Bonded to My Ex's Alpha Brother (by CalebWhite) novel Chapter 41

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the leaned forward slightly. He reached for a folder – my application

marialu – his long, putterful fingers turning the pain

with deliberate despekt.

“Trim Blackwood,” he rent, his eyes flicking up to me. “Top of yom cham. This did you manage tha

Heat flooded in body. For six months I had worked myself to exhorten, prising my worth though academics shen nothing else about me seemed to matter. And he was questioning it.

By studying hard.” I answered, my volve sharp.

Its head snapped up, eyes locking onto mine. The subden attention sebbed me spreading down my neck as he stated at me

Ireath. My wolf covered, but my body responded differently—a warm flush

edge of the paper.

The first year is easy, he muttered, returning to the file, though I noticed his fingers tightened at the edge i

I felt utters dejected. After the Soul Bond disaster, I had spent countless nights curled over textbooks while other students socialized. Every perfect grade was my armor, proof that my existence was more than just being the rejected Omega.

I really worked for those grades,” I said softly.

idn’t. My pulse quickened, a heat that had nothing to do with anger

Derek’s a rose slowly from the file to meet mine. Though I wanted to look away, I couldn’t. My spreading through my body. The way he looked at me made me hold my breath.

“Why didn’t you heed my warning to stay away from my brother? Why are you trying to win him back?” his voice dropped lower, involuntarily sending

shiver down my spine.

“What?” The sudden shift caught me off guard.

“The photos at the speech competition. His jaw lightened. “You claim they weren’t your doing, but they were clearly an attempt to rekindle your relationship with Bradley,”

1 blinked, momentarily stunned steadying myself.

sed by his accusation. “Those weren’t my slides. I tried to tell you that day, but you wouldn I listen.” I took a deep breath,

“So you’re saying someone else had photos of you and Bradley, and they were trying to get you two–back together?”

other! His voice

voice dripped with skepticism

My patience finally snapped. “No, that’s not what I’m saying at all! Lily stole my research and sabotaged my presentation. She and Bradley betrayed me together. Why would I want him back?”

Realizing I had raised my voice to the Pack Alpha, I immediately fell silent. “1-1 can, you can ask your brother if I’ve been trying to get back with him. I’ve made it very clear he needs to stay away from me.”

Derek expression grew darker, the muscles in his jaw working. “So now you’re avoiding him?”

Im not avoiding anyone,” I said firmly, my wolf finding unexpected courage. “Im getting on with

Silence breathe

stretched between us, tense and electric could feel his wolf churning beneath the surface, watching me with an intensity that made it hard to

Suddenly, he tossed my folder onto the desk, in front of

“I don’t believe you have what it takes to work at this Park & pien

s premier company,” he said coldly

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