Goodbye My Alpha (Taya and Griffon)

"Well, it seems you're not useless after all."

Oh, thank the goddess.

Roman wrapped his arms around my waist and kissed me hard on the cheek. "Tell me, baby, what reward do you want?"

I swallowed down the bile rising in my throat.

With a calmness I didn't feel, I said, "Beta Starke, I don't need any reward other than you telling your men to leave Harper and Damian alone." Roman nodded, then immediately made a phone call to ask his men to withdraw.

Only then did I let out a full sigh of relief. I turned, picked up the drugged glass of wine, and handed it to Roman.

"Roman, would you like to have a drink with me?"

"Drink with you?"

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an eyebrow. Now this...this isn't what he had expected from the

she'd come to

you?" She bristled, and her body stiffened. "Beta Starke, I've already told you I don't want to sleep with you. Our deal was that I would get you the project

was back to Beta Starke now. This woman was going to give him whiplash, her demeanor shifted so

want me

thank you. After all, you let me go twice in a row. Not only did you not touch me, but you also trusted me, a mere human. At the very least, I should offer you a drink as a gesture of my gratitude." She should be

have a drink with

held out to him, noticing that her fingers were trembling. Narrowing

took in the way her chest was rising and falling just slightly too fast.

first." Roman handed the