Blair“When’s he ever not mad?” Peter said with a chuckle and rolled his eyes. “He’s like -”“I did not overreact!” Mac’s voice rolled over us like thunder and everyone stopped what they were doing and fixed their attention towards Lucy’s office. The door stood ajar so I could spot Mac’s big frame standing in front of Lucy’s desk.We couldn’t hear Lucy’s response, of course. No one could quite roar like Mac.“Uh oh, there he goes again.” Ellie said in a singsong voice.I spotted Owen sitting at one of the desks close to Lucy’s office with his head in his hands and excusing myself from the group, I walked over to him.“Owen.” I said and he raised his head. Noticing me, he smiled and straightened.“Good morning Blair. What can I do for you?”“It’s about my wages -” I began, the cut off when I caught part of the conversation those two were having. It didn’t take a genius to figure out that the topic of discussion w

MacThe fact that Nolan Harlow had been an investor at the Svelte club was a major lead I intended to follow up on. I had already intended to pay a visit to the club later, and now it had shifted to the top of the priority list.There had to be some connection between the club and whomever was running the drug ring and I planned to find out what it was."Do you have any idea who owns the club? And if there are any other possible investors that we can track down?" I asked. "We may be able to get some leads about the dealers."Harlow shook his head, but Noah spoke up. "I put one of our men on that yesterday and I got word back a few minutes before you arrived. According to the report I received, there are actually three people involved in the running of the club, one of which was my brother.”“And the other two?” I asked.“Malcolm Sloane is one of them.”“Sloane? The founder of Sloane Finances?”“The same one

BlairAs the five men entered the room, all my attention was not on Mr. Roland, who led the group in, but on the short, stocky man by his side.Before now, I had convinced myself that the likelihood of me running into any of my old acquaintances all the way here in Orange was next to nil, it was one of the reasons I’d chosen to come here in the first place. It had taken months before I’d stopped reflexively looking over my shoulder or flinching away from anyone who took more than a passing glance at me, and the terror of discovery had eased somewhat. Added to that, even though Reese and I had been mated for nearly five years, we'd rarely appeared together as a couple. To Reese, I was merely the trophy wife, only to be trotted out, dressed in finery once in a while to impress whomever he had a mind to..That had given me some sort of reassurance, but now, as the first tendrils of panic curled its way across my heart, I realized how foolish I'd been.

BlairThe first touch of Mac's lips to mine sent awareness racing through me, magnifying the flames of arousal that already nestled in the pit of my stomach, so strong that I damn sure if my wolf wasn't subdued, I'd have gone into instantaneous heat right there and then. Even still, the instincts were still there, flaring back to life at the touch of an alpha…this alpha.Mac released a shaky breath, and for one horrible millisecond, I wondered if I'd crossed the line, if I'd misread the situation and made a horrible mistake.But then, with a deep rumbling sound that sent liquid heat pooling between my legs, he took over the kiss, his mouth moving over mine with a demanding hunger that should have frightened me with its intensity, but instead merely fanned my desire until it threatened to consume me utterly. He kissed me like a man starving, like he wanted to consume me whole, take me like the part beast that he was until we were both sated.His to

MACAfter getting our food, I headed back to the office, the journey still filled with a tense and uncomfortable silence. Blair had spent the entire time trying to avoid looking at me, though I caught her reflection in the window staring at me several times.Not for the first time, I couldn't help but wonder what thoughts were running through her mind. Did she regret the kiss? Probably, given her reaction.I cleared my throat and tried breaking the silence once more. "Blair, about what happened back there...""I know," she interrupted, finally turning to meet my gaze, nervous and uncertain. "It was a mistake. I- I shouldn't have thrown myself at you the way I did.""What? No, no you didn't do that." I assured her, shocked that she was even thinking of something like that. "We both wanted it and it doesn't matter if you made the first move because it was -" I broke off and shook my head, needing to choose my next words carefully. It had be