Chapter 261
Chapter 261:
I thought of the years of humiliation, the lies Jase had spun about saving me during my First Shift, and the pathetic rumors he was spreading now. I wasn’t afraid of him anymore. I wanted to crush him — and I wanted to do it using the very wealth and power he worshipped.
“Let him in,” I said, my voice calm and absolute.
Kain froze. He looked down at me, his storm-gray eyes widening in brief surprise. Then the feral, molten gold bled into his pupils. A slow, devastatingly proud smile spread across his lips — the smile of an apex predator watching his queen bare her fangs.
Let the pup play, Fletcher, Kain commanded through the link, his deep voice vibrating with dark amusement. My Luna is hungry.
Fletcher smirked and nodded to the Warrior.
I immediately softened my posture, shrinking slightly into my chair as if the heavy atmosphere of the room were intimidating me. As the dealer began to unwrap a fresh deck of cards, I leaned forward and studied the massive stacks of obsidian chips with wide, innocent eyes.
“I’ve never actually played Texas Hold’em before,” I murmured, making sure my voice was just loud enough to carry toward the doorway. “Do all the cards have to be the same color to win, or just the same suit p>
The heavy door swung open. Jase Davenport stepped into the room just in time to hear my clumsy question.
He paused, a condescending, arrogant smirk instantly twisting his lips. He looked at me as though I were a pathetic, clueless Omega who had wandered into a war zone by mistake. He pulled out a chair across from me, completely oblivious to the silent, predatory anticipation radiating from the Lycans watching his every move.
Adelina POV
Mo𝘴t 𝗿е𝖺𝘥 𝗍𝘩іs we𝖾𝗄 oո g𝗮l𝗻о𝗏е𝗅ѕ.с𝗈𝗺
The heavy door swung open. Jase Davenport stepped into the room just in time to hear my clumsy question. He paused, a condescending, arrogant smirk instantly twisting his lips. He looked at me as though I were a pathetic, clueless Omega who had wandered into a war zone by mistake.
His scent — a harsh mix of blind ambition and sour metal — polluted the space, clashing violently with Kain’s purifying ancient cedar. I could feel the dangerous, predatory amusement radiating from Fletcher, Xavier, and Harrison. They were apex predators watching a pup walk into a slaughterhouse.
Kain didn’t move, but his large hand settled possessively over the back of my chair. “My plus-one,” Kain rumbled, his voice a dark, vibrating threat masked as a casual introduction. “And my lucky charm p>
Jase’s smirk faltered, a flash of twisted jealousy crossing his face, before Fletcher smoothly gestured for him to take the empty seat across from me.
As the dealer distributed the cards, Jase leaned forward, his voice dropping into a toxic whisper meant only for me. “Kira told me everything. A PR stunt to get a White Wolf breeder. Don’t think you’ve actually won anything, Adelina p>
I didn’t flinch. I picked up my cards, my face an impenetrable mask of ice. “Kira says a lot of things,” I replied softly, not even bothering to look at him.