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

sound, they saw Kimberly

immediately reacted, surrounding her in seconds with their weapons

and how did you get inside?" One of the men barked, his voice

Steve, right?" She turned her piercing gaze toward Steve, her

she seems interesting.* Steve thought, a smirk

he could take another, Kimberly spoke again, her

an intense blue

lips,

men, despite their training and strength, dropped to their knees involuntarily, shock and confusion etched on

pressure in his chest. He fought against it, but even he wasn’t

her hands trembling as she instinctively stepped back, witnessing

he listened to the commotion

sweeping across

ones." Her voice, though calm,

his fists, trying to resist the force

time in his life, that he was completely

her presence commanding absolute dominance

raged as she prepared for

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of his bed, eyes staring blankly at

cast eerie shadows across the walls, but his mind was too consumed

passed in restless contemplation, his body yearning for sleep but his

not going my way in recent times?* he thought

as though the world had turned against him, as if fate itself was pulling

stood up, his jaw clenched with

will take all that is mine," he muttered under his breath, grabbing his jacket from the chair

through the empty corridors as he

on the door, and within moments, Mona opened it, her

is well?" she asked, her voice laced with

Katherina now... I need answers," Derrick stated firmly, his tone

shock at his sudden decision. "Okay, give me a minute...

Derrick waited, his fingers twitched

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

to reclaim his power, to regain control over his life. No more lingering doubts, no

Without another word, they headed out

not just exhausted, but as if something

who

a mixture of curiosity and