Chapter 13

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Lici, Danny, and lare all staring at him in anticipation che stares down the Reagan sighs out loud. “Okay. One last chance, barna.” Asigh of relief is heard from her while my eyes widen in disbelief at him. Even Lexi and Danny are staring at hier in shock, mot topecting for him to astept här. From how he usually cameres her, always thought he didn’t lisztelher and wouldnt ny time odhani huwhy the tillkowing her bestawy? Dand said thither the time bung late inak and that shows how imponiblesha # Fius, i hate her.

Ohi, thank you, Mr. Aldrich.” Joanniveals she hop inctement. It had the chance to, she would even throwhenelat him and hug him. But she don’t hweihe uto, at least nut with the cold look in his eyes.

“But this is your michance.” He warns her with a ste She nods in understanding. “Til make all your beaktant right away. What will you all be havingi “Pancakes with same maplerup on and other.” Daniel is the fire to order, not all that bothered she’s still staying Lexi mutters she’s okay as she begins to type furiously an her Laptop once more.

What will you hawe, my wwiet Heman’s deep voice whispers beside my war, but I’m too pissed to even look at him. Why was he suddenly so nice to her!

“I already told you, nothing.” I reply through clenched teeth.

*Make for us the same as Daniel’s,” He tells a happy Joanna, who frantically nods belare going about to make the pancacka. I want to retört as I already told him I’m not hungry, but I deubt he’ll even ligten.

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“I don’t get t.” Liuddenly win the looks up from her laptop. “I doubt she’s going to change it you guys keep hulling har off the hook And sinchan g one of the bauses.” she throws an accusing glare at Daniel, who only smilelipichly in return “she’s only going to put more dodandamegant.coming in when she wint. I Tilan, you can how she dresses to work sometimesti know Lexiis talking about joune, dhe does huvea paint. Today though.

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inted.” Ledepan, making Dunel poutather, friening Hurt. l.stare atun, binen mm. Linus night. The way in addresa ysterday depicts how unprodessorul the was. And leping with her boss makes it all wong And yes, you g d e night, I aba hate her alo. Peajan is quiet for some time before he stars at me marith a sing look, “Let’s just way we had a chance of heart this moming” He smiles mischileroudly with hk you will focused on me while i stare at him, confused. What doc tut “Im averyone dones a second chance.” He finally baak way to Lizi, who blinks at him in ponse. She setins to have notixpected that in wer.

“You man the hundredih chance.” Lexiquila an Eyebrow up at him. His smirk widens in response as his hand Once more wake around my way “As long as she’s of use, then there is no need to dipere of her just yet.” Ona more, his mischievous eyes divani in mine, making me think there’s a hidden meaning in his word.

Luci Furra h eyebrow she also thinks the time thing until her gue moves to mine. Then they widenilightly in realization. i’m lost here while they all seem to know mething I don’t. Even Danny was smiring-

she states at watch them all warily, having armused umirks on their face. I’tempted to , but Led sighs belore closing her laptop “I need to get to school. Are you comine? She diverts her question to me. I nod, and I’m about to stand and follow har when Ragandaspu his hand around my wrist.

“IT be driving her today, wong as you couldn’t take proper care of her yesterday.” He standao to bring me doser to him with harmareund my waist .

Lexies an eyebrow at him before rolling here and walking towards the elevator. We follow suit to the underground parking lot and found Adrian already waiting a för us lima grecolared Porsche Lexi hops into her Convertible while Rennandi take the back wat of the Throughout the whole ride, my hand is gripped in Pensahe occasionally and playfully kisses on my finguni. Il try to iplore him and the surks ilying up my hand from where heks and touches me, but it’s a bit hard, I’m still mud and confused about the whole Joanna incident. It blems that whatever reason he’s still keeping her for has to her slaying would affect met Heel the limitar churning of my stomach as treat the large school building in the middle of the campus. Maybe Tuhouldn’t huve eaten many pancake. But i el motly sick because of the nervousness setting in my billy, rember the whispanandatare i red y berday. andi doubt it’s going to all die down today. All I Have to do is iparit but can You know, I don’t mind un pending the whole day Deather instead of you walking into thut building. I mean, the stres you will receive, tha whispers you’ll hear with your werewolf haring the questions some might boldly ask you...” Reagan dramatically signas besplamsall this. It’s probably all so. annoying. But with me, you’ll teluate and justine.”

I know he’s trying to bait me to skip school and stay in his penthouse under his watchty, but im not Gilling for “I think it’ll be time.” My vite oras Out ofter than intended as i ware directly into the mischievous eyes.

“Of course you will.” He mumbles as he plays with it linypen stillifi his hand, “When do your classes and “Probably by laur.”

“Yll be here exactly that time.” He promises. “Take Ce of yourse and be a bod ein für me will vou” I can lou the sight warming in his eyes, telling not to try the little stunt i did yesterday. I mod blere reaching for the door hund, and he reluctantly list of my hand, Lizi is waiting by her car beside Reagan’s, and i walk up to her as she waits patiently for me. The Porsche strades lot of attention them kids in the parking lot, with some en tal pictures of it. But i can still feel Rugan’s eyes on me ewinn through the tinted window.

“Hey, Levitask, and she stars at me in question. “Why did Reagan let Joanna continue working at the penthouse?” I’ve been dying to know the answer to that ever since breakfast Both her eyebrows raise in surpriaTou don’t know?”| shook my head other in response. Well-lA’s just say you shouldn’t have let your jealousy show so much.

Then I understood what that sick bastard war up to. He thought keeping Joanna would make me start being openly affectionate and maybe possessive toward him. I have to eive it to him, though. He was start to have quickly thought of that.

But now’s not the time for that. Now, I just have to complete my grand master plan of Finally having some freedom. I feel suffocated here in school, with all the games now slowly turning towards Lexi and me. And I’m caged in that penthouse as I can’t go anywhere, and Reagan’s Predatory eyes always on me. I need some alone time.

predatory eyes always on me. I need some alone time, outside of all this, and I’m going to get it whether Reagan likes it or not. It’s time to show him I’m not the kind of submissive she-wolf he wants me to be.

So with a confident smirk on my face, Lexi and I strut down the walkway to the college building,