Chapter 150: After the Truce

(Xander POV)

***FLASHBACK TO A FEW HOURS EARLIER***

Leo and I had just worked out the terms of our agreement. With no time to write it out, we quickly dictated it into audio files on each of our cell phones. It wasn’t the ideal way to record a peace treaty, but it was enforceable all the same.

While we waited for Luna Lily and Alpha James to rejoin us in Leo’s office so that we could tell them that we had reached a deal, I was feeling great. Powerful, even. Despite Leo’s strength and his reputation —and despite us being on his home turf, fighting over a she-wolf who unbeknownst to him was his fated mate— I felt confident that I was just days if not hours from having Piper in my arms, and in my bed, exactly where she belonged.

Yes, I still had more steps that I would have to take to achieve that goal, but get there I would. After all, this mission had proven how quickly I could think on my feet and how masterfully I could get myself out of tough situations.

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