Reject My Alpha President (Iris and Arthur) novel Chapter 68

Iris & Arthur

Iris

The Beta stops in the middle of the sidewalk, his shoulders tensing. I storm toward him and grab his arm, forcing him to turn and look at me.

“He told you to follow me around, didn’t he?” I growl, folding my arms tightly across my chest. “How long have you been following me, hm? Have you watched me go to the bathroom, too?”

Ezra’s face flushes. “I didn’t-”

“Just tell me the truth,” I insist.

He stares at me for a moment, clearly battling between his duty to his Alpha and not getting decked in the face by a woman half his size. Finally, he nods. “Yes. Alpha Arthur asked me to keep an eye on you when you go out. It’s just for safety purposes, though. Nothing more.”

“Safety purposes,” I echo with a wry scoff. “Yeah, right. He’s trying to build more of a case against me in court, isn’t he? So he can get custody of Miles, or force me to get back together with him, or whatever the hell his angle is.”

The Beta blinks. “Not as far as I’m aware,” he says. He pauses, then adds with a slight curl of his lip, “Although, it’s not like you can afford a lawyer anyway, so I’m not sure what ‘case‘ you’re referring to.”

My stomach drops. “How do you know that?” I blurt out before I can stop myself.

Ezra shrugs. “It’s sort of obvious. You couldn’t even afford those art supplies just now.” He gestures to the bag in my hand.

“That’s unrelated,” I retort quickly. “Someone reported my card as stolen and the bank closed my account.”

“Regardless, you still can’t afford a lawyer. That’s why you were running around the other day, trying desperately to sell your artwork in every pawn shop in town before you gave up and started hawking in the park.”

My cheeks turn red. I realize there’s no use lying now, and my shoulders slump as I mutter, “Does he know?”

“I haven’t told him yet,” Ezra says.

“Are you planning on it?”