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At first, Conrad planned to pay Nadia a visit, but then he decided he was going to confront Danielle first, hear what she had to say for herself. So he invited her to the luxury restaurant where they first had their meeting. The beginning of all her lies. Conrad sat across from Danielle, somehow he managed to be calm, maintaining a bored elegance, though beneath the table, his fingers were curled into a tight fist. Danielle, oblivious to his present state of mind, leaned forward with a bright smile. She had been talking for twenty minutes nonstop. "The flower arrangements for the gala are finally settled," Danielle chirped, smoothing the lines of her designer dress. "White lilies and gold accents. And honestly, Alpha, I have to give credit where it is due. Nadia has been incredibly helpful with the logistics. She has an eye for detail that I didn't expect from someone with her background." Conrad’s jaw tightened at the mention of Nadia’s name, but he kept his voice steady. "Helpf

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Curiousity had Nadia scampering through an abandoned factory her father had left behind, Alpha Edward had left the factory to rot and ruin instead of continuing her fathers’ dreams to own the first automobile factory in the kingdom.She had never known about this factory until she came across it while going through assets her uncle had confiscated, she only knew her dad wanted an automobile company but she didn’t know if he went through with that dream.The environment was wrecked, the air intense with the smell of rusted iron and decades of silence.Nadia moved through the shadows of the lower levels, her flashlight flooding over the gloom.Hoping she could find something, perhaps a stash of hidden funds.She pried back the rotted timber, revealing an iron hatch. With a heave that felt strangely effortless, she wrenched it open. Inside sat a single, leather-bound ledger.Nadia flipped it open, her breath hitching. "Payrolls for the Irongard Council... 2006, 2012, 2021." Her eyes scan

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The afternoon sun filtered through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Bradley Group’s executive lounge. Nadia stood by the espresso machine, her movements calm and deliberate.The Queen Mother sat with her legs crossed, her silver hair perfectly coiffed and her eyes as cold as a winter morning in the High Peaks.On the table before her lay a leather-bound folder—a new set of documents to replace the check Nadia had shredded in London."You are a stubborn creature, Nadia," the Queen Mother began, her voice warm and cautionary. "I admired it for a moment, truly. But a strategist should know when a position has become untenable."Nadia turned, holding her cup with a steady hand. "I wasn't aware we were playing a game of territory today, Madam. I have a briefing with the Alpha King in twenty minutes.""Right about that…I will cut right to the chase," the Queen Mother corrected, her lip curling. "And since you were unimpressed by my previous offer of a settlement, I decided to look into y

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"Is everything alright, clear eyes? You don't usually call at this hour," Estelle’s voice came through the line, lighter than it had been in months. "I’m more than okay, Mom. I just... I needed to hear your voice," Nadia said, pausing outside the frosted doors of the executive wing. She leaned her shoulder against the cold wall and took a slow breath, picking her thoughts with her lips tightly pressed together. "I was just walking to a meeting and thinking about how incredibly grateful I am. I’m grateful that we can afford the absolute best care for your health right now. A year ago, we were drowning in a state of utter hopelessness." "We were," Estelle agreed softly. "Those were really dark times, Nadia." "It was. And I’m just so thankful for friends like Valentine who came through when things were getting truly desperate. His insurance policy changed everything. By the way, how are you feeling today? Did Dr. Vance come by for the morning rounds?" "He did. He spent at least twenty

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"Why are you not eating, Nadia?" Conrad asked, his voice rising over the soft jazz playing in the background of the restaurant.Nadia sat back, her hands folded in her lap. She looked at the elaborate spread before her and then up at Conrad. She scoffed at the thought of how he had essentially kidnapped her for the evening. "Is there a specific reason why you brought me to this public restaurant, Alpha? Knowing perfectly well that it was against my will?"Conrad didn’t look up from his own plate. He cut a small piece of roasted asparagus with precision. "Your will is what I command, Nadia. As your King, I don't see why that is a difficult concept for you to grasp.""Why are you doing this?" she pressed, her voice dropping an octave. "The orders, the dinner, the forced proximity. What is the goal here?"Conrad finally set his fork down and looked her in the eye. The glow in his gaze was soft but absolute. "I tried to ask you out politely, did I not? Back in London. Back in the office.

