Rejected by the Beta, Claimed by the Alpha

Chapter 177: Chapter 177

Immediately the door opened, Steve turned his attention to the direction, as one of his men walked in with his head bowed slightly.

"Boss, there’s a woman outside... She demands to see you." The man who had entered informed Steve.

Steve looked shocked, at the same time slightly pleased, as he thought to himself.

*That’s real quick... I need to see this Almighty Kimberly.* Steve maintained a calm and unreadable facial expression, concealing his true thoughts.

"Have you seen this woman before?" Steve asked, both out of curiosity and caution.

"Yes, boss, she was the one who came the other time." The man replied.

"Katherina? What’s she doing here now?" Steve uttered in shock; with his voice barely above a whisper, standing up from where he had been sitting before.

*I don’t want her now... I need some time to myself on this whole issue.

And how did she know about this hideout?* Steve further thought to himself, his mind racing.

"Are you scared of seeing your mistress?" Theo said in a mocking manner, watching the exchange from where he was restrained.

Theo’s words stung, but Steve knew he couldn’t react at that moment.

He needed to get rid of Katherina before Kimberly arrived. He exhaled sharply, ignoring Theo’s taunt, before striding toward the exit.

Steve made his way out of the room to meet Katherina, whom he believed to be waiting outside, but instead, he was met with a shock, but a pleasant one.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Doctor Ashley, his long-time friend, asked with a faint smile as she approached.

"Ashley? What are you doing here? And how did you know I was here?" Steve asked, letting out a deep sigh of relief upon realizing it wasn’t Katherina.

*I was an idiot... I should have remembered that Ashley also came the same day Katherina visited me.* Steve thought, chastising himself for his hasty assumption.

"I needed to see you and check how you’re doing." Dr. Ashley spoke calmly, her gaze steady as she studied him.

"I’m still hanging on... I believe I’ll be fine." Steve replied, forcing a small smile.

Ashley reached into her bag, pulling out a small vial and handing it to him.

"Take this. It will help you get better sleep. And don’t stay out too late, okay?" Concern was evident in her voice.

Steve accepted it, looking at the bottle for a moment before meeting her eyes. "Thank you so much, Ashley... I don’t think I can ever repay you for all you’ve done for me."

Ashley shook her head, giving him a warm but firm look. "You’ll repay me when you finally get better. We’ve been together since childhood, and I will never leave you alone."

appreciating her words more than he let on. Just as he was about to respond, they both heard footsteps

sound, they saw Kimberly already standing

in seconds with their

are you, and how did you get inside?" One of the

boss... Steve, right?" She turned her

so fun... she seems interesting.* Steve thought, a smirk playing on his lips as he took a

spoke again,

glowed an intense blue

words left her lips, an invisible

and confusion

felt an immense pressure in his chest. He fought against it, but even he wasn’t immune. His body betrayed him,

her hands trembling as she instinctively stepped back, witnessing

still bound inside, smirked as he listened to the commotion outside. *That’s my

gaze sweeping across the scene with an icy

Her voice, though calm, carried a promise

Steve clenched his fists, trying to resist the force that

realized, for the first time in his life, that he was completely at

stood tall, her presence commanding absolute dominance

as

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sat on the edge of his bed,

the far table cast eerie shadows

body yearning for sleep but his

not going my way

fate itself was pulling the strings,

sigh, Derrick suddenly stood up, his

that is mine," he muttered under his breath, grabbing his

footsteps echoed through the empty corridors as he

the door, and within moments, Mona opened

asked, her voice laced with curiosity

need answers," Derrick stated firmly, his tone

"Okay, give me a minute... Let me

his

him overnight, but he knew one thing... He was done waiting, done

reclaim his power, to regain control over his

emerged, now dressed and ready. Without another word, they headed out to the vehicle, the journey

at Derrick. He looked different and not just exhausted,

someone who wanted to

overnight?* she wondered, a mixture of curiosity and excitement bubbling