Nala When I returned to the room after dealing with the maid situation, Xander was waiting for me, a knowing look on his face. He gave me a playful, sexy smile. "You don’t let things go easily, do you?" he teased. I shrugged casually. "They had it coming." "Not arguing with you on that," he replied, raising his hands in mock surrender, which made me laugh. His playful gesture lightened the mood, and it felt good to let the tension melt away for a moment. He stood up from the couch, walking toward me as I was still laughing, and wrapped his arms around me, pulling me close. His eyes met mine, soft but filled with understanding. "Like I said, Kitten, you can do whatever you want. They shouldn’t have crossed their Luna in the first place," he said, planting a soft kiss on my clips. “