After She's Terminal The Alpha Regrets (Elaine and Lucas) novel Chapter 134

have built this foundation up. I have been there from the start. I’m the one doing all the work behind the scenes while you screw around and do what?” Adrian said, his tone rising.

Liam stepped toward him, his wolf bristling with anger. He looked like he was about ready to shift. “I have done all the heavy lifting in restoring this building. I’m the one who brought Nancy in, who’s been doing all th financing you seem to neglect– ”

“Neglect?” Adrian snapped. “I have organized all of it!”

“Except you managed to overlook the most important aspect. Now those documents with your oversight on them are out there. Everyone believes this foundation is laundering money!”

“It was an oversight I was in the midst of correcting. Though I can hardly correct stolen documents.‘

“You shouldn’t have needed to correct them in the first place!” Liam yelled.

“ENOUGH!“:

Elaine’s voice cut through the air like a blade. Both the Alphas went quiet as they turned to her. She gritted her teeth, glaring between the two of them.

“We do not have time for you two to be fighting amongst yourselves like schoolboys. Neither of your accusations have any merit, just like the accusations against the foundation. I don’t know how the rogue managed to get those documents, but we cannot begin blaming each other for them.”

She felt her chest tighten. A familiar ache as her stress heightened.

Adrian took a deep breath, looking away. “You’re right. Of course you are. We’re bickering like boys when we should be figuring out how to resolve this issue.”

“Yeah.” Liam rubbed the back of his neck. “Sorry, Elly.”

“Can we get back on track now? Please?” Elaine asked.

Adrian nodded. “I’ll see what we can do about the protestors. Perhaps trespass them from the property.”

He used that as his excuse to leave the room, the tension still thick. Elaine rubbed the furrow from her brow, before her hand lowered to press against her chest.

Liam noticed the motion and a pang of worry shot through him. He walked closer to her. “Are you okay?”

“I’m fine.”

“You’re lying,” he noted, reaching out to take her hand and lead her to one of the chairs. He sat her down. “I know this is a lot to deal with…”

“And here my doctor said no stress.‘

Liam breathed out in amusement, shaking his head. “So much for that.”

“What are we going to do, Liam? This is to important to ignore. I can’t sit on the sidelines for this.” T

“I know, but your health–”

“Has to come after we figure this out,” Elaine insisted.

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He tilted his head. “There’s the incentive to get it figured out fast.” He took the chair opposite her, sitting down and leaning against the table. “The foundation being at risk doesn’t mean you should be risking your health though.”

“It’s already declining.”

“Doesn’t mean you need to make it worse.”

“New Dawn is my legacy. I won’t let its name be tainted like this.”

Liam nodded solemnly. He didn’t like it but he also knew she was to stubborn to budge on this. At least not now. He clasped his hands together. “Then we figure it out. My mom has been doing some digging, maybe she’ll find something.” 1

“And find something I have,” Nancy announced. The two of them, startled, turned to face her as she strode into the room. She tossed a folder onto the table.

“What’s this?” Elaine asked, reaching out to take it.

“As Liam has said, I’ve been doing a bit of digging.” Nancy crossed to the cabinets in the room. She took a kettle and filled it with water.

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