What are you doing here?” the she-wolf asked grumpily. I guessed that she must be Henry’s younger sister, so I wasn’t surprised that Lena was a rrogant. “It’s the bathroom. Of course, I went to the toilet,” I replied indifferently. I didn’t bother to check my tone. I would rather not tolerate people who disrespected me anymore. Between Tara and Margaret, I was done. Of course, my tone, and words pi ssed Lena off even more. “Humph, I think you’re playing hard to get. You’re deliberately hiding so that Jackson will be worried about you. Don’t think that just because you’re Jackson’s female companion, you’ll be able to climb the social ladder and become a Cinderella! “Jackson will be mine!” Lena’s warning made me frown slightly. I was hiding here to avoid Griffon. What did it have to do with Jackson playing hard to get? I didn’t bother to find an excuse to explain it to Lena, who stood in front of me with her hands on her hips and her face red. She didn’t look like she made a very attrac
Before leaving, Griffon issued a warning. “Just because Jackson broke off the mating agreement doesn’t mean that the Sterling pack will allow him to do so. He’ll be my brother–in–law sooner or later. Don’t even think about getting him to fight against the whole pack for you.” After saying that, Griffon turned around and walked to the door. Once he was gone and the door was closed behind him, I heaved a deep sigh of relief. Every time I faced him, my body filled with an indescribable pressure. I wasn’t sure if I was afraid of him or if I was fearful that I wouldn’t be able to control my feelings for him. Fortunately, my impulse had been to lie to him regarding any desire I had for him. Otherwise, who knew how he would have reacted. It could have been anything from disgust to laughter.I collected myself and walked to the sink, turning on the water but only staring down at the stream before turning it off and walking out of the bathroom. As soon as I stepped out, Jackson was there, push
I was still shocked that Jackson would come forward to stand up for me. Pursuing any line of questioning wasn’t a good idea, but Lena’s accusations made me angry. Just as I was about to ask her what I had said to her, a commanding voice suddenly came from behind me. “Why, Miss Wilton, have you been learning to confuse right and wrong in the past few years?” I didn’t need to look to know who was speaking. I was grateful he was also standing up for me, but I didn’t dare to look back. Griffon glared at Jackson, who was holding onto Taya’s hand, then he slowly walked down the stairs and stood in front of Lena. “I just happened to pa*s by when Miss Wilton humiliated her.” Griffon refused to show her any respect and exposed her lie, causing Lena to pale. Lena still wanted to argue, but there was a murderous look in Griffon’s eyes. One that alerted everyone not to mess with the Alpha. She had never seen such a terrifying look before. Even though his eyes were beautiful, the look was enough t
Jackson clamped his mouth shut and open the back door for me like the perfect gentleman he wasn’t. No, he was the literal big, bad wolf. I was still feeling a little dizzy. Before getting in the car, my body swayed, and Jackson quickly held me by the waist. “Ms. Palmer, are you all right?” I shook my head and tried to break free from his grip, but he held my waist with one hand and helped me into the car. Watching the Rolls Royce disappear into the distance, the man in another car put out his cigarette. Under dim light, the cold moonlight shone through the window on the man’s stoic, hard facial features. His indifferent eyes were like emissaries from hell. There was no emotion in them, and they looked gloomy and dim…with a hint of his wolf’s fire. Sitting in the back seat, Preston couldn’t see his expression clearly. But something told him that Griffon had stopped here to wait for Taya.A worried expression unconsciously appeared on Preston’s face. “Griffon, why aren’t you leaving yet
The moment I woke up from my dream, I felt ridic ulous for having had such a dream in the first place. I touched my heated face and tender lips. They felt as if Griffon had really been here. Sha me filled me at the thought of fantasizing about Griffon, but my accidental brush of my lips across his cheek must have sparked something in my subconscious. After all, I had been with him for five years. My body knew his so very intimately, had always responded to him so eagerly. I was used to his touch, and that moment at the Wilton pack manor was familiar. But I would get over it, and I would go back to forcing the memories of his hands and lips on my body out of my mind. While I was comforting myself, a call from Jackson came in. Sighing and steeling myself for whatever he wanted, I answered. “What can I do for you, Alpha Sterling?” I kept my tone businesslike. “Ms. Palmer, Camille isn’t here today. I need you to accompany me to the bidding.” How could Camille, always by Jackson’s side, be
Ms. Palmer, come with me.” Jackson lightly touched my arm. Only then did I come back to my senses. I followed him into one of the buildings. The security system of the Knight pack was strict. Non-pack personnel had to have their identities verified before they could enter, no exception. We each submitted to the facial scan, and once we were admitted past security, Tara walked over. She greeted Jackson and then looked at me as I followed behind Jackson. “Alpha Sterling, do you mind if I have a few words with Taya?” “Ms. Palmer is your employee. Why would I mind?” Tara’s tone sounded polite, but there was a hint of sarcasm in it. And by the way, Jackson had answered her, it seemed as though he had picked up on the sarcasm as well-and didn’t like it. Jackson looked over at me. “I’ll wait for you inside.” Then, he led the members of the Sterling pack away. As soon as he left, Tara smiled. “You’ve treated Alpha Sterling quite well.” Tara looked at me with contempt.“Not everyone can attend
Preston tilted his head slightly and looked behind me. “Isn’t it here?” I turned around and looked at the white wall in a daze. Could it be that Preston was not of the same species as me, so he saw something different with his wolf eyes that my human eyes couldn’t see? Preston glanced at me as if he were looking at a fool. He stepped forward and knocked on the door, which opened automatically. Then he pointed at the letters on the wall and scolded me as if he were teaching a lesson to a primary school student. “Isn’t it clear enough? Don’t you know English?” I suppressed my anger and replied, “Yes, I do.” I’d been so me blush, it seemed he couldn’t help mocking me again. “Ms. Palmer, beauty alone is not enough. Knowledge is also vital. Otherwise, it won’t be so easy to mate into the Sterling pack.” His sarcastic tone was the same as Griffon’s.They were indeed related. Ignoring Preston, I walked into the break room, picked out my son coffee beans, and put them in the coffee machine to
Jackson sipped on his coffee slowly. It wasn’t until the host on the stage called out to the Sterling pack that he gulped it down. Seeing that he was about to go on stage after handing me the coffee cup, I couldn’t help but worry. “Have you finished reading the documents?” Jackson hadn’t even read any of the documents while he was waiting for his turn. How was he prepared for this? Jackson tapped a finger lightly on his temple and said confidently, “Don’t worry. I just needed to read them once.” I froze. That’s right. Jackson had a photographic memory. So…how could he lose his memory? His words dispelled the last bit of kindness I had left for him. He was putting on an act. I had almost mistaken him for the previous Silas. My stiff expression made him question me. “What’s wrong with you?” Frustrated, I shook my head. “I’m fine. Hurry and go on stage.” Once the bidding ended, I could part ways with Jackson and never see him again. Jackson looked as if he were about to say something els