57- She’s not the Luna, I am.
Xander
“Is it true?” Dad asked. I never thought that he was going to visit me just because he heard that I had a son. I didn’t want to tell him about Ethan because I knew that he would be very biased toward my mate. I didn’t want him to look down on Chas because he knew her as a mere human. He had no idea about her, and I have no intention of telling him that either.
“I have a son, so what?” I answered. I want to show him that he has no say in anything with regard to my life and my family.
“That’s good. I heard that you are mated to Merlisa’s daughter. Thank goddess that you secured the pack’s future.”
“Are you so happy that I had Ethan?”
“Of course!” he exclaimed. “What do you think will happen to the pack if you end up having an eldest son with that human?”
“What makes you think that she’s a human?”
“Isn’t she Merlisa’s daughter? We all knew that her mate was a human.”
“I don’t know what others knew. But I would not underestimate my mate if I were you.” I replied,
“I don’t care about her. Where is the mother of the boy?” he asked.
“Why do you ask?”
“You can have your mate on the sidelines, but make sure to keep the boy’s mother as well. We have to ensure that a strong heir will inherit your title.”
“I don’t think you will still breathe when that happens, so I stop meddling with my life. I am now the alpha, and I know what my responsibilities are.” I said, “Do your job as a council member; as long as we are not doing anything against the law, you cannot interfere with all my decisions.”
“Securing the pack’s future is also one of the many concerns of the council. I am here on behalf of every member to make sure that you, as an alpha, will do what is good for the pack. Ethan’s mother is an alpha’s daughter. So it was only natural for you to take care of her.”
“What do you want, Dad?” I asked. But before he could answer, my office door opened, and Chas came in. I didn’t want her to hear everything that this old man was saying, but I guess it’s inevitable now that she’s here.
Chas nodded her head at Dad, but my father just looked at her before he averted his gaze at me. “Since she’s already here, I am going to discuss what I came for.” I sighed heavily because I had a feeling that I would never like what would come out of his mouth.
“Dad, Chas is my mate.”
“I am not saying that she’s not,” he replied, motioning for Chas to sit down in front of him, but my mate sat on my lap instead, which made him frown. Of course, I smiled internally. Then she kissed me, and there was no way that I was going to stop her, so I kissed her back, not minding my father. Truly, I have a hardheaded mate.
“It’s time for lunch. I wonder what’s holding you up. We didn’t want Ethan to wait, right?”
“Of course, but as you can see, Dad is here.”
“Oh, so are we going to wait for you or what?”
“Are you hungry already?”
“After the kiss, I don’t think so,” she replied, and I smiled because that’s how I feel too.
“Since you are both not hungry yet, let me tell you what I came for.” Dad chimed in. I looked at Chas, and I saw her smiling at me, so I nodded my head. I think she understood what was going on, and she must have had an idea about what Dad was about to say. “Let Ethan’s mother stay here. I want her to be protected at all costs. Assign Jack to do that for her.”
“Chas is the Luna of the pack, so my gamma only needed to protect her.”
“And where is he?” He asked, “Your mate doesn’t need him since she was worthless enough to be targeted by your enemies.”
“Jack is on a mission, which my mate and I decided to tasked him to do. For now, she was not targeted, but she will soon.” I replied, which made her look at me, creasing her forehead. ‘I’ll explain to you later.’ I mind-linked her, and she nodded in agreement.
“My decision is final.”
“You are not one to decide,” I said angrily.
“Are you really going to let your son live away from her mother? Are you not concerned about his well-being because he is not your mate’s son?”
“Don’t twist the facts, Dad.” I was so irritated that I wanted to throw him out of the window if he wasn’t my father. “I love my son, and I am taking care of him. Chas is taking care of him. If Sena wanted to see her son, she was free to do so after his training. But making her live here is not possible.”
“You!” Dad said to get my mate’s attention, whose eyes fixed on me.
“Chassy Dad! Chassy! That’s her name! If you can’t respect her, my door is open for you to leave.”
“I am here as the council and not as your father. The council wanted every heir to be with their mothers, so stop shouting and disrespecting me!”
“Why don’t you just agree with him, Xander?” Chas said. I looked at her in disbelief. I was fighting for her, and yet she wanted me to agree to my father’s crazy idea.
“Sena will be living in the pack house as well,” Dad said.
“Don’t push your luck,” Chas said she was smiling when she turned to look at my father.
“What do you mean?” Dad asked,Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g
“I agree for the bitch to live in the pack but not in the pack house. You wanted her to stay with her son, so I am going to let Ethan live with her in a different house. But let me tell you this: the house will be far away from the pack house because I didn’t want any females eyeing my mate to get close to him. There will be no special treatment for her or anything. Not because she’s Ethan’s mother but, because she will have the right to act as Xander’s mate. She’s not the Luna; I am. All the privileges that she or you expect her to have will never be granted. She will be treated as a pack member if she wants to become part of the Red Moon Pack. She’ll do every member’s duties and responsibilities; that’s all and nothing else.”
“Who are you to decide?” Dad asked angrily. Chas handles him well; she doesn’t even show him her power, and yet she has the upper hand.
“I am the Luna,” she replied while giving Dad a sweet smile.
“Let’s see how long you’re going to stay as Luna.” Dad said and looked at me, “Since she agreed, I am going to call Sena and inform her that she can move here any time.” Then he stood up and left us without glancing back at Chas.
I know that she can handle Sena and even Dad. But I was worried about the pack members’ reactions. What if they changed the way they see Chassy when Sena arrives? I didn’t want her to feel like an outcast ever again.
“Don’t think too much. That bitch won’t succeed with whatever her plan is because you are only mine and no one else.” She said before she gave me a deep kiss, which I only made deeper when I responded to her before I brought her to the room behind us. Forget about lunch; my mate is so sweet that I forget about food.