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

to the pack’s treasury to transfer the money into the account number I

no desire to go to the end of the problem. All she wanted was to use the money to pay off Tom

a peaceful relationship with her

have access to the pack treasury until I become Luna,”

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of the 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.

be marked by Alpha Nick to break things off with Tom, but it

survive aft

She asked. If those were not dealt with, she

a way, but

to argue, but her continuous resistance struck something in Tom, and

position to start a business

He was ready to give half of the pack

as he couldn’t help envying his best

greed further, and Tom was falling for

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Tom analyzed roughly over the phone, and Charlotte

his interest.

I’m talking

that my best friend’s wealth keeps

richer than six months 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 lose

to know just how he is able to

heart sank. Things were not working as planned, as Tom’s presence would

to

want to see me?” Tom asked, slightly disappointed but there was amusement in his tone.

to get the money before creating any suspicions,” she revealed in a

Tom did not seem like

I’ll just stay for a few days to attend the

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