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.

with him all of the

sighed, gesturing to his men,

voice dripping with annoyance. “I won’t hold a lady here against her will,” I huffed and turned back to the elevator, which was

couldn’t force anyone to be my girlfriend, but I could

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

decide whether you really want to be with

not interested in ‘easy’ cases 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

curled into a smirk. “What if I said I could help you

the cases, Logan. It’s about your behavior, your attitude. No matter if it was marriage or work, I don’t want to be associated with someone who sees women as commodities. Someone who throws money at random women, hoping they’ll be his mistress. I have

gathered that last night, trust me. But I can guarantee that my attitude

growing, mirrored by the simmering anger within my wolf. I didn’t understand him, didn’t know what game he was

elevator finally dinged, and the doors slid open. I rushed inside, clutching

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

“Goodbye, Logan.”

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

dignity as I could muster,

could our mate be such a…

full of

That night, sleep eluded me. Logan’s piercing eyes, the ominous atmosphere, the

the office routine would serve as a distraction. Yet as soon as I walked in,

politely if I had the time for a few tasks. Bemused, I accepted some,

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