sky over Long Island w

rought-iron gates of the Hayden family estate. The t

y his knuckles ached. On the passenger seat re

regnancy had severed the last pathetic th

Alston to the glass-enclosed sun

blooming white rose bushes. She wore a flawless Ch

n around when

nced on a Tuesday, Alston," Genevieve said coldl

the wrought-iron patio table and placed the

. His voice shook slightly, but

wly, her eyes scanning the papers on the table. S

down and picked up

asked, taking a sip of her tea. "Did you forget who is keepin

his mistress pregnant. That violates the morality claus

ed. It was a sh

," she sneered. "Alphas have mistresses. It is a biological reality. Y

atted his cheek. The physical contact was deme

g hard, "I will pull the credit lines on your father's factories

his face. The air in the sunroom

that," Alsto

g to call a press conference this Friday. You are going to stand next to Brayd

rs and tore them in half, drop

ton. And lear

the capitalistic violence pressing down on him made his

out of the sunroom

in the Marks Tech bo

stood at the projector, confidently present

satisfied with himself, riding the high

r the head of the ta

ent hi

artificial stench of rose perfume, layered

ight from his mistres

bsolute disrespect. The sheer audacity of this pathetic Alpha, paradi

vision ti

y metal laser pointer

oth hands. His Eni

n

two. A jagged edge of the broken metal s

ck echoed li

nce. The entire room of e

t his bleeding thumb. He slowly raised

s voice was a deadly, quiet whisper that made t

nfident smile vanishing. "The da

n volume, laced with a crushing Enigma pressure. "You missed a five percent variance in the

uth to defend himself, but the sheer weight of E

dispenser on the table and slowl

," Easton ordered coldly.

his files with shaking hands, and

he bloody wipe

table and typed a heavily encrypte

ncial leverage between the Hayden family trust and the Lindsey manufac