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“That’s not why…” I turned to follow her as she stormed out of the room.
The door slammed in my face.
Fix this,my wolf demanded.Don’t let her walk away.
I put a hand on the wall, breathing deep to calm down as an old insecurity tried to reemerge. The anger was blinding for a moment, but I knew where to put it. In the past where it belonged. Fallon was the future. And she wasn’t leaving. Not for good. It was only a fight. These things happened sometimes.
Everything would be okay.
9
Fallon
“Hey you.” I fell into the oversized wicker papasan chair on the vacation cottage’s front porch, watching the wind ripple across the lake. “How are things with my brother?”
“I can’t complain.” I could hear Aspen grinning through the phone. “He misses you though.”
“He better.” I pulled my legs to my chest so I could rest my chin on my knees. It was so cold here. Muddy snow patches still lingered on the ground. Back home, it’d be raining nonstop, but at least flowers would be blooming.
Back home…
This is our home now.My wolf sighed. She was still frustrated about the fight with John.
“Uh-oh. What’s wrong?” Aspen asked.
“How do you know anything is wrong?” I straightened up, drying my eyes.
“Call it intuition. Or maybe it’s because we’ve been on the phone for almost five minutes and you haven’t made a single wisecrack.”
“Am I that bad?” I chuckled.
Aspen laughed along with me. It was strange having an adult sister of sorts. I’d never thought I wanted one, but having her was non-negotiable now.
“The pack misses you too. How are you settling in there?” she asked.
“Now I know you’re lying.” I rolled my eyes.
“I’m serious. I swear it’s like every week I hear someone say, ‘Fallon didn’t do it that way.’ And then I’ve got to patiently explain that I’m the Luna now.”
Her plight shouldn’t have made me feel as good as it did. “Don’t stress too much. They gave me shit when I was filling in for the pack Luna too.”
After my brother took over McCaw Pack, the eligible females were practically champing at the bit to get the place by his side. It was up to me to step in to protect him. Being Luna wasn’t ever on my radar, but I learned the political role quickly so we didn’t drown. For the past five years, I’d been playing the game and doing it well.
Now here I was. In bumfuck nowhere.
Doing nothing.
And with an Alpha who didn’t think I was strong enough to take care of myself.
He’s our mate.
He’s a barbarian who doesn’t realize my worth.
“You don’t sound like you’re doing okay,” Aspen interrupted my train of thought. It was scary how intuitive she was.
“It’s just Alpha trouble.” I sighed. “You know how they can be. He went around telling the pack how they’re supposed to treat me. Now I look weak and it’ll be harder to earn their respect. But don’t worry. I’ll figure it out.”
There was a pause as Aspen covered the phone with her hand. Then I heard the door slam as she ran into the other room.