Chapter 319 The Blood Test

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Aubrey raised her brow slightly. “No rush. I still have unfinished business.”

Matco feigned just the right amount of disappointment.

Leaning closer, his breath warm against her car, his voice dipped low and suggestive. “Fine. But remember–I’ll be waiting. And…” He paused deliberately, his gaze brushing across her lips. “What I can give you goes far beyond mere cooperation.”

“What are you talking about?”

Alpha Henry’s voice cut in like a blade. He strode over, expression carved in stone, his aura crashing down like a cold tide–an unspoken warning against the intruder on his territory.

Mateo smoothly stepped back, his smile tinged with regret. “Henry, I’d barely exchanged a few words with Aubrey, and you rush in so quickly? Can’t you allow us even a moment to catch up?”

“Hmph.” Henry’s cold snort was heavy with disdain. He hadn’t forgotten the ambition that lurked behind Mateo’s eyes. Every sense sharpened with suspicion, he stepped between them, his broad frame shielding Aubrey completely. His voice was ice, yet every word carried the weight of a claim. “It’s not that I won’t allow it. Aubrey has simply been very tired.”

lips curved in an unreadable smile. He cast one last glance at Aubrey. “Take care. And when the time comes, don’t

slight nod,

even settled before Henry turned on her, voice taut and fraying at the edges. “What agreement


and reached for a glass of red wine from a passing waiter’s

to be jostled by someone stumbling

tray from the waiter’s hands. Crystal glasses crashed to the floor,

arm was nicked by a sliver of glass, a thin red line appearing–then sealing almost instantly

was trivial; he barely felt it. His eyes were locked on

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already turned toward him, her expression flickering with worry until she confirmed he was unharmed. Only then did she let out a

me, Alpha, Ms. Mary,” the flustered waiter stammered, bowing deeply before hastily

Henry, unwilling to risk another incident. And though several she–wolves tried to draw him


finally ended, they left together, stepping into his car as the gates of the

estate swung open.

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