Chapter 125

Jaxon's POV

Melanie stands at the bottom of the stairs. She's fully dressed wearing jeans shorts and a floral tank top. Her pendant is missing from her neck. I should be relieved that she loves my gifts enough not to risk losing them in case we need to shift, but there's no trace of my scent on her now. Nobody will know she belongs to me and that's on purpose.

"How the hell did you get up and dressed so fast?" I ask astonishingly.

I've only been done here for like five minutes. She must have gotten up the second I walked out of the room.

She snorts. "I just thought I'd go ahead and get the day started since we have such an eventful evening."

My entire body tenses up. "I haven't forgotten," I grit out.

"Good, let's go then."

As she walks past me, Charlotte nervously approaches her. "Luna...I mean, Beta Melanie it's so nice to meet you. I'm Charlotte, Ameer's mate," she says, extending a hand to her.

Melanie shakes it firmly. "Charlotte, please don't slip up like that again. Someone cou