Chapter 204: Hidden Pressures

Chapter 204: Hidden Pressures

(Elena Blackwood’s POV)

“It turned out to be Chairman Harrison.” Marcus smiled faintly, his golden eyes glearning with calculated

charm. “What a coincidence, right next door.”

Chairman Harrison also smiled, though tension remained in his shoulders. “It is quite a coincidence.”

Marcus’s words broke the somewhat awkward atmosphere that had settled over the room like a heavy

blanket.

Marcus glanced at me with those penetrating eyes that seemed to see through everything. He remarked casually, “I thought my Luna was unwilling to leave because she saw someone familiar, only to find out it was

Chairman Harrison’s daughter.”

The Harrison couple then looked at me with curious expressions. I felt their scrutiny like a physical weight pressing down on my chest.

I forced a smile, my face muscles straining with the effort. I quickly explained, “I had an appointment with Jane Ports and didn’t expect her to be in the next room.”

Mrs. Harrison’s voice carried a gentle but probing tone. “Jane, why didn’t you mention your appointment with

the Alpha’s Luna?”

Jane’s eyes flashed with defiance. “I wasn’t given a chance to speak.”

Chairman Harrison’s face darkened with anger. He was about to scold his daughter when he caught himself. He held back his harsh words and turned to us with forced politeness.

“I apologize to Alpha Marcus and Luna Elena for my daughter’s bad temper,” he said stiffly.

slight/nod.

her voice almost too eager. “Not

a while?”

decision was swift and final. “We appreciate the invitation,

return to our own

in place. “We’ll visit

my shoulders. His touch was possessive and commanding. He

immediately moved away from Marcus. The space

unspoken conflict.

your intentions back/there?” I questioned

eavesdropping on other pack members‘ conversations

his accusation. “What does it

darkened. His Alpha authority radiated from him like heat from a fire. As

204: Hidden

we’re still mated, everything you

knew I couldn’t win an argument with him. His stubborn nature was legendary throughout the Northern Territory. I

the door open with more force than necessary and

chamber.

downstairs at the Riverside Central

with the

ran into Rachel Thompson, who got out of her

nodded and smiled genuinely for the first time in days.

I asked with curiosity, “Are you used to living

Jane Ports’s apartment is incredible

hands. “She’s like a hidden wealthy woman! She

knowing smile. “She is

behind us like a shadow. “What are

expression immediately. She thought Jane was angry and quickly explained, “I was just shocked by the

chuckled, trying to lighten the mood. “We’re just joking about our Dr. Ports being a

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