The Defiant Luna Rejects Her Arrogant Alpha

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each second a drop of water wearin

, a strange thing happened. He laughed. It wasn't a sound of amu

sk. It slid across the polished surfa

It was a physical weight, designed to make lesser wolves cower. I had lived under that pressu

Julian. Julian simply adjusted hi

u think the elders will let you gut my company, the lifeblood of this pack

the room. He stalked around the desk until he was standing direc

layed on his lips. He thou

jewelry? A larger budget for your charity events? Do you wan

e some petulant omega. He thought this was

for my cheek in a gesture that wa

d just slightl

ever been denied anyt

cold and hard. My simple, quiet refusal had thro

cry, to scream, to give him the emotional outb

a mirror, reflecting his o

e as calm as a frozen lake. "This was never abou

egs. I made myself comfortable, taking o

ject me. I walk away. It's clean, simple, and costs you nothing but a little b

ou are my Luna. The face of the Hatfield pack. What possible ben

he flaw in my logic. I couldn't leave unless

e touched my lips. I

for a moment. My green eyes met his. "If you don't

ed, "And Plan B...

f his control snapped. Nothing

ound cracked through the room like a gunsho

yes flashing with power. He was about to use

rce of the Alpha's Command. "This farce is over. T

ian stood impassive. The command washed over me,

dn't

of water on his desk, took a sm

shock. The command

ck laws, when a formal 'relationship settlement' is initiated by one party, both mates are considered to be in a state of

structed world, a world built on his abso

he had plan

lieving face. A flicker of something-not triumph, but cold satisfaction-stir

"Shall we discuss the de