"You willmand them toe here."


    "I''ll do jackshit until you exin your reasons?"


    "They are hiding things from us, something that has a direct impact on our security"


    "Jaxon you can''t go around making such ims without proof." I pipe up, feeling protective of the Arancea''s.


    "Oh, I have proof." His eyes dart to mine, a heated re sent my way.


    "No Jaxon, they are their own pack we have no right to interfere with what happens within their pack unless it directly impacts us or they call for help." Dad''s aura oozes out of him, moving to match Jaxon''s. But this isn''t Jaxon''s full aura, he continues to keep it truly hidden. "Oh, this impacts us." A rumble vibrates off him.


    "What is it?" Mum asks out. Incredulously not even battering an eye lid at Jaxon''s behaviour.


    But now I know, Mum could have him copsing on the floor within seconds.


    "I can''t say." Jaxon seethes out, surprisingly not sharing his proof.


    "Then you have no evidence." Dad ces a supportive hand upon Jaxon''s shoulder, using it as an opportunity to calm him.


    "They need toe here, on a matter of urgency." Jaxon continues, not backing down.


    "Hector, no.." Mum clicks her tongue.


    "Dad...this is important, please trust me."


    A moment is shared between the two them, between Jaxon and Dad. Something I don''t think I have ever seen before. They aren''t in a private mind-link, this was something else. Like a silent conversation between the alpha and the next.


    "We haven''t seen them for a while, it would be nice to see them." Dad''s tone does aplete u-turn, a smilending on his face.


    "Hector..." Mum growls out, not making her anger unknown.


    "They haven''t seen Jace since he returned, like you said...they cancelled which for them is most peculiar. If Jaxon is right and they are in trouble, it''s on us to help them. Callie''s parents areing anyhow, what''s a few more seats at the dinner table...." Dad''s voice slowly trails off as Mum starts to walk towards him.


    He ces his hand out, snaking it around her waist and pulls her into him. A giggle escapes Mum asks he sucks on her mate mark.


    "Let''s call them together." He leads Mum out of the kitchen, towards the office, so they can call the Red Thorn pack together. Leaving just Jaxon and I alone in the kitchen.


    "What is going on?" I move further into the kitchen, heading towards the fridge.


    "Cleo?" His voice snarls.


    "What about Cleo?" I spin on the spot to face him.


    "I need you to admit it to yourself that you are in love with her."


    "Excuse me?" I cough out.


    "Before it is toote."


    "What are you talking about?" I out in


    baake irritation as I turn


    him and open the fres


    door.


    "If you take Callie as your luna, as your mate." He seethes out, forcing me to m the fridge door shut.


    "She is my mate Jaxon."


    "Stop with the lies Jace, stop it before you do something you will regret."


    "What will I regret?" His cryptic words are giving me whish.


    "I know you, you forget I know you. I''m sure you think you are in love with the female upstairs..."


    "My own mate? Of course I am in love with my own mate."


    He closes the distance between us, each footstep heavy...sincere.


    "So you feel nothing for her?"


    "For who?" I growl out in frustration.


    "For Cleo...tell me, tell me you don''t love her."


    My body stills, my wolf trying to call


    out to


    exon, trying do The?


    me. push him back down


    force. .


    "I don''t love her." I growl out, continuing to fight my wolf internally.


    "That she means nothing to you." Another step further until he is standing right in front of me, his


    arm crossed in front of his chest.


    "She means nothing to me." I say with a tensed jaw, my eyes refusing to blink as I stare at him.


    He unwraps his arms, his finger pressing firmly against my chest.


    "I''ll remember those words Jace. I''ll remember them well, when Ie for your soul."