me a dirty look, but then turned on her heel and left.
(Luna Jane POV)
I was in my bedroom, sitting on the window seat and looking out over our garden, when Randall walked in.
“Darling?”
I said nothing.
“Darling, talk to me,”
he repeated.
Again, I said nothing. Randall came over and sat down next to me.
“Darling, you have to talk to me.”
I ignored him. I continued to look out the window.
“Jane, you cannot keep giving me the silent treatment. I am your mate and your husband.”
Still, I said nothing.
“JANE! THIS IS ENOUGH! TALK TO ME!!!!!”
he growled in frustration.
Finally, I turned and glared at him. “You agreed to let Stephanie move into James’ room,”
I said bitterly.
After I told her no.”
“Yes, I did. I had to. Margle came to talk to me about it.”
“What right does Margie have to insist on anything right now? After all we have done for her? After what her daughter did?!?!”
Randall looked at me in shock.
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“Have you forgotten who you are? You are the one that has told me for 27 years that we whatever it takes to make Margie happy. You are the one that has always said that we owe it to Margie after what happened with Tyler.
“Well maybe I do not feel that way anymore,”
I said angrily. “After what her daughter put this pack through, I would say that we are even, don’t you think?”
Randall looked at me in disbelief. “It does not work that way, Jane.”
“Why not?”
“Margie is used to getting her way.”
“And?”
“And if we try to change things now, she will react badly.”
“Let her react badly, Randall. HER DAUGHTER tried to fake her own kidnapping. HER DAUGHTER had a pup with a human who was not her mate. HER DAUGHTER drugged her own brother and then filmed him. essentially getting raped. We have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on memorials for HER DAUGHTER, who turns out to be very much alive. What more does Margie want from us? What more can
Margie possibly expect?”
Randall rubbed his face with his hands. “I cannot keep up with you, Jane. Two weeks ago, you demanded that we force James to marry Sheila because it would make Margie happy. And just yesterday, you were okay with the pack hosting a welcome home banquet for Stephanie. Why are your now being so difficult? Why the sudden change of heart?!?!”
“I was NOT okay with hosting the banquet, Randall. You know that. I think it is a big waste of money money that we do not have right now thanks to the alliances and trade deals that we have lost. But I was willing to relent and accept the st upid thing because at the end of the day, it is just a banquet. But allowing Stephanie to move into James’ room is a step too far. James is not even here to tell us how he feels about it. How could you EVEN THINK that it was okay to give her permission? Especially after I told her no?!?!?!”
Randall groaned.
“James needs a luna, Jane. We already know that the pack likes and respects Stephanie. She has already gone through luna training. Stephanie is the perfect candidate for the position.”
“SHE IS NOT HIS MATE!”
“You do not know that, Jane. Stephanie could very well be his second chance mate for all we know.
Certainly, that is what Margie believes.”
I put my hands in my hair and took in a deep breath. Why was Randall being so obstinate?
“After everything Stephanie did, how can you possibly suggest that the Moon Goddess would pair Stephanie and James together? It does not make any sense. Stephanie and James are not mates, Randall. Second chance or otherwise. I know that, and you know that.”
“Sheila is not James’ mate either, and until the showdown at the opera house, you had no problem forcing. James to marry her!!!!”
Randall growled back at me.
I sighed and turned back to the window. “I was wrong to do that, Randall,”
I said softly.
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