The Alpha King's Reluctant Bride (Ava and Grayson) novel Chapter 26

-Grayson’s POV-

I stared at my watch, counting down the seconds until she arrived. Patience wasn’t a problem for me. I was trained to endure to wait but late Maria was about to do just that.

The door creaked open. My new PA, too jittery for her own good, peeked in. “Mr. Blackwood, your four o’clock is here.”

I gave a curt nod. She scrambled out without another word, and moment later, Maria strolled in like she owned the place. I took her in- the casual clothes, the air of someone who could break you without so much as lifting a finger. She didn’t need to announce what she was;

“I understand you’re all-

powerful, Alpha Grayson,” she said, her eyes narrowing as she crossed the room. “But I don’t appreciate being called like a dog.”

A small smile tugged at the corner of my lips. She was always so predictable. “Sit down, Maria.”

She rolled her eyes, flopping into the chair with a dramatic sigh. “What is it this time? You need a spell to track down someone? Melt someo Finally, a full smile broke across my face. “And people say I’m the violent one.” Then I frowned, wiping the grin from my face, “You wouldn’t I the first place.”

She shrugged, unfazed by my annoyance. “Look, Grayson, I know we are friends well let’s just say we tolerate each other-

you haven’t ripped out my heart, and I haven’t melted your brain—but I have a life. I’m not your personal on-

call witch. So stop blowing up my phone like you can’t function without me.”

She was pushing my patience, but that wasn’t unusual. Maria had been a thorn in my side for years, yet she was one of the few people wh one of the few I allowed in, no matter how reluctantly. She’d been the one to tell me all that nonsense about fated mates and the Moon God

“Well?” she pressed, interrupting my thoughts. “Did you find her? Did

you finally do the deed? Were you calling me to tell me all about it because you lack actual friends?”

“Cut the jokes, Maria. You’re not funny.”

Her grin widened as she plopped her feet up on my desk-

a move that always set me on edge. “Tell me why I’m really here.”

“Take your feet off my desk,” I ordered coldly.

“You ever notice you’re a bit uptight?” she shot back, crossing her legs on the chair instead. “So tell me what it is so I can leave because I li

I clenched my jaw, eyes narrowing at her. Annoying didn’t even begin to describe her, but she was also one of the most powerful witches ali from Ava, she was the only person aware of the situation and I knew she would take it with her to the grave.

“I felt something.” I finally said, keeping my voice even. “My body… reacted to someone.”

Maria’s playful expression faded immediately. She sat up straight, her eyes sharp. “So you found your mate?”

“No,” I snapped, the word coming out harsher than I intended. “The situation is complicated but I am getting married to

someone.”

Maria was old school sol knew she wouldn’t have heard about my marriage, “She is a doctor and well she touched me during her first sess “Well then she’s your fated mate,”noveldrama

“Will you stop with the mate nonsense?” I snapped, “She is not mine because she already found hers.”

“Then why isn’t she with him? Why are you marrying her?” Her one was serious now, all traces of sarcasm gone.

I ran a hand through my hair, my frustration growing. “I told you-it’s complicated.”

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