Chapter 127

Jaxon's POV

After tonight, I swear I won't ever let them near Melanie again. Dusk and Rubeus are dangerous. They can't be trusted, none of them. They are too loyal to Ayla.

Rubeus proceeds to tell us how Ayla came to him when he was freshly eighteen years old. How he had found his mate but didn't want to be his pack's Alpha or be tied to the mate bond, but he was too much of a coward to reject her. So, Ayla erased her memory of him, and he willingly handed over his pack to his future Beta so he could run off with her.

"So, you guys don't regret leaving your packs? Like you're...happy with how things are?" Melanie asks.

I could've broken my neck with how fast my head snaps in her direction.

Why the hell is she asking that?

Rubeus shrugs. "Nothing to complain about. I'm three hundred years old. I've seen and done everything I've ever wanted. I have all the riches anyone could dream of, and I can still come and go as I please."

Melanie simply nods. "What about love? You don't desire that