Chapter 17

I leave Jessica and try to dispel the things she’d said from my

mind. Jessica would slide into Leah’s shoes in a heartbeat.

She’d assume the role of Luna, dedicate herself to me and

our pack and I wouldn’t have to doubt her commitment or

integrity.

She’s been loyal for as long as I’ve known her and she’s been

patient.

I don’t think that either of us expected this situation with Leah to be permanent. Certainly not when she was a minor and

then even after I married her there was always this notion

that things would not be permanent.

But as the years have gone by, my thoughts on that have

changed.

My goals have changed.

James is standing outside of the mansion and he’s pensive.

hard to step up but I can’t overlook the missteps that have been made. He moves to the

I

“No. I’ll drive.”

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tosses

into the passenger side, I

this meeting alone,” I tell him.

can

I…”

know he is gutted by that

But there is nothing to be done for it.

Trust is earned.

can be assumed or demanded. And though James is my beta, I’m beginning

the hurts her pack caused

of prejudices that he’s allowed to cloud

that is not

going?” he

along the borders and ensure

He nods.

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start the car and drive off. He’s still

the

a meeting with our human CFO of the pack’s corporation. Normally, I’d take that meeting in our corporate headquarters, but what I want to say and

has been a

the table and he has stacks

he says.

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