Chapter 11
-Alex's POV-
-Seven Years Agon
The phone clattered down on the polished mahogany desk, the sharp crack echoing through the office. I slammed my list onto the armrest, the growl already rising in my throat, raw and primal.
"What did Daniel Stone do this time?" Adrian drawled, sauntering in with the unruffled case that always grated on me in these moments.
I threw him a glare, the fury simmering beneath the surface. "Trying to bait me out again, the pompous ass. It's getting hard to ignore," I admitted, the growl escaping this time, low and guttural.
I could feel it, my wolf stirring within, claws scraping against the confines of my control. Daniel Stone, the Alpha of a rival pack had always enjoyed pushing my buttons, and lately, he'd taken it to a whole new level.
"You know he is. Alex," he said, his voice calm and steady, a stark contrast to the storm brewing inside me. "Don't give him the satisfaction. Let it roll-off your back like you always do. He'll get bored eventually, fighting a war with himself."
He had a point, damn him. Adrian, my right-hand man, confidante, and the only person who truly understood the beast I kept caged within. He was always the voice of reason, t
the anchor in my ever-churning sea of emotion and he was right. Reacting was exactly what he wanted.
I clenched my jaw, forcing the wolf back into the shadows. "Fine," I conceded, the word grating like sandpaper on my raw nerves. "But he's pushing it."
A ghost of a smile played on Adrian's lips. "Then let's drown the frustration before it takes control. Drinks? My treat. Consider it your reward for not turing Daniel Stone into an overpriced paperweight. Besides I could use that broodiness that women find attractive to land a few."
I shook my head, but the amusement flickered in
"You my eyes.
need my
hearing you say it never gets old. Now, brooding billionaire
the middle of the day,
futile.
he countered with a shrug. "If the boss has a problem with my work hours then he should
grin tugged at my lips. He
energy. Bodies pulsed on the dance floor, fueled by alcohol and adrenaline. Women adorned in glitter and jewels fluttered around like exotic butterflies, while men, fueled by ego and bravado, tried
moment I stepped into the VIP section, the world seemed to
The music muted, the chatter dimmed,
color of burnished copper, cascaded down her back like a waterfall of fire. Her emerald eyes, sparkling with laughter, held the entire room captive. She moved with a grace that defied the chaos around her, drawing every gaze
then, our eyes met. Time stopped. The air crackled with an unseen energy. The words I was about to say evaporated. My wolf, ever-attuned to my emotions, let
and powerful, leaving
the
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intensity, all faded as quickly as it appeared. But the
brand seared
with the sting of a slap. The phantom pain of the brand throbbed on my shoulder, a constant reminder of what I knew would never fade. "Mex!" Miranda's voice yanked me back to the present, laced with a tinge of
towards her, imitation simmering beneath the surface. My jaw clenched, and she could probably feel the heat radiating off me. "What
innocently. "What was what about?" she feigned confusion, tilting her
"Don't play coy with me," I growled,
on her face not reaching her eyes. "Just trying to be
happen to "know" that Ivan made reservations
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