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The moment the door slid open and Ezra stepped inside, a coil of satisfaction tightened in my chest.
So he finally showed himself.
Not hiding. Not avoiding me.
Good.
Today, I came to the Research Center under the guise of proposing an alliance. But this time, I didn’t come empty–handed. I came with leverage.
Logan Silver–one of Lunaris’s finest tech engineers–now stood on my side.
With Logan backing me, Ezra would finally understand that I wasn’t someone he could dismiss so easily. Perhaps he would even feel a flicker of fear.
And that would be good.
Because it was about time Ezra realized exactly who he had been provoking all this time.
Halvar announced his name with almost ceremonial reverence, as though Ezra deserved every ounce of
respect in the room.
I didn’t move.
I wouldn’t give him that satisfaction.
Ezra walked closer.
And then-
I smelled it.
My lungs froze.
Lylah.
Her perfume clung to him. I still remember her scent clearly–the very same scent that lingered on the handkerchief I kept, the one I breathed in every night.
My chair scraped against the floor as I shot to my feet.
“This scent…” The words tore from my throat before I could stop them.
Memories surged like a violent tide, dragging me back to a time when Lylah still belonged to me–before the man standing across the room had stolen her away.
My wolf stirred violently beneath my skin, claws raking against my ribs.
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He didn’t like it.
He didn’t like Lylah’s scent lingering on another male!
“This is her scent…” My voice dropped into a low growl.
“Alpha Rowan?” Archer West’s voice cut in cautiously. “Is everything alright p>
I blinked.
Once.
Twice.
Forcing myself back into control.
Every pair of eyes in the room had turned toward me, watching as if I had just lost my mind.
“Pardon me, gentlemen,” Ezra said lightly, a quiet chuckle slipping from his lips. “I think I understand what Alpha Rowan is referring to p>
His
gaze slid toward me–sharp, knowing.
“He must be sensing my Luna’s perfume on my suit p>
A murmur rippled through the room.
My jaw tightened.
Ezra’s eyes remained locked on mine as he continued, “We did have a rather… intimate moment before 1 left p>
His tone sounded harmless enough to anyone else.
But I knew exactly what he was doing.
He was flaunting it.
Shoving it directly under my nose.
A silent declaration of how close he and Lylah had become.
“Ah, I nearly forgot you already have a Luna, Alpha,” Archer West said with a chuckle. “Then this sort of thing is perfectly normal p>
Ezra gave a calm nod.
“Alpha Rowan,” Archer continued, turning toward me. “I’m sure you understand. Since we were the ones who begged Alpha Ezra to attend, it would hardly be appropriate for us to complain, would it p>
My hands had already curled into fists.
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Slowly, I lowered myself back into my chair.
The motion felt like surrender.
“I won’t stay long,” Ezra said casually as he circled the table and took his seat at the head. “I still need to pick up my Luna afterward p>
Each word scraped against my nerves.
“Of course, Alpha,” Logan Silver said politely. “We’ll begin the presentation immediately. We’ll be introducing the project Alpha Rowan and I have developed–one that we believe aligns perfectly with the Research Center. Afterward, we hope you’ll consider our proposal p>
The screen flickered to life.
Logan began explaining the project, his voice steady as graphs and data filled the display.
Everyone listened and watched.
Except me.
Because I could no longer focus on any of it.
My thoughts had become a restless storm, circling the same unbearable question again and again.
Lylah.
How could her scent cling so strongly to Ezra’s clothes?
What had they been doing before he arrived?
Had he touched her? kissed her? Had he buried his face against her neck and breathed her in the way I used to?
Had they… mated?
A low, possessive snarl rumbled inside my chest.
She was mine only.
How dare Ezra lay his hands on my little moon?
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