bChapter /bbi447 /i/bbThe /bWarning

Of course bnot/b. Why would bI /bever provoke Ms. bTessa/b? bI /brespect her btoo /bmuch bfor /bbthat/bb, /bbPeter /bbsaid /bbquickly /bbtrying /bbto /bhide her cimbarrassment.

bNathaniel /bgave her a pointed look. “You’re smart, Peter. Focus on your career. Tessa bis /bbAlpha’s /bfated bmate /bbThere /bwill only ever be one woman by his side, and that’s her.”

bHe /bbwasn’t /bstupid. He saw how Peter looked at Landon–with admiration, awe, maybe even obsessionb. /bbBut /bbreally/bb, /bwho could me her? Landon was the Alpha King of Montedra, young, powerfulb, /bbdevastatingly /bhandsome, and the CEO of Thorne Corp. Money, power, looks–he had everything.

Peterughed awkwardly. “I didn’t mean anything by it. I just admire how close they are.”

Nathaniel didn’t confirm or deny. “Just remember thisb: /bif you want to stay around Alphab, /byour only option is to do your job and do it well. That’s the only thing you’ll ever get from him.”

“I wasn’t trying to-” she began.

“No need to exin, and no need to deny. I’m only telling you this to save you from disappointment,” he said tly.

“I understand. Let’s head to the study,” Peter replied, keeping her head down.

“Good.”

Nathaniel led her upstairs. As their footsteps disappeared down the hallway, the vi returned to a quiet calm. Tessa, now curled up against Landon’s shoulder, had started to doze off. Seeing her like this almost made Landonugh. It was the first time he’d seen her look so adorably sleepy. She looked soft, harmlessb, /ba little disoriented–and entirely lovable. He wanted to pull her into his arms and just hold her.

But just then, her phone rang.

Tessa frowned, clearly irritated. Who the hell was calling her now?

Seeing her face, Landon reached over to turn it off, but she took it first.

“It’s fine,” she mumbled, keeping her eyes closed as she answered. “Who is it?”

“Tessa, do you still remember me?”

The voice on the other end made her pause. She sifted through her memory until it clicked. Jeremy- Nathan’s father.

“If Nathan got hurtst night, that was your doing, wasn’t it?” he said coldly.

“Oh? So he got hurt?” Tessa replied dryly. “Must’ve been his own fault. A guy like him probably has more than a few people out for his blood. What’s that got to do with me?b” /b

She had no patience for Jeremy–this man who had tried more than once to kill her. She didn’t even bother to pretend to be polite.

“Then why the hell did youe to Yalvaria? I warned you, didn’t I? I told you not to igo /inear Nathan bagain/b. Why didn’t you listen? Do you really want me to use force to make you obey?”

Tessa let out a coldugh. “Why can’t Ie to Yalvaria? What, does your Frost Pack own the entire bregion/bb?/bb” /b

bChapter /b447 The bWarning /b

bHer /bbvoice /bbsharpened/b. “bLet /bbme /bbwarn /bbyou /bbtoo/bb, /bbJeremy/b. bStay /bbaway /bbfrom /bbme/b. I bcan’t /bbpromise /bI’ll stay nice he bume /bbwe /bbmeet /b

bSo /bbwhat/bb, /bbyou /bnning bto /bkill me nowb?/bb” /bJeremy sneered. “bLet’s /bsee if you’ve bgot /bbwhat /bbit /bbtakes /b

b“/bbSure/bb. /bbLet’s /bbtest /bit. Let’s bsee /bwho the real loser bis/bb.” /b

bTessa /bdidn’t wait for a reply. She hung up without hesitation.

On the other end of the line, Jeremy stared at his now–disconnected phone, then crushed it bin /bhis hand.

“She’s getting out of control.”

He’d always known Tessa was a wild wolf–unruly, dangerous, impossible to tame. But now she was bbolder /bthan ever. And worst of all, she had his son wrapped around her finger, driving him to irrational bextremes/b.

“I can’t tolerate this anymore,” he growled.

“Don’t be angry, sir,” one of his subordinates said calmly. “This bis /bYalvaria. Making a girl like bher /bdisappear won’t be hard. We’ve got our ways.”

Jeremy’s eyes narrowed. “Good. Handle it. Don’t let her leave Yalvaria alive.”

“Yes, sir.”

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