We did as Alex asked, and we found him at his desk in his home office, looking every inch the CEO.It was the first time I had seen him in one of his expensive suits since he had been admitted to the hospital. He was cleanly shaven, and not a hair on his head was out of place.His computer was running in front of him.“I have one of my lawyers going to the meeting,” Alex said. “He’s going to make sure they put me on screen.”We sat down where we couldn’t be seen by the computer’s web camera and waited. I couldn’t help bouncing my leg with anticipation.Finally, the computer came to life, and I could hear John Cameron’s voice. “Alex, you shouldn’t have gotten out of bed for this meeting.“ he said.“I’m fine,” Alex said. “But thank you for your concern, John.” Alex’s voice was strong and confident. “What is the purpose of this sudden meeting on a Sunday night?”“Evidently, you’ve heard what it’s about, or you wouldn’t be sitting in on the meeting,” John Cameron snapped.“Yes, I heard,”
I didn’t want to visit Justin and be the cause of him breaking my best friend’s heart. But how could I allow him to keep lying to her?Why would he want her to think he was a Beta instead of an Alpha unless he was trying to fit in and use her?I cringed when I met Amy outside the school, and she asked me what I had wanted to talk about the previous evening.I couldn’t tell her I was going to visit her lying boyfriend to get him to confess to her he was an Alpha.It felt kind of wrong to interfere this way. But I love Amy and can’t stand the thought of her being used.“I had a fight with Victor, and I needed to talk about it,” I replied. It was the truth, just not the whole truth.“Are you sure?” Amy asked. “It sounded like something worse was going on than you guys fighting again.”“Yeah, everything’s okay,” I said, feeling guilty for not telling her I was checking out her boyfriend that afternoon. But it was for her own good.The bell rang before I had to say anything else, and we ma
Diana and I went for a run that evening before I could sleep. I couldn’t stop thinking about Amy and Justin.Would Justin tell her about our conversation? And will Amy be mad at me because I knew for weeks that Justin is an Alpha, and I didn’t tell her?I woke up that morning with it still on my mind.After getting ready for school, I checked on Alex and grabbed a bagel before going outside to see if Joe was ready to take me to school yet.Joe had the car ready, so I ate my bagel on the way. I was still chewing on half of it when I got out of the car and spotted Amy near the tree where we always met in the morning.Her eyes were on her phone screen, and she didn’t see me walking toward her.Did she know about Justin yet?That question was answered when I got to her side, and she looked up at me with a brilliant smile.“Good morning, Daisy,” she said. “Eew, are you eating that bagel plain and untoasted? That’s like eating cardboard.”“I was, um …in …in a hurry,” I stammered. “I oversle
“Whatever Alex wants to discuss, it must be urgent. “ Victor said.“Do you know what your mother wants to talk about?” I asked. “It must be important too.”“I have no idea,” Victor replied. “I’ll take you home and talk to Alex. You should text my mother and ask her to meet you at the mansion in a few hours. Maybe you could talk over dinner.”“Good idea,” I agreed and sent Lana a text.After locking my office, we returned to the parking garage, and Victor drove us to my home.I was pleased to see Alex was in his home office again, but the look in his eyes told me he was upset about something.“Come in and sit down, both of you,” he said.Victor and I took seats before the desk and waited for him to speak.“It has come to my attention that John Cameron has not given up on stealing the company from Daisy,” he said. “I was told he is now attempting to smear her reputation.”Victor nodded. “He has spies watching her every move. One of them tipped off the tabloids about Daisy, studying with
Victors POVI could tell by the tone of Alex’s text that he wanted to discuss something urgent. Yet I was stunned when he handed me a file and told me he was handing over the leadership of The United Association of Alphas to me immediately.I held the file in my hand and stared at Alex.I couldn’t believe it was happening. My main goal over the past twenty years was now literally in my hands. All I needed to do was sign the papers in front of association members and be sworn in.Why didn’t I feel happy about it?“You can’t accept the position yet,” Adam said in my mind. “It will be the end of your agreement with Daisy. We will lose her and Diana to the other wolf.”“Silence, Adam,” I told him. “I can’t think with all your chatter.”“I will be silent,” Adam replied. “But you know you don’t want to lose them either. You care for Daisy more than you want to admit to yourself.”“I said, be silent,” I repeated as I realized Alex was looking at me strangely. Thank the Goddess, he and Daisy
I knew what Amy was going to tell me about Justin before she said a word the following day outside our school.“Justin went away with his family yesterday. There’s a family emergency,” she said. “He said he has some important stuff to talk about with me when he gets back.”“Oh, I hope his family is okay,” I said, doing my best to pretend I didn’t know that there was no emergency.Justin had sent me a text the night before. He said he wanted to tell his family about Amy before he revealed his secret to her.He felt the best place to tell them was while they were visiting his grandmother, who lived on the other coast. She wasn’t as prejudiced against Betas as the rest of his family.I disagreed with his decision to delay telling Amy, but Justin seemed sincere in wanting to come clean with both Amy and his parents.So far, Amy was okay. She missed him, but Justin promised to call her every evening until he came home.It was nice to have Amy’s full attention when we were together instead
I changed into jeans and a T-shirt after making arrangements with Benson to have a dinner party for thirty Saturday Night.After running downstairs, I found Alex relaxing in the living room.“I heard you’re having a dinner party,” he said. “Did the meeting go well?”I froze for a moment, unsure how he would feel about what I had done.“I had to fire Tim Clayton,” I finally said.“It’s just as well,” Alex said reassuringly. “He was one of John Cameron’s best spies.”“I thought you would be upset because you hired him,” I said.“Not at all,” Alex said. “I’m sure you had your reasons for firing Tim. And I consider him no loss.”I threw my arms around Alex’s neck and kissed him on the cheek. “I’m glad you understand.”“It’s fine.” He noticed my purse hanging over my shoulder. “Are you going out?”“Yes,” I replied. “I’m going bowling.”“Bowling?” Alex grinned.“Victor and William are going too.” I giggled.“I would love to see that,” Alex teased.“You would love to see what?” Victor asked
The invitations for the dinner party went out the next day. All of my department heads and their plus ones were invited. I also went over the menu with Benson before going to school.He helped me plan a sumptuous dinner that would show respect for my executives. Even though I had certain expectations, I wanted them to know they were valued and appreciated.Yesterday, Victor spent an hour going over the seating arrangements with me. He knows better than me as to who should be seated next to whom. All the guests should feel comfortable.I personally laid out the place cards this morning, and the best china and silver embossed with the Wilson crest were being used.Alex showed up in the main dining room, where we entertained large parties of guests and admired the work that had been done to make it look beautiful.“Everything looks perfect, sweetheart,” he said. “Your guests are going to love it.”“I hope so.” I linked arms with Alex. “Victor agreed to be my escort tonight, but I still t