Chapter 182
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(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.
I
“It is too late to change your mind, Jane.”
“This is our son’s happiness that we are talking about, Randall! It is never too late!”
“You did not care about James’ happiness two days ago. Why now?”
“I did too care about his happiness! I just did not know how awful Sheila and Stephanie are. Hearing them fight… hearing them talk about what they have done… that was hard to listen to. It made me realize
that we have been forcing James to make all sorts of horrible decisions. And I do not want to do that
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*James rejected his fated mate. We did not do that; he did that on his own. He needs a replacement
luna. There is no reason that it cannot be Stephanie.”
“Did you seriously just say that? ‘THERE IS NO REASON IT CANNOT BE STEPHANIE?!?!?!? Seriously, Randall? There are a thousand reasons that it should not be Stephanie. James deserves to be with his
fated mate. He deserves to have the kind of love that you and I have enjoyed!”
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