No, you didn’t suddenly get heart failure.
Everything still pointed to a scheme.
Taya had lied to Griffon several times before, so this type of treachery wasn’t beyond the scope of her character.
He tried to comfort himself by telling himself this, but the uneasiness wouldn’t go away, and he could make himself fully believe in the story he was trying to spin in his head.
He put down his phone, walked to the door, and opened it.
Andre was worried about his Alpha, so he hadn’t left, had stayed outside the door.
When he saw how Griffon looked when he opened the door, he couldn’t help but gasp.
“Alpha Knight, what’s wrong?”
Griffon narrowed his blood-red eyes and ordered, “Call Stella.”
He wanted to ask her what was happening, but he couldn’t bring himself to make the call. It was as if somewhere, deep inside, he knew what she was going to say. His wolf’s intuition was rarely wrong, and there was definitely a reason why his wolf was so
upset.
Andre quickly took out his phone and called Stella on speaker. She picked up after only one ring.
“Andre. Have you told Griffon?”
Without waiting for Andre to reply, Griffon said, “The medical report you gave me regarding Taya. There was nothing on their apart from a minor heart attack. Why would she suddenly have congestive heart failure?”
Stella began to panic a bit. She wasn’t prepared for Griffon’s line of questioning. “At that time, Taya did not give me permission to release her medical records to you, or the results of my tests. You were insistent, but I cannot break privacy laws, so I made a fake report for you-”
Griffon flew into a rage.
“I am your Alpha! My wishes and commands supersede all others! Especially those of a human,” he roared. “Human laws do NOT take precedence over pack law when it comes to these
issues.”
It was the first time that Stella had heard Griffon so angry. She lowered her voice and said calmly, “I was going to go against the patient’s wishes, but when I asked if you cared about Ms. Palmer, you said…”
Stella paused and admitted her mistake, addressing him formally now. “Alpha Knight, I’m sorry. I made the wrong decision.”
A deep sense of powerlessness hit him.
“Stella, I expect that others don’t know the real me and how I feel, but you? Couldn’t you see my true feelings?”
The mere fact that he’d had his pack doctor work on a HUMAN should have said it all.
How could he show that he cared?
Was he supposed to go around voicing his emotions? No. That absolutely wouldn’t do for an Alpha.
And it absolutely wouldn’t do for him.
When he loved someone, they were used against him as leverage.
He’d shown love openly to someone once, but they tortured her to death…
Now, he hid his true feelings so well that even the people closest to him couldn’t figure out his thoughts. How could he blame?
them?
He could only blame himself for this prison he was in, had always been in…
He clenched his jaw and hung up the phone, turning his gaze on Andre.
“Prepare the plane.”
He needed to return home immediately and see Taya with his
own eyes. Otherwise, he would never believe that she had pa*sed
away.
Jackson picked a cemetery that overlooked Arcadia.
He stood with Harper, both staring silently at the gravestone that had been erected. A photo of Taya had been set into the granite, and Jackson squatted down to run a thumb over her face lovingly.
After a long time, Jackson stood and said, “I’m going return to Wolverly Capital tomorrow.
Harper nodded.
When they turned around and were about to leave, a small private jet rumbled and stopped on the lawn not far away…
After the private jet stopped, Griffon got off, dressed in a black
suit.
His face was pale, and his eyes were bloodshot. He walked swiftly towards them.
At the same time, multiple cars pulled up and stopped at the cemetery gate. The car doors opened, and Knight pack guards in black uniforms poured out of the cars.
Griffon stopped in front of Jackson and Harper, his fists clenched tightly at his sides.
“Where is she?” he snarled.
This was the second time Harper had seen him. The first time was when he came to pick Taya up in person.
At that time, he was sitting in the car and did not get out, so Harper could only see his profile.
At that time, she thought he was good-looking, but couldn’t make out much more than that and didn’t see what the big deal was surrounding him.
Now, standing face to face with him, Harper was more than a little intimidated.
She could see why this wolf was one of the most powerful wolves
in the world.
Sure, he was attractive. But he was also ma*five, built like a towering mountain with a barrel chest, broad shoulders, and giant arms. His size was daunting, as well as the powerful aura that surrounded him.
Imposing was an understatement.
Jackson, however, didn’t feel the same intimidation Harper did. He looked at Griffon, his face twisting into a mocking sneer.
“You want to see her?” Jackson pointed to the grave behind him. “Right there.”
Griffon looked in the direction of Jackson’s finger. When Griffon
saw the photo on the tombstone, his face turned pale.
“Impossible!”
Griffon turned his head and ordered Andre, “Open the grave!”