The Alpha King's Reluctant Bride (Ava and Grayson) novel Chapter 21

Grayson’s POV-

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foot down on the gas, I turned on the engine just as Liam settled into the passenger seat. Without a word, I slammed zooming off once the how long Liam could keep quiet.

1 hit ninety-seven when he finally broke the silence.

“You know, I have no problem with you purposefully provoking her father by setting the wedding on the same day his ultimatum ends, Liam I kept my eyes on the road, not bothering to respond right away. The city blurred past us, and as I took a sharp turn, heading toward my con Liam snorted. “Okay, first, you don’t have a problem with me and Elaine, and second, you just used the word ‘fun’ in a sentence. Something I smirked slightly, pulling up to the front of Blackwood. Without a word, I stepped out of the car, ignoring the curious stares of the employees

It took more than people could imagine to hold the kind of power I did. The title of Alpha King had been in my family

for generations, but that didn’t mean it was handed to me on a silver platter. I had built Blackwood from the ground up, turning irinto a billion dollar empire that put my foot in both the werewolf and human worlds. That kind of dominance re constant vigilance. People didn’t cross m unless they had a death wish..

“Going to your office?” Liam asked as we entered the building. I gave him a brief nod and continued walking, the crowd parting like the Red When I stepped into the elevator. I could already feel the weight of the day ahead, but I had no patience left for the minor annoyances. The My PA, a petite, mousy woman, shot up from her desk the moment she saw me approach, her eyes wide with a flicker of fear. She stammered, “Mr. Blackwood, you… you have a guest in your office. I tried to stop her, but she was persistent.”

I raised an eyebrow, my expression cold. “Persistent?” I repeated my voice dropping to a deadly calm that made her face pale “Yes,” she whispered

1 kept my gaze fixed on her. “What happens when I have five walk-ins à day and they are all PERSISTENT?”

She opened her mouth, but no words came out.

“You’re fired,” I said coldly. “Clear out your things and disappear

She didn’t argue, didn’t even try to defend herself like she had been waiting for the inevitable. She simply nodded, tears brimming in her eye With that, I turned my attention back to my office door, a sharp sense of irritation already gnawing at me. I didn’t have the patience for this n

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The moment I stepped inside, her scent hit me-sweet and overpowering, like a perfume

designed to distract. My growled in the back of my mind, an echo of my own irritation.noveldrama

“Monica.”

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She raised her head, a sultry smile spreading across her lips as she sashayed toward me, swaying her hips in that practiced way she knew “It’s so nice to see you, Grayson,” she purred. “It’s been far too long.”

1 kept my expression bored, refusing to give her the satisfaction of a reaction. “What are you doing here?”

Her smile faltered for a split second before she plastered it back on. “Oh, that hurts my feelings. I haven’t seen you in over a year, and this i

I let out an irritated sigh as my wolf growled again. Monica was hunning, there was

no denying that tall, lean, with the kind of body that made men stop and stare. Her perfectly sculpted face, framed by long, dark hair, could h But all that beauty couldn’t mask what lay underneath-

a manipulative, conniving woman who used her looks as a weapon. Monica was the type of person who thrived on power and control, using She also happened to be Elaine’s best friend. A mistake I had almost made-

almost married her. But that was a tale I preferred not to think about, or I might be tempted to remove her limb by limb.

“I’m not in the mood, Monica. Wherever you crawled out from, return there.”

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