CHAPTER FOUR

LIAM POV 

Today should be a good day. I was finally going to close a deal that I had been chasing for a long time. I mean, I was Liam Arlington, the wealthiest and most influential in the state. I never chased anything. Everything I wanted was offered to me. Except for the Charente Group of Companies. 

In the last year, their marketing department made more money than mine. That couldn't happen so I was determined to merge it to my empire. 

Of course, the owner and board of directors resisted because of how much profit they were making but I couldn't care less about what they wanted. Eventually, I wore them down with a two-billion-dollar sum. The largest anyone had ever spent on an acquisition. I have every intention of making twice as much profit.

"Boss, they are on their way here." My assistant reported, and I smiled broadly at her.

"You're going to get a nice bonus when this is all over." I told her and her smile matched mine.

"Thank you, Boss."

"That's alright. Page Reid for me. Tell him to drop everything he's doing and get up here now."

I had the best view in the city, and I never let myself forget the view while making money that bought the spot. Now, I looked at it while my mind wandered to the girl that I rescued from those two bums. I checked back at the hospital, but they said she never came back. 

I ended up dragging those two bums to hell. Not only were they rogues, they had the audacity to operate on my turf.

"Boss," Reid said in greeting, but he wasn't fooling me with that smirk. If there was someone I trusted with all my life, it was Reid. He is my friend, my Beta, and vice president of Grayson Corporation, where I am president.

"Who are you fooling?"

"Not you." He smiled and sat down without invitation. 

"You need to be present for the takeover."

"Of course. Where would I be if I wasn't witnessing history being made?"

"You're right."

Thirty minutes later, we were done, and it was official. I was now the new owner of Charente Group of Companies. It was rather unfortunate that one of their conditions for takeover was that I never change the name of the company. 

It had a sentimental meaning to the former owner, and as someone who named his empire after his wolf, I understood, so I let him have that win.

"Congratulations, boss."

"Thank you, Reid." 

"Shall we go out to celebrate this achievement?"

"Do we have to? You can give the staff the rest of the day off if they want to."

"President Arlington, let's go out to celebrate. This is a major achievement."

That was how we ended up in Club Noir, the most exclusive club I owned in the city. It was very exclusive, and the VIP was even harder to get into. It was not only about money, it was connection too. 

Reid invited a few members of my company that were really crucial to the takeover to celebrate, and I reserved the best drinks as they partied. These men were the definition of work hard, play harder. 

I scanned the crowd below me with the hope of finding someone that would do for the night. If there was anything that took off the edge for me, it was sex, and I hadn't had any since I started the quest to make Charente mine.

None of the women I saw excited me enough to go home with. I was about to go home when a tiny woman in black caught my attention. She was all over her friend as they danced together. I watched her dance until she looked tired. It was the girl from that night. Something primal rumbled in my chest as I watched men try to dance with her.

When I could no longer take it, I went down to her.

"Hello, beautiful." She didn't recognize me, but that wasn't very important tonight. Having her in my bed, though, I just know we would be good together. 

"Wow, you're very big and handsome." She spoke clearly, so I wasn't worried about her sobriety. 

"I am." I smiled down at her. Even in her high heels, I still towered over her. My eyes were glued to her lips until she got the message. She drew closer to me until our lips touched. My body shivered, and I wondered if she felt what I felt as well, the same jolt of electricity.

I kissed her softly, and the fire spread until I was devouring her with my lips and tongue. I didn't even care that we were in public. 

She gasped and wrenched her lips away from mine. "Shall we take this to my hotel room?" She nodded eagerly and I carried her out of the club.

Our chemistry was even more potent than I imagined. It stretched through the night, our bodies molding together. She was passionate and wasn't shy to pursue the multiple orgasms that I gave her.

By the time I decided I would let her body rest, it was midnight, and as I fell asleep, I was already thinking about ways to make her stay. 

"Sleep tight, my angel." I was certain that I was going to imprint on this woman whose name I still didn't know, and I had a feeling that she would like it.

I pulled her closer, and for the first time in years, I slept with a woman in my arms after sex. It was the best sleep of my life up until my phone decided to ring. 

I was visibly annoyed, and the caller's only grace was that the woman who was on my chest didn't even stir. I had tired her little body out.

"What?"

"Liam, it's me." The sleep cleared from my eyes when I heard Reid’s voice. He wouldn't call me without a good reason. "You need to get down here now."