“Caroline, don’t hide anything from me,” Linda demanded, her eyes gleaming with curiosity. “What’s going on between you and Alpha Draven? You arrived holding hands, and I saw him kiss you.”
“We’re dating, Linda. That’s all,” I replied with a smile but without wanting to share intimate details.
“That’s all? Oh no, you’re going to tell me everything! I’ll get us some coffee so we can talk.” She was relentless, her wolf’s curiosity fully engaged, but I wasn’t going to give her details about my personal life. We were just coworkers.
“I can’t, Linda, I have a lot of work to do. We’ll talk later,” I said with a polite smile.
“Oh, but you’re the Luna of the office now, you don’t need to worry about working.” Her comment made Rory bristle with annoyance. I already knew she loved gossip, but the comment struck a nerve.
“Linda, I’m still an employee here like everyone else,” I said firmly. “No privileges! So I need to do my work. When I have some time, we’ll talk, okay?!”
I was feeling uncomfortable with her insistence and prying. Linda was about to press further when Ryan, Kyle, and Clara entered the room.
Beta Ryan immediately sensed the tension and intervened, “Good morning, Carrie! How’s our favorite she-wolf today?”
“I’m doing well, and you all?” I replied, grateful for his interruption.
At that moment, the phone on my desk rang.
It was my new boyfriend requesting my presence with the others.
I got up and opened the door for us to enter, leaving a still-curious Linda outside.
“So, brother, here we are. What’s this important news you need to share with the pack?” Ryan asked right away.
Draven stood up, came over to me with that confident stride, took my hand, and kissed my cheek before saying, “You’re my pack family, so I wanted to tell you that I’m dating the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen in my life.”
Everyone was thrilled, congratulating us and saying how they’d sensed the mating pull between us for weeks.
“This calls for a celebration,” Ryan declared, his Beta authority second only to Draven’s. “Kyle, make a reservation for the five of us at Golden Petal for lunch today.” He took charge of planning lunch, leaving no room for discussion.
We chatted for a few moments before everyone returned to their offices. At noon, we met at the elevator to go to lunch. With the audit happening, we were swamped with work and had to conduct our investigation discreetly, on top of our already demanding routine tasks. Throughout the morning, I didn’t have any more time with Draven, as I was glued to my desk working through the financial records.
Lunch was delightful; it was always good to be with our small pack-like group. Draven was very attentive with me, his possessive touches sending clear signals to everyone that I belonged to him, and of course, he ordered a slice of chocolate cake for us to share for dessert.
When we returned to the office, he pulled me into his office, pressed me against the door, and started kissing me with unbridled passion.
His kisses were hot and hungry. He slid his large hand down to my thigh, lifting my skirt slightly, pulling my leg up to his waist, pressing all his magnificent hardness against me. I could feel his cedar and musky scent enveloping me, making me dizzy with desire. He ran his hand along my thigh and reached my panties, which were hot and wet. This man set me ablaze like nothing I’d ever experienced before.
Just as he slipped his finger under the lace, teasing at my entrance and making me gasp with pleasure, his cell phone rang.
I heard him growl a curse that would make any wolf blush and pull away to reach for the device in his jacket’s inner pocket.
He gave me a quick apologetic peck, stepped back, and listened intently to whoever was speaking on the other end of the line as he walked to his desk, his eyes briefly flashing violet with frustration.
I composed myself and went to my office on shaky legs. When I sat down, he rushed out, giving me a quick kiss and promising, “I’ll finish what I started later, little wolf.” I resumed my work and lost track of time.
It wasn’t long before two female employees from accounting walked by my office, their whispers clearly intended for me to hear.
“So she’s sleeping with the Alpha to climb the corporate ladder,” one said with a sneer. “I wonder if she knows he’ll never take her as his Luna. An unmated she-wolf with a cub? She’s just a temporary distraction.”
“Exactly,” the other replied. “Alpha Thorne needs a proper Luna who can strengthen pack alliances, not some nobody who can’t even produce a proper heir with a scent.”
Rory growled within me, wanting to show these gossiping wolves their place, but I maintained my composure. I’d faced worse in my life than petty office jealousy. Still, their words stung because they voiced my own deepest fears, that I wasn’t good enough to be Draven’s Luna, that Liam and I would always be outsiders because of our lack of scent.
I focused on my work, trying to push their comments from my mind. I wasn’t with Draven for his position or power. I was with him because when he looked at me with those violet eyes, I felt whole for the first time since that masked ball.
Caroline’s POV
Two hours after leaving, Draven returned looking disturbed.
He passed by me, his violet eyes stormy as if he’d confronted his worst nightmare, and growled, “In my office, now, Caroline!”
I froze at his tone, Rory whimpering inside me. Ryan and Clara were following him, and I heard them pleading with him to calm down. But Draven ignored them, his dominant Alpha energy filling the entire floor. Confused, I got up and entered his office, with the other two following behind me and closing the door.
I stopped when his angry gaze fell on me, his furious voice slicing through the air.
“How could you, Caroline! You came into my pack territory like an innocent lamb, but you’re nothing more than a treacherous rogue! You betrayed my trust in a way no one ever has. And after everything that happened between us… You’re the biggest disappointment of my life!” he snarled at me, rage emanating from every pore.
“Draven, what’s going on? What are you talking about?” I asked, already feeling my throat tighten as tears started streaming down my face. Rory was desperately trying to make sense of what was happening.
“Don’t play innocent with me-not anymore!” He paced back and forth like a caged predator, rubbing both hands over his face. “You know exactly what you did. I want you out of my company and out of my pack territory now! And consider yourself lucky, because the only reason you’re not leaving here in handcuffs is that I feel sorry for your son!”
What was he talking about? I didn’t understand! Handcuffs? I was already in shock. I was trembling, and when he released another Alpha growl, I nearly collapsed under the weight of it.
“Get out now! Out of my company! I guarantee you’ll only work in this territory again if it’s in the sewers, where rats like you belong. You’re despicable. I regret the day I let you into my pack. Out!” he roared, slamming his hand on the desk hard enough that I heard the wood crack.
I felt a hand on my shoulder gently pulling me out of that office. I was paralyzed, my eyes burning, my chest aching with a pain that Rory and I shared. We couldn’t understand what was happening.
Clara grabbed my purse and took me to Ryan’s office. They both sat down with me and finally explained.
“Caroline, remember when I mind-linked Draven on Saturday saying we suspected information had been leaked?” Ryan spoke seriously, his usually friendly demeanor replaced with the stern expression befitting a Beta.
“Yes, and you were going to thoroughly check everything. Did you find who it was? But what does this have to do with me?” I asked, confused.
“Well, Carrie, it turns out our tech team found two emails sent from your computer. They were sent and deleted, but our specialist managed to recover them,” Clara explained calmly, her eyes showing compassion despite the gravity of the situation.
“What do you mean, two emails? What emails?” I looked at her, not understanding.
Ryan handed me two sheets of paper. The first one contained an email dated from last Thursday with the following message:
From: Caroline Bennett
To: [email protected]
Subject: Warning
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