“No. I don't want her in the pack!” Xena was being obstructive, bent on sabotaging Elyon’s plan. At this point, she was so furious that she was in a state of mind to kill Elyon right now! He had just announced that Becca was coming back to their pack. And they would travel in the same car, drive all those hours back with them. The very thought made her blood boil. She hated Becca to the core, a seething rage that simmered beneath her composed exterior. She always feared her mate’s continued affection for his ex. Becca’s presence in Moon Shine could be undermining her authority, stripping away the respect she had painstakingly built. With Becca around, Xena knew she would just be embarrassed in front of her people. Everyone knew by now that Elyon was still crazy about Becca. It was an

