After Severance,Alpha Fell in Love With Ex-Luna

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. “Are we disturbing

voice almost too eager. “Not

a while?”

for my response. His decision was swift

return to our

paused, his diplomatic mask firmly in place. “We’ll visit when we have more

my shoulders. His touch was possessive and commanding. He led me back toward our

away from Marcus. The space between

unspoken conflict.

were your intentions back/there?” I

retorted without hesitation. “Was eavesdropping on other pack members‘ conversations

temper flared at his accusation. “What does it have to do

authority radiated from him like heat from a fire. As

204:

still mated, everything you

nature was legendary throughout the Northern

pushed the door open with more force than necessary and entered

chamber.

next day, I had just arrived downstairs at the

with the scent of

ran into Rachel Thompson, who got out of her car

nodded and smiled genuinely for the first time

with curiosity, “Are you used to living

amazement. “I’m completely used to it! Jane Ports’s apartment

hidden wealthy woman! She has two large cabinets full of

affirmed with a knowing

us like a shadow. “What

was angry and quickly explained, “I

mood. “We’re just joking about our