Goodbye My Alpha (Taya and Griffon)

Before leaving, Griffon issued a warning.

"Just because Jackson broke off the mating agreement doesn't mean that the Sterling pack will allow him to do so. He'll be my brother-in-law sooner or later. Don't even think about getting him to fight against

the whole pack for you."

After saying that, Griffon turned around and walked to the door.

Once he was gone and the door was closed behind him, I heaved a deep sigh of relief.

Every time I faced him, my body filled with an indescribable pressure.

I wasn't sure if I was afraid of him or if I was fearful that I wouldn't be able to control my feelings for him.

Fortunately, my impulse had been to lie to him regarding any desire I had for him.

Otherwise, who knew how he would have reacted. It could have been anything from disgust to laughter.

on the water but only staring down at the stream

Jackson was there, pushing Lena away

let's go

and shot a glance at Lena. Her eyes were narrowed with warning, her wolf flashing for a second. Likely, she was afraid I would say something to Jackson about her slapping me. Which was quite funny when you stopped to think about it. She had the gall to slap me, but she didn't want anyone to know about

How utterly ridiculous.

something to her. Anything to burn off everything I was feeling toward her, but this was the Wilton pack's territory. Not only was I a guest in her

two strikes against me, and the last thing I needed was

to be the center of attention, nor did I want to be hated by the Wilton pack after the fight, or have it cause problems for Jackson. Anything that might come back on me negatively would likely

anger and decided to find a chance to beat her next

stairs, and Jackson politely

looked over at me as if to confirm that I'd made it down the stairs okay and that it

let go, his face darkened

and

slightly swollen face, and something that looked like pain crossed over his

was slightly stunned when I saw the look on Jackson's face. I wouldn't