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
“You don’t know what Casey Long wants to tell you?” Victor asked as we rode in the Lamborghini to the Long’s home.“Only that it has something to do with someone trying to take the company away from me,” I replied.“Do you think her husband is in on it?” Victor turned into a cul-de-sac and parked on the far side of the circle.I shrugged. “I have no idea. I’ll find out when she tells me.” I climbed out of the car with my bag of marshmallows.“Why did you bring marshmallows?” Victor grinned.“Because they taste good,” I replied. “Want to try one?”Victor looked at the squishy white masses and shook his head.“You don’t know what you’re missing,” I giggled at the horrified expression on his face.We made our way around the back of Mitch and Casey’s house, where we heard the sounds of talking and laughter.It was great to be invited to an event like this. I felt accepted by these Alphas. Since I had to work with them, it was a good feeling.“Look who’s here,” Victor said as he looked acr
“Daisy, she’s not worth it,” Victor said as he took my hand.But I shook him off and walked over to Karen. “William and I are friends. If you can’t get a boyfriend, don’t blame me. You are spoiled and unpleasant to be around.”“How …how dare you speak to me that way?” Karen sputtered. “You’re nothing. You were raised by Betas, and no self-respecting Alpha wants anything to do with you.”“Yes, I was raised by Betas,” I said. “And I have always avoided spoiled Alphas like you who think of nobody but themselves.”“And the fact that William doesn’t want to date you has nothing to do with me,” I continued. “William told Victor and I that he doesn’t like you. Everyone can see why.”Karen inhaled sharply and glared at me.I got in her face. “And you don’t know William at all if you think he would pursue another man’s fiancée. He has too much honor to do that. But then, honor isn’t something you would understand.”Gisele, her assistants, and the other customers in the store all listened with