Reborn of the Luna novel Chapter 38

“Fine!” Maximus snapped. “I’ll do it! I’ll tell him there’s no way in hell I’m letting my wife go to his kingdom alone for a week!”

“And why the hell not?” a deep, metallic voice sounded right behind me, sending chills down my spine. I couldn’t believe he was here. He had only said he’d send a car for me.

When I turned, my eyes met the Lycan King’s.

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An hour ago

“Documents?” Richard laughed, raising an eyebrow. “What are you trying to do? Impress her or put her to sleep?”

“Shut up,” Jacob snapped, shoving past him and tossing the folders onto the back seat. “Like you have a better idea.”

“I do!” Richard chuckled. “A much better one! Take some condoms and tell her you’re her mate! Or wait, if you did that, you wouldn’t need condoms—”

“Ha-ha, very funny. I’m starting to regret making you my Beta,” Jacob grumbled, clearly irritated.

“You don’t mean that,” Richard teased, nudging him with his elbow. “Anyway, hurry up and bring our future queen here. Your sister’s eager to meet her.”

“Don’t tell me you’ve already spilled the beans to her!” Jacob growled.

“How could I not? Savannah gets info out of everyone!” Richard defended himself, shrugging.

“Puppy eyes aren’t a weapon of the Supreme Lord, you know that, right?” Jacob rolled his eyes. “Grow a backbone!”

“You know I can’t say no to her ever since your parents passed,” Richard reminded him.

Jacob’s eyes betrayed his pain at the mention of his parents. They were killed in a rogue attack when he was just nineteen. He had to take over as King then, bearing the weight of the Lycan kingdom on his young shoulders. Savannah was only thirteen, and Richard became her protector. They were like siblings now, bonded through shared loss and loyalty.

“Never mind,” Jacob sighed. “Just make sure she keeps quiet when Kat gets here. I want to be the one to tell her we’re mates.”

“Understood,” Richard nodded. “So, should I cancel the party she’s planning?”

“A party? What party?” Jacob growled from inside the car, clearly not amused.

“Got it!” Richard laughed. “Cancel the party. Have a safe trip!”

“Fine!” Maximus fumed at me, his face twisted in anger. “I’ll do it! I’ll tell him there’s no way I’m letting my wife go to his kingdom alone for a whole week!”

“And why the hell not?” Jacob’s voice rang out without warning, making us both jump. I hadn’t expected him to arrive so soon. My breath hitched when I saw him standing in the doorway, his presence commanding, powerful.

“King Jacob?” Maximus stammered, clearly caught off guard. “What are you doing here? I thought you were sending a car for Katherine?”

“That’s not answering my question,” Jacob replied coldly. “Why don’t you want your wife in my territory? Are you suggesting lycans would harm her?”

He walked further into the room, passing by shelves filled with Maximus’s trophies and keepsakes. He picked up a photo frame without asking, inspecting it with disinterest. It was a subtle display of power, a reminder of who he was and what he could do. Jacob rarely showed off his strength like this, but Maximus needed to know his place.

“Of course not,” Maximus muttered, clearing his throat nervously. “It’s not about the lycans. It’s personal. My wife and I are going through something right now, and—”

“Oh, yeah,” Jacob cut him off with a smirk, “You found your mate and didn’t reject her. I remember.”

My hands clenched into fists at the mention of Becca. I hated being reminded of her, of the betrayal. And Jacob knew that. His eyes softened for a moment when he saw my reaction, but he quickly masked it.

“But I don’t see how your personal drama outweighs the work the Luna and I are doing together,” Jacob said, his voice steady. He glanced at the photo in his hand—a picture of Maximus and me, smiling with the wind blowing through my hair. We looked so happy, so different from now.