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 divorce

to my chin, gripping it just enough

say that again,”

didn’t respond. Just met his eyes for

–

I wasn’t saying

been thinking about divorce for weeks. Preparing for it in quiet ways. I

past midnight when he finally got a

friend Ava

from the top of some mountain trail. Two hands

stared at

I’d know that scar near

cold. Only

Ethan didn’t

we saw each other only during meetings. He 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, and he didn’t

house listings – somewhere small, outside the city. I also started clearing out the closet. Anniversary gifts. Jewelry. Even the

around 11 p.m., Luna Kate from SilverFang pack texted me out of the blue, inviting me to join her at a club. We were not very familiar-I’d only met her a few times when I attended the Pack Summit with Ethan. She was very good at greeting anyone with her fake smile. Her Alpha husband was frequently caught up in scandals, and now she started to be

almost said no. But then I

—

Hawthorne Group, I’d have to

as well start

“Sure,” I texted back.

Moonfell, Kate met me near the entrance. She linked her arm through mine like we were

friends.

Olivia,” she kissed my face. No one but our inner circle knew Ethan and I were married. They al- ways called me Olivia and thought we were just a rumored

I tried to

large room that was divided by a

—

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me to this side,

alone. I recognized her vaguely. Mate of someone in Ethan’s circle. She smiled at me

coat, sat down,

picked up a drink, sipped it