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?"

***

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

she'd come to

mind? Are you willing to let me touch 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 and

now. This woman was going to give him whiplash, her demeanor

you want me to drink with

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 grateful, Roman thought, her words having worked

have a drink with

trembling. Narrowing his

perused her with his heightened vision. He took in the way her chest was rising and falling just slightly too fast. But what really betrayed her was the stink of fear. She disguised her emotions very

Roman handed