I smiled, even though Hayden had a huge scowl on his face, and waved at him."Hi."Then I dropped the food and turned to the table. Peter, Lucien, had a lot of his high-ranking soldiers there, and they were looking at us like we were a movie that was about to unfold."Are you not going to introduce me?" I asked him, then turned to bow down and introduce myself, and he grabbed me and covered me with his shirt."I don't need it." I started to say, but the side-eye he gave me shot me up."Lucien Submit that data by the latest next week, and take my pack when I am gone. Peter get the data from Uncle Josiah; have it ready by tomorrow; you are all dismissed.".Some of them rushed out with a smile on their faces, but Lucien, Peter, and a boy whose face I could not place took their time standing up. His face looked familiar, and he would not be older than nineteen. Then the boy moved closer to Peter and whispered something that I did not catch."Get out now, the rest of you, and that includes

Cecelia povI looked at my watch, wondering why Christina was not here yet.I recalled that she was desperate, so there would be no reason for her not to agree.I had met one of the maids who works directly for Hayden and Alex when I went to look around and cool my temper after that witch had made me so angry by groping Hayden, and he was letting her. My mother had been right; men are naturally weak and need to be put on the right track, and I will do so for himThe shouting at a shop attracted me, so I moved closer to see what was wrong and settle it, because this would be my pack soon when I finally drove that imposter out and took control. but that could only happen if I found their servants who would betray them as my mother suggested, and I will because there was no one for me but him.Then I saw the lady, and she was begging a woman to give her time so she could repay the debt."No, I won't. If you don't pay me back today, then I will report to Alpha t

I hugged myself tightly as we continued flying in the air, and Josh covered me with his body. I closed my eyes, refusing to look; all I heard were gunshots, and then our car collided with an object.My head hit an iron, and I was almost thrown to the front, but Josh grabbed me and pulled me back, then huffed because it seemed like something hit him. My eyes felt blurry. My eyes started ringing, and my head was pounding.I closed my eyes and buried my face in my hands to catch my breath, but then I heard gunshots, and then something exploded. I opened my eyes, my heart beating, and looked around. Finn was pushing the door, then he pushed it off and stepped down. I took a good look at him, and I could see the blood stains on his clothes. I looked at Josh, who was holding me, and I saw blood on his clothes and his head. There were also glass shards on his skin.Finn broke the door for Jax, then came back and helped me down. My legs felt like jelly the moment they hit the ground, so I he

I face-palmed myself and groaned, "Claire." But she started laughing.Hayden stepped in. "Hi, Miss Claire, Sorry about your accident. I heard how much of a help you were to my wife during her stay here. Give Alex your bank details, and I will pay you back for everything."She started laughing again. "Dude, chill out. I don't want your money. Ask Alex how rich my parents are. They are insanely rich, and I am an only child. Anyways, why are you calling her Alex instead of my heart, my soul, or even my stars and noon? I expect you to do better."Hayden looked at me as if to say, What is she on? but I only smiled.He smiled, then dropped his card on the table. "Duly noted, and in case you change your mind, give me a call.""I need to seal a deal real quick, but all the guards are outside the door and around the building, so we have eyes everywhere. So discuss it with your friend and text me when you are done. I will be back immediately to fly you home."I nodded, and he gave me a kiss, wh

Ana Pov I kept tapping my foot, waiting for them to call me to report the outcome of their mission, but they were delaying. I decided to get some snacks while waiting, and my phone started ringing.I rushed and picked it up. "Is it done? Did she die from the silver bullets? Did you kill the others too?""No, she is alive, and all of the men are dead except me because I did not join the fight or I would have been killed too."I scoffed, "You should have died too. What are you to anyone? You should have told me that your men are all imbeciles and I wouldn't have hired you. I want my money back."The imbecile scoffed, "You did not tell us that your girl is protected by many people and her mate will be close by. You made me send my men to their deaths, and you have the guts to ask me for money? I want an extra 30 million dollars, and I want it before next week for my men who are dead."My eyes widened. "Are you threatening me? Give you what? Have you ever