Hooking Up With Her Ex's Alpha Dad

posed to be a

stood in front of the mirror, adjusting my dress for the hundredth

I couldn't stop the nerv

is bold idea was because last week, when I'd been ordered to clean hi

ling. If he didn't want you, I bet the moment he first recognized you as his

, my voice coming out hollow. "I'm not sure his father w

re almost unheard of. Adrian was an alpha wolf, but not the brightest star in the pack-that honor belonged to

g my ass a playful slap. "He doesn't need anyone's approval. An alpha

why Adrian wouldn't want me, but Jennifer impatiently pull

my wrist. "I bet the alpha pup i

ights, a sea of people. My heart pounded in time with Jennifer's cru

ward him, but suddenly another she-wolf shoved me aside. S

d slid the ring

into power and wealth. Her brown hair spilled over her shoulders like a waterfall, glowing un

his face radiating unq

ng through the hushed hall, "will

med an astonished O. Then sh

Each cheer stabbed into my chest like a knife. The ring-the one I'd found in his apartment

cked with pain. I felt her curl up inside me, trying t

way. "Claire, are you okay?" She gripped m

no. I would look him straight in the eye

tening my shoulders, face blank, I pushed

ssively wrapped around Nicole's slender w

the air went still. Ad

talk," I s

in her ear. She gave me a dismissive glance, then turned away to ch

ed Adrian into a dim storage room off

"Four years, Adrian. Four whole ye

ms crossed, a look on his face

. "Did you honestly think the heir of the most powerful Crescent P

s available. Even when I asked you to clean my penthouse, yo

thing I'd given him was nothing but a joke to him.

ed him hard. "You don't get to trampl

g around my throat. "Oh, but I can. An alpha like me can do w

his arm. He sneered, then released me. "Do yourself a favor. Wa

to something vile. My stomach churned as if I'd b

Adrian Valmont, heir of the Cr

d, then repli

than my soul. My love had been betrayed, made worthless. I wiped

If you need someone to fuck, I'll be glad

nd to strike, but he caught it. "Don't fuck

, her face full of concern. She took one look at me and knew. She didn't

er away, avoiding her worried eyes. My mind wa

ed int

I felt it-a prickling at the back o

y, breath caug

. Maybe in a GQ magazine. He was too handsome. Piercing gray eyes set in a face designed to drive she-wolves wild.

trol, irresistible dominance. He was mor

e me. His scent hit me instantly-sandalwood and mint, laced with somethi

was just an omega. I couldn't place his rank, but from the w

with a low-ranking wolf li

he ordered from the bartender. Then he looked at me.

e I was. "Thank you." I managed, tongue almost tripping ove

ink calming my storm. I arched a brow. "Do all older men ord

Q cover model, and extended hi

his large, warm palm. "Claire White," I brea

eyes?" Theo leaned closer, his breath ghosting ove

ose another woma

ck. "If you want to hear the story,