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"I know he used me, and I know he threw me away," I interrupted because I could not handle his pity right now."You do not have to remind me how stupid I am for holding onto a fake fantasy.""You are not stupid," Ren said with a very rough and quiet tone."I am stupid," I argued while wiping a stray tear from my cheek."I spend my nights looking for a ghost because I am terrified that I will never feel that specific spark ever again."I waited for Ren to scold me or tell me to go back to my desk, but the tall man remained perfectly silent.He stared at me with an overwhelming intensity, and his chest rose and fell with heavy breaths.He looked like he was fighting a massive internal war, and the heavy tension in the room made the air feel thin.I opened my mouth to apologize for yelling at my boss, but the words died in my throat.A sudden, violent wave of nausea slammed into my stomach without any warning.The spicy Thai food we ate yesterday and the custom espresso from this morning

The loud hum of the ceiling vents quieted down as the system adjusted to the new settings."The heat should kick on in a few minutes," he promised while walking back toward the sitting area.Before he could sit down again, the intercom box on his desk buzzed with a sharp burst of static."Mr. Wilder, the board members are gathered in the main conference room for your budget review," a woman's voice announced over the speaker.I tensed up because I knew exactly how important the afternoon budget meetings were to the company.Enzo had specifically warned him about the council members monitoring his daily schedule and his corporate spending.I expected Ren to apologize, grab his red folders, and rush out the door to appease the angry board.Instead, Ren walked over to his desk and pressed his finger firmly against the intercom button."Cancel the budget review and tell the board I'm unavailable for the rest of the day," Ren ordered into the microphone."But sir, they've been waiting for

"Keep your voice down," I warned him with a sharp, dangerous glare."You just canceled a quarterly budget review with the most powerful human shareholders in the city," Enzo argued while throwing his hands in the air."They were sitting in the main conference room waiting for you, and you dismissed them like they were interns.""I had a medical emergency in my office, so the budget review can wait until Monday morning," I replied smoothly."A human secretary getting a stomach ache is not a damn medical emergency, Alpha," Enzo snapped back.I grabbed the lapels of his grey suit jacket and shoved him backward until his broad shoulders hit the drywall.A low snarl ripped out of my throat, and my canine teeth elongated sharply as my wolf pushed to the surface of my mind."Do not disrespect my mate," I growled right in his face.Enzo didn't flinch, and he just stared right back at me with absolute, stubborn defiance."I am trying to save your territory, but you are playing a very dangerous

My palms slapped against the cold tile floor just before my face could strike the hard ground.The long corporate hallway spun in a nauseating circle while hundreds of printed spreadsheets fluttered through the air around me.I knelt in the center of the massive mess, staring blankly at a thick blue folder that had snapped open near my knee.White papers covered the floor like fresh snow, hiding the polished tiles beneath layers of confidential financial data.My arms shook under my own weight, and my vision blurred around the edges as another violent wave of dizziness crashed over my brain.I squeezed my eyes shut and tried to draw a steady breath, but my lungs felt incredibly tight and restricted.I tried to push myself up from the floor, but my twisted ankle throbbed with a sharp, blinding burst of pain.My elbows buckled instantly, and my body started to pitch forward toward the hard surface.Heavy footsteps rushed down the corridor, echoing loudly off the bare drywall before comi

The sharp sting of rejection burned through my veins like a silver blade.My hand hovered in the empty air between us while Jett scrambled backward on the cold tile floor.He just slapped my fingers away, and his harsh boundary echoed loudly down the quiet corporate corridor.My inner wolf let out a vicious snarl of wounded pride because an Alpha is never rejected by his chosen mate.The primal instinct demanded that I step forward and pull him into my arms to claim what was mine.I clenched my hand into a tight fist and pulled my arm back to my side before the beast could take control.I forced the raging wolf down into the darkest corner of my mind, locking it behind a wall of pure iron willpower.Jett was trembling against the drywall, and he looked terrified of the intense energy radiating from my tense muscles.I realized how much my unpredictable behavior was hurting him and pushing him closer to the edge of a panic attack.He needed safety, and my overwhelming presence was just