I took a deep breath, took out my phone, and searched for Jackson’s number. His a*sistant had sent it to me when I booked the room for him yesterday. Jackson answered after three rings. His calm and a*sertive voice came from the other end of the line, and a feeling I couldn’t explain washed over me. “Ms. Palmer, what can I do for you?” How did Jackson know it was me? “I saved your number yesterday,” he said, answering my unspoken question. I got straight to the point, not wanting to put the inevitable off any longer. “Alpha Sterling, Ms. Thorin has asked me to entertain you during your stay in Arcadia on behalf of MPC. Is there anything you would like to see or do?” “Entertain me?” Jackson’s tone sounded like he was surprised. After a few seconds of silence, Jackson seemed to have understood something. He replied, “Actually, I didn’t bring my personal a*sistant.Would you be able to help me do something like serving tea?” Dam n. I’d thought he would refuse-had hoped he would refuse. I
The thought flashed, but he didn’t take it seriously. He casually replied, “It was a stranger.” He put down his mobile phone and left his office to go to the meeting. Although the branch company of the Sterling pack in Arcadia was not as big as Wolverly Capital’s Sterling pack headquarters, it still occupied a full building on East Street. Today, Jackson was holding a general meeting. Dozens of people in professional attire and carrying laptops went upstairs one after another. In a short while, the large conference room was full of people who were waiting on Jackson. His head had better get itself right, and fast. I sat in the reception area outside of the huge conference room. I was a little envious when I saw the group of elites through the gla*s. My plan had been to go to school for design, and then find an internship and work my way up. But at that time, I couldn’t fulfill my dream. I had to find a job that paid a monthly salary right away instead of school and an unpaid internshi
Alpha, it’s time to go.” Jackson was mesmerized by Taya. It was not until Camille coughed softly that Jackson returned to his senses. He nodded and led Taya out of the store. As they were leaving the store, they were seen by Khloe, Preston’s mistress, who was shopping with her friends. She looked at Taya in disbelief. When she saw Taya for the first time, she’d thought there was something beautiful about her. But this time, when Khloe saw Taya, she felt that Taya was even more gorgeous and looked more refined than any shifter or human socialite she’d met. Khloe looked back at the luxury designer store that could only be entered with a VIP card. Only then did she realize that the man Taya had found this time was even richer than Roman. What Taya was wearing must have cost a small fortune. Even Preston wasn’t willing to spend so much money on her.Thinking of this, Khloe found herself getting irritated. They were both selling themselves. Why should Taya get better things than her? Annoy
Alpha Knight.” Ray quickly walked up to Griffon with the other members of the Wilton pack and said respectfully, “I didn’t expect you to attend such a small-scale banquet. Otherwise, I would have waited at the door with my pack elders. Please forgive me for my disrespect.” Griffon replied indifferently, “It doesn’t matter.” He looked around casually. When he didn’t see what he was looking for, he frowned slightly. Preston got out of his car. He’d followed mainly to ask Jackson what he meant. Seeing that Preston was also here, Ray felt even more honored.What kind of good day was this? He had been worried that his daughter would be unable to find a suitable love, but the two brothers of the Knight pack had both come. Although Preston was undisciplined, unprofessional, and a playboy, he was still a Knight. If anyone from the Knight pack would take his daughter as their mate, he would be honored to form a union with them. As for Griffon, he was unconcerned with any of the reasons the Wil
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
Harper, who was sitting on the yoga mat in the living room, wiped the sweat off her forehead with a towel and asked Taya, “Who is he?” Harper had never met Eric before, so naturally she didn’t know who he was. Taya explained, “He is Stella’s brother…” Taya remembered that Stella had mentioned that Eric was her nominal brother, but they didn’t have any blood relation. Their relationship was quite complicated. Harper looked Taya up and down, and a hint of nervousness appeared in her eyes, “Is Stella’s brother interested in you?” It was late at night, and if Stella’s brother came to find Taya with the wrong intentions, it would not end well if it was known by Griffon. Taya smiled and took the milk that the housekeeper brought. She handed it to Harper and replied, “Eric is Stella’s man, don’t think too much about it.” Harper had just taken a sip of milk and almost choked herself. “What?” “Aren’t they siblings?” After teasing Harper, laya laughed and walked out of the villa. “Dr. Sinclair,
After hanging up the phone, Zack entered Griffon’ car under disguise. “Mr. Griffon, I’ve almost finished investigating the cause of Simon Knight’ death,” said Zack. Griffon put down his phone, feeling tired. He lifted his chin slightly, indicating for Zack to continue. “Simon Knight did die of a sudden brain disease caused by overwork. I’ve carefully followed up with all the doctors,nurses, and everyone who had contact with him, as well as the medication he used. Their accounts are consistent with no discrepancies,” said Zack. Griffon frowned slightly, looking pale and cold. “So you’re saying that Tara is lying?” Zack quickly judged, “Ms. Thorin is probably just trying to protect herself by using Simon Knight’ cause of death.” Griffon recalled the past and felt a headache coming on. He didn’t have the energy to delve into it any further, so he simply waved his hand at Zack. As Zack was getting out of the car, he remembered something and turned back to ask, “Mr. Griffon, did we not per
The car quickly arrived at Harper’s villa. Taya withdrew her hand from ma*saging Griffon’ temples and suggested, “I’ll accompany you to the hospital tomorrow.” After Griffon nodded lightly, he wrapped his arm around her waist. He lifted his head and kissed her again before reluctantly letting go. “Goodnight…” Taya replied with a “goodnight” before getting out of the car. As she reached to push the villa’s door, she turned around to take one last look. The partially lowered car window revealed a sharp and angular face, as pure and noble as moonlight. Taya smiled slightly at him before turning and walking into the villa… Once the door closed, the man in the car, who had been forcinghimself to sit up, collapsed onto the backseat. “Andre, painkillers.” Andre quickly retrieved the painkillers, raised the divider, and handed them to Griffon. He took them and put them in his mouth. His face turned as pale as a sheet of paper without a trace of color. worry. hay “When did your headache start,
As they were about to enter the elevator, Harper suddenly appeared in the corridor. “Wait a minute, I have something to tell you guys.” Just now, Harper was only worried about Taya’s health and forgot to tell them the purpose of Johnny’s visit. “Alpha Knight, Taya.” Harper walked up to the two of them and said to them, “Johnny came here to find out about Rosalie’s whereabouts.” Hearing this, Taya quickly motioned for Griffon to put her down. Once she had both her feet on the ground, she frowned and looked at Harper. “Why does he want to know my sister’s whereabouts?” Could it be that Johnny knew her sister? Was that why he said that she looked familiar? “He sounded very angry. It seems like he came to look for trouble.” “Is he my sister’s enemy?” Harper shook her head, expressing that she did not know. “I only know the reason he came here. It’s because he found out that I was the first person you met when you came back from England.This is the place where we met, that’s why he came.”
