Chapter 259 #Chapter 7 Not Goodbye

Ella

Logan said nothing. The ambiance of the room was thick with tension, so much so that it felt almost palpable. I understood now what this man’s true intentions were. With my heart pounding wildly against my chest, I stood, grabbing my purse.

“Well, like I said, I’ll be forwarding your case to one of the other lawyers in the firm,” I said, taking a step back. “Dinner was a pleasure, but I don’t believe it’s appropriate for this to continue.”

I turned to leave, but immediately stopped in my tracks. Before, there had been one man standing by the elevator, and now there were four. And I could tell that they weren’t going to let me leave.

The dim lighting, the bodyguards blocking my exit, and Logan’s intense gaze felt intimidating and suffocating.

There was silence. The room felt palpable with tension. All at once, I wanted to both rush forward and kiss him again as his scent overwhelmed me and I wanted to leap out of the window to get away from him.

“Let me out,” I said, my voice shaky but defiant.

“What do you mean?” Logan asked, a hint of amusement in his voice.

from Logan to the men in black suits and back again. Why were they with him all of the time?

sighed, gesturing to his men, who

back to the elevator, which was now free, and began insistently pressing the button to

he asked, his intoxicating scent wafting toward me from across the room. “I couldn’t

whipped back around while the elevator took its sweet time to come back to the top and glared

decide whether you really want to be with me after you spent enough time with

handed to me out of pity,” I retorted, my voice quivering with a mix of anger and uncertainty. “I came here to make a difference, not to be

could help you take on the most challenging cases this city

was marriage or work, I don’t want to be associated with someone who sees women as commodities. Someone who

that,” he said. “I gathered that last night, trust me. But

feel my frustration growing, mirrored by the simmering anger within my wolf. I didn’t understand him, didn’t know

rushed inside, clutching

like this,” I said, trying to sound resolute. “We’ll see about that,” he replied cryptically.

“Goodbye, Logan.”

Miss Morgan. Just… see you soon.” His words sent shivers down my spine. With that,

as much dignity as I could muster, but my insides were churning with confusion

could our mate be

full of anger. “A bastard?”

eluded me. Logan’s piercing eyes, the ominous atmosphere, the hidden

me out of a restless doze. With a groan, I got ready for work, hoping the office routine would serve as a

had the time for a few

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