Rejected Luna: Untamed Desire Of The Lycan Alpha

Chapter 322: A Detailed Pretense (2)

A reasonable explanation.

"I see."

Dawson eased a little. "Our pack members work as CEOs, lawyers, engineers and even researchers." His chest swelled with pride. "I, too, work with several financial advisors. Investing in shares and land helps us in many ways that we cannot explain. I mean, humans might be weak, but they are quite smart when it comes to making money. If you want, I can help you invest, Alpha Sokolov. I promise that you will be satisfied with my work."

His beast grumbled, not liking the technical talk at all.

"I will think about it." Killian glanced at the photographs behind him, peering at them as if he could see something that others couldn’t. He calmly remarked, "What about your beasts? Are they alright with this?" He pointed to the photograph where Edward was playing with the young ones. He looked human. Pretended to be human even when he was not one. The pretence was so good that if Killian didn’t know that this man was a shifter, then he, too, would have taken Edward as one.

And that makes him even more dangerous. I have never seen a beast who was content with living like this... not once; even those who grow up among humans are bound to lose control.

Edward’s forehead creased almost imperceptibly. However, he soon smoothed that frown before stating, "Our beasts understand the reason why we need to do this. We are not strong enough to fight with other packs; after all, we have lived among humans for generations. Our wolves understand the necessity of staying in the human settlement for survival."

Killian’s eyes twitched. He had a feeling that there was more to the story, but he still nodded, looking unimpressed. "I would like to take some rest."

"Of course, I can ask Chief Drakon Hart to escort you to your mansion..."

teeth, and the man closed his mouth right away. A smart move, because Killian was

"Please follow me, Alpha

will eat like a rabbit for a month, his beast grumbled

going

led him to the mansion that was no different from the one

walked inside the mansion without alerting the person staying inside. Killian narrowed his eyes as he stared at the man who

was that the mansion was completely bare. There were no signs of life there. There were no photos, nothing personal. Even the pretentious show of wealth done by Edward was much better than

out as if

at his beta, who

"Lisa".

fairly young woman with curly auburn hair and baby blue eyes stepped out of the kitchen. She glanced at the two of them before

at Killian. "He is Alpha Sokolov, the alpha of lycans and behind him is his

caught, but it soon disappeared as she smiled at them.

Killian asked

tightness around her smile. There was something wrong with the look in her eyes and her smell—it was deceptive. "I hope that you will have a