Jealousy Alpha's Regret novel Chapter 105

Chapter 105

Iris’s POV

“Iris Stone, go to the break room and make me a coffee. Make it

quick.”

Megan’s shrill command rang across the office for what felt like the

hundredth time this week. I didn’t even bother looking up from my

jewelry design sketch, my pencil continuing to trace delicate patterns

across the page. The sound of her impatient heel tapping against the

floor grew louder as she waited for a response that wasn’t coming.

I heard her huff dramatically before storming off. A small smile

tugged at my lips. Ever since I publicly cleared up her abortion.

rumors, Megan had been relentlessly trying to reassert her

dominance over me with these petty commands. It was almost

laughable how transparent she was.

I glanced at my watch–7:30 AM. I’d arrived at the office early to work

on my designs for the competition. The peaceful morning hours

before everyone arrived were perfect for creative work, especially

since Megan had been dumping mindless tasks on me during regular

hours.

The scent of coffee drifted through the air, but not the cheap office

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brew. This was rich, aromatic–definitely Starbucks. I looked up to see

Lisa Reynolds walking toward my desk with a paper bag and two

coffee cups.

“Morning, early bird,” she said with a genuine smile. “Figured you

hadn’t eaten breakfast. Starbucks had a buy–one–get–one deal, and I

can’t drink both.”

I blinked in surprise. Lisa had always been nice, but this was

unexpected. In a workplace where Megan had effectively turned most

people against me, genuine kindness felt almost foreign.

“That’s… really thoughtful,” I said, accepting the coffee. The warmth

seeped through the cup into my fingers. “Thanks.”

Lisa shrugged. “No big deal. What are you working on?”

I hesitated before turning my sketchpad slightly so she could see.

“Just some preliminary designs for the North American competition.”

“Wow,” she whispered, leaning closer. “That’s gorgeous.”

I felt a little flutter of pride. After a moment’s consideration, I

reached into my bag and pulled out a small container. “Here, take this for your afternoon tea. I made it myself–cinnamon bread.”

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“You bake?” Lisa’s eyes lit up as she accepted the container.

“Sometimes. It helps me think.” I didn’t add that baking had become my therapy lately, a way to feel in control when everything else was

chaos.

Lisa was about to say something else when my phone vibrated.

Rachel’s name flashed on the screen.

“Sorry, I should take this,” I said, already standing up.

I headed to the break room, checking over my shoulder to make sure

no one was following. The room was empty.

“What’s up?” I asked, keeping my voice low.

“Iris, Stone family has made a move,” Rachel said without preamble.

My spine stiffened. “What kind of move?”

“My cousin works at Moonlight Pharmacy. Catherine came in

yesterday and bought wolf’s bane extract. The concentrated kind.”

My blood ran cold. “Wolf’s bane? Are you sure?”

“Yeah. She was really specific about the dosage too. Said it was for a

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‘traditional remedy,‘ but my cousin thought it was weird how many

questions she asked about how quickly it works and if it can be

detected.”

I leaned against the wall, processing this information. “Wolf’s bane

would temporarily disable my shifting abilities and…” I paused, not

wanting to say the rest aloud.

“And has other effects,” Rachel finished for me. “Catherine can’t even

wait for the dust to settle, can she?”

“Apparently not.” Rachel sounded worried. “What do you think she’s

planning?”

“Nothing good.” I let out a bitter laugh. “Catherine’s a cautious wolf,

but for her, that’s not saying much.”

I stared out the break room window at the cityscape below. “She

probably wants to drug me and get me back under Stone family

control. Now that I’m officially divorced from Sebastien, she’s

-panicking about losing their protection.”

“Iris, this is serious. You need to be careful.”

“I will be.” I sank onto the break room couch, enjoying a moment of

solitude. “Thanks for the heads–up.”

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After hanging up, I stayed there for a few minutes, thinking.

Catherine had threatened me over the phone, cursed me out, and now

was apparently planning to drug me. I should have expected this.

She’d never accept losing her hold over me–over what I represented

for the Stone family.