My heart began to pound when I met Griffon’s eyes. The amber color of his wolf’s eyes had taken over, and they swirled with anger and desire. A look I was very familiar with. I subconsciously looked away, down at the ground, only to see his hand wrapped around my waist. He must have grabbed my waist to lift me up from lying down on the sofa. Now I was half-lying and half-sitting up, one of his hands around my waist and the other behind my back as he held me up. He was leaning over me, his giant body an almost suffocating presence even though he wasn’t touching me apart from where his hands held me. I lifted one hand and tried to push him away, but as soon as my fingertips touched his chest, he growled, “Don’t touch me!” Frightened, I froze, and I dared not make more contact with him. I obediently withdrew my hand, but I was also a little puzzled. I looked down at the hand that was still holding my waist. If he didn’t want me to touch him, why was he holding me like this? I didn’t dare
Griffon thought she had slept with Jackson in less than a day because she wanted to take this opportunity to attach herself to the Alpha. He hadn’t imagined that they’d been lovers before now. No wonder they’d fallen into bed so easily. They were making up for lost time, it turned out. Realizing this, Griffon’s body became rigid… “Taya Palmer, was that the first time you sold yourself?” He rarely called me by my full name. I didn’t dare to lie to him, so I quickly nodded and said, “Yes.” If he had thought I wasn’t a virgin when I’d sold myself to him, I didn’t know what he would do. Alphas didn’t share well, and they were very possessive. But Griffon didn’t seem to believe me. “I can’t tell whether you’re telling the truth.” I was almost stunned. Surely, he could tell, could smell it on me if I lied. Human pheromones were forceful to wolves. Plus… “I… You saw it that first time. The bedsheets…” There had been blood on the whit e sheets, but she was too embarra*sed to say that. The fir
Ms. Palmer also grew up in the Bright Orphanage.” “As a human?” Griffon asked. Andre nodded. “She was dropped off at their doorstep. Since it is widely known that the Bright Orphanage is for wolf shifters, it was a*sumed that a wolf shifter dropped her off and she was a shifter. But, as you know, she never received the gift of her wolf from the goddess. “Ms. Palmer and Silas were at the orphanage at the same time. It would appear that Ms. Palmer, Silas, and Ms. Palmer’s best friend-a Harper Duke-were very close. Though, upon reaching their teenage years, Ms. Palmer and Silas became a couple. They remained together up to five years ago when Silas had a car accident. At that time, Ms. Palmer had just turned eighteen and had no money, so she had to sell herself to save him. “Although he was saved, Silas lost his memory. He doesn’t remember Ms. Palmer, so it would appear they haven’t been in contact with each other since. I could find nothing regarding interaction between them over the pa
Although he didn’t like Jackson, there was no doubt that the Sterling pack’s bid was the best. And with their influence and connections, they would be able to complete the work as they promised. Griffon had never brought his personal feelings into pack business. When he’d taken over as Alpha for his father, he’d vowed to always do what was best for the pack. Currently, letting the Sterling pack have the project was what was best for the pack despite how much Griffon hated it. Stephen nodded. “I’ll go announce the results now, Alpha.” When Stephen announced that the Sterling pack had won the bid for the development rights, the other packs were disappointed.They had thought that since Griffon had targeted Jackson so much during his presentation and asked so many questions, he wouldn’t award the project to the Sterling pack. They didn’t expect Griffon to ask so many questions to know more about the strength of the Sterling pack, rather than to back him into a corner, put him on the spot
Jackson wasn’t surprised by the results of the bidding. After he signed the contract, he left the auditorium and returned to the lounge where he’d left Taya. When he saw that Taya was still asleep, he frowned slightly. He stepped forward and gently nudged Taya, only to find she had fallen into a deep sleep. Jackson called her name a few more times, but she didn’t respond. He had noticed that she could fall asleep quickly, but now he felt like something was wrong. This felt like more than just a nap, she was sleeping so soundly. He quickly took out his mobile phone and called Eric. “Eric, do people with heart failure sleep more?” Eric didn’t need to ask who Jackson was talking about. “People with heart failure are more prone to exhaustion, yes.” “What about not being able to wake them up?” Eric wanted to tell him what was going on, but he also felt that the young lady didn’t seem to want Jackson to know the truth. “She must just be really tired.And some people sleep more soundly than
What, what?” Preston was dumbfounded. “Go back to the pack manor and ask Mr. Sheridan to prepare the mating ceremony gifts.” It took Preston a few minutes to take in what Griffon had said and to regain his ability to speak after the shock he’d been delivered. “You can’t be serious. Are you really going to mate Tara? Her character is questionable at best for a Luna. Our pack needs someone kind, someone full of light and love…someone who respects other people.” Griffon didn’t reply. His vacant eyes were filled with a dim light. He felt as if he had fallen into a lonely abyss. Preston’s eyes were full of sympathy and helplessness. “Griffon, we can wait a little longer. There’s no need to—” “What’s there to wait about?” Griffon snarled. Preston opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but it was useless. No matter if they did it immediately or waited, the outcome was still the same. Instead, Preston simply nodded and said, “I’ll have Mr. Sheridan prepare the mating gifts.” The Rolls-
Jackson looked at me and took a step forward, then stopped abruptly. It was as though I had pricked him. If only I could. If only I were a porcupine shifter or something-if those even existed. All those little needles to protect myself from all these Alphas and their tempers. He let out a huff. “I don’t need you to flatter me. I just want to make sure you’re okay.” I’d readied myself to fight with him; I didn’t expect him to say such a thing. It threw me off-kilter. And now he was smiling, which threw me off even more. He seemed genuinely concerned about my physical condition and asked a few more questions. Jackson turned around, picked up the plate on the table, and handed it to me. “Eat something first.” I did not respond, just stared blankly at the food on the plate. “Taya?” When Jackson called my name, I slowly raised my head to look at him. I tried to keep my expression bland and indifferent, but I couldn’t help the tears in my eyes. My hopes that he didn’t see them were dashed w
Jackson didn’t know why, but every time he saw Taya, he couldn’t help but feel sad. When he first lost his memory, he felt nothing when he saw her. But when they met again this time, it was different. Something had shifted, and now all he could do was FEEL, and it threw him for a loop. I wasn’t sure if I believed him. But something in his eyes told me he was telling the truth, that he wasn’t faking it just for my sake. A honk sounded from behind us, and Jackson and I turned around at the same time. Two cars had stopped behind us. The car in the front had the license plate number ALPHA1. The was only one person in Arcadia with this license plate number. I subconsciously buried my head in Jackson’s arms when I saw who was in the car? I’d hoped that he wouldn’t see me, but I didn’t expect that he would get out. The first person to get out of the car was Preston. He was wearing a black suit. He opened the pa*senger door and walked up to us. “Alpha Sterling, Ms. Palmer, what a coincidence