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Author: Lady lily
last update publish date: 2026-04-25 14:47:26

"What exactly are you planning, Grant? You’re circling me like a predator, and frankly, I'm tired of being the prey."

I felt the words rasp in my throat. Standing in the center of the Ridge Courtyard, the space between me and Grant Walker felt like a canyon filled with silver mist. I was just a scout who had misread a contract, a man who had walked into Westline Holdings thinking I was helping a friend, only to find myself bound to the most powerful Alpha on the West Coast.

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  • Alpha's Claim, Omega's Surrender   80

    The sensation of Grant’s hands on my hair was the last thing I remembered, a rhythmic, grounding touch that stayed with me until I finally drifted off. I had been running on fumes, and when sleep finally claimed me, I went down like a stone.Grant must have drawn the heavy blackout curtains before he left the Walker Ridge Estate, because not a single splinter of dawn pierced the room. I woke up in total darkness, fumbling across the nightstand for my comms. I had a missed check-in from my mother and a high-priority alert from Kevin.I sat up, the sheets sliding off my chest, and hit the callback for Kevin immediately."Kevin, you were looking for me? Is there a breach?""Just wondering when you’re bringing that scout's intuition back to the Tower," Kevin’s voice crackled through. "The Westline Holdings project is moving into the final audit phase.""I’m sorry, I overlept. I can be there in an hour. If it's a crisis, feel free to pull the emergency override and ring me more than once n

  • Alpha's Claim, Omega's Surrender   79

    "I told the High Alpha’s pet lawyer exactly what the score is. If the contracts don't move, the department doesn't exist."I watched Kevin walk back into the Walker Enterprises Tower with a grim set to his jaw. He had just come from the legal floor, and the scent of panic from that level was so thick I could practically taste it from the lobby."Grant actually said he’d dissolve the whole legal wing for Mars Reed?" one of the scouts whispered, her tail twitching in disbelief."You heard him," Kevin snapped, his voice echoing in the marble hall. "This isn't a drill. The Walker Ridge Estate has never outsourced its security or its legal shielding to a human firm before, but the Alpha is ready to break every tradition in the book. If you're drawing a salary from the Tower, focus on your logs. Don't let your mind wander to the pack gossip, or you’ll be the next one out the door.""We hear you, Kevin. Tell the Alpha the files are moving.""Good."As Kevin turned to head for the private ele

  • Alpha's Claim, Omega's Surrender   78

    I felt the shift in the air before the elevator even reached the executive floor. It was like I had developed a secondary sense, one that vibrated whenever Grant’s focus locked onto me. I glanced up from my station at the Walker Enterprises Tower and caught his eyes through the glass. He didn't wave; he just went back to his tactical display, but the intensity of his gaze stayed with me.Ever since I moved into the Walker Ridge Estate, Grant seemed haunted by the idea of being there alone. He had turned into a man who lived for the moment the "lady of the house" walked through the door, even if I was just a scout with a messy lineage. I knew he was bracing for another sleepless night, probably fearing some emergency at the medical wing would pull me away again.As the clock bled into the early hours, I saw the black SUV idling near the Silverwood sanctuary. I hurried toward it, the cold night air biting at my skin. I knocked on the glass, startling him."You really came to pull a nigh

  • Alpha's Claim, Omega's Surrender   77

    I stood by the window, the cold glass of the medical wing pressing against my forehead as I watched the moonlight spill over the Silverwood trees. My mother sat behind me, her presence a heavy shadow of silent judgment."He wants the world to believe you're his mate, Mars," she rasped, her voice like sandpaper. "But do you truly believe he would sacrifice his seat at the Walker Ridge Estate for a scout with nothing to his name? I see my own stubbornness in you, and it terrifies me. I thought the warnings would be enough to keep you from the cliff, but you’re already falling.""Ma, you’re stuck in the past," I said, turning to face her. "You think every Alpha is like the man who broke you. But Grant Walker has already moved mountains for me. If he wanted to be with Brooke Caldwell, he could have signed the merger weeks ago and had me exiled. He didn’t. He stayed.""He stays because the hunt is still fresh. Once the boredom sets in, the Walker blood will call him back to his own kind."

  • Alpha's Claim, Omega's Surrender   76

    I stood near the elevators of the Walker Enterprises Tower, my ears ringing with the low-frequency murmurs of the pack staff. Two scouts were huddled by the coffee station, their scents spiked with the sharp, acidic tang of excitement."Do you think Mars Reed actually has something on the Alpha?" the shorter one whispered. "To be terminated on the public boards and then brought back by a direct override? It smells like a blackmail play.""I don't know," the other replied, her tail flickering with nerves. "Grant Walker is a glacier. He doesn't have secrets because he doesn't have a life outside the Ridge. But I’ve seen the way he looks at Mars when they're in the tactical room. It isn't professional. It’s primal."Suddenly, the air in the corridor shifted. The temperature seemed to drop, and the scent of expensive perfume and ozone cut through the room. We all went silent as Brooke Caldwell stepped out from the shadow of the executive wing. Her eyes were like flint, locked onto the two

  • Alpha's Claim, Omega's Surrender   75

    "Let me be very clear about one thing, Grant. There is no world where I share a pack with Brooke Caldwell. If you bring that polished menace into our inner circle, then you’ve already chosen. It is either him or me."I watched Grant carefully. He looked taken aback, his eyes widening slightly as he registered the sharp edge in my voice. Usually, I was the one who kept my head down, focusing on the tactical logs and staying out of the pack's political crossfire. I wasn't the type to make enemies, but Brooke had crossed a line that could never be uncrossed."I understand your position, Mars. Once the internal audit confirms the extent of the betrayal regarding the Westline Holdings leak, the Council will have no choice but to initiate a formal exile. I won't let his toxicity remain in the Tower.""I’m holding you to that."I didn't want to spend our first morning back at the Walker Ridge Estate debating Brooke’s fate. There were enough shadows looming over us as it was. My own mother, f

  • Alpha's Claim, Omega's Surrender   15

    I couldn't bring myself to mimic Brooke's tone, so I just focused on the road, pretending I hadn't heard his request.When we pulled up to the Healing Sanctum, I grabbed my pack, ready to offer a quick farewell and bolt. But Grant’s hand shot out, encircling my wrist."Wait. I’m coming in."I blink

  • Alpha's Claim, Omega's Surrender   14

    "I’m serious about this, Grant," I said, unable to mask the hunger in my voice. "Team 3 took a massive hit after the Westline Holdings disaster this cycle. Our end-of-year tributes and bonuses are basically non-existent. I see the SinoSuccess lands as our only path to redemption, and I want to be t

  • Alpha's Claim, Omega's Surrender   13

    I immediately shot the idea down. "No way!""Did your friend mention if the Alpha is any good when the moon is up?" Jessa’s eyes danced with mischief; she lived for the pack’s whispered scandals. "If he’s all howl and no bite, tell him to cut his losses.""Not really," I replied instinctively, my f

  • Alpha's Claim, Omega's Surrender   12

    Substitute.The word hung in the sterile air of the office like a death sentence. I stood frozen in the doorway of the Walker Enterprises Tower executive suite, my heart hammering against my ribs. Through the heavy oak door of the inner chamber, Grant’s voice had been unmistakable—cutting, cold, an

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