Let Me Go, My Mafia Husband by Paga Slayer

Chapter 574 I Love Your Dad *Zander*

"Zander, I need to have a word with you," Maddox's voice echoed with concern as he stormed into my room, his footsteps echoing off the walls after I evaded our conversation in the pack's office.

"Not now, Maddox," I dismissed him with a sharp edge to my tone, my gaze fixed on the file before me.

"I'm not letting this slide, Zander. We have to talk," he insisted, his tone firm, unwavering.

Huffing in frustration, I turned to face him, my jaw set with tension.

"You want to talk?!" I growled, my voice low and intense. "Fine, let's talk. What's on your mind?"

"Why did you allow Selena to go with that cunning Vampire King?" he questioned, his eyes burning with intensity.

"Isn't it obvious, Maddox?" I snapped, my frustration boiling over. "He's Selena's mate, and I have no right to hold her back."

"No!" he bit out, his voice sharp with disagreement. "She's our Luna, and you're her mate first. You have every right to stop her, to fight for her," he countered, his words laced with conviction. "But instead, you just stood there and watched her leave with that filthy vampire." "I don't owe you an answer, Maddox," I asserted with the weight of my Alpha authority pressing in my voice. He backed off, head bowed in submission, but the stubborn wolf refused to yield so easily.

"I'm asking as your friend, Zander. Let me be there for you," he implored, his tone softening.

"I don't need anyone," I retorted, my words sharp and cold.

"Of course, the Alpha King doesn't need anyone. But my friend Zander needs me in his vulnerable time. Speak to me," he persisted, his sincerity evident.

to reveal my weaknesses to anyone. So, I remained silent, focusing on my tasks. Surely, he would grow weary of waiting and depart like everyone else. At least,

reason. It's tearing me apart to see you like this. Are you intending to send Selena to the Vampire Kingdom? Do you suspect Damon is plotting something? If it's part of your strategy, why didn't

lacing every word. "All I wanted was for Selena

voice rose in indignation. "You didn't even consider your son, Austin. How will he

and only he had the right to talk

What did you say?!" he

"Selena has a chance to be happy again with a mate. I can't be selfish and leave her sad and crying after

it possible?" He stammered, looking

true," I nodded. "And no one can

please, tell me this is just some twisted joke," Maddox pleaded, his brows furrowing in

the gravity of the situation. "I'm deadly serious. According to the ancient prophecy,

silence, his mind grappling

birthday... it's on the next full moon, just a week away," he murmured, his voice barely audible as if he couldn't

*Selena*

to soothe my sobbing baby boy through the pixelated screen of our video call. Yet, his tears persisted, his tiny face contorted with sadness, and my own heart ached in response, threatening to

emotion, "last time you went to work, you said it was your last job and you'd never leave me alone

swallowed hard against the lump forming in my throat, feeling the weight of his

I murmured, my voice thick with remorse. "If it weren't absolutely necessary, I wouldn't have

Dad's with you,"

trying to offer

Of