Claimed by My Bestie's Alpha Daddy novel Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Then his face changed.

“That guy

last night-did you know him?”

I shook my head and looked away.

Richard let out a slow breath. “One of Jenny’s friends. I’ll have to talk to her about who she

lets in as her guests.”

That surprised me. He never acted this stern with her.

“I don’t think they’re close-I’m not even sure she knows him well,” I said quickly.

He didn’t budge. “She let him in. I don’t care how well she knew him-she’s going to answer for it.”

“I don’t really think it’s her faul-”

“So,” he cut in suddenly, “you’re still in school?”

I blinked. “Uh, yeah. Third year.”

“You said you’re job hunting. But you’re a full-time student?”

I blinked again, thrown. When had I said that? Was it last night? Had he heard me on the

phone? Oh. Of course. I had just said it-to my landlord. He must’ve heard. The realization

hit and made my face warm. He’d just been paying attention.

“The university wants us to get internships,” I mumbled. “I haven’t found one yet.”

He nodded. “What kind of work are you hoping for?”

“Communications, maybe. Or being someone’s assistant. I’ve taken some political science classes but… that stuff’s intense.”

“Mm.” He tilted his head. “You ever think about something more structured? Like admin or

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planning work?”

“I mean… not really. I guess I’m at the point where I’m just hoping someone will take a

chance on me.

He studied me for a second. “Don’t sell yourself short, Amelia.”

For a moment, neither of us said anything. It wasn’t awkward-just quiet. Like something honest had passed between us and neither of us wanted to break it right away.

Then he turned toward the door, back to business. “Jenny’s back in her room. I called a car

for you.”

“Thank you,” I said, grabbing my stuff. My stomach twisted again at the thought of seeing

Jenny.

At the door, I paused. My hand hovered over the handle, and I couldn’t stop the question from bubbling up. “Did we, um…” I hesitated, my voice catching in my throat. “Did anything… happen?” The words came out slower than I wanted, clumsy and unsure, but I

needed to know.

He looked at me seriously. “No, Amelia. Nothing happened.”

Relief flooded me. It didn’t make sense-wasn’t this what I had wanted?-but it was there all the same. I exhaled, tension slipping out of my shoulders before I could even try to hide

Just as I reached back for the doorknob, a knock on the other side made me jump. I yanked my hand back.

“Miss Amelia?” came the Beta’s voice. “I’m here to escort you to the car.”

I cracked the door open slowly and peeked out, relieved it was just him. He gave a small nod,

all business.

“This way, Miss Amelia.”

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Chapter 7

We walked quickly. Every sound made me flinch. When we passed near a closed door and I

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