Brooks wanted Griffon to go to dinner. He wanted Griffon to mediate the issues between the Sterling pack and the Midwest Packs Corporation. Only if Griffon handled the situation and explained things would the Sterling pack
conform.
With Griffon being the powerful Alpha he was, his word tended to be law, even over the elders. Otherwise, with Tara being the new CEO, smoothing things over with the Sterling pack would be her job, and Brooks knew that it would be impossible for her to do-given the fact that her relationship with Griffon was the crux of the issue.
But right now, Griffon appeared to be unhappy, and that put Brooks on edge. After all, he couldn’t figure out Griffon’s feelings for Tara now that she’d returned, so he was unable to ask Griffon to do things as his father-in-law. He needed to be cautious with how he worded things and with what requests.
he made.
As an elder, Brooks wielded a certain amount of power, but Griffon and the Knight pack were a different beast altogether.
Quite literally.
They were powerful, strong, dangerous, feared…
Brooks needed to tread carefully.
Griffon put away his phone and glanced indifferently at Brooks, who was trying not to look as eager as he felt for Griffon’s answer.
“Send me the address,” Griffon said.
Brooks hadn’t expected that Griffon would agree. He was overjoyed but said calmly, “I’ll have Taya to send it to you after she makes the reservation.”
After saying that, Brooks looked at Griffon with a smile and said, “I appreciate you attending tonight. Tara doesn’t have much experience with situations of this nature. And since I’m unable to attend, I’ll feel more comfortable with you there too…
guide her.”
As an elder, Brooks wouldn’t attend business dinners between packs unless specifically requested.
And he was definitely not invited to the dinner tonight.
If it weren’t for the fact that the Sterling pack was always making things difficult for his daughter, Brooks wouldn’t have intervened with the dinner tonight. He wouldn’t have had reservations made, and he wouldn’t have secured transportation from the airport.
Fortunately, Griffon had agreed, and with the powerful Alpha to support Tara tonight, Brooks was confident that the evening would go okay.
Brooks looked over at Tara, caught her eye, and then gave a subtle nod toward Griffon.
Tara quickly sat up straight on the sofa next to Griffon and leaned closer to him. “I’m so glad you’ll be attending tonight. I do hope it’s no trouble for you.”
Griffon leaned slightly to the other side to avoid her touch.
In an indifferent tone, he answered, “He handed over the development rights to me, not for me to stand by and do nothing.”
The “he” Griffon referred to was his grandfather. Though Griffon was the Alpha of the Knight pack, his grandfather was still alive and was still highly revered by his pack and others.
Brooks understood what he meant. Griffon mentioned his grandfather because he wanted to tell them he agreed to go, but not because of Tara. He just wanted to deal with official pack business.
Although it would make Tara uncomfortable, for Brooks, it was enough that Griffon agreed to go. The Alpha’s reason didn’t matter.
“I have other business to attend to.” Griffon abruptly rose and left without a backward glance.
Tara couldn’t hide the disappointment on her face.
Brooks leaned over and patted the back of her hand. “Griffon is an Alpha with a lot of responsibility.”
Only then did Tara put away her desolate mood and nod. “I understand.”
After I finished booking the restaurant, I received another call from Brooks.
“Taya, send the restaurant address to Alpha Knight.”
Brooks hung up the phone immediately.
I sighed, opened WhatsApp, and sent the address to Griffon’s a*sistant.
The response was quick. [I’m unable to get in touch with Alpha Knight right now. Please message him directly.]
I was speechless.
Now I had to unblock him. I quickly sent him the address and then blocked him again.
I glanced at the clock; I needed to get the keys for one of the company cars and head to the airport.
As soon as I exited the elevator, the executive elevator next to me opened.
Griffon walked out, wearing a black coat that matched his wolf’s dark fur My heart skipped a beat. I quickly turned around as if I hadn’t seen him.
I’d thought he would ignore me and continue on his way-not walk toward me.
My palms started to sweat, and I clenched my fists. I wanted to walk away, but my feet were out of my control.
It was almost like I could feel the footsteps coming from behind me, then stopping.
He seemed to be staring at my back, boring a hole into me.
I didn’t have to turn around and look at him to know his thoughts.
He would look indifferent, disdainful, and disgusted.
I clenched my fists tighter and held my breath.
Wolf’s dark fur.
My heart skipped a beat. I quickly turned around as if I hadn’t seen him.
I’d thought he would ignore me and continue on his way-not walk toward me.
My palms started to sweat, and I clenched my fists. I wanted to walk away, but my feet were out of my control.
It was almost like I could feel the footsteps coming from behind me, then stopping.
He seemed to be staring at my back, boring a h ole into me.
I didn’t have to turn around and look at him to know his thoughts.
He would look indifferent, disdainful, and disgusted.
I clenched my fists tighter and held my breath.
Network connection error. Please check network settings and try again.
your Griffon walked around me, opened the door of the driver’s seat, and got in.
He didn’t even spare me a glance as he drove his sports car out of the parking lot-quickly.
The moment he was gone, and I couldn’t see his car anymore, my tensed body relaxed.
Goddess, I was so ridiculous. I needed to stop overthinking everything.
I walked over to the business car, got in, and drove straight to the airport.
It had been raining cats and dogs outside for the past few days. The weather reminded me of that night five years ago. Every time it rained or stormed like this, I was right back there.
That was the last night I wanted to recall, but when I thought of the person I was about to see, unwelcome memories poured into my mind.
That night, it was also raining heavily. It was so dark that the streetlamps couldn’t illuminate the road.
The young man carried me on his back and walked back home.
I’d struggled and refused to let him carry me, so he could only put me down helplessly.
I remembered being so angry with him that day, and I didn’t want him to carry me. So he gave up.
He’d just followed me, silent.
I hated it the most when he was like that. No matter what I said, he wouldn’t say anything.
I was so angry that I left him behind and ran forward, no hesitation.
As I ran, an out-of-control car raced up, and I had no time to avoid it.
Just as the car was about to hit me, the young man rushed forward and pushed me. Hard.
I fell to the opposite side of the road and only scratched my skin. However, the young man was hit. His blood flowed over the ground, mixing with the pouring rain.
He was about to lose consciousness but still struggled to crawl to me; I was scared out of my wits.
I still remembered what Silas Johnson had said before he fainted: “Taya, don’t be afraid.”
I used to be deeply moved by his words, but later, I never wanted to remember anything about him ever again…
After driving for two hours, I finally arrived at the airport.
I stood at the airport entrance and waited for about half an hour before the Alpha of the Sterling pack sauntered out, accompanied by a gro