Reject My Alpha President (Iris and Arthur) novel Chapter 111

Chapter 111

Thesitate, glancing toward the bar. Alice, noticing the exchange from afar, lifts her glass and shoots me a wink. My cheeks flush as I accept, and we move to the dance floor

Surprisingly, Hunter keeps a respectable distance as we begin to dance. His palm presses into mine, his fingers gently curling around my own as his other hand settles on my waist.

“So,” I say, “tell me about your work. I saw the recent piece about you in the Ordan Art Weekly magazine.”

Hunter nods. “I created my last collection after my wife and I split,” he says, a sad look crossing his face for a moment. “It was initially meant to be a distraction from my pain, but… well, you know how art is. The way your own sadness has an uncanny way of clawing its way into every piece.”

I can’t help but agree. “I know the feeling all too well,” I say, looking away briefly..

Just then, my gaze catches a familiar pair of green eyes across the room, and my breath lodges in my throat.

Arthur.

He’s staring straight at me, his jaw ticking, his eyes almost.. glowing. It’s a brief flicker of incandescent green, as if his wolf is just beneath the surface of his skin. Although he schools it quickly, his eyes remain locked on mine, long enough for even Hunter to notice.

“Do you know the Alpha President personally?” he asks.

I quickly shake my head and tear my gaze away. “No,” I lie. “I only know Selina.”

The artist nods slowly. “Right… I recall seeing a news report on you two. It seemed scathing, but the press always twists things.”

“Yes, they do,” I say, recalling all too well the awful things Selina said with a smile on her face–a smile that made her appear perfectly sweet to the cameras, all the while she was twisting a knife in my belly.

Hunter chuckles. “Well, either way, the way he was just looking at you… If I didn’t know any better, I’d say that was the look of a jealous Alpha who just saw his mate with another man. But I hear his mate is a human woman who left the country.”

My skin prickles. That hit too close to home for comfort, and I need some air. Thankfully, the song comes to an end, and I move away from Hunter. He pulls a business card out of his pocket.

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