Bonds
Chapter 11
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.
don’t need my
he winked, “but hearing you say it never gets old. Now, brooding billionaire or charming
middle of the day, Adrian,” I protested,
futile.
with a shrug. “If the boss has a problem with my work hours then he should go ahead and
of these days, I will,” I muttered, but a grin tugged at my lips. He knew it was an
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 to
I stepped into the VIP section, the world seemed to tilt amidst the kaleidoscope of color and movement, my eyes locked onto
The music muted,
a waterfall of fire. Her emerald eyes, sparkling with laughter,
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 out a guttural growl, a primal recognition echoing
breathed, the word raw and powerful, leaving no room
widened, mirroring the shock in
intensity, all faded as quickly as it appeared. But the echo remained, a tremor in my c
brand seared
eyes snapped open, the stark reality crashing down with the sting of a slap. The phantom pain of the brand throbbed on my shoulder, a constant reminder of what I knew
yanked me back to the present, laced with a tinge of annoyance. “You gonna park the car
My jaw clenched, and she could probably feel the heat radiating off me. “What
playing dumb, blinked innocently. “What was what about?” she feigned confusion, tilting her head like a
“Don’t play coy with me,” I growled, my words laced with frustration. “You
reaching her eyes. “Just trying to be friendly with my future sister–in–law, darling. Get to know her a
made reservations here?” I shot back, skepticism dripping from
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