All Chapters of REJECTED FOR HIS FIRST LOVE : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

KAEL’S POVThe penthouse was dark.I sat in my leather chair, staring at the city lights through the floor to ceiling windows with a glass of whiskey resting in my hand. I had not taken a sip in ten minutes because my mind was elsewhere.It was on her.Ivy Morgan.I replayed the phone call in my head. The sound of her voice. The way it shook at first and then the way it hardened. The way she said my name. Not ‘Alpha Kael’ just ‘Kael.’ Like I was a man and not a title.I smiled to myself as I swirled the drink around on my fingers.She was afraid, I heard it. But she did not run. She stayed on the line even if she did not want to and listened. She agreed.Most women would have hung up or just sent an assistant. But not her, she did not. Instead she answered herself, spoke herself and agreed herself. That took strength. That took fire.And I respected fire.I picked up my phone and called Derek. He answered on the second ring. “Kael! I was just thinking about you.”“Tomorrow night. The

IVY’S POVThe champagne was warm in my throat.I set my glass down and noticed the the room felt a lot different now. The music was louder, the lights were lower and Kael’s were still on me. Waiting and watching.I needed air and space. I needed to think.“I need to use the restroom,” I said.Kael leaned back and dropped his drink. “I will escort you.”“No,” I said quickly in a very sharp voice. “I can find it on my own. Do not worry.”He studied my face for a moment. Then he nodded. “As you wish.”I stood up and staggered a little because my legs were unsteady. The champagne was a lot stronger than I expected. Then I walked towards the back of the club, past the dancing couples, past the laughing groups and past the women in short skimpy skirts who looked at me like I did not belong.They were right. I did not belong here.I the restroom door open and met the room empty and quiet. The music was muffled now and just a low beat was heard through the walls.I walked over to the sink and

IVY’S POVThe table was small, just too small for three people.I sat across from Kael and Miranda sat beside him, with her hand resting on his arm. She was not gripping or playful, it was just there, like it belonged.She knew him. Really knew him. I could see it the way she breathed next to him and the way she did not ask permission to touch him. The way his body did not tense up when she leaned close.They had history. Although I did not know how much, but I knew it was there.“So Ivy,” Miranda said in a light, friendly manner. “How do you know Kael?”“Buisness.”“Buisness?” She asked inquisitively and tilted her head. Her blonde curls bounced on her face and her red dress shimmered under the low lights. “Kael does not usually mix Buisness with clubs.”“Tonight is different.”She looked at Kael, but he did not look at her. His eyes were on me. Watching my every move. Always watching.“Different how?” She asked.I did not answer.Kael did not answer.The silence stretched between us

IVY’S POVThe office was quiet. Too quiet.I sat behind my desk staring at the dark computer screen with piles of documents in front of me, untouched and my pen was still in the same place I left it yesterday.My mind was still at the club. Still with him.Kael.I closed my eyes and allowed the memories to wash over me and thought about the way he had looked at me all night and the way his eyes had never left my face. Not once. Even when Miranda was touching him, caressing him. Even when she had whispered in his ear. Even when she had pressed her body against his side.His eyes still stayed on me.I remembered the intensity of his stare. It was not just looking, it was watching. Studying. Like he was trying to read every thought in my head and wants to know what made me tick.And my body? My body reacted every time he leaned closer. My heart pounded and my skin got warm. My breath became shallow and I hated every minute of it. I hated that he had that effect on me.I opened my eyes an

KAEL’S POVI sat in my quiet office, behind my desk, staring at the file in front of me. Ivy’s file. I had read it so many times that I knew every word by heart. Her face stared back at me from the photo. With its gray eyes, Dark hair and a face that did not smile.With a sigh, I closed the file and leaned back in my chair.Then I heard a knock at the door.“Come in.”My assistant walked in with a tablet in his hand and a solemn expression on his face. He had been working for me for five years and knew better than to bring me any bad news without being prepared.“Alpha Kael, I have the latest reports on Morgan industries.”I nodded. “Tell me.”“The company is growing faster than anyone expected.” He adjusted his glasses and scrolled through the tablet. “Ivy Morgan is a genius, I must say. The numbers have doubled in the past few weeks and she has secured three new contracts. Her team is expanding.”I listened and did not interrupt.“But there is more.” My assistant looked up from the