The blood drained from my face, and the young man from the past’s face came back to my mind. I tried my best to control my emotions. I knocked on the open. Door and asked respectfully, “Elder Thorin, you wanted me?” Brooks put down the coffee cup and looked up at me. “Taya, you're responsible for the welcoming of the Sterling pack, aren’t you?” I nodded. “Yes, sir.” Brooks glanced at his watch. “Please arrange dinner for this evening. You can book a high-end restaurant for six p.m., and I’d like for you to go to the airport to pick up Alpha Sterling.” “Pick up Alpha Sterling?” We worked with packs from all over the Midwest, and most of them made trips into MPC to handle business with other packs on neutral territory, or to arrange projects between packs. Many times, a pack wouldn’t have the labor force for new construction, roads, utilities, and the like, so they contracted other packs to do the work via MPC. We ensured everything was above-board and there were no side deals. being ma
Brooks wanted Griffon to go to dinner. He wanted Griffon to mediate the issues between the Sterling pack and the Midwest Packs Corporation. Only if Griffon handled the situation and explained things would the Sterling pack conform. With Griffon being the powerful Alpha he was, his word tended to be law, even over the elders. Otherwise, with Tara being the new CEO, smoothing things over with the Sterling pack would be her job, and Brooks knew that it would be impossible for her to do-given the fact that her relationship with Griffon was the crux of the issue. But right now, Griffon appeared to be unhappy, and that put Brooks on edge. After all, he couldn’t figure out Griffon’s feelings for Tara now that she’d returned, so he was unable to ask Griffon to do things as his father-in-law. He needed to be cautious with how he worded things and with what requests. he made. As an elder, Brooks wielded a certain amount of power, but Griffon and the Knight pack were a different beast altogether
I lacked love. I lacked pa*sion so much that if someone treated me with the tiniest bit of kindness, I would hand over my heart without hesitation. I craved a partner, a mate, the way I saw people around me have. Not people…shifters. Shifters who would never choose a human as their mate. Although the two men I’d loved had abandoned me, I didn’t regret my love for them. I had tried my best to love hard, but no one had ever loved me. Maybe in my next life, the goddess would reward me for what I’d gone through in this one. That idea was more than a little ridiculous. When a person was dead, they were dead. I put away my thoughts and looked up at Silas-er, Jackson Sterling.Right now, I am needing to concentrate on why I was here in front of him. “Alpha Sterling, I’ve always treated business a*sociates of the Midwest Packs Corporation professionally. As for what happened five years ago, that’s all in the past. Nothing to worry about.” Regardless of whether he was truly suffering from amne
He was wearing a royal-blue shirt and a coat of the same color. Even from a distance, he exuded immense power. Everyone who walked by him gave him a wide berth, as if they were afraid of getting too close. As he approached, I could see his face. The tenderness of youth had faded away, leaving a chiseled jaw and strong angles. It had been so long, but when I saw him again—with the new name “Jackson Sterling”-I only felt calmness. Not even a single stutter of my heart. I lifted a hand to wave at the group. “This way!” When the man saw the woman waving at them, he was slightly taken aback. His trip to Arcadia was primarily to attend the bidding for the Weston City project. The last person he expected to receive him was Taya. He was stunned for a few seconds before he returned to normal and led his men toward her. Even his wolf was thrown off kilter by seeing her.He was a more than a foot taller than her when he stood before her, looking down at her. “Ms. Palmer, long time no see.” Taya’
Fortunately, the dizziness came and went quickly, and I soon recovered. When I was about to get up to go to the bathroom, I saw Griffon standing at the elevator doors. He looked as gorgeous as he always did. The lights seem to shine on his muscular frame, giving the appearance of a halo around him—which was laughable to think of Alpha Knight as someone deserving of a halo. He seemed to have been standing there for a while. Nerves shot through me when I saw him. Sure, I’d known he was going to be there, but I’d thought I would be able to avoid him. I still could. Just as I was looking around to make my exit strategy, he strode toward me, his long strides quickly eating up the space between us. There was no way for me to avoid him. I could only hold my purse tightly and quickly turn my back to him. It was as though his mere presence thickened the air surrounding us. I was a little out of breath, and my grip on my purse strap “Do you want me to open the door on my own?” A terrifying grow
The Sterling pack had always been professional. Jackson didn’t have to worry about their strength-and weakness? Not an issue —so he simply nodded his agreement. His concerns with MPC handling Knight pack projects couldn’t be resolved just by Tara saying things were fine. Jackson would have to see how everything was actually handled…not how they SAID they were going to handle it. Seeing that his Alpha had relented, Beta Smith spoke. “Ms. Thorin, yes, the Sterling pack has worked to remove the Midwest Packs Corporation from handling Knight pack business. I’ve spoken to my team regarding this, and they have ceased their efforts.” Of course, Tara didn’t believe what he said, but she wouldn’t embarra*s the Sterling pack Beta in front of everyone here. Instead, she said, “In that case, let’s turn hostility into friendship. We can cooperate well and help each other in the future.” After that, Tara picked up her gla*s and toasted Alpha Sterling and Beta Smith. After she finished it, she smile
The oxygen tank was small, but it was enough to help me. Slowly, the pain in my heart subsided with every breath I took, and I started to come around. I opened my eyes and saw Jackson standing by the bed I was in, a frown on his face. I was confused and a bit stunned. Was it Jackson who had saved me? And where was I? Had the person who’d once tried to k ill me just saved me? I pulled the oxygen mask away from my face and struggled to get up from the bed. Jackson pressed me back down and said, “Don’t move.” I pushed his hand away. “I’m fine. Thank you for your help, Alpha Sterling.” Determined to get away from this dangerous shifter as quickly as possible, I forced myself to sit up and get out of the ma*sive bed, holding onto the bedside table for support. After taking a couple of seconds to get used to being upright, I stood. Immediately, dizziness overtook me again. I swayed, trying to focus on the door across the hotel room. Staring at a fixed point usually helped. Not this time. Wa
When Preston saw that the woman on the bed was Taya, he was shocked. Looks like he’d been wrong about her. As soon as Roman fell from grace, Taya had hurried to attach herself to someone else with power. She worked fast. Preston hated being wrong about people. And the fact that she was human somehow made it worse. How was this nothing of a human woman able to wrap men around her finger so quickly? After thinking about it for a while, he texted the picture to Griffon. Someone needed to teach Taya a lesson, but Preston didn’t feel like it was his place to do so. After all, Griffon was the one who’d been involved with her, so Preston would leave it to him. As Griffon returned home and saw the photo, darkness filled him and his wolf started to rise to the surface, itching to get out and…punish. “When did you see this?” he texted to Preston. Preston replied, “Just now. One of the guys sent it to me.” Griffon didn’t respond. His fingers tightened around his phone, his claws growing until th