All Chapters of The Luna He Can’t Have: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Tali's POV I wait for the pack to be done with their run, my arms wrapped around my knees, and meet me by the small lake in a clearing a few short miles from the farmhouse.After breakfast, I'd hoped to sneak away somewhere quiet and be alone for a while, even if it goes against the natural shifter tendency to want to be around others.I've spent so much of my life alone now, it's hard to seek out others when every time I have in the past has resulted in someone trying and usually succeeding in hurting me.The huge clawfoot bath in the master bathroom has been calling my name since I saw it, and the idea of soaking for an hour or two sounded like heaven. Until Dayne put a stop to it, that is. He had other ideas about how I should spend my time.Namely, cleaning up the mess I'd made of the kitchen. Alone. Because apparently there was something he needed to discuss with the pack so none of them could help me, even though more than a few offered.Which is how I found myself spending the

Tali's POV Once again, Uncle wanted another way to hurt me to humiliate me in front of the pack, and he could do it so easily since he never let me attend mating ceremonies and pack events. I would never have known if he was lying or telling the truth when he told me sex in front of the pack happened in every mating.He must have found it fucking hilarious how uncomfortable the prospect of having sex with a stranger in front of the pack made me. No wonder he didn't want me and Dayne meeting to get to know each other before the ceremony. Probably, he thought that Dayne would give his game away.No doubt he would've loved rubbing it in my face if Dayne hadn't insisted we leave at the very night of our mating.I'm surprised that Dayne would've agreed to it if it wasn't necessary. Unless Uncle made it a condition of whatever arrangement they have with each other. But it still strikes me as strange since I've met alphas before not many, but some and they never would have agreed to do some

Tali's POV Regan opens her mouth, but after shooting a glance at Dayne, she turns to me, and before she even has to say a word; I know what she's going to say."Sorry, Talis," she whispers, sounding full of apology before she reluctantly heads to her chair near Jenna's.Of course, she would side with Dayne. He's her alpha. Did I really expect her to take my side me, who's been in her pack, not even a week over her alpha?I'm the only one still standing, and once again I'm the focus of attention. The last thing I want. My gaze shifts from Dayne, who's watching me as if can't understand what my problem is, to the spot on the floor beside his seat, and back to him again.At least there's a rug on the floor so I don't have to sit on the hard floor.But still, it's the floor, and it's a place no one else is being forced to sit."We don't have all night," Dayne says, sounding like he's coming to the end of his patience.With the first sparks of my rage igniting, I make my way over before d

Tali's POV He's staring down at me with eyes shifting from ice-blue to silver as if man and wolf are fighting for dominance. It should scare me, but I find the obvious presence of his wolf strangely comforting.Maybe comforting isn't the right word.But I'm not as afraid of the wolf as I am of the man, which no doubt is because of my Uncle.The cruelest things my Uncle, and the rest of my pack did to me, were always when they were human, not wolves. It's not in their nature to torture you as a human would.We stare at each other as the large rainfall showerhead continues to hit mostly Dayne's back. Bit by bit my fear recedes when he does nothing more than watch me.But just like when I first caught sight of him before the moon-blessing ceremony, my eyes snag on his short dark beard. Even though it feels rough against my skin, I don't mind the roughness. In fact, I like it.There's something about it that reminds me it's Dayne in front of me and not my Uncle. I know he still has the c

Tali's POV He glances over at me, and I can see it’s on the tip of his tongue to send me back, only I widen my eyes and try to look pitiful. “Please, Luka? Five minutes to see a cabin and I promise I’ll go back to the house.”He wavers.“And I’ll go right up to bed. Promise.” I cross a finger over my heart for added benefit. “Pinkie swear.”His lips curve in a reluctant grin. “What are you, five?”I punch his arm. Not hard, but still send him bumping into a tree. “Shut up.”“Do that again, and I’ll toss you over my shoulder and carry you back,” he says, rubbing at his arm as if it hurt.Since he’s saying it with a grin on his face, I know he isn’t being serious. “You won’t because you’re not a neanderthal like Dayne,” I say, straight-faced.Luka splutters with laughter. “You better not let him hear you calling him that.”He casts a glance over his shoulder and an expression of horror crosses his face. And for a second I nearly believe that Dayne is behind us.“Don’t be silly. Anyway,