Don't Poke the Luna (Xena and Ryder)

Chapter 230

Xena's POV

"DAD! Ryder roared as he burst through the office door.

I was shocked to see my father sitting in the office. "Dad?" I asked, confusion evident in my voice.

"Xena." Dad stood up and gave me a hug. His face was flushed red with anger, and I knew they had been arguing. The tension in the air was suffocating.

"This is a private meeting, Ryder," Alpha Benedict said firmly.

"No. I'm done with you excluding me. I'm done watching you continue making questionable decisions for this pack and my mate. I don't know what you're involved in, but this ends now." Ryder slammed his fist down on Alpha Benedict's desk.

The thunderous sound made my heart race, adrenaline beginning to surge. I could feel the anger and protectiveness radiating from Ryder, which both moved and worried me.

"What is he talking about?" Dad released me and walked over to face Ryder and Alpha Benedict. This formed a triangle of masculine

confrontation.

"Penélope and Ama were able to find out through the damn internet that the mechanical shop is for sale-just an empty building. That entire attack was useless! Not only did we not get revenge for Xena, we lost our advantage! Now he knows we're coming for him!" Ryder's voice was raw with fury.

my intelligence told me that building was operational, one of their biggest assets!" Alpha Benedict roared

fuck is giving you intelligence, because it's obviously wrong," Ryder spat, his

of your concern," Alpha Benedict said in a

a while. Why?" I

ally! I monitor all enemies!" He dismissed my

something deeper here, something he was

is Gamma Tom?"

tensed before he tried to relax. I glanced at Ryder and Dad-they

Wiley's pack?" Ryder

would you ask that?" Alpha Benedict's face

pulled out his phone and showed them

get this?" Alpha Benedict looked

to Tom-we believe he might be Penelope's

seen in a long time as he glared at Alpha

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for negotiation.

would become a problem eventually, and I wanted to gather all the information I could about him. Alpha Benedict's face contorted with pain, and

suspected it, hearing Benedict's confirmation