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Chapter 28: Theo
“Oh, dear goddess,” Harmon muttered under his breath. I followed his gaze and realized he noticed the
same thing I had. “What are the Neales doing here?”
“I have a feeling it’s to ambush you,” I replied.
“A, my lovely,” my mother said as she pushed through the crowd. “Please forgive me, but I need to
steal you away from Theo for a moment. Some friends are dying to meet you.”
‘Julia ising this way,‘ I linked A. ‘Don’t you dare leave me alone with that woman.‘
Before either of us could protest, Mom had A’s arm, pulling her across the room. I stifled a frustrated
huff.
“Harmon, my good man,” Malcolm’s voice approached. “It’s good to finally see you again.”
“Mr. Neale, Ms. Neale,” Harmon greeted through gritted teeth. “I wasn’t expecting to see you here this
evening. I didn’t think you were particrly close with Beta Briggs.”
“What better time to remedy that?” Malcolm said coolly. “But since you’re here, I have some questions
about the Arroww contract.”
“With all due respect, Malcolm,” I interrupted, “this is a
celebration. None of our guests are here to do business tonight. Neither should you be.”
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“Oh,e now, Alpha,” Julia said, stepping in close to me. “This will only take a few minutes. But if all
this work talk isn’t to your liking, why don’t you take me to the bar and get me a drink? Malcolm and
Harmon can handle this.”
“I don’t thi…”
“It would be easier to get the rifications now,” Malcolm said with a warning tone, “then wait for our
uncle to contact you about them.”
I felt my temper rise at his dimly veiled threat. Part of the reason our orders had been decreasing was
because we were trying to get out of our contract with thepany. His uncle was well- established in
the industry and could make business difficult if we broke the agreement on bad terms. Our green
practices gave us a legitimate reason to decrease our business with them. Eventually making us not
worth his time. But if Malcolm started making waves, we would be stuck in the deal for another five
years, and his uncle could put extra pressure on mypany.
“Alpha, I can handle this,” Harmon jumped in, trying to keep me calm as he began guiding Malcolm
away from me. “Why don’t you go rejoin our beautiful Luna?”
“Oh, that can wait,” Julia said, looping her arm in mine and pushing me toward the bar. “First, you can
get me that drink we mentioned.”
“You mentioned,” I rified, removing her arm from mine.
“Alpha, you really aren’t any fun now that you have a mate,” she pouted, grabbing a ss of
champagne from a tray.
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“How is that?” I asked. “Seeing as I’ve never shown any interest in having ‘fun‘ with you before? And I
can guarantee you, I would always have infinitely more fun with my mate than with you.”
Anger shed across her face. “You know, I did a little digging recently.” She stepped closer. “You may
think your mate is someone special, but she’s nothing more than a low–bred country bumpkin with
nothing to show for her life.”
“Ms. Neale” – A suddenly appeared, forcing her way between us – “as lovely as it has been having
you, I think it’s time you and your brother left. You do have a long trip home, after all.”
A’s energy had pushed Julia back a few steps, but she was pressed against my chest. Holding me
in ce so I didn’t rip Julia’s tongue out.
“Everything okay, Alpha?” Jimmy asked as he approached with the rest of our friends.
“Gamma Jimmy, please have security escort Mr. and Ms. Neale out of the party,” I told him.
Julia looked appalled. “If you think my uncle will let you get away with insulting me over this tramp…”
She threw her drink at A. Growls and snarls echoed loudly as everyone in earshot turned on her.
The room got quiet as hands. gripped my shoulders to keep me from flying at Julia. A jumped into
action.
“Please, everyone,” she addressed the crowd with a smile, “don’t mind us. It was an ident. Just the
result of a spirited conversation. Please, go back to celebrating.”
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She waved to the band, and they immediately started ying, switching to an upbeat song. When most
of the room’s attention was off us, A stepped close to Julia.
“You obviously didn’t learn your lesson about respecting me the first time we met,” she hissed. She had
a fake smile and was using her body to hide the hand gripping Julia’s arm firmly. “But if you think I
would let you ruin my cousin’s mating ceremony, you’re even dumber than I thought. Now, I suggest
you dig really deep for whatever sense you have buried in that bleached–out brain of yours and leave
quietly.”
“You’ll be hearing from my uncle about this,” Julia taunted.
“Believe me, sweetheart, I can handle your uncle,” A said with every ounce of confidence she
deserved, adding amand at the end. “Get out.”
Malcolm finally rushed up to her side as the security guards came up behind Julia.
“What the hell did you just do?” he hissed under his breath, but Julia was already obeying the
command and rushing from the
room.
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A grabbed a towel from the bar to wipe herself down. I brushed the hands still holding me off, taking
her by the arm, pulling her into my arms, and kissing her firmly. After a second, she protested, pushing
me away.
“Stop, you’re going to get your tux wet, too,” she insisted.
“A,” Mina called as she stepped out of the crowd. “What was that all about?”
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“Nothing,” A assured her. “I’m sorry. We didn’t mean to cause a scene. Thest thing I want is to ruin
your night.”
“Are you kidding?” Mina said with a smile. “That was prime entertainment.”
A chuckled. “I’m afraid my dress didn’t make it through. I’m not sure I should be in the pictures.”
Mina waved her off. “That’s what editing is for. Besides, I’ll have a good story to tell about my awesome
cousin saving the day.”