Watch Me Win, Alpha

Chapter 72

There was a pause.

“You do realize,” Alexander said slowly, “that you’re not just

confronting Amelia now. You’re challenging the Windsors. And

the Hawthornes. You’re standing alone against two of New

York’s oldest families.”

“Doesn’t matter,” I said stubbornly. “Small war or big war–it’s

still war. I’ve already been dragged through the mud. I’ve got

nothing else to lose.”

There was another beat of silence before Alexander’s voice

dropped.

“Don’t be reckless,” he warned. “The last thing I need is for you

to get yourself killed.”

I blinked.

“I–I won’t,” I stammered. “Sorry. That came out harsher than I

meant.”

He didn’t respond right away. Then, unexpectedly, his voice

softened. “You’re representing me now. You understand that, right? When people see you, they see Green Group. They see me. That means you don’t get to go rogue.”

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My breath caught. Representing him.

“Yes,” I murmured. “I understand.”

“You want five days?” he said. “Fine. Take three. Be at the office

on the fourth. Eight a.m.”

“I… Thank you,” I said, unsure whether to argue for the full five or just accept the win. “I’ll get it all sorted!”

but there was no real

There was a pause.

“Olivia?”

“Yes?”

tell me. I’ll find a

at his words. “I..

don’t like repeating

voice cracked a little, and

Thank

then, I hung

a few seconds,

louder

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too fast. Why was

fast?

phone onto the couch and pressed

cheeks. They were burning.

him,” I muttered

regretted repeating

from last night echoed in my

interested in you!!!”

think like that.

strategic. Or

said it. The

he said he’d fix it. I wasn’t used to anyone

things for me–definitely not someone like

on the edge of the couch,

to catch

he so kind to

wasn’t special.

I proved myself during that inspection,

up, even if I carried the burden of

I belonged beside

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eyes dropped to the phone

he even see

not. He said

and leaned back, arms spread out

a broken

I was spiraling.

professional. Generous,

It was right