Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

The Alpha King is unavailable 88

As Miles's car pulled away from the curb, I kept my gaze fixed straight ahead, refusing to look back at my mate and the woman he clearly preferred over me.

"I understand this arrangement came as a surprise," Miles said once we were on the main road, his eyes briefly meeting mine in the rearview mirror. "Matriarch Evelyn can be quite... determined when she sets her

mind to something."

I appreciated his directness. "Alpha Blackwood-Miles-I should be clear from the start. I'm not interested in pursuing a relationship right now."

Instead of being offended, he nodded understandingly. "I suspected as much. The Matriarch mentioned your situation is... complicated."

His tactful reference to my disastrous marriage made me relax slightly. At least he wasn't delusional about

our circumstances.

"However," he continued smoothly, "I think we should still have dinner together. It would please the Matriarch, and appearances matter in our world."

His logic was sound. Refusing the dinner now would only lead to more questions and potentially upset

C Chupfer Mi Tangerinis the

Matriarch Evelyn, who had been my strongest ally recently.

reasonable," I conceded. "One

made reservations at the

most prestigious restaurants in Silvercrest territory, frequented by the pack's elite. The choice was

В вселе

replied, settling back into the luxurious leather

chair, and engaged in pleasant conversation about neutral topics. If I hadn't been so preoccupied with my complicated life, I might have found him

offered, signaling the

declined. "I

of my daughter made my chest tighten

both of us. "Perhaps

nice," I

tea for me. The rich, berry aroma was comforting, and I took a grateful

around the edges, and sounds seemed to come from farther away than they should. My limbs felt heavy,

was happening. The tea had been

focus on Miles's face across the table, but his

maintained all evening was transforming before my eyes, revealing something predatory

longer cultured but cold and mocking. "The tea should be

one beside me, sliding closer until his thigh pressed against

hot against my ear. "There are others

position."

would want to harm me this way? Victoria?