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“Valentine,” Conrad said as he stepped out of the elevator, “call every executive to the boardroom. Now.”Valentine looked up from her desk. “All of them, Alpha?”“Yes. Five minutes.”His fingers moved quickly across the phone screen. “Right away.”Conrad did not stop walking. His jaw was tight, his expression dark. Employees lowered their heads as he passed.Within minutes, the executive boardroom was filled.Marcus sat at the far end of the table with Silas, Julian, and the other senior Alphas. The atmosphere was tense. Nobody spoke until Conrad walked in.The room fell silent immediately.Conrad stood at the head of the table and looked at each of them slowly.“You all seem very comfortable discussing my company behind my back,” he said.Marcus cleared his throat. “Alpha Conrad, we were only discussing the partnership announcement.”“The partnership announcement is not a discussion.”Silas shifted nervously. “We were concerned about the reaction from ...”Conrad laughed once. It wa

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“You can take whatever you like from the racks.”Nadia stopped walking and slowly turned toward Conrad.“With all due respect, Alpha Conrad, I do not remember putting out a formal notice saying I do not have clothes.”Conrad slipped one hand into his pocket as he walked deeper into the luxury boutique.“With all the money you make for the company,” he said calmly, “one would think you have other purposes aside from looking nice.”He teased.The jab landed perfectly.Nadia stared at him in disbelief.“Excuse me?”Conrad glanced at a row of dresses without looking at her.“I said what I said.”Nadia folded her arms tightly. “Are you saying I do not look nice?”Conrad finally looked at her.“I can only say so little.”Her jaw dropped.For one second, she genuinely considered throwing one of the handbags at his head.Instead, she forced a smile.“You brought me here to insult me?”“No.” Conrad adjusted the cuff of his black shirt. “We are not here to shop for you.”Nadia blinked.“We’re n

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Nadia’s face burned.Because despite everything…She was imagining herself wearing it.For him.His hands on her waist.His eyes serenading her with overwhelming desire.His deep baritone voice moaning her name.“Nadia.”She blinked.Conrad snapped his fingers lightly in front of her face.“What do you think?”She swallowed hard.“No. Nothing.”His eyes darkened slightly.Raven howled smugly inside Conrad’s head.“We have her where we want her.”Conrad placed the lingerie back carefully.“We’ll take it.”Nadia nearly inhaled her own tongue.The shopping continued for another hour.Conrad picked dresses.Shoes.Jewelry.Perfume.And every single time, he somehow found a way to ask Nadia’s opinion.“What about this one?”“Would she like this color?”“Too revealing?”“Too innocent?”Nadia answered with increasing irritation each time.Finally, the shopping bags were packed.Conrad stepped outside the boutique with Nadia beside him while two Beta security guards approached immediately.“A

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A vase shattered against the wall.Danielle screamed loudly as another designer handbag flew across the room.“He took her out again!”Katerina stood quietly near the vanity while her daughter paced furiously through the suite.“He took Nadia Williams out again!” Danielle shrieked. “In public!”A perfume bottle crashed against the mirror.Katerina finally spoke calmly. “How do you know?”Danielle snatched her phone from the bed and shoved it toward her mother.“My informant sent me pictures.”Katerina took the phone slowly.The photos showed Conrad and Nadia leaving a luxury boutique together.Conrad’s hand was wrapped tightly around Nadia’s.Nadia’s cheeks were pink.The images looked painfully intimate.Danielle’s breathing became uneven again.“Look at them!” she yelled. “Look at the way he’s staring at her!”Katerina’s expression darkened slightly.“This is getting dangerous.”“He never looks at me like that,” Danielle whispered bitterly.She grabbed another vase and hurled it tow

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“You claimed this was a medical crisis,” he said calmly. “I’m treating it like one.”Danielle’s voice cracked.“You would sedate me?”“If necessary.”“You’re unbelievable!”“No,” Conrad replied coldly. “What’s unbelievable is staging a collapse because I didn’t answer your calls.”Silence exploded through the room.Katerina’s face hardened instantly.Danielle looked humiliated.“I did not…”“Enough.”Conrad’s voice turned deadly quiet.“You are embarrassing yourself.”Danielle’s eyes watered immediately.“You’ve been avoiding me.”“Yes.”The blunt honesty stunned her.Conrad continued calmly, “And this performance changes nothing.”Katerina stepped forward sharply.“You are speaking to your future wife.”Conrad finally looked at her fully.“You would watch your tone while you speak to me,” he said coldly.Katerina’s face tightened.Danielle looked devastated now.“Conrad…”“You wanted my attention.” His voice remained calm. “Now you have it.”He turned toward the doctors.“Complete th

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