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reath they seemed to have been holding for hours. Jadyn Ramsey, however, didn't rush to the changing room. Ins

ade several female assistants swoon. "You. Me. The finest steakhouse in the

ing Ingrid, watched with bated breath. A Beta heir from a p

I have to decline, Mr. Ramsey. My shift isn't over, and I h

iling papers over a reunion with your favorite... well, acquaintance?" He lowered his voice, glancing

y but firmly. "And I am here because I

e. Instead, he flopped onto a plush sofa i

in at the stunned room. "I'll wait. Even th

pted behind me like wildfire,

tepped out of the elevator, I felt the tension radiating from the Alp

desk when the door to Gr

eek, and his scent-ozone and dark, brooding cedar-rolled off him in waves of a

of my desk, his sh

anded, his voice rough. "W

"Excuse me? I have the quart

the dark iris. It wasn't desire; it was the frustration of a man forced into a

pulled the leash. My Inner Wolf bristled at his tone, but I knew

ng up and smoothing my

ind of place where deals were made and secrets were whispered. But as the maître d' le

, menacing growl rumbled in his chest, au

doing here?" G

with himself. He had evidently charmed the loc

eference usually shown to an Alpha. He turned

nough to choke on. Grayson sat in stony silence, radiating a cold fury that ke

g do you intend to keep her locked up in that glass

hand clenching around his fork. "And her

lap. "It's a three-month engagemen

wasn't trapped. But the words seemed to have the opposi

who treats his Pack like a corporation and his mate like an acquisition." He leaned forward, his eyes lock

l, Ramsey. The Redstone Pack is currently negotiating for the sout

anished. But instead of backing down, he lo

you have no idea who you're sitting across from. You're disrespecting a wol

is eyes. "Holloway? The Silvermoon family?

standing up. He threw a stack of cash

o the valet stand was silent, but

iya

ct, he pulled me into a tight hug. It was warm, smelling

hing," he whispered into

sture I used to do when he was a scrawny

I just felt the sudden, v

nd possessive. Grayson yanked me away from Jady

," he s

soon as he was inside, the confined space was instantly flooded wit

e turned on me, his eyes glowing wi

assis of the car. "Is that why you look at me with nothing

ou're being

e Jadyn had hugged me. His lip curled in disgust. "You let him touch you. You let him leave his scent

d to force on me. But beneath his anger, I sensed something else-somethin

back. "Or pro

ling away from the curb with a screech of tires that mi