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Her glare narrowed in anger. “Answer me.”
Mine. Mine. Mine.
This shit hurts. Every inch of my body felt tortured.
“Toy…”
“I said answer me, Xander. Did you choose her? Is. She. Your. Mate?”
I didn’t get the chance to respond because Keerah did.
“Yes, now can we move on?” She turned to me. “Xander, you didn’t tell me that you had a kid.”
“Because he didn’t know, but don’t worry.Myson will not get in the way of whatever you two have going on.Yourmate.Myson.” Toyin’s eyes lifted to mine, the warning clear. She was drawing a line in the sand and daring me to cross it.
I stepped toward her but Laz cut off my path, shaking his head. “Not now, Xan. We’ll take care of Toyin like we’ve been doing since you left. You go deal withthat.”
“I’m not athat. My name is…” Keerah froze from the look Laz delivered. When her eyes lowered I realized Toyin was no longer there, but Jo and Zion were in her place. They were standing together on this and had collectively decided Keerah was the enemy. They were protecting Toyin and my son from me.Myson.
“This is not your call to make,” I growled, glaring at Laz. He sneered, baring his teeth. “It is my decision, Xander. I am your Alpha. Go deal withthat.” His eyes never left mine, but he lifted a hand and pointed at Keerah. I was seconds away from squaring up with my brother but his door slammed before I had the chance. I took a step forward and lowered my head, closing my eyes for a brief moment to get grounded.
“Inside, now.” I moved past Keerah and thankfully she followed. As soon as my door slammed shut, my back landed against it hard and my hand moved to my chest. The pain was stronger than it had ever been before.
Mine. Mine. Mine.
“You have a son?” Keerah yelled and threw her hands up.
“You’re not my mate. Why the fuck would you say that?”
“Because I will be. You said you rejected yours…wait. It’s her. She’s the one you rejected? She’s human.”
“She’s not your business.”
Keerah stepped closer. “I’m here because you invited me. She is my business.”
I narrowed my eyes. “You didn’t have a pack. They turned their backs on you. I was doing you a favor and I never said you would be my mate.”
“Then what are we? We’ve been fucking each other for the past three months. It’s only been the two of us…”
The pain in my body lessened which only meant one thing. Toyin had left. Distance was the only remedy to my foolishness.
“You can’t stay here.” I pushed away from the door, heading to the kitchen where I yanked open a cabinet and wrapped my hand around a bottle of cognac.
“What do you mean I can’t stay here? You promised I could join your pack. That I—”
“You still can. When I said you can’t behere, I meant, in my apartment. There are empty units in the building we reserve for pack members. My brothers and I own the building. I’ll make sure you have one.”
“No, that’s not what I want. I’m here because of you. I’m here to be withyou, Xander.”
I laughed dryly, considering the dumb ass decision I’d made to bring her home with me, but I had genuinely been trying to do something good. Just because my life was fucked up didn’t mean I couldn’t help others figure out their shit.
I had a son.
Mine. Mine. Mine.
“You can take what I’m offering, Keerah. I’m trying to help. I never promised you would be my mate. I never promised anything other than giving you the opportunity to be a part of our pack but I also made it clear that it wasn’t just my decision. Don’t confuse sex as security or commitment.”
“I…wow…” She glared at me, turned on her heels, and a few minutes later my bedroom door slammed. How many fucking doors were going to slam before this situation was rectified?
