Chapter 98 – The Mate Back Home Novel Read Online Free

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Roxie looked at him, but she moved back to my eyes.

No words left her mouth, but I could see Tim and Keith glance at her neck and look at me. Keith’s eyebrows c****d up as he realized I didn’t mark her.

I shook my head.

Keith gave me a knowing look and smiled. He must have sensed what I suggested to Roxie and was happy with her decision.

Tim was over the moon, but I didn’t think he minded that she didn’t mark me.

“You have to tell your father,” he said as I looked back at him. “We have to organize Roxie’s Luna ceremony now.”

I heard something land on the table hard, which made me look at Roxie.

Roxie stared at me with wide eyes.

“Luna ceremony,” she muttered.

“What do I have to do for that?” she asked.

I smiled.

“It will be a ceremony where you will pledge to be my Luna in front of the pack,” I said. “We can do it in a few weeks or when you are ready.”

I could feel Blaze move in my head and look at Rox.

“Bex says something is up,” he murmurs, taking me completely off guard.

“What do you mean?” I asked.

Blaze didn’t say anything, but I stared at Roxie, who looked like she wanted to throw up.

“Does the Luna ceremony have any traditions?” she asked, which sounded hard coming from her l!ps.

“We have some,” I said, looking at her, confused.

“Like what?” she asked.

I looked at Tim and Keith, who were now staring at us. Keith shrugged, but Tim’s face was stern. “Rox,” he said. “The Luna ceremony is one of the traditional ceremonies; it will establish you as a pack member and who you are. That’s not to mention you are Lex’s mate.”

I stared at her as her eyes went from mine to his. “I’m just asking what traditions there are,” she said, and looked back at me.

I cleared my throat and told her what to expect. “Well, we both have to dress up, and every alpha and Luna is invited to attend,” I said. “It is like a wedding, but it is focused on you and I becoming joined as one as mates.”

Roxie stares at me but doesn’t say anything.

I felt a pang of hurt run through me.

Does she want a Luna ceremony? I thought.

The way she was acting was making my mind run wild with worry.

Keith cleared his throat, making me look at him. His eyes were concerned as he looked between Roxie and me. “You can wait till you are ready, Rox,” Keith said. “There is no rush.”

“No, she can’t,” says Tim, which makes me glare at him. His face was annoyed. “Roxie has committed to being Lex’s mate by marking him,” he said. “She has to follow the rules of the pack law; whether he has marked her or not, she needs to be his Luan, and more importantly, she needs to be the pack’s Luna.”

I looked toward her, but her face was unreadable. I knew Tim was right, but something was clearly up with her.

I looked at Blaze.

“Blaze,” I muttered to him. “What is she thinking? What has Bex said?”

Blaze stares but doesn’t say anything, which makes me look back at him. He looked hurt. “Bex is pissed,” he whispered. “I don’t know why she won’t talk to me,” he said.

I look back at Roxie.

Roxie stares at me but pushes back on her chair and stands.

She looks at me, but after a few moments, she walks away and leaves the kitchen.

I look at Tim and Keith, who are staring at the door.

I got up from my chair, not saying a word to them.

I walked out and went upstairs to Roxie’s room.

The door was closed; I placed my hand on the door handle, only for the door to open and there stood Roxie, anger written on her.

“I think you should go and train,” she said, slamming the door in my face.

What the freaking hell was all that about?

I felt hurt by her actions but also angry too.

I needed to know what she was thinking; I needed answers.

I knocked on her door, but she never opened up.

“ROX,” I shouted through the door. “OPEN THIS DOOR.”

There was still no sound or movement.

I kept knocking, but with every knock, I got louder and harder as my fist hit the door.

Blaze was upfront and was pissed.

I needed to get out of the house.

I knocked once more, but no answer.

I huffed out.

How can one mate change her mood so much in one sitting? I thought.

I needed to leave, and now.

I didn’t want to be around her if she was going to act this childish.

I turned and walked back downstairs, only to be met by Tim and Keith.

I looked at them and frowned. “You didn’t have to tell her like that about the luna ceremony,” I said to Tim, who bowed his head. “I only got her to mark me so she could feel everything I felt towards her, nothing more. The Luna ceremony can wait, and now I might not have a Luna.”

Tim looked up at me and was about to speak, but Keith beat him. “Tim,” he said as his eyes went to his brother. “You know what Roxie is like and what you said, and how you said it didn’t help the situation. I also told you we didn’t need to come here as they wanted to be together.”

I looked at Tim and frowned. “Why did you come here anyway?” I asked.

Tim looked at me and sighed.

“Your father wanted to know what was going on,” he said. “I couldn’t get hold of Roxie, nor can your father with you. I thought we could… I don’t know, I wasn’t thinking, and when I saw your mark, I got excited.”

I sighed.

“I’m going for a run,” I muttered. “I need to clear my head, and Blaze is angry too. It seems Bex is not talking to him either.”

I looked at both men and sighed.

I turned around and walked toward the front door.

I didn’t want to leave, but I knew I couldn’t stay.

My emotions were everywhere, and most pain and anger filled me.

I hated her acting like this; it made me second-guess everything.

I walked through the front door and let Blaze take over; he took over and, shifted into his form, bolted out toward the forest as soon as his paws.

Neither of us spoke as he ran.

We needed this.

We needed to clear our heads.

ROXIE

I could feel his emotions, knowing I hurt his feelings, but my head was spinning.

I not only hurt him, but Lex was also angry too.

I needed to process everything.

Bex was angry with me, and I knew why.

My head spun out of control, and how my father spoke about the Luna ceremony made her see red.

“YOU ARE SO SELFISH,” yelled Bex in my head, which made me look back at her. “YOU HURT MATE, HE WANTS…” I cut her off with a growl. “I want a Luna ceremony,” I said. “I just need to think.”

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