Chapter 20: When you are mine.
*Aaron*
I watched Jane smile nervously. Her fingers tightened slightly
around the edge of the iPad. “It should all look very real.” Her
tone was light and casual, but I wasn’t fooled. There was a
flicker of hesitation and vulnerability in her eyes.
It was gone in a second.
She lowered her gaze to the screen. “We need to get back on
track with the plan.”
There was still a hesitant tone in her voice, and as she risked a
glance at me, I made a decision. I didn’t want to let her go. I didn‘
t want to watch her ride off into the sunlight with Xander. Not
a chance in hell.
I wanted her, and I would do whatever it took to get her. Even if
it meant going along with this silly plan. I would smile and be as
charming as she wanted me to be. Because no matter what
happens, she will ultimately be mine.
Fen, my wolf growled in agreement. There was nothing anyone could do about it. Not even Xander could stand in my way.
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I rolled my car to a stop in front of the Blackwood Group. She unclipped the seatbelt and stepped out of the car. I watched her straighten her blouse before turning back to me with a bright
smile.
She laughed so hard that I wondered if she could read my mind. Oh my God. I hope she couldn’t see it. If she knew that all kinds of thoughts and to be honest – desires were swirling in my mind, she would probably have rushed up the stairs without a
second look.
“Thanks for the ride” she said softly. Her fingers fiddled with
the strap of her purse as her eyes flicked to mine. “For today, and for bringing me back. You’re pretty decent for a fake.
boyfriend. I really had a good time.”
“It’s all in the job description, princess” I said with a shrug.
She gave a small laugh. “Don’t let it get to your head, Aaron.”
I looked at her then, really looked at her. “too late for that.” It
was. I was already too far gone.
That made her pause. She smiled at me one last time before she
turned to leave. Her heels clicked against the pavement, as she
moved farther and farther away from me. Then she stopped
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and turned back around.“You don’t have to wait for me,” she
yelled
“I know,” I yelled back without missing a beat. “but I want to.”
Her lips parted slightly, like she might say something else, but
then she just gave me one last look, and then she turned and
walked through the glass doors.
I stayed where I was, gripping the steering wheel. Through the
windshield, I watched her step into the elevator, watched the
doors close around her until she was gone.
I leaned back into my seat and exhaled long and slow. Time to
go see the husband.
I didn’t want Jane to know about this meeting with Xander. Not
because I was trying to hide anything from her, but because I
didn’t want her to worry about what he might say or what might happen. It was why I waited for her to go in. I needed to
make sure she wouldn’t find out about this,
After about two minutes, I pushed the car door open and walked into the building. The receptionist at the lobby with the name tag, Lily, practically bounced toward me.
“Good afternoon Mr. Lorenz!” she chirped. “Alpha Xander has asked me to escort you to the office.”
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Of course he did. Smart bastard. I guess he too didn’t want his
wife to know about this meeting today. That was why he’d sent
a chaperone in case I tried to veer off in the direction of Jane’s
office.
The hypocrisy practically reeked off him. He didn’t want me
anywhere near his wife, but he was the one who’d thrown her
away in the first place.
I followed after Lily as she led me upstairs into an elevator. The ride was quiet. I had nothing to say. My wolf on the other hand was stewing. We were both gearing up to face the man who stood between us and Jane.
The elevator opened with a low ding and Lily stepped aside with a polished smile to let me out first. I didn’t return it.
I walked into the office. There he was – Xander Blackwood, sitting behind his huge desk, looking very smug. He was dressed in a suit and tie, and his expression was even more sharp. He stood up and stretched out his hand. “Aaron,” he said, “nice to meet you.”
“Me too,” I said, holding his hand. He held it tightly, but I held it even harder.
I could feel the tension in the air building as we talked business. His jaw twitched every time I mentioned the marketing
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department. Every time I so much as circled around anything
that had to do with Jane.
I decided to test him.
“Why the rush, Xander?” I leaned back and fixed an easy smile on my face. “With a marketing department like yours, and with someone as talented as Jane in charge, you could break into any
sector, anytime.”
And there it was. His eyes narrowed, his lips tightened, and his
jaw twitched. He didn’t like that. Xander cleared his throat. “We
should come to an agreement soon.”
“I’m not in a hurry,” I shrugged. “We’ll get there. Eventually.”
He leaned forward then, hands clasped together. “Enough of
business talk.” He paused as if gathering his thoughts. “You
know… I love my wife very much. She’s not just my soulmate.
She’s my mate.”
Finally. He was ready to talk. I nodded slowly, trying not to let
my cards show on my face.
“Yes,” he said, leaning back, clearly trying to appear at ease. “We‘ ve been through many storms and challenges. But our marriage has never been stronger.”
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Sure it is.
“We love each other,” he added.
I resisted the urge to roll my eyes.
“Jane is my family,” Xander continued. “Her friends are my
friends too. And from what I understand… Jane tells me you’re
friends.”
There was the bait. I gave him a slow smile. “Oh, is that so?”
He nodded.
I grinned. “Jane is a special woman.”
His jaw clenched. “But you’re just friends, right? That’s all it is?”
I wanted to grin, badly. Instead, I lifted an eyebrow. “I think so.”
It was technically the truth.
“And there is nothing more to it?”
I tilted my head, feigning confusion. “Like what?”
“I don’t know” Xander said, his voice growing more strained.
“Maybe a little extra?”
“Excuse me?”
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He sighed, “You know what I mean.”
“Do I?”
That’s when he dropped the mask. He cleared his throat, his jaw
clenched. “Mr Lorenz, are you fucking my Luna?”
