Jealousy Alpha's Regret novel Chapter 81

Jealousy Alpha’s Regret

Chapter 81

My fingers hovered over Daniel’s contact information. If Sebastien

wouldn’t answer, maybe his Beta would know where he was hiding.

Daniel picked up on the second ring. “Hello?”

“Daniel, it’s Iris. Where’s Sebastien?” I kept my voice steady,

professional.

There was a moment of hesitation on the other end–just a fraction

too long. “Luna, what can I help you with?”

I noticed he’d avoided my question. My irritation flared. “I’m asking

where Sebastien is.”

“Our Alpha left early this morning for a business trip. He should be on a plane right now,” Daniel replied, his tone carefully neutral.

I let out a harsh laugh. “Really? That’s interesting, because when I called just now, his phone rang several times before going to voicemail. Phones don’t ring on airplanes, Daniel.”

Silence greeted my observation.

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“Also,” I continued, my anger building, “since when does an Alpha

travel without his Beta? Aren’t you supposed to be his shadow?”

“Iris, I-”

“Just tell your Alpha something for me,” I cut him off, beyond caring

about politeness. “Remind him that even in wolf packs, the most

important quality is keeping your word. When you repeatedly promise

something and fail to deliver, you lose more than credibility–you

lose respect.”

I ended the call before Daniel could respond, my hand shaking

slightly with anger and disappointment. Of course Sebastien would

take the coward’s way out. Why had I expected anything different?

Standing there in the morning sunlight, I made a swift decision. If

Sebastien couldn’t be bothered to show up for our agreed–upon

meeting, I wasn’t going to waste a personal day waiting around for

him.

“If he’s at the office pretending to be on a business trip, I’ll call him

out on his bullshit,” I muttered, heading toward my car.

The sleek glass building of Crescent Design loomed ahead as I pulled

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arrive early

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As the ton dors opened on one floor, the first person www Megan Claire, standing by the design department entrance as if waiting for someone when her eyes locked on me, her lips carved stewed that seat warning signals through my body Megen never seda pot genuinely

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to bare her teeth at me like she usually did when w

Instead, she just watched me approach, her eyes tracking my movement with an unsettling satisfaction Whatever game she was playing, I wasn’t interested in participating

I headed straight for my desk, where Lisa immediately bounced over, her voice lowered conspiratorially

“Iris, you’re a bit late today. I thought maybe you weren’t coming in at Aarted toward Megan’s direction before returning to me

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changed,” I replied, setting down my bag. “Why wouldn’t I be here?”

Lisa leaned closer. “I don’t know exactly what’s going on, but Megan

was practically giddy in the morning meeting. She almost called you

out for being absent, then stopped herself and smiled in this really

creepy way.”

I glanced over at Megan, who was now walking toward us with

determined steps.

“Something’s definitely up,” I whispered to Lisa. “She looks way too

happy to see me.”

Megan approached my desk, dismissing Lisa with a sharp look before

turning to me with an unnaturally pleasant expression.

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