Chasing His Betrayed Luna by KiKi Jones

30. Fell In Love

ALPHA RAIDEN

I was wowed beyond words when I stepped into my home. The whole place has been decorated for a feast I had no idea about. Larisa smiled at me, pulling me into the living room where her dad, Nolan, stood with his mate, Helen. Andrew was also there and so was Jake, my best male warrior, who was also my gamma.

"What's the occasion?" I asked Larisa through the mind link as she pulled me closer to her parents who I hadn't seen in years.

I stayed away from her parents because I didn't want them to pressure me into marrying Larisa or remind me of my parents, who had decided to abandon me and the pack since they heard that I divorced Aurelia.

I see Andrew and Jake every now and then but seeing them in my living room with Larisa's parents seemed unusual.

"Relax. I just wanted to surprise you with a nice dinner with family and friends. It's been a rough month if you ask me." Larisa's words bounced off the walls of my mind as she responded.

Helen's face popped bright when Larisa stopped before her. "It's lovely to see you Alpha Raiden and to be in your home."

My response was interrupted by Nolan who scoffed, "Larisa had turned this place into her home too, darling even though she isn't married or mated to the Alpha." Although Nolan offered me a grin, I didn't miss the subtext in his statement. "It's my home, dad. I'm Raiden's mate and Luna even though we're taking our time to make it official." Larisa answered with a laugh but she also had a subtle message for me.

I would be a fool to not understand that the so-called surprise dinner with family and friends was to remind me of my duties to Larisa who has been living with me for almost six years. No doubt, this has something to do with Aurelia's presence in the pack and her new qualities. Larisa felt threatened by Aurelia...

That fact resonated in my head as we all settled at my dining table to eat. At first, I was worried about how I'd have to spend the next few days in the toilet if I were to eat any of the meals on the table because I assumed that Larisa had prepared them. However, Helen voiced to me, Andrew, and Jake, "Relax, young men. I prepared the meal. It's safe to dig in."

all knew she was a bad cook. She simply made a plate for us both, beaming at me like she was bitten by a lovebug. All through dinner, Nolan made comments about how Larisa was unmarked yet performing the duties of a Luna. Helen tried to ease the tension in the room while

knew about this arrangement but you didn't tell me?" I snarled at them through the link while

my face. Unlike Andrew, Jake still feared me because we

your house without reason, Raiden. We didn't

the link, "Yes, Alpha. We knew

all Larisa then. She was backing

hold a ceremony for her, Alpha Raiden? She can't keep living here and doing these things

almost made me believe she wasn't in on this with her mate and daughter, "Darling, relax. Alpha Raiden loves

right by my daughter?

"Remember who you are

and fix your

Nolan." I hissed venomously,

never made your daughter do anything she didn't choose to do. I never asked her to take on

my eyes to Larisa and used my Alpha authority on her, "You pull this stunt again and I won't hesitate to ban you from performing the

but I wouldn't sit there and be disrespected by my father's Beta or anyone at that regardless of his

my seat backward and rose to my feet. "Thank you

as well and they followed me out of the dining room. We made it out

in his place will invoke reactions from his allies, Alpha Raiden. Perhaps we need to tread carefully to avoid an internal strive for power." Jake spoke like

be retired but

in the