Filed to story: The Billionaire Alpha’s Contract Lover by Caesar Erickson
He definitely meant for me to get in HIS car, not mine.
I struggled for a moment before walking toward the Bugatti.
I wanted to sit in the back seat, but the door was locked, and I couldn’t open it. Only the door of the pa*senger seat was unlocked.
Just. Great.
I was afraid to be so close to him, but I didn’t dare to defy him. Even a human like me could tell that his wolf was in dangerous territory right now.
Gritting my teeth, I opened the front pa*senger door and got in.
After I fastened my seat belt, he dr ove out of the parking garage.
It was the first time I’d ever been in his car. Before, he’d always had one of his people pick me up, or he’d had me follow behind him in my own car. I’d never been in his personal car.
He ll, most of my memories of us were when we were in bed, and we didn’t say much during those times.
Our “relationship” had been me coming to him when he wanted me, him using me, and then him sending me on my way. And definitely not being seen together by anyone, ever.
If it didn’t make me so sad, I’d find the whole thing funny. Now that he’d ended our contract and told me he never wanted to see me again…here he was. Looking for me.
I didn’t know where he was taking me, and I didn’t dare ask, didn’t dare speak without an indication that he wanted me to. I didn’t want to poke the bear. Er, wolf.
Griffon dr o ve to the lake.
The car stopped at a dark intersection. There wasn’t even a single streetlamp anywhere near us.
The lake was vast, endlessly stretching out to the horizon. If you didn’t know better, you’d think it was the ocean. The only thing missing was the scent of saltwater.
Griffon didn’t get out of the car, didn’t say anything. He just rolled down the window and let the breeze in.
He lowered his eyes and played with his lighter.
The whole thing was strange, and I couldn’t help but stare at him.
At first glance, I saw that the corners of his eyes were scarlet as if he was trying his best to hold back something, and his eyes were the amber color of his wolf’s.
My stomach twisted. Something was wrong with him.
I grabbed the seat belt tightly, gathered up all the courage I could manage, and asked in a whispered voice, “Alpha Knight, what’s wrong?”
When I spoke, I realized I’d made a mistake.
Griffon’s exp**ssion changed, and his demeanor darkened even more.
I didn’t dare to speak again.
Then I noticed the faint scent of alcohol in the car. My nose couldn’t detect wolfsbane, but I could definitely smell the whiskey.
And Griffon wouldn’t be drinking alcohol unless it had wolfsbane in it.
No wonder he’d taken the initiative to seek me out. He had liquid courage on his side. Or…liquid anger? I wasn’t sure.
Since he wouldn’t speak to me and tell me what he wanted.
I sighed.
While I was lost in my thoughts, Griffon startled me by tossing the lighter he was playing with against the dashboard and looked over at me.
“Did you sleep with Jackson last night?”
His eyes were a darker amber than I’d ever seen them before. I’d seen him in his wolf form a couple of times, and even then, his eyes weren’t this…deadly.
I stared into his eyes, trying to find something else in them, but there was nothing.
Suddenly this all felt more than a little ridic ulous. “Did you drive me all the way out here just to ask me that? Couldn’t you have asked this in the parking garage?”
His lethal gaze bored into my soul. “Answer me,” he growled.
This was all…exhausting. It was exhausting to be constantly misunderstood, constantly questioned about doing things I hadn’t done.
When I didn’t answer, Griffon pinched my chin bet**en his thumb and forefi**ger and snarled, “Speak!”
His grip hurt, and his nails had started to turn into claws. His wolf was just below the surface, and I knew just how hard he was trying to keep it in check. I’d seen this side of him before.
But only in bed.
I took a deep breath before quietly saying, “Would you believe me if I said that I didn’t sleep with Jackson?”
He sneered. “You stayed in his presidential suite for the entire night and didn’t come out until the next evening. Why do you think I’d believe you?”
I nodded and bit my lower l*p. “Since you already seem to know the answer, why are you asking me?”
He tightened his grip on my chin. “Did. You. Sleep. With. I lim?”
F uck this.
“Yes,” I ground out.
His exp**ssion froze, and I couldn’t read it.
“Why should you sleep with him?”
“Because he’s handsome and rich, and he’s the Alpha of a powerful pack. And I want to be with someone handsome and rich and powerful.”
Griffon narrowed his eyes. “That’s what you said before.”
“What?” I didn’t understand.
“You lied to me like this last time. I investigated you and Roman, and he never touched you. Why did you lie to me? And how dare you lie again?”
How could Griffon have had something like that investigated?
Or…did he know based on my scent? I knew Griffon had senses that were even more heightened than other wolves, being the powerful Alpha he was. But is that something he would be able to detect?
I searched his eyes, waiting for something more, not knowing what to say.
He seemed to be waiting for my explanation.
However, I had indeed slept with someone. It just wasn’t who he thought it was.
None of this would change anything. It didn’t matter if I told him the entire truth, and it didn’t matter if I lied to him. We would just continue to go around and around in circles.
“I lied last time because I was angry with you. But this time, it’s true. Jackson is different from Roman. He’s kind and gentle, and I like him very much.”
I met Griffon’s gaze, and I was careful to refer to Jackson without his Alpha title, to imply an intimacy that wasn’t actually there.
Griffon let go of my chin, and it was almost as if I was watching the light go out of his eyes.
After a long silence, he asked, “Did you know him before?”
I shook my head. “No. Yesterday was the first time we met.”
Griffon was so angry that he laughed.
It was terrifying.
“You’re unbelievable. You’re really something, aren’t you?”
My l*ps curled in a wry smile. “Didn’t you say that before?”
My sarcastic remark caused Griffon’s face to darken.
His gaze bored into mine, and I was fairly sure he wanted to strangle me to death right now if the look in his eyes was any indication.
Then his large body p**ssed down on me, it was as if I’d actually been pounced on by a wolf, making it hard for me to breathe.
I’d been afraid this would happen, but I hadn’t thought it would.
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