CLAIMED BY THE WRONG ALPHA

he shot inside without looking back, firmly closing the door behi

"What ought I to have done? I sought a one-night stand, n

on her cheeks. That man of a beast had cut them off as though they were nothing. She shook her head and battled

ief shower. Cassidy wasn't waiting for her, which made sense-her friend had an early class toda

ry move, a sharp reminder of last night. Worse, an unwelcome sensation tingled between he

home, Cassidy was there, wait

herself off, then groaned. "Oh my God, you did, didn't you? You lost your virginity last night. And you didn't even call me? I asked around at The Crimson Lounge. Do you kn

pace to breathe, the questio

nto the couch. "

her waiting, cr

y and then told her everything, almost exact

stared after

re terrifying

ou encouraged him into sleeping with you? You did not e

I

potent man like that? He faced the task, of cou

ebrows. "Powerful?"

He is not only some businessman, Eva. It is clear from

emed to her simply another rich man. Sure and

The way the air seemed to change about him, as though people were naturally moving besid

though she were speaking to herself. " His name is Zane

ng, she turned gradually toward Cas

a breath. "He han

ted to turn over

Her voice hardly g

Lounge. In the VIP part three of his friends were waiting for him. One among them was Zane.

er fingers clenched into the couch fabric. This was

n-she'll never let me hear the end of this. Ryan will use this against me to do

et's not jump to the worst-case scenario. If he doesn

h. Lillian and Lucas are getting engaged the same day. He'll be there. He'l

ld happen next. The ire of her father. Lillian's constant sufferin

ountenance hardening.

not

you are recognized. Tell Lillian, Lucas says. Lillian reports back to y

ssidy. Men like him function dif

"OK. Then we work out before the Gala Engagem

t a sour laugh. "Th

e figure out how to foreshadow thi

lutter of optimism as she gazed at her best frie

his by herself. And perhaps, just perhaps

it being