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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 it

the account number I gave you. By the time they find out, we would have withdrawn it and escaped. They won’t be able to

end of the problem. All she wanted was to use the money to pay off Tom

a peaceful relationship with

the pack treasury until I become

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options. “Then just forget everything and come back. I’m already working on some partnerships, and they seem positive.

that option. That was all she wanted. To be marked by Alpha Nick to

survive aft

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

will find a way, but stick

argue, but her continuous resistance struck something in Tom,

love with him?” There was a slight rage in his tone. Tom was the Beta of the Lotus Pack before leaving the position to start a

her, Charlotte quickly refused. “No. I just want us to have enough. He was ready to

he couldn’t help envying his best friend for achieving

Charlotte sparked the greed

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pack is a whole lot of billions,” Tom analyzed

his interest.

I’m

keeps multiplying every day,”

agreed that Charlotte had to stay longer, but why leave

know

not working as planned, as Tom’s presence

to come

see me?” Tom asked, slightly disappointed but there was amusement

creating any suspicions,” she revealed

not seem like someone who

stay for a few days to attend

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