Billionaire Alpha's 99 Deadly Games novel Chapter 140

Chapter 140

“You were in my office on Monday. Why?”

My question seemed to throw him off guard. Good.

“I’ve been looking for you for a long time,” he confessed.

“I know.”

His forehead scrunched up in frustration at my admittance. “Kyle recommended I let my wolf loose to track you. I was quite disappointed to end up at Kyle’s office. I went in to say hello while I was there and caught your scent. I knew exactly where your office was. He went to introduce us, but you weren’t there.”

“Kyle knows?” I asked, embarrassed, upset, and furious at the same time.

He nodded. “Does that bother you?”

“Yes! No! I don’t know. He never said anything.”

“It was two days ago, Elise, and if I’m not mistaken, you’ve been hiding, shopping, yelling, or not talking to him at all for much of it.”

I blushed furiously.

“He was just as shocked at the realization. I hang out with your brothers and Lily all the time, and I never even knew they had another sister until yesterday.”

“Seriously? It’s not like I’m some big secret or anything.”

He shrugged carelessly. “He said you’d been dealing with some personal stuff and hadn’t beer around much lately. I guess it just never came up.”

I stewed over that for a bit. At times, I admitted to myself, I was frustrated and upset th hadn’t found me. I mean, he spent every single day with at least one of my siblings and never even wondered where I was? I suppose the reality of him not knowing about me explained the why.

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“This is really weird, you know. I’ve spent months carefully avoiding you. This is not how I imagined

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our inevitable first meeting would go. Do you even have a clue where we’re going? Did you or Kyle even think to call ahead and get you a reservation? I’m going to guess no, because I never told him where I was headed.”

His brow furrowed again. “Hadn’t thought that far, love.”

My heart involuntarily raced at the endearment.

“So what? You’re just along for the ride then?”

He looked at me. I was watching the road ahead but I could feel his eyes on me. He had been careful for the most part not to do that, but now he took his time to look me over

“No, I’m not just along for the ride. My job is to keep you safe, whatever that entails. It will always be my number one job, Elise.”

Oh boy, the way he said my name in that sexy accent made goosebumps spring up on my arms. We drifted back into silence but I could feel him studying me. I didn’t dare look over at him.

“You know, you’re not what I expected,” he finally said, breaking the silence.

I chanced a look at him and he looked contemplative, curious maybe. I snorted. “Yeah, I’m not exactly a Kendra, just so you know.”

He laughed out loud, thrown off by my admittance. “Heard about that, did you?

“Oh yes. Christine called me right away to fill me in. By your description, according to her, I must be quiet, shy, meek, too nervous and afraid to face you, and if you could just find me, you’d make me see everything would be just fine.”

He was staring at me like a puzzle he couldn’t quite put together, but nodded. “Yeah, sure look it. But now, I don’t really get the feeling that’s you at all. I must admit I didn’t expect you to be quite so“-he

seemed to struggle on the word before settling for-“forthcoming.”

“Patrick, you’re supposed to be my one true mate, I get it. You know it. I know it. What’s the point in

denying it?” I wanted to be honest with him. He deserved at least that much from mo

“So why the hiding game? I’ve spent three months going crazy looking for you. Why did y running from me?”

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