Resisting The Savage Alpha Brothers

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l around here; perhaps, I would have one single

ls, especially the old fogeys, were unrepentant gossipers. The town had been around since the first lupine community was establish

d them. I was unable to retain the inheritance that had been passed down through generatio

gs were insufficient to cover salary expenses, and he would have to lay off some of us. Fortunately for me, I was among the staf

noticed. However, my efforts were all for naught. If I had known I

they were incapable of covering salary

them. Nevertheless, I held my tongue

including student loans, housing fees, and sustenance, which were a hercu

actual worth. I was already overwhelmed with debt, and paying property tax on an ol

riends since high school through college. She was fortunate to have living

e in a fire at the restaurant where they were celebra

e amount. She was understanding about my predicament, but I was ashamed o

ts and three older brothers. As the last born and only girl in her family, she was doted upon. I, on the other hand, was an only child,

ing list. I economized by utilizing coupons for my purchases and always looked out for

placed on a shelf higher than my 5'3" frame. My dimi

grab the box. My fingers skimmed its edge, bu

f the shelf, standing on my toes as far as I could go,

ct to push the box over the edge when I felt

ale behind me easily reached above my head and procured the

eaching out for the box and looking

lectric shock. I had to tilt my head

have been sculpted from a painting, with its angled jaw, high cheekbones, thin lips set in

ically glowed under the fluorescent lights of the store, his hair slick and shiny. His eyes were the

y part of him was hard, as if he had been carved out of stone. His eyes, the set of his jaw, the breadt

up, and I flush

ed for him to hand me the box of granola bars, my hand still outstretched. "Thanks f

eyebrows. Then, he did the unimaginable. He turned on his

conduct. I intercepted his path, planting my

ne. He was several heads taller than I was, and even if he weren't, I couldn't

my finger at him. He remained silent, fueling my ire. "You

rrassed when he didn't show any reaction to my outb

ng, what I would have purchased would have hardly filled a small shopping basket, not to mention a full c

hier remarked as she handed me my receipt. "Challenging o

eone significant in the community? I had assumed he was a stranger in this town. Guess he

d taken from me. Calculations ran through my head as I stepped out of the store, lugging the shopping

ource amidst the rows of cars in the parking loft. My eyes locked w

out here for me? Had he deliber

otic car, which screamed luxury. I thought about t

bly attractive. They had good genes in their family – tall, muscularly built

"f*ck all of you" under my breath, and flipped

lerating the speed, wishing I could tr