Possessed by the Alpha

Sandra froze, her gaze glued to the mess she had unintentionally caused. Shards of crystal lay around his shoes,

ntain his irritation. "You might want to pay attenti

, but the heat on her cheeks and the humili

thority, broke the silence

he air immediately changed, the murmurs died away. Ethan. The man who

ammering rapidly. "An accident

a, searching her face as if trying to read between the lines of

ly, his voice low b

ing to muster a credible excuse

fice.

ar in the direction of the private elevator. The waiter exchange

of turning on his heel and leaving crossed his mind. No one would notice its absence, rig

"Are you going to come in

open, her fingers tr

by the window, his back turned, his hands crossed behind him. He did

the d

ing like a child

ough her. He didn't speak right away, letting a heavy silence settle in, as i

oice as smooth as velvet but charged with

zed he was waiting for

idn't reach his eyes. "You

t she answered anyway. "

erson who works here is under my responsibility. Including you. So explai

seemed sufficient. How could she explain tha

accident, sir.

that incident in the lobby. There is something else. You arrive

ly, confused. " I

eat radiating from him. "People talk, Sandra. You've caught their attention, and that's neve

panic. "To work. That's all. I was

his hotel? Why n

s just an ordinary woman trying to rebuild herself. But his to

utation. That's all," she finally

n he backed away slightly, as if accepting her answer, but somethi

ou want to stay here? Work well, remain discreet, and above all, do

oo relieved that he d

You can

er heart still pounding, but a question lingered in

seemed like everyone had already heard about his summons

lled out to him.

woman, probably a co-worker, look

" Sandra replied, h

ectly. "Ethan can be intimidating. But if you're

owned. " 

give everyone his attenti

today would mark a new beginning, a chance to start fresh. But it seemed that this j