After having successfully convinced Taya, Jenny drove them to a styling studio for a change of their clothes. People in Washington, no matter men or women, had always attached great importance to dinner parties. It was no surprise for them to show up perfectly and attractively dressed up. Taya wore a black perfectly-tailored V-neck tight fitting gown, showing her alluring figure to the fullest. Under her shoulder-length short hair, her full chest, tiny waist as well as her fair, slender thighs were all seen at a glance. She requested to change into a more conservative gown, Jenny urged along, saying that they were running late.
She could only borrow Neil’s suit jacket and drape it over her shoulders, at least to cover her bare back. They soon arrived at the hotel. After Neil exited the car, he gentlemanly extended a hand to help her out. When the two stepped on the red carpet, Neil turned to Taya, whispering in her ear, “Take my hand. No one will hara*s you again.” Taya immediately raised her fair little hand and took his arms before the two stepped into the hotel side by side. A large crowd attended the dinner party, but they were not from the management of the NASA, nor the core technical personnel. Instead, they were from the administrative center. Seeing the designers, they hurriedly approached and introduced themselves. Neil forced a stiff smile, took the red wine brought by the waiter, and led Taya all the way to the food area with an awkward laugh. Standing in front of rows of food, Taya took a piece of snack and heard a commotion just as she was about to put it in her mouth. “Alpha Knight, you’re here…” Hearing that name, Taya subconsciously turned her head to the entrance, only to see a man walking into the banquet hall. He was wearing a formal suit for formal occasions. Under the collar of his white shirt was an eye-catching black tie. It was cooler than his usual business suit, his elegant and misty temperament exaggerating his nobility with elegance. Seeing his cold eyes sweeping across the hall, Taya turned her head frantically around and told Neil, “I’m going to the bathroom.” She placed the snack aside and lifted the hem of her gown, walking in the direction of the ladies. Before she could push the door open, a hand grabbed hers, dragging her into his embrace in the next second. Leaning against his firm chest, Taya’s curled eyelashes fluttered as her gaze landed on the flawless man in front of her. After having not seen him for months, he had lost tons of weight on his face, marking off his angular jaw lines. When meeting the indifferent and cold eyes, Taya subconsciously wanted to look away, but he lowered his head to scan her face.
Griffon’s unblinking stare was fixed on the beautiful and delicate face for several seconds before he lifted her chin and leaned in for a kiss, aiming for her glossy red lips. Taya pushed him away at once, hissing, “Alpha Knight, what are you doing?” The words Alpha Knight made Griffon’ body freeze. That was right. She was, right then, in a mated wolf and she-wolf relationship with Silas, so how could he be kissing another man’s wife? When realization struck him, Griffon’ heart ached, draining his handsome face pale of colors… His fists clenched tightly, and after forcefully controlling the desire to miss her that was nearly driving him mad, he blurted out apologizing to Taya, “I’m sorry”. Taya shook her head lightly, not knowing what to say. “Let me… go to the toilet.” Embarra*sed, Taya wanted to find an excuse to avoid Griffon, but he stopped her. “Taya, I haven’t seen you for a long time. If you don’t mind, let’s talk about the old times.” Taya looked up at him again. From his face, there was no other emotion. It seemed that it was true he wanted nothing more than to catch up with each other. k After some slight pondering, she agreed. Griffon took her to the balcony, and the waiter served them two gla*ses of red wine. Taya was not allowed to drink, but the two of them being alone with each other was awkward and suffocating.
All she could do was hold onto the wine gla*s, lower her head, and sip the red wine to get through the heavy period. Seeing her take several sips of wine, Griffon stretched out to grab the wine gla*s from her. “You’ve undergone a major operation, so drink less.” He placed the gla*s on the bar next to him, sizing Taya up with his head tilted. The dim light shone on her tiny face, making her fair skin and delicate features looking even more perfect than it was. His gaze slowly glided down. The wanton short hair stuck to her fair neck, and further down was the chest he was immersed and addicted to countless times. With just a glance at it, he could feel the blood in his body boiling. For fear that he would lose control of himself, he rapidly averted his gaze. He picked up the wine gla*s, took a sip and looked ahead, asking out of concern for Taya stood beside him. “Have you started working?” Taya gave a slight hum as response before raising her restless pair of hands to trace the edge of the bar. Once again, Griffon turned his head to the side to look at her back. Seeing the exposed skin and horrifying scars, distress appeared from the fundus of his eyes. He stretched out his fingers, intending to stroke the scars that were left after she took on the acid for him, but then remembered that she was mated. His hand froze in mid-air, warning himself over and over again in his heart that he was no longer qualified to touch her… His fingers gradually curled into a first with his nails piercing his palm. It was only after a while that he asked with concern, “You have just recovered from your injury, why don’t you get a break?” Taya lowered her head, clasped the bar, and answered his words.
“Before my sister pa*sed away, she left some projects behind, and the progress was relatively fast.” Griffon nodded lightly. Seeing that she was not wearing a wedding ring on her ring finger, he couldn’t help asking, “How’s everything going… with him?” Taya was stunned for a few seconds before a calm smile spread across her face. “Everything’s going fine…” With Jessica by his side, it was better for her not to tell him about her affairs, so as not to affect his new life. When Griffon saw the happy smile on her face, the heart-piercing pain strangled his limbs, making it difficult for him to breathe. She mated the boy she loved most when she was young. It was only normal that she was leading a happy mated life, but why was he feeling so uncomfortable… He gripped the wine gla*s tightly in hand, his blood cold. He couldn’t wait to leave the suffocating place, but he couldn’t bear to part with her. Taya glanced at Griffon who threw his head back and chugged down the wine, she subconsciously swallowed seeing his bobbing Adam’s apple… The dryness in her mouth set her entire body on fire while her tiny hands went uncontrollably reaching out to touch his S**y Adam’s apple. Coming into contact with the cool skin, the hot sensation subsided a little and it urged her to touch him more… She let go of the other hand that was holding the edge of the bar to snake both her hands along Griffon’ neck and cheeks. The fair hands even slid all the way down into his shirt… Griffon’ tall and straight body was stunned in place. A pair of dark and deep eyes stared closely at the little woman with a flushed face in front of him. “You…” Before he could get another word out, she stood on tiptoe and kissed his thin lips actively. In impetus, her pa*sionate kisses. came raining onto him.
When Griffon touched her hot red lips, his heart trembled, and at the same time, he could sense something wrong with her. With a cold gaze, his attention turned to the red wine she had just drunk before his expression grew gloomy. He wanted to push Taya away, but she hugged him tightly, wrapping her petite body tightly around him… Taya’s mind at the moment was full of the scene of when Griffon had once hugged her on the sofa and done it with her.. She obviously didn’t want to think about it, but for some reason, she couldn’t control her thoughts and body at all… She grabbed his collar, stood on tiptoe, and leaned to his ear, biting his earlobe as she said, “I… I want you.”