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“Tom, we agreed not to contact each other until everything was done,” Charlotte said as she hid in her room to receive the call.

Her heart thumped loudly, and she feared someone might hear it. What was Tom thinking to call her when they had agreed that all the calls would be done by her?

“I haven’t had any updates, and you promised to call me every other day. None of that has happened as well,” Tom responded from the other end of the line, jealousy lacing his tone.

He had eyes on Charlotte, and they had been dating since she was in college in New York. After graduation, she returned to her pack briefly to visit her parents.

There she met Alpha Nick, who was visiting due to pack business, and they were tied together by the mate bond. Alpha Nick whisked her to his pack instantly, intending to mark and claim her, but Charlotte’s heart was already

taken.

With how obsessed Alpha Nick was with her, she feared rejecting him, as Tom suggested, so she eloped on her wedding day to save herself the trouble.

Before then, she had single–handedly planned the whole event to not create any suspicions and to make it seem

that she was kidnapped.

Things were not so rosy with Tom as she expected. Challenges knocked on their door from every angle. They also couldn’t legally marry because of the mate bond.

When Charlotte perceived that more hardship was headed Tom’s way, she suggested returning to Alpha Nick to extort money to support Tom’s business. The latter agreed, cautioning her to not mate with him or get marked, but that was exactly what she had in mind.

“I’ve been busy. Things are not as simple as we planned. I need to work harder,” Charlotte said.

Tom was unamused by what he was hearing, knowing how obsessed Nick was with his mate. Tom and Nick had been childhood friends, growing to the level of best friends before Tom left for New York City.

Due to their businesses, they hadn’t met in two years but had been in contact through the phone. Without time, Tom ensured to cut all contacts with Alpha Nick for Charlotte’s sake.

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as me,” Charlotte complained in a bitter tone. Tom was happy but worried as to why Charlotte seemed depressed about

a good thing? The agreement was to have access to the pack’s treasury to transfer the money into the account number

the problem. All she wanted was to use the money to pay

relationship with

access to the pack treasury until

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line. Tom was weighing his options. “Then just forget everything and come back. I’m already working on some partnerships, and they seem positive. Business would pick up as soon as the contract is signed. If you allow him to mark you, then

was secretly excited with that option. That was all she wanted. To be marked by Alpha Nick to break things

survive aft

She asked. If those were not dealt with, she was certain no company would want

will find a way,

continuous resistance struck something in Tom, and

Beta of the Lotus Pack before leaving the position to start a business in New York City. After meeting Charlotte

cause problems for her, Charlotte quickly refused. “No. I just want us to have enough. He was ready to give half of the pack to Sheila,” Charlotte revealed, planting a seed

asked with interest, as he couldn’t help envying his best friend for achieving so

the greed further, and Tom was falling

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his interest.

what I’m

my best friend’s wealth keeps multiplying every day,” he

ago,” Charlotte leveraged, encouraging him the more. Tom agreed that Charlotte had to stay longer, but why leave her alone with her mate? They might just complete the process, and he would

I’m coming to visit. I want to know just how he is able to make

planned, as Tom’s

to

there was amusement in his tone. Charlotte was perplexed, not knowing how to explain it

not that. We have to get the money before creating any suspicions,” she revealed in a bid to discourage

Tom did not seem like someone who would back

a few days to attend the gala awards with

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