us's

in tense silence, but my mind was replaying t

ing to every curve, showcased an alluring figure. Golden hair cascaded loosely around her shoulders, frami

k. After all, she was just an ordinary human

ociety. I had spent years studying business management abroad, preparing for my destiny. Next month, I would officially assume my f

leading our pack alongside me. Besides, I had always preferred the strength and companionship of our o

however, was unu

hin my mind. (As werewolves, we communicate with ou

pecial about her? I countered,

aven replied, a powerfu

Even across the smoky room, a subtle fragrance-a blend of wild flow

rged again, his a

trol, the situation would only escalate. Reluctantly, I finished my

enough, she ended up in my bed. When I slipped off her dress, her body was truly stunning.

rimal satisfaction. Her body seemed made for mine, fitting me in ways I had never experienced.

I can still taste the salt and sweetness of her

. Humans didn't understand our world, the ancient responsibilities, the immense burden I carried. A human Luna could d

Raven howled within me, a

frustration. Raven coul

res, and he kept insisting she was my fated one. But my parents, while meticulously grooming me

esture, as I'd done with other women who had shared my bed. But before I could, she preempted me, humiliating me firs

fully react, she had

d into the meeting room that morning, I caught her unique scent, a subtle mix of defiance and vulnerability. Watching her nervous expression

dly within me. Isn't she delightful? She

urge to roll them dramatically, a gesture that would be

st in the crowd. I had fully intended to deliver a stern lecture, to put her firmly in her place

ng, a powerful instinct I barely restrained. Instead, I threw her own insults back at her. I wanted to add something cutting, like, "If I was so bad

ps with powerful figures from all walks of life. He had even fought

r buddies in his stead. I never expected to run into Claire there, a

at man-her father-kept glancing at her, eyeing her with a proprietorial disdain, made my blood boil. I wan

scalate into a physical altercation, a shocking d

defiant, her temper as f

as clearly a family matter, and my Alpha upbringing, my rigid self-control, prevented me from interfering. If she were my mate, I could intervene

ckly made my excuses and left too. I followed her in my car, keeping a careful di

a, that walking plastic surgery advertisement from the party? What an idiot her ex was. Th

id her, but then I caught the faint, unmistakable scent of tears in the cold night air. Was sh

enveloping me, filling the confined space of the car. Raven

ling herbs-a potent salve we werewolves used for injuries, a remed

. I didn't quite understand. What was so heartbreaking about a cheating man? Was that why

as some kind of replacement, a convenient way to forget

were drinking your sorrows away last night, begging me

"Professional bounda

some insignificant nobody. I, an Alpha, a billionaire, with women chasing after me left an

me. I couldn't. My pack,