Neil received the item from the owner of the goldsmith shop. He originally wanted to give it to Taya and at the same time, show off. Who knew that Alpha Knight would be here! He had such bad luck! The smile on Neil’s face disappeared. “How dare you!” Neil was disappointed when he saw Griffon. How were they going to have fun now that he was here? The designers, who followed behind Neil, froze when they saw Griffon too. The smiles and excitement immediately faded. They did not even dare to enter the door. They stood at the door, pushing and shoving each other. “Hey Neil, after you…” When Neil saw Griffon, he was extremely humble. He waved his hands desperately, “No, no, the young ones should enter first…” Taya glanced at the designers who were afraid to come in, then at Griffon who exuded a terrifying aura. She saioicd in a low ve, “Why don’t you go out first? I’ll take care of things here first before going to the hospital.” Griffon let go of his balled fists, which were clenched due t
Are you alright?”After Harper finished talking with Preston, she immediately went to the office. She quickly washed up and changed her clothes. When she came out, she overheard Mr. Jenkin’s conversation. He said that Griffon caught Johnny flirting with Taya and that they were fighting downstairs. There were also guns involved. Harper was so frightened that she did not even have time to put on her high heels. She quickly wore her slippers and she rushed down in a hurry with her hair still wet. When Taya heard Harper’s voice, she hurriedly pushed away Griffon, who was about to kiss her, and turned to face Harper who was rushing towards her in a panic. “I’m fine. Be careful, don’t run.” Harper rushed to Taya and quickly examined her just to make sure she was alright. Seeing that she was indeed unharmed, Harper immediately relaxed. “I was scared to death. I thought something happened to you. My heart was literally about to leap out of my chest!” Taya raised her hand and comforted her. “Do
Griffon hugged Taya tightly as he stared deeply at Johnny with cold, deadly eyes. Griffon grabbed Johnny’s wrist hard, almost squeezing it. If he exerted any more strength, Johnny’s wrist would definitely dislocate. Johnny couldn’t struggle and he became irritated. He glared at Griffon and shouted. You are courting death!” After he finished speaking, he raised his other hand and motioned for his bodyguards to come forward. When Taya, who was nestled in Griffon’ arms, saw the group of bodyguards running towards them, her heart started pounding in his chest. “Griffon, you have to go now.” Listening to the conversation between the two, it was obvious that they knew each other and they had grudges. Griffon did not have any bodyguards with him at this time, so he might not be able to take down Johnny and his team of bodyguards sorry, Griffon suddenly lowered his head and gave her a rea*suring look. “Don’t worry.” As soon as he said those words, he lifted his leg and kicked fiercely at the
Harper’s heart trembled as she saw the bodyguards’ hands reaching for the back of their waist once again, but she forced herself to stay calm and began to make up nonsense. “She’s in Aronland with Mr. Yardley. If you want to look for her, go to Aronland…” That’s right, he should go ahead and deal with Amon. Harper wanted to see who would come out on top. Upon hearing this, Johnny’s repressed anger burst out of his dark eyes. “I found out that she had returned from Aronland, and the first person she met up with was you, right here!” The first time he came here, he was actually looking for Harper to ask about Rosalie’s whereabouts. However, he was so furious at the waiter that he couldn’t speak. After adjusting his mood, he revisited the place. However, he never expected that Harper would dare to play dumb. This was simply unbearable! He stood up out of the blue, and his tall and burly figure towered Harper, whose height reached his chest despite being in heels. Stare at Harper. “Ms. Du
Harper smiled coquettishly. “It has nothing to do with you.” Nothing to do with him? Preston had always been a gentleman towards women but at that instant, his face darkened as he spoke. “Harper Duke, are you sure you want to provoke me?” Harper felt that he was reversing right and wrong, and her face also darkened. “Please get it straight. You’re the one who came to provoke me with another woman.” “That’s because you rejected me without thinking the other day! The indignation in Harper’s eyes turned into confusion in no time. Preston had had many women before, but he had never been serious with any of them. He would never lower his status to try to reconcile after breaking up with them. But that night, he hugged her like a pup and nuzzled her neck. “I miss you a little. Please don’t leave me, okay?” She thought he was just talking nonsense due to the alcohol in him, but she never expected him to be serious. Harper was surprised for a moment, but then regained her composure… Regardles