Chapter 10

LUNA TROUBLES

LEXI’S POV

Sophia stepped into the room with a frown.

“Miss you?” she scoffed, looking down at me. “You are nothing but an irritating bug that refuses to die. I am only concerned about why you are back in my son’s life again.”

“Why?” I asked with a smile. “Are you worried that he will fall in love with me again and make me his Luna?”

Sophia laughed at my words. “Fall in love with you? Make you his Luna? Are you that confident or just plain stupid?”

“Manny can never make you his Luna again, the only reason you are still alive is because you had the sense to bring his son back to him,” she spat at me as I stood up to face her. “You are nothing to him.”

Now it was my turn to laugh, “It is crazy that you think that I am back here for Manny, I came here for my son so why should I care if I am anything to him?” 

Sophia stared at me with her eyes narrowed suspiciously. “You have changed.”

“Why do you say so?” I asked, folding my arms. “Is it because I am no longer that gullible girl that you used to be able to manipulate?’

“Wow, the worm has really grown wings,”Sophia replied, shifting closer to me. 

“You don’t scare me Sophia,” I said calmly.

Back when I lived here with Manny, I used to be naive and weak, now I had literally faced death and won, I had raised my son and built a company on my own. A woman like Sophia couldn’t intimidate me.

“You should be scared Lexi,” Sophia whispered, her voice deathly calm. “Don’t allow yourself to forget just what I am capable of and now, you don’t just have yourself to worry about.” Her eyes drifted down to Dexter who sighed in his sleep.

Did she just threaten my son?

Sophia headed out the door before I could reply, leaving me in a sense of unease.

I didn’t just have to deal with Manny or Wayne’s hatred for me, I had to also think of Sophia and how to keep her from hurting my children.

I stood in the shower, allowing hot water to fall on my skin like a baptism. I had spent the entire day running through the forest and dealing with Manny, so this shower was very therapeutic.

The water was rinsing the soap off my body when I heard it.

The creak of a door and then low voices.

Panic seized me as I realized someone was in my room.

Turning off the shower. I grabbed my towel quickly, rushing out with Sophia's threat ringing in my head: you don’t just have yourself to worry about.  

Had she come back? Had she snuck in to hurt Dexter?

I flung open the bathroom door, breath caught in my throat, only to freeze at the sight of Wayne.

Relief hit me like a wave.

He stood by the bed, gazing down at Dexter with a curious expression. 

“Wayne,” I sighed, stepping closer to him. “You must really care for your brother.” 

Wayne looked up at me with an annoyed expression, stepping away from the bed. “I don’t care for him, I don’t even care for you. I hate you!!!” 

Then he turned and ran away, leaving me more disappointed than angry. How was I supposed to make him warm up to me after what I did? 

“...mom?” Dexter suddenly croaked and I looked down to find his eyes wide open. He was fully awake again.

“Dex,” I replied in relief of seeing my child looking alive again. “How do you feel? Are you okay?”

“I am okay mommy,” Dexter replied with a soft smile. “I just had a strange dream. Where is Jax and Nia?”

Tears warmed my eyes at the mention of Jax. “They are not here with us now but all that matters is that you are fine.”

“Where did they go?” Dexter asked, sounding worried. “And why does the room look so different, where are we, mum?”

“We are in Mommy’s Old Pack,” I explained, running a hand through his hair. “You were placed under a spell so I had to bring you back here to meet your brother and father.”

“Brother? And Father?” Dexter echoed, staring at me in disbelief. “I have a brother and father?”

“Yes my love,” I nodded at him. “Your father is alive and you have a twin brother.”

“But you said that my father was dead!” Dexter said, his eyes narrowing like he felt betrayed. “And why have I never seen my twin brother before?” 

“Years ago, your father broke our bond and so I decided to run away with you, but I wasn't able to take your brother along with me,” I explained.

“Is my daddy a bad person?” Dexter asked softly.

I thought of Manny, the anger and hurt that I felt for him all those years ago hadn't disappeared yet.

But he had helped me save Dexter and he still hadn't thrown me in a dungeon, so I supposed he wasn't that bad.

“Your father isn't a bad person, mommy was just angry, that is why she had to run away,” I explained to him softly.

Dexter turned to the door, “About my twin brother, where is he now?” 

“He just went out, but you will see him soon, all you have to do is rest and get better okay?”

Dexter nodded at me, staying silent. 

I stood up from his side and walked back into the bathroom to change my clothes. Dexter was staring into space as I sat beside him.

“Mommy, why didn't you tell me about the old pack and my father all this while?” he asked suddenly and I turned to him. 

“You said I shouldn't lie to you, but you lied to me, mom.”

Dexter's words touched my soul. 

“I am so sorry my love,” I replied, pulling him into a hug. “Mommy didn't want to tell you because she never thought she would be back here again.”

“it's okay mum,” Dexter sighed, rubbing my arm. “Just don't lie to me again.”

I nodded immediately, rubbing his hair. “Of course Dex,”

Suddenly, he looked up at me.“Now that we are in your old pack, are we ever going to see Jax and Nia again?”

“Of course, my love,” I lied again, when the truth was I didn’t know the answer to give him.

“I can’t wait, Jax and Nia would be so excited when I tell them that I have a twin brother, won’t they?” he asked with a smile

“Yes they will,” I lied, looking out the window as I spoke. I hated lying to him after the promise I just made but I had no choice. 

Dexter wanted to go back but I couldn’t leave Wayne behind again and I knew that Manny would never let me escape from here.

The future was uncertain for us and I didn’t like it.

I stepped into the hallway, hoping to get some fresh air,  when two maids passed by, whispering in excitement. 

“Did you hear?” One of them asked. “He’s finally choosing a new Luna.”

I paused in shock. Did I hear that right?

“Wow, it’s about time. Maybe this one would be less of a scandal than the last one,” the other maid replied.

“Let’s hope so, if the next Luna jumps off a cliff I would have to believe that our Alpha is cursed,” the first maid replied and they both giggled as they left.

A new Luna? 

Was Manny choosing someone else?