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Fair Game

Author: Arden River
last update Last Updated: 2024-05-18 19:01:33

Lucian:

When Scarlet left warning me to deal with the Riley situation, I contacted her father immediately. I knew speaking to Riley would be nothing but a waste of time.

I was sitting at my desk waiting for the time to pass. I kept clicking and unclicking the pen I held in my hand, watching the minutes on the clock tick by in a slow, unforgiving manner.

A knock on my office door brought me back to reality and ripped me from the trance the clock had placed me in. “Come in” I said hastily.

Damion stepped in, confused by my anxiousness. He had barely seen me like this, but scarlet was bringing out pieces of me that I didn’t know I had.

“Alpha Kade is here” As soon as the words left his mouth, I shot out of my seat and out of my office door.

“He’s not going anywhere” He said mocking my reaction. I looked over my shoulder, glaring at him, letting him know I was not in the mood.

I swung open the door, revealing Alpha Kade smiling brightly. He was always a friendly person. He had black ha
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