The Billionaire Alpha’s Contract Lover by Caesar Erickson novel Chapter 196

Chapter 196
My checks flushed, and embarrassment flooded over me.
I didn’t raise my head to look at Preston, instead burying my face even more into Jackson.
I could only be a cowa rd and let Preston mock me.
Jackson seemed to sense my fear. The hand on my back patted me gently.
“Don’t worry about him,” he whispered.
After comforting me, he glanced at Preston coldly.
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“Whether Ms. Palmer can walk or not has nothing to do with you. And there will be hel l to pay if I hear of you spreading lies regarding she and I.” Jackson growled out a low warning.
As soon as he said that, Preston was so angry that he rolled up his sleeves and wanted to punch him, his wolf rising to the challenge.
A cold voice came from the car.
“Preston, the important matter comes first.”

The man’s voice was faint, as if everything that happened outside the car had nothing to do with him.

Only after hearing the man’s words did Preston restrain his wolf and his temper.
He pointed to Jackson’s car parked in the middle of the road. “Hurry up and move your car. You’re blocking us.”
Jackson’s wolf reared up. First, Preston was insulting, and now he was ordering Jackson around. How dare this man order an Alpha around as if he were someone?
Nope. Not happening.
He pretended not to hear what Preston said and stood still.
Preston’s face reddened. “Alpha Knight is on his way to propose to Ms. Thorin. How dare you stand in his way?”
The blood rushed from my face, and my stomach leapt up to my throat.
Griffon…proposing to Tara?
My whole body felt as if it were being torn apart, and the pain was so intense that it was difficult to breathe.
I thought I could let go of Griffon like I had let go of Silas.

I didn’t expect to feel so uncomfortable when I heard that Griffon was going to mate Tara.
I wanted to rush to him, hug him, and not let him
But that was just a dream. I could never do that.
Tara was Griffon’s rightful Luna, was his true love.
go.
I was the weak human look-alike substitute that the mighty Alpha would never love.
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