Bonded to My Ex's Alpha Brother (by CalebWhite) novel Chapter 44

Chapter 44

– In the restmon, I quickly thanged back intoʻmy regular clothes – jeans and a simple surator. As I stuffed my Interview onthe Fáto my Such

glimpse of myself in the nittet. The girl staring back at me looked completely stumber, her habel eyes full of uncertainty.

“What game are you playing, Derek Stone? I whispered to my reflection,

My Bigerties traced along the edge of the sink. Despite all the rational reasons to hate him, a rebellious part of me still clung to the tiniest glimmer of hope.

This gaze following me as I walked to his office dom. The almost imperceptible softness in his voice when he asked if I was okay that night at Moonshade.

Was setting myself up for another devastating humikation? Probably. Yet I couldnt completely extinguish that tiny flame of hope that there was more beneath his cold exterior.

Throughout my morning classes, Loudhat form on what the professors were saying. My thoughts kept returning to Derek—the steely coldness in his eye when he rejected me, that subtle flash at gold when his will noticed mine, how his scent had filled that intimidating office. Even is he rejected me, there had been something in his eyes I couldn’t quite name. Desire? Conflict? Whatever it was, it had quickly been buried beneath layers of icy control.

y’s intimidating Brother. Now, just thinking about Why did he affect me so deeply? Before the Soul Bond disaster, I had barely noticed him, except as Bradley a him made my heart race and my palms sweat. Each encounter left me feeling vulnerable and exposed, yet some masochistic part of me still craved more.

My wolf insisted that our bodies recognized what our minds refused to acknowledge–that we belonged together, that the connection between as was real and powerful. She was practically giddy at the prospect of working at his side every day.

“Shut up,” I commanded her silently.

She whined, unhappy with my dismissal but unable to dispute the facts. Somehow, I was now able to control my woll better. This was a blessing as it would help me keep my wolf from making me mess up in important situations. At the same time, I was also worried that someday, my wolf would explode,

A bunch, I saw Amy and Jack already seated at our usual table in the cafeteria, lacks arm was casually draped over Amy shoulders, the two of them sitting close, sharing some private joke. Seeing them together–so natural, so harmonious–made my chest ache with longing for Soul Bond contact.

“Congratulations!” jack called as I approached, his face lighting up with a warrs smile. “I hear you got a job?”

I set down my tray and slid into the seat arruss from them. “Yes. I’m grateful. But honestly, I’m too numb to feel anything right now,”

Jack’s smile dimmed shghtly. “Why? What happened?”

I glanced around to make sure no one was listening, then leaned forward. “Derek Stone interviewed me today, and I left his office without his permission.”

Amy eyes widened with shock. That’s so disrespectful to the Alpha! He didn’t punish you?”

“I know,” I admitted, wincing at the memory. “But I just… I couldn’t stay another second. He was being impossible.”

“Wait, lack interrupted, femening. Why did you need to deal with him at all? I thought the goal was to get a job at his company, not interact with him personally

1 fior,tralizing I’d said too much. How could I explain my complicated relationship of carrying this secret alone. For months, the burden had been suffocating me.

“Erin?” Amy prompted, her expression concerned

with Derek without revealing the Soul Bond? The truth was, I was tired

I took a deep breath, studying my friends faces. After Lily’s betrayal, I had developed serious trust issues. But over the past months, Amy and lack had proven themselves to be true friends again and again. They had stood by me, defended me, supported me without question.