88 He’s awake…

Ramsey

I stared at the ceiling, my thoughts drifting to Lyla despite the warm bodies of the two naked Omegas sleeping beside me, I couldn’t stop thinking about her.

The morning light filtering through the curtains cast shadows across the room, highlighting the scattered clothes on the floor- evidence of last night’s passion. My brows creased with a frown as I wondered whether Lyla would show up.

I had sent Lenny to the meeting yesterday, hoping he could help me convince her to meet with me. Lax – my wolf has been prancing around with expectation since her arrival. The only thing stopping me from not going over to Blue Ridge was I needed to be sure she wanted me as badly as I did her.

But that didn’t matter. Whether she wanted me or not. It was only a matter of time before she

came to me. It’s just that, patience wasn’t one of my virtues.

The door creaked open without warning and Cassidy strolled in, stopping in her tracks as she took in the scene. The smile on her face changed immediately to disgust and disdain as our gaze met. She placed her hands on her hips, letting out a sigh.

“Really, Ramsey?” she snapped. “You’ve sunk so low that you have to share your bed with these loose Omegas?”

“I was lonely last night,” I replied without remorse, “I needed something to fill the void. Besides, it’s not like this is the first time that something like this has happened. We have peculiar needs.

all the time.

“Peculiar needs? Is that what we now call cheating?”

“Judging from the way you’re reacting; it means you’re used to seeing something like this. I heard that Elder Thorne loves to have big feasts like this with women. Chill, Cass…”

She glared at me for a while before sighing.

I shot her a lazy smirk, rolling over to tap each girl on the shoulder, rousing them from sleep. “Alright ladies,” I murmured, reaching into the bedside drawer and producing a thick bundle of cash, handing it to each one. “Time to go.”

Both women took the money, hastily gathered their things and left, glancing at Cassidy uneasily

back to me, her lips

door clicked shut

pursed.

her breath. “I’ve had it up to my neck with it, Ramsey and I’m not joking. Where did

leaning back into the pillows. “I’ll stop once we’re married, alright. Think of it as a way to destress, nothing more. Now c’mon, Cass, don’t make a big deal out of it. Patting

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hesitated, wrinkling her nose but eventually, she crossed the room and perched stiffly on the

me. You’re the one who came

holding back her frustration, she reached for a small leather–bound diary she

mc.

for the wedding,” she said, her

as excitement crept into her voice. “We just need to choose the most

glanced over the dates before closing it. “Fine, I’ll take it

end the conversation when another knock sounded at the

poked his head in, a sneer on his lips and was about to say something when he saw Cassidy. He quickly schooled his expression,

bad

the interruption as I waved him in. “I was coming to look

what’s the update?”

he remained near the door giving Cassidy another uneasy glance before focusing

“Are

it now?” he arched his

I shrugged dramatically. “We’ll be married soon, there should

us.”

he cleared his throat and started speaking.

made their decision. They selected Nathan Tanner as the new Alpha of Blue Ridge Pack and dismissed Luna Vanessa’s claim entirely. They were able to do it using the ultimate power of

heart skipped at the news, not because I cared about the politics of werewolves, but because it meant Lyla had been there. I wanted to desperately ask about her, to know if she was okay, if she’d asked

Cassidy sitting next to me, it would be impossible to even talk codedly about it. She wasn’t stupid. So, I kept my face impassive, fighting the urge

they never know how

eyes suspiciously at me. “Why are you acting uninterested? Weren’t you the one suggesting to the White Moon Council that you’re

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