Watch Me Win, Alpha

Chapter 2

Olivia’s POV

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I recognized the blonde girl sitting close to Ethan it was Chole Windsor, the daughter of the Alpha of the second- largest pack in the United States.

She didn’t even pretend to be subtle. Her eyes found mine across the lot, but she made no move to step away from Ethan. Instead, she draped her arms over his shoulders, leaned in, and whispered something in his ear. He didn’t stop

her.

I looked away. Got into my car, turned the engine, and drove off without sparing them a second glance.

I hadn’t been home for long. After slipping off my shoes at the entrance, I made my way upstairs to the walk-in clos- et, the quiet of the pack house settling around me.

I was standing in front of the wardrobe, picking out a necklace- something simple to go with tomorrow’s blazer – when I heard a car pull into the gravel driveway outside.

I didn’t need to look to know who it was.

A moment later, I smelled someone behind me.Ethan.

I didn’t turn around. Just clasped the necklace and set it back in its place.

“Are you upset?” he asked.

“Obviously,” I said, still not looking at him. “You should be careful next time.”

He didn’t respond right away. I heard him exhale through his nose. “The Windsor pack’s Alpha wants to collaborate with us. I’ve been talking to Felix, their eldest Alpha-in-line. Chole is his sister.”

I nodded slightly and turned to face him. “So to secure the alliance, it’s necessary to wrap your arms around his sister in public?”

His jaw flexed. He didn’t answer immediately. For a moment, he just looked at me like he didn’t expect to be ques- tioned. Then his voice hardened.

“I’m trying to explain, Olivia. Watch your tone when speaking to your Alpha.”

I stared at him for a second.

“You don’t need to explain anything to me,” I said. “If you’re tired of me and ready to name someone else as Luna, say so. I’ll leave.”

His face darkened. “What did you just say?”

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flinch. “I said we can get a

arm. His hand shot up to my chin, gripping it just enough to hold me still with- out

say that again,” he

respond. Just met his eyes for a beat too long

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knew I wasn’t

been thinking about divorce for weeks. Preparing for it in quiet ways. I didn’t

Alpha’s private office most of the evening, didn’t eat dinner. It was well past midnight when he finally got a phone call that made him leave. I wasn’t close enough to

from my friend Ava – a lawyer. She had sent me a screenshot of Chole’s latest

a photo taken at sunrise, from the top of some mountain trail. Two hands clasped

stared at the

hands was Ethan’s. I’d know

for so long the water went cold.

following days, Ethan didn’t return

sat at the head of the table, and I stayed on the side with the ex- ecutives. We barely made eye contact. I didn’t go upstairs to his office,

the evenings, I started browsing house listings – somewhere small, outside the city. I also started clearing out the closet. Anniversary gifts. Jewelry. Even the wedding ring. All of it went to resell platforms or donation. They didn’t mean anything to me

a few times when I attended the Pack Summit with Ethan. She was very

no. But

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really left the Hawthorne Group,

as

“Sure,” I texted back.

me near the entrance. She

friends.

our inner circle knew Ethan and I were married. They al-

I tried

me upstairs and into a large room

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Kate brought me to

one woman sitting alone. I recognized her vaguely.

coat, sat down, and Kate disappeared a

a drink, sipped it once,