Page 25 of The Possessive Alpha’s Reborn Luna

"Alice!" His voice shot up. "I'm asking you to change rooms! Not throwing you out! Those things are yours!"

I ignored his anger and stepped past him.

"Alice!" He grabbed my wrist, hard enough I nearly dropped everything. "Did you hear me?"

His voice dripped with frustration.

"I heard you." I tried to pull free. "You wanted me out. Now I'm out."

"I told you to move to the suite beside mine!" Anger simmered in his voice. "Where the hell are you going?"

"Cedric, you've already decided to give your precious Victoria this room. Why do you care where I go?" I met his eyes, unflinching. "Where I move is none of your damn business! Let go!"

"What are you talking about?" His eyes narrowed dangerously. "Alice, what game are you playing?"

"Game?" I laughed bitterly, rage surging through me. "Think whatever you want."

Cedric's face darkened. His chest heaved. "What's with this attitude? I ordered the new room furnished as well as this one! I'll compensate you! What more do you want?"

His words almost made me laugh. Last life, I'd begged him not to make me leave, and he'd ripped into me. This life, I was doing what he wanted, and he was still pissed. "What did I do? Am I angry? Am I fighting with you? You're the one who came here throwing a fit! And I don't want your compensation!"

"Amy." His voice turned ice-cold. "Get out."

Amy jumped but didn't leave right away. She looked at me, worried.

"Amy, go to that room and start cleaning. Don't worry." I didn't want her punished because of me.

Amy finally scurried away at my words.

The hallway emptied. Just the two of us.

"Cedric, you—"

Before I could finish, he yanked me into the room and slammed the door behind us.

BANG.

The sound echoed through the silent night.

His scent flooded the space. His eyes locked onto mine as he closed in, step by step.

"Cedric! What are you doing?" I backed up instinctively, watching him warily.

"What am I doing?" He kept advancing, eyes blazing like a beast losing control. "Alice, I could ask the same question. I arranged a new room, and you won't take it. The things I gave you—you're leaving them. You're ignoring my arrangements, moving somewhere else. Is it so you can be closer to Caspar? I punished him, and now you're heartbroken?"

I shook with fury. How dare he twist my friendship with Caspar into something nasty!

He was the one tangled up with Victoria. Last life, he chose her—left me and our baby to burn alive.

I lifted my chin, meeting his rage head-on, every word dripping with sarcasm. "Don't project your filthy thoughts onto me and Caspar! You think everyone's like you, playing both sides?"

Cedric's eyes went dangerous. "Who's playing both sides? Alice, explain yourself!"

I laughed coldly. "You know damn well! I'm moving out so Victoria can have the room. You two can do whatever you want without me in the way. What more do you want?"

His pupils constricted. A low growl rumbled from his throat.

Next second, he grabbed my wrist and hauled me against him. That dangerous presence swallowed me whole. "What do I want? Alice, don't forget—you're my mate. You belong to me! Didn't you always say you wanted to give me a child? Fine. I'll make it happen right now."