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Alpha's Claim, Omega's Surrender 39
It was nearly noon when I finally found a gap to breathe. My fingers felt stiff from the keyboard, and the sterile hum of the Walker Enterprises Tower was starting to grate on my nerves.Subconsciously, I reached for my slate and swiped into our encrypted thread.Silence. The chat with Grant was the third one down, the last message still that cold warning I’d sent about the clinic.Knock knock.I looked up to see Kevin leaning against the doorframe.“Keep your eyes on Genesis Creations Inc. out at Lumina Bay,” he said, his tone shifting into professional gear. “They’ve been snapping up territory and tech assets all cycle. That’s the reason the Alpha is on this circuit—the Tower is looking at a private placement to buy into their momentum.”“Understood.” I immediately pulled up the dossier on Genesis.Kevin chuckled at my intensity. “Easy, Reed. The Westline Holdings deal is inked, and the project is moving. You’ve put in enough sweat on the Social Networking Service to guarantee your
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It was true that since the crash, my slate hadn't buzzed with even a single ping from Mars Reed."Scent the air, Grant," Jeffrey said, his voice dropping into a low, predatory rumble. "There is a wolf out there better suited for the Walker line. Someone who actually tracks your heartbeat."He might as well have whispered Brooke Caldwell’s name.But Grant just pressed his lips into a thin line, his eyes anchored to the dark screen of his slate. He didn't offer a single word of defense.Seeing the Alpha like that, Jeffrey let out a jagged sigh. "Fine. I’ll stop barking. You’re the one who has to lead this pack. Do you need help with your gear? Your circuit to Verdant City starts tonight.""No. I’m driving myself back to the Walker Ridge Estate first.""You’re going back to him?" Jeffrey knew Mars was still entrenched there. "I can retrieve your ritual clothes for you.""No need." Grant’s reply was a sharp snap.His feelings were written in the tension of his jaw. He was still holding on
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My thoughts felt like a stagnant marsh, thick with a cold, suffocating fog that made every breath a struggle. I practically crawled out of the hospital, my legs throbbing with a dull, leaden heat from standing through the entire lunar cycle.I couldn't go another step. A small, early-morning apothecary and cafe was just opening its shutters. I stumbled inside, pointing blindly at a menu before collapsing into a chair to let my heart slow down.The proprietor, an older woman with the kind eyes of a healer, brought over a plate of fried eggs and warm goat’s milk. She gasped when she caught my scent and saw my face."Great Spirits, lad, what happened to you? You're bleeding! We need to seal those tracks."She hurried to the back for some antiseptic and yarrow salve. Only then did I catch my reflection in the dark glass of my slate.It was a jagged mess.Brooke’s claws had raked a line dangerously close to my eye. Between my own grimacing and the cold air, the wound had split and started
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The scenario had spiraled so far off the scent that I was starting to feel the silver-sting of a panic attack!Where in the Great Forest was Kenneth going to conjure two elders to play his parents? If he kept this charade going while my mother played hardball, this wasn't just a white lie anymore—it was a full-blown pack heresy.As he stepped into the hall to make a link-call, I cornered him. "Kenneth, this is insanity! Your parents have duties to their own pack; they can't just drop their hunt and sprint to Silverwood.""He’s the one who claimed his elders were eager to meet me," Bella called out from the bed, her voice sharp as a claw. "What’s the crime in me accepting a formal introduction?"Bella had clearly mapped out a thousand ways to scent-test whether I was truly bonded or just playing house with some high-born Alpha. I was caught between a landslide and a precipice. I glanced toward the door. "I’m going to see if his parents are even available. If it’s not a good time, Mom,
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I stood paralyzed for a heartbeat, the weight of the lie suddenly feeling like a physical shackle. Kenneth’s suggestion caught me completely off guard.“Just call me Kenneth,” he said, his voice a soothing balm against the sterile scent of the hallway. “That’s how my inner circle addresses me.”I nodded, swallowing the awkwardness. In this world, beggars—or rather, debt-ridden wolves—couldn't be choosers. If I could present a halfway convincing partner to my mother and keep her in that surgical bed until the healers fixed her, I’d call him anything he wanted.As I climbed into Kenneth’s transport, I realized he hadn’t just shown up; he’d prepared for a siege. Resting in the back was a curated basket of rare moon-blooms and several vials of high-potency vitality marrow. My heart sank as I did a mental tally of the cost. I covertly checked my slate, staring at a bank balance that barely cleared four figures. It wouldn’t even cover the deposit on those vials.Kenneth caught my anxious ga
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His assistant dropped off the evening meal just as the sun dipped below the jagged peaks of the Ridge. Grant only let his instincts take over once, a brief but possessive claim that left me breathless.Even so, he’d drained the last of my stamina. By the time we were meant to eat, my legs felt like water, and he had to physically carry me to the mahogany table in the dining room. Before we turned in for the night, Grant propped himself against the headboard, his eyes fixed on a leather-bound manual of pack law. Watching his sharp, focused profile in the dim light, I felt the weight of a dozen questions about Brooke Caldwell pressing against my teeth. But I stayed quiet.I stole a glance at my slate. August 25th was only two sunrises away.That was the deadline my mother, Bella, had set. It was also a day I knew Grant wouldn't be returning to the Walker Ridge Estate.The next morning, the Walker Enterprises Tower swallowed me whole. Kevin was juggling three major territory acquisitions
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