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The Alpha's Fated Desire CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SEVEN
{Lyra}I couldn’t stop thinking about her, floating in the middle of a ruin like she was caught between the mortal world and the supernatural world. Her eyes, her voice, it all felt so familiar.I wrapped my arms tightly around myself as I sat on my balcony that night, staring down at the quiet town square of Ravenshire. A few teens loitered outside the pizza place, someone’s dog constantly kept barking, and the bar sign across the street flickered happily, welcoming its next victims. But my mind was stuck in that burned-out shell of a house, staring into the glowing fragments where Odessa had vanished.I shouldn’t have even been thinking about it, but I couldn’t just let it go. I couldn’t ignore Odessa’s cry for help even if I wanted to.So the next morning, I brewed myself a cup of coffee, packed my hair into a simple bun, and stormed out the door with my laptop tucked under my arm. I needed to reach out, but I couldn’t do that with a traceable device. I was just starting to enjoy
The Alpha's Fated Desire CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIX
{Dominic}It had been two days. Forty-eight hours of Isaac locked in his room, trying to trace whoever cashed that cheque. Two days of staring at my phone every five minutes, waiting for a miracle. No leads. No calls. Just coffee that kept getting stronger and nerves that kept getting thinner.In the meantime, the chaos at NovaCore had morphed into a full-blown soap opera. That morning, I sat at the head of the dining room table with Brad, Ian, Alexis, and Dahlia.“So,” I said, resting my elbows on the table. “Someone catch me up. How badly are the rats squirming?”Brad, who looked like he hadn’t slept since the merger news dropped, cleared his throat and sat forward. “Mariela’s panicking. She’s been calling private meetings with Wilmer and Stark every time she so much as sneezes wrong. They’ve already started reaching out to the other board members, trying to rally backup, but it’s sloppy. They’re getting desperate.” “That’s exactly what I was hoping for.” I said, pleased.“They’re
The Alpha's Fated Desire CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE
{Dominic}I pressed the intercom button on Ryker’s desk and leaned forward. “Rachael, have the board convene in the boardroom conference room. I’ll be there shortly.”“Yes, Mr. Bloodhound,” she chirped, her voice warbling ever so slightly. She was probably already picturing every nightmare scenario that involved this sudden board meeting and me walking through the doors like I hadn’t ghosted this company for weeks.I opened the drawer with Ryker’s stupid brass wolf-head keychain still dangling from it and pulled out the mock merger proposal he'd spent two nights perfecting.With the paper in hand, I straightened my blazer, smoothed back my hair, and stepped out of the office.The boardroom was just across the hall, its long glass walls giving an unnecessarily perfect view of Crownshaven’s skyline. Inside, a handful of faces snapped toward me as I entered. Some looked pale, some looked eager, and some looked just plain confused.Mariela was perched at the end like a crow waiting to pec
The Alpha's Fated Desire CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR
{Dominic}The moment Ryker eased into the crusty-ass motel parking lot, I knew this was going to be ridiculous.“Tell me she’s not staying here,” I muttered, staring out the windshield like it had personally offended me.The place looked like a set from one of those low-budget crime dramas. There was paint peeling off the walls, doors hanging by their hinges, and a sign that flickered constantly, like it was dying a slow, painful death.Then out of the corner of my eye, I spotted my blue Jaguar and gritted my teeth.I opened the door and stepped out, boots crunching against loose gravel. “That’s my damn car.”Ryker raised an eyebrow. “And here I was, thinking maybe someone else just had the exact same electric blue, customized Jaguar.” he scoffed. “Why do you think I brought you here?”We headed for the entrance. The motel’s front office was dimly lit and smelled like bleach and cheap airfreshner. A small television buzzed behind the counter, playing some old soap opera rerun at full
The Alpha's Fated Desire CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE
{Lyra}When I was finally sure no one was chasing me, I stopped running. My chest heaved, and I doubled over, panting like I’d just run a marathon.I waited for a good ten minutes behind a row of trash bins, my ears perked for footsteps or suspicious tire screeches. But nothing. Not even a bird. I wiped my face with the sleeve of my sweatshirt, then sighed and glanced back at the darkened road, the gas station was now a tiny dot in the distance.I felt a twinge of guilt as I thought about Dominic’s Jaguar just sitting there, abandoned like a shiny breadcrumb trail back to me, but what was I supposed to do? Driving something that flashy was basically begging to get noticed. I like to think that ditching the car had probably saved my life.Still, I had to get moving. I stepped back onto the road, tucking my hair into a bun. With no ride and no clue where I was, I started walking along the side of the highway. For about twenty minutes, I stuck my thumb out at passing cars like some na
The Alpha's Fated Desire CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO
{Lyra}The highway stretched ahead for what seemed like miles. I didn’t know where I was going, I just knew I had to get away. I had no map and no real plan. All I had was a half tank of gas, aching eyes, and the ghost of Dominic’s voice replaying in my head like a broken record.Pack your things.I sniffed and tightened my grip on the steering wheel. Well, I had packed my things and left just like he said. Crownshaven had disappeared behind me hours ago, washed away by the fading orange light of the early evening.By the time night settled in, my eyes were heavy and my body ached all over. My limbs were tired, my neck was stiff, and my stomach had the nerve to grumble like it hadn’t been fed in years. When I finally saw a glowing “MOTEL OPEN” sign flickering like a dying firefly, I sighed out loud and drove into the parking lot.The parking lot had maybe five cars, one of them missing a bumper. Inside, the air smelled like stale cinnamon rolls and cleaning spray that was doing its b
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