The Lunar Curse: A Second Chance With Alpha Draven novel Chapter 66

Chapter 66: Wanda Crossed a Line

Draven.

I stood in front of my floor-to-ceiling window with my arms behind my back, gazing at the greenery. For some reason, the weather smelled sharper today.

The fake team had just finished their second meeting. Jeffery had fed them a report this morning, thick with redacted leads and harmless speculation. Every piece was polished and pointed in a safe direction, deliberately five steps behind.

Dennis’s real team, however, was already in motion.

"Brother," came Dennis’s voice from behind me.

I slowly turned. I hadn’t heard him enter.

He stood at the door, his hands on his waist. He looked annoyed. Not frustrated—annoyed. The kind of quiet displeasure he reserved for people he found beneath his patience.

"You are back early," I said, walking over to sit behind my desk.

"Because your wife couldn’t enjoy the shopping in peace and wanted to come home," he explained, already pulling out one of the seats before my desk.

My eyes narrowed slightly. I had an idea that whatever story he had to tell couldn’t be anything good. Still, I gestured, "Go on."

"Who else would be the problem except Wanda?" He didn’t sugar-coat it.

I didn’t speak, so he continued.

"At the checkpoint, the guards singled Meredith out and tried to force her to remove her veil." He exhaled. "She was very uncomfortable, but spoke to them calmly."

"And Wanda?"

"She stood there. Watched the whole thing like it wasn’t her concern." Dennis’s voice had sharpened. "It was only after I stepped in that they backed off. If I hadn’t shown up when I did, they would have stripped her dignity right there."

My jaw locked as I tried to think of reasons Wanda would have chosen to do nothing in that situation. That was unlike her.

"I confronted her afterwards. You know what she said?" He gave a humourless smile. "She told me she was just letting security do their job. Said she didn’t want to cause a ruckus."

My hands were still, but my blood had started to heat.

"There’s more. And I bet Wanda didn’t know I heard the entire conversation," Dennis added.

"At the boutique, she cornered Meredith and scolded her for buying dresses for her maids. She accused her of being wasteful with your money. She said she didn’t understand the value of hard-earned coin, because she has never worked a day."

I turned slightly, looking for a distraction to my anger, but I couldn’t find one.

"Meredith told her she would speak to you directly if it was a problem, and she would pay it back if you disagreed. Then Wanda crossed a line."

"What line?" I asked. What other worse thing could she have said or done?

"She implied Meredith would sell herself to pay the debt."

A cold pause settled between us.

Wanda was reliable and could handle any situation. She was great with her PR duties. We’ve worked together for years, which makes me value her gift.

I trusted her, which is the reason I entrusted Meredith to her.

I imagined what would have happened if I hadn’t asked my brother to meet them out of the blue. Meredith wouldn’t have spared even me.

That young woman could become something worse than a torn in the flesh once bitten.

I exhaled slowly through my nose.

"And Meredith?" I asked, suddenly curious about her reaction given her ’good’ temper.

"She didn’t let it go. She told Wanda she must have done the same to get where she is. Then she walked off," Dennis revealed. "Wanda didn’t say another word after that."

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