Alpha Amanda's Love Adventure (By Aurora Grey) novel Chapter 42

Chapter 42 That’s Læm

Chapter 42 That’s Læm

Josh’s POV:

My eyes went wide as I yelled, “Grandpa, what are you doing?!”

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He pulled out a sleek black card with Eclipse Pack’s crest on it-the Ortegas’ exclusive card! One could buy anything in the wolves’ private mall with that thing, even the best wolf spirit training gear. And there wasn’t a spending limit.

“Grandpa, seriously?!” I stomped my foot. “That’s way too much for her! She’s just—”

“Josh!” Grandpa cut me off with one sharp look. I bit my tongue before the words “outsider Omega” slipped out. He turned back to Amanda, his tone softening like he was talking to a child. “Come here, Amanda.”

Amanda blinked, totally thrown. “Hugh?”

“Take this.” He pressed the black card into her hand. “It’s a reward. I’m too old to know what young folks like, so just buy whatever you need.”

She tried to hand it back immediately, shaking her head. “Hugh, I can’t accept this. It’s way too much.”

“Silly girl, you deserve the best.”

“Hugh…

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I stood there on the side, my cheeks puffed in frustration. Grandpa couldn’t have made his favoritism any clearer!

I connected with my brothers through the mind-link and vented right away. “I can’t deal with this anymore. Grandpa actually gave that country bumpkin the black card!”

Alan jumped in first, laughing his head off. “Guess you finally met your match, huh? Bet that stings!”

I frowned, feeling sorry for myself. “My heart is shattered, but I’ll keep it together.”

Oscar sighed dramatically. “That’s what you get for underestimating her. Now you’ve got to call her Boss and watch Grandpa spoil her.”

Alan didn’t even try to be nice. “Haha! So now you’re her underling and can’t call her a country bumpkin anymore! Better start showing some respect.”

Derrick chimed in, cool as ever. “Grandpa is throwing her a celebration party. He invited half the Alphas and Betas in Howlstead. It’s gonna be massive.”

Before I could say anything, Alan cut in again, being extra dramatic. “See? That’s what real family treatment looks like. We’re just the extras in comparison. Anyway, I’ve got diplomacy that day, so I’ll show up late. Tell Grandpa for me, yeah?”

After Alan’s message ended, Derrick asked, “Sure. What about Samson? Is he coming?”

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I quickly replied, “Don’t bother. Samson has been under a ton of stress lately. He probably won’t have time. I’ll talk to him later.”

Samson’s POV:

Truth was, I’d heard everything they said. I knew Amanda had taken first place in the physical challenge.

But I’d been stuck on the investigation into Læm in the past few days. The investigation was going nowhere, and it was eating me alive. Until I found the truth, nothing else mattered.

Charles’ voice echoed in my mind, deep and firm. “That girl in the fox mask-it had to be Læm! I’d recognize her wolf spirit when she drifted. But all our leads went cold!”

Cody reported, “Mr. Ortega, we checked everything. There’s not a single trace. All the footage from that day is gone. Someone definitely tampered with it. Looks like they don’t want us finding out who she is.”

I stared out the window in silence.

“We also talked to Theo, but he’s keeping quiet. Since we agreed not to push him, there’s nothing useful there.”

Cody hesitated. “Do we keep digging?”

I paused for a long time before answering, “Yeah. Keep going.”

If things hadn’t gone south that day, maybe I could’ve checked her wolf spirit mark myself and confirmed whether she was really Læm. Now, every trail had vanished. But deep down, I knew I was just one step away from the truth.