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Chapter 3

Author: Crystal K
"No, thank you," I refused again, my voice calm as still water.

Angry accusations erupted from the crowd.

"Juliet, you're so ungrateful!"

"Lady Donna is being kind enough to help you, and you just throw it back in her face?"

"Who do you think you are? A useless wolf with no pack!"

I ignored the noise, continuing to organize the plant samples in my hands. Every drop of this precious Moonpetal extract was worth a fortune.

"Enough!" Cullen suddenly roared. The pressure of his Alpha aura crashed over the room.

His eyes blazed as he stared at me. "Juliet, you're nothing but a failure abandoned by the Moon Goddess! Stop putting on this righteous act!"

As his words faded, a strange man approached me.

"Well now, what have we here? A pretty little rogue, all alone?" It was the Alpha of the Grey Wolf pack. His greedy eyes were fixed on my satchel. "I hear you've got some good stuff in there. Come on, let a real Alpha see what you've got."

He reached out to snatch my sample case.

I jerked back, but he was faster, his hand closing around the handle.

"Let go!" I warned sharply.

"Ooh, feisty," the Grey Wolf Alpha sneered. "A little she-wolf with no one to protect her should know her place."

He yanked hard, trying to wrestle the case from me.

Just then, a hand like a steel vise clamped down on his wrist.

"Get lost." Cullen's voice was ice-cold.

The Grey Wolf Alpha cried out in pain, instantly letting go and dropping to his knees.

"Alpha Cullen, I… I didn't know she was with you…"

"She's not with me," Cullen growled, his eyes flicking to me coldly. "But to pull a stunt like this under my nose is a direct insult to my authority."

The Grey Wolf Alpha scrambled away.

The room was quiet.

Donna, seeing the awkwardness, quickly changed the subject. "Speaking of which, the New Moon pack has been making quite a name for themselves lately. I heard their Alpha invested in some kind of research institute?"

"Oh, right!" someone chimed in. "That Alpha Orton is young and brilliant. I heard he's backing several biotech projects."

"The New Moon pack is one of the top three on the continent now."

"I heard Alpha Orton doesn't have a mate yet. I wonder which lucky girl will be worthy of him."

The crowd eagerly shifted their discussion to the New Moon pack, completely forgetting the previous scene.

Suddenly, the ballroom doors opened again.

"Announcing the heir of the New Moon pack!"

Every head in the room snapped toward the entrance.

Several guards in black suits walked in, flanking a small boy of about five. The child had beautiful golden-brown hair and stunning green eyes, and he radiated the aura of a powerful Alpha bloodline.

"Gods, is that Alpha Orton's son?"

"The boy's bloodline is so strong!"

"Quick, let's go say hello!"

Everyone, including Donna, swarmed toward the little boy, eager to curry favor with the future Alpha.

"Young Alpha, greetings. I am from the Silver Moon pack…"

"Young Alpha, our Black Stone pack has always hoped to collaborate with New Moon…"

But the boy ignored them all.

His eyes scanned the crowd, searching for something. Then, they locked onto me, sitting in the corner.

The next second, he shouldered past the fawning adults and ran straight for me.

"Mommy!" he cried, crashing into my legs and hugging them tight. "You took forever!"
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