In Bed with the Alpha Boss: A CEO Werewolf Romance Chapter 11

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Sebastian.
I stare at the window of my corner office, trying to get a grip of my emotions.
“Sebby!” a high-pitched voice say behind me. “I’m bored!”
Hearing Soraya call me “Sebby” in that tone makes all the hairs on my body stand.
‘F*ck it! Kick her out!’ Kylo says in my head. ‘I don’t care about your ‘No Hitting Girls policy’, but that nickname and that tone are going to be the death of us!’
‘Shut up, Kylo!’
‘Seriously! What did you f**king do? You took this bi*ch’s side over Gabrielle?’
‘I didn’t take her side! I didn’t pick her over Gabrielle!’
‘Well, excuse me! That’s exactly how it looked like from where I’m standing!’ Kylo roars at me. ‘You embarrassed her in front of everyone! You asked her to swallow her pride by apologizing to that Parks brat. And you let her colleagues gossip about her!’
‘And what do you want me to do?’ I ask angrily. ‘I can’t show that I favor her! She’s human!’
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‘So, what if she’s human? We like her!’
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‘She’ll be a weakness. And I can’t let anyone see that! We have plenty of enemies, and they’re hiding in plain sight.’
It is true. Being an Alpha is not a walk in the park. I have been betrayed too many times before. A werewolf becomes an Alpha by bloodline, not just by accomplishments, or a show of ability. I can’t show any weakness. I have to prove that I am the best werewolf for the job, not just because my father was the previous Alpha, or that my wife was the only daughter of another powerful Alpha.
“We. Not just you. Your enemies are my enemies, too.’
‘Then you should understand why I needed to do that.’
“Did you hear what I said, Sebby?” Soraya asks behind me.
S*it! I forgot she was there in the first place.
I turn to face her, trying my best to stay polite.
‘Yeah! Because we’re a few seconds from kicking that bi*ch to Kingdom come, I swear!’ Kylo continues to growl.
I get that he hates Soraya, but I need to tolerate her, even though we do not love her, or like her.
Soraya’s father is still the Alpha of our most useful ally in the east. Whether I like her or not is not really the question here.
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Since I don’t have a wife, and a son, people may still consider me a weak leader. Where I come from, it’s a weakness not to have a mate or an heir.
My mother wants me to marry Soraya because she wants a grandchild to dote on. I’m not sure how far I can tolerate her, but for the sake of power, for the sake of my pack, I have to live with it.
I clear my throat, forcing a smile on my face. “I’m sorry, I was thinking about something.”
“I hope it’s not that bi*ch, Miss Jones,” she mutters.
“You already won that round, it seems. You’ve effectively humiliated her. What more do you want?” Remembering how Gabrielle must have felt when Soraya treated her so harshly, I feel a knot twist inside my chest. But I keep a steady, stoic face.
“I don’t like her!” she says with a pout. “I don’t just want to humiliate her, I want to end her. I haven’t met any human who makes my blood boil before.”
I smirk. “She didn’t do anything to you. She’s only a weak human. Quit being a spoiled brat and leave her alone.”
“See? That’s why I hate her! I know that you’re banging that girl! And now, you’re defending her!” she hisses, claws and fangs bared. Her hatred for Gabrielle is evident. And at that moment, I know that she sees her as a threat.
“You are out of line, Soraya! You do not have the right to talk to
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me like that!” I say angrily. My voice, though low, carries a lot of
venom.
“I know I cannot talk to you this way, Alpha.” she growls. “I can’t do anything to you. But there are no rules that say I can’t do anything to her!”
My pulse quickens. I forgot that Soraya, though belonging to a different pack, also holds a lot of power and influence. Enough to hurt anyone who is unlucky enough to irritate her.
“What did you do?” I ask, swallowing hard, barely able to keep a straight face.
Soraya gives me a proud smirk. “Now, I have your attention, it seems.”
I take a step towards her. “What did you do?” I repeat.
She shrugs and looks at her nails with a bored expression on her face. “She’s going to be our problem in the future. Maybe it’s best I deal with her now.”
I close the gap between us, towering over her with a sinister expression on my face.
She backs down, stuttering. “You… you made me do it!”
“Do what?” I roar. “I am asking you again! What the f*ck did you do?”
“I am teaching her a lesson!” She glares at me. Tears brim her
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eyes.
“What lesson?”
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“She… she’s going to be our problem. I want to make sure she stays the hell away from us!”
I want to punch her in the face. I want to strangle her. But I get a grip of myself. I run a hand through my hair as I take deep breaths. I need to cool down.
“You do not have the right to do that to my people!”
Her eyes widen in surprise and then she starts laughing maniacally. “Your people? She’s your assistant! Your plaything! But she’s not one of us! She’s not even a wolf! Do know
you even how insulting that must be for me to compete for your attention with a vermin like her?”
“I’m not going to ask again! What did you do?”
My voice reverberates across the room, threatening to shatter the glass.
Soraya retreats, finally feeling my wrath. “I… uhm… I sent the boys to have their way… with her…”
I feel my chest tighten and my heart hammering. The frustration and anger burst from me in a savage growl that sends Soraya recoiling back. In a frantic blur, I dart out of the office, barely taking time to slam the door shut behind me.
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‘She just left, ‘Kylo says. ‘She couldn’t have gone far.
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I run on the streets, following my instincts. I take a deep breath, trying to trace her scent in the air.
A faint familiar scent leads me into a small alley. I see her backed up against a wall, and a man with a muscular built has cornered her.
“…I will kill you!” the guy tells her.
And as he lunges toward her, anger and panic surge through me
at once.
I saw red!