Don't Poke the Luna (Xena and Ryder)

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Xena's POV

Martha's eyes widened in shock before narrowing again. "Logan!" she hissed.

I could see Dad's jaw tighten. "X," he said, turning to me. "Did you complete your chores?"

"Yes, sir. I did them this morning before school." My voice rose unconsciously.

Martha said coldly, "She's lying."

"No, I'm not!" I yelled back. "See?" I pulled out my phone, opened my email, and showed him the time-stamped pictures I'd taken of each completed task. "All done at 6:30 AM, before school."

"Looks like she did it." Dad nodded slightly. "What are you doing this evening?"

"Ama and I are going to run to the pizza place in town and have dinner there," I answered in a cold voice, unsatisfied with how he was handling this.

"Alright, have fun and remember not to be too late," he said flatly.

"By the way, Dad," I added, "the son of Alpha Benedict from the Boneash Pack is coming by the shop tomorrow at five for a custom job on his motorcycle. His name is Ryder."

Dad's eyebrows rose slightly and turned to leave. "I'll stop by to meet him."

Martha clearly wasn't happy about being cut out of the conversation. She followed Dad back inside, already launching into complaints about how I needed to be disciplined.

Logan lingered behind with Samuel and Leonard. "What did you do to piss her off this time?" he asked once Martha was out of earshot.

pulled up and she was already waiting there. I can't wait to get out of this hellhole. As

inside. "Running away

heels. "What's going to change, Log?" I countered. "Dad said you can't take

if your mate is here?" he

the mirror. Not bad. "Well, I

I did, but he

me to do? A girl can only take so much, especially when no one stands up for her.” I slipped my headphones from

you," Logan said,

him, "But you know you

his fists clenching at his

we spar anyway." I grabbed a hair tie from the table by the door and

smile at my joke. "That's not the same thing, and you

a sad smile. "I love you, bro, but I don't have any options. I need to go run." I hesitated, debating whether to double up on sports bras.

my room, already changed into her running gear.

smilingly. "See

place in an hour!" Leonard called from down the

hear Martha's shrill voice complaining about me.

route do you want to take?" Ama asked as we

long way to the pizza place." The Center was the neutral town

"Sounds a bit hard."

each stride, the burden lightened. I increased my pace, Ama keeping up beside me. I slipped

rhythm of my feet hitting the ground, the burn in my lungs, and the beat of the music. Each step carried away my worries and anxieties, dissolving them into the air

we reached the town, stopping at our usual lamppost-our unofficial finish line. We both hunched over, gasping for breath. Ama looked absolutely

wheezed, her voice raspy.

as dramatically as Ama. I took a sip from my water bottle and grinned at her. “You've been having too many desserts lately. Next time

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