el

n. Behind the pitch-black privacy glass of the rear window, I felt a suffo

eavy V12 engine let out a low roar, and the tires plowed through a de

es. I clenched my jaw until my teeth ached, staring at the two blood-red taillig

damp servants' quarters in the east wing, since a lowly Omega br

e Pack Medical Institute to clear out my locker. As I walked down the third

ce; her manicured nails dug into my forearm as her eyes darted around in panic. "Haze

oldly. "Since you're brave enough to steal credit from a VIP,

"The sub-basement cameras shorted out that night! Nobody saw a th

n. "I have zero interest in whatever filthy deal you made,

idor before straightening her uniform, lifting her chin

s and personal items toward the elevator, I rounded a co

ely dropped to one knee to gather my things, his amber-green eyes darkening as he sa

ning as I kept my head down. "I just want a cha

the fellowship, isn't it? I heard what happened. I won't let them bury your tal

t with both hands. "You can't start a conflict with the Kensington

dy right in the middle of the hallway

around her finger. Preston stood up and glared at her with open di

klace catch the ceiling light. "Save your breath, Alpha Reynolds. I have to g

rashing over my chest. Tugging Preston's sleeve, I picked up my box and hurried toward th

ric

atched the three people by the elevators through the glass part

ox. Hazel Foster-my wife on paper, the pathetic creature I h

e of Preston Reynolds's coat, her head tilted up toward the young

umors were right; the low-born Omega was a shameless opportunist, hooking h

n, who wore the diamond necklace I had to

y flashed across my mind-two nights ago in the hillside villa, the masked Hea

uards reported that Preston Reynolds had been wai

clicked together in my head: Valerie hadn't just saved me in the vault; she had

and projected a cold command through our pack Mind-Link: Stop the surveilla

olerate her greed and give her the prestige she craved-and as for my unfaithful

licked sharply against the polished floor as I