Secret Mate, Secret Millions

At the pack's corporate meeting, the new finance intern flashed a financial report onto the projector screen."Alpha, I'm reporting Aurora for embezzlement! She used her position to wire massive amounts of company funds into her private account. I demand she be banished immediately!"That girl, Lily, tipped her chin up and slammed a stack of files onto the conference table.Alpha Jasper and the elders locked their eyes on me. Their glares felt like claws.I almost laughed out loud. Jasper’s company had been on the verge of bankruptcy. To save it, I secretly dumped millions of my own dollars to fill the hole.The "embezzled funds" she was barking about? That was my own money.And now? I need this pack of ungrateful mutts to approve me moving my own money?...Dead silence filled the room.On the screen, bright red arrows pointed to an anonymous offshore account. Lily’s masterpiece.She leaned on the table, looking like a fanatic ready to cleanse the pack of scum. "Alpha, the Red Peak

The HR email dropped first thing the next morning.My COO access was dead. All my duties were transferred to the new "Operations Manager"—Lily Hale.An exceptional promotion. Stepping right over my dead body. But Lily thought it was worth it.When I got to the office, Lily was already in my chair. She wore a tailored Chanel suit, her hair in a tight updo. She really looked the part."Aurora," she cooed. Her voice dripped with fake concern. "Jasper asked me to handle the handover. Especially the file on Mr. Marcus Sterling. He’s coming Monday, and I need to prep."Marcus Sterling. The Alpha of the Silver Moon Group.A true, ancient, blue-blooded werewolf aristocrat.Two years ago, I pulled heavy strings with the Arkin family just to get Jasper a meeting with him. Marcus respected true power and ancient bloodlines. Without the Arkin name backing him, a nobody like Jasper wasn't even fit to shine Marcus’s shoes.And now, Lily wanted to take the credit."Everything is in the system. Read i

Monday, 9:00 AM.The air at Thorne Industries buzzed with nervous excitement.Lily wore a white haute couture suit. Her makeup was flawless. She strutted around like a proud swan.Jasper wore his sharpest bespoke suit, pacing energetically by the entrance."How far out is Marcus?""Just entered the city limits. Thirty minutes out," Lily answered, her voice trembling with thrill.I sat quietly in the visitor's corner, sipping a cold cup of coffee.I was packing my last few things into a cardboard box. Just a cheap photo frame and an old book.Nobody gave me a second glance. To them, I was just a pathetic loser getting kicked to the curb.At 9:30 AM, Lily’s phone rang."Mr. Sterling is downstairs? Understood, we're on our way!"To show maximum respect, Jasper insisted on greeting him at the front doors of the building."Let's go!" Jasper and Lily led a massive entourage of executives toward the elevators.But right before they could step out to secure their billion-dollar dream...Jasper

My new life began at Silver Moon.Marcus made me President of the Northern Region and gave me a top-tier legal team.My first move? Suing Thorne Industries and Lily personally.By afternoon, every wolf on Wall Street knew my name. Thorne Industries' cash flow was dead. They lost the Silver Moon deal. They were on the verge of bankruptcy.Jasper called.I stared at the familiar name on the screen. I let it ring for a long time before slowly picking up."Hello?""Aurora! What do you want from me?!" Jasper's voice was hoarse and desperate. "Are you trying to kill me? We're mates!""Jasper, you forgot we were mates when you humiliated me in public.""It was a misunderstanding! Come back, and I'll give everything back to you!""The building's new owner terminated the lease. The reason cited? A tenant of questionable moral character.""Jasper, you ruined everything. You did this to yourself.""Aurora, we were in love once..." He switched tactics, his voice softening as he played the guilt ca

A few days later, Thorne Industries declared bankruptcy.They didn't have to, really. But he crossed Marcus and me. His name was toxic in the werewolf world; no one dared to work with him.Add in my massive lawsuit, and he was completely finished.Lily was banished.I heard she looked pathetic when she left, pelted with garbage by furious pack members.She tried to find Jasper, but he beat her mercilessly."It's all because of you, you bitch! I lost everything because of you!"That beating shattered her dreams of ever becoming a Luna.A month later, I saw Jasper downstairs at the Silver Moon building.He was skin and bones, unshaven, wearing a cheap jacket.He came to beg."Aurora, for the sake of the love we used to have, please drop the lawsuit." He kept his head down, his voice raspy. "I have nothing now. I'm drowning in debt. If you keep suing me, my life is over."I sat in the backseat of my custom bulletproof car, twirling the Arkin family signet ring on my finger."Jasper, did y