Alpha, it’s time to go.”
Jackson was mesmerized by Taya. It was not until Camille coughed softly that Jackson returned to his senses.
He nodded and led Taya out of the store.
As they were leaving the store, they were seen by Khloe, Preston’s mistress, who was shopping with her friends.
She looked at Taya in disbelief.
When she saw Taya for the first time, she’d thought there was something beautiful about her.
But this time, when Khloe saw Taya, she felt that Taya was even more gorgeous and looked more refined than any shifter or human socialite she’d met.
Khloe looked back at the luxury designer store that could only be entered with a VIP card.
Only then did she realize that the man Taya had found this time was even richer than Roman.
What Taya was wearing must have cost a small fortune. Even Preston wasn’t willing to spend so much money on her.
Thinking of this, Khloe found herself getting irritated. They were both selling themselves. Why should Taya get better things than her?
Annoyed, Khloe took out her phone, recorded a video, and sent it to Preston.
[Preston, look, Taya has hooked up with another rich man, this one much richer than before. Look how much he spent on her to change her appearance.”
Khloe had studied all the rich people-shifter and human alike -in Arcadia. She knew who was who. But she’d never paid attention to the higher-ranking packs in other cities, so she didn’t know who Taya was with.
He was gorgeous, looked to be fairy young-though you couldn’t always tell with shifters, and that guy had “wolf” written all over him. He must be new on the scene here in Arcadia.
Preston was out playing golf with a friend. When he finished playing and sat down to look at his phone, an hour had pa*sed since Khloe had messaged him and sent the video.
When he saw it, he gritted his teeth in anger.
Taya had actually asked Jackson to buy her a custom-made dress?!
Preston threw the golf club to the side and forwarded the video to Griffon.
[Look at this bullshit.]
Griffon was distracted by his phone vibrating in the middle of a meeting.
When he picked it up and saw the video, his jaw clenched and he glowered at the phone.
Was Taya trying to provoke him, or did she like Jackson so much that she couldn’t leave him alone?
That she dared to ignore his warning and was with Jackson made his blood boil.
Her disobedience was completely unacceptable, and there was no way his wolf would allow him to let it go unchecked.
Without a word, he picked up his phone, got up, and left.
The people in the conference room were stunned when they saw the Alpha suddenly leave, and with a terrifying expression on his face on top of it.
Then, they all looked sympathetic at the shifter presenting his report.
Everyone felt that Mr. Chilton must have offended Alpha Knight due to negligence in his work.
Mr. Chilton, covered in a cold sweat, thought, “I’m done. I’m going to be fired! Or even worse, banished from the pack.
Th Wilton pack banquet was held in the pack manor mainly to celebrate the return of the youngest daughter of the Wilton pack Alpha after finishing her studies.
Jackson typically would not have attended an event like this.
However, he was a good friend of the Wilton pack’s Alpha that was next in line. They often had gotten together in Wolverly Capital, so naturally, since he was in Arcadia, he would attend.
However, this event had a deeper meaning: to select a qualified mate for the youngest daughter.
Once Jackson had learned that tidbit, there was no way he would be attending alone. He needed to make it clear that he wasn’t available, since he certainly wasn’t interested.
On the way over to the Wilton pack manor, Jackson gave Taya instructions on how he wanted her to act, and told her his plan to use her as a shield.
He asked her to hold his arm, and he led her into the manor.
The people who came in were all rich and about the same as the Wilton pack.
The older ones drank wine and talked business in the banquet hall.
The younger ones held gla*ses of wine laced with wolfsbane and gathered outside in small groups.
After Jackson and Taya entered, they drew the stares of everyone.
Those who knew and those who didn’t all cast amazed looks at them.
The next Alpha of the Wilton pack, Henry Wilton, was chatting with a few young she-wolves when he heard quite a commotion outside. Only then did he realize that Jackson was here, and he hurriedly greeted his friend.
“Jackson, you’re here,” he said with a warm smile. When Henry’s gaze landed on Taya, he paused for a moment. “Who is this?”
“This is Ms. Taya Palmer.”
Henry seemed to be deep in thought. He glanced at Ta.
I could tell what Henry was thinking at a glance.
He had specially held a banquet while Jackson was in town, knowing his friend would come. There was no way he wasn’t trying to mate his sister off to the Alpha of the Sterling pack. Henry might not be the Alpha of the Wilton pack yet, but he was certainly thinking like it.
However, he hadn’t expected Jackson to bring a female companion. Naturally, he wasn’t pleased by my presence, and it showed on his face before he could rein his wolf in.
However, as a well-educated man, he had shown me respect, so I responded in kind.
I shook his hand and smiled. “Hello. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Wilton.”
Only then did Henry let go of my hand and look at Jackson as if I wasn’t there. “It’s been a long time. Let’s go have a drink and catch up.”
It appeared that Jackson was worried to go anywhere without me when he looked over and said, “Come in with me.”
I glanced at Henry, who looked unhappy that Jackson had invited me along, so I tactfully refused. “I’m a little hungry. I’d love to eat something first.”
Before Jackson could say anything, Henry stopped a servant. “Take Ms. Palmer to eat something. Don’t neglect her.”
The maid quickly nodded and said to me, “Ms. Palmer, please come with me.”
Jackson looked back and forth between Henry and me, then said, “Don’t walk around. Wait for me to come back.”
I nodded and followed the maid to the dining area.
A dazzling array of food was placed on rows of long tables.
I couldn’t digest anything very well anymore, and I struggled to eat anything at all, but I managed to have a bit of tomato soup served in small drinking bowls.
While standing quietly in the dining area with my soup and looking out the window, I saw several luxury cars arrive.
A chauffeur got out of the car first, opened the door, and held it open for whomever was in the back seat.
Under warm evening light, a man in a tailored black suit got out and stood before the car door with his hands in his pockets.
His face was chiseled, his jaw strong, his features…perfection.
He looked at people indifferently.
And as soon as he walked into the manor, everyone who was anyone rushed over to him.
Even Ray Wilton, the old Alpha of the Wilton pack, who had not shown up for a long time, rushed over in a hurry.