Filed To Story: Goddess's Design His Fated Mate (Willow & Reuben)
I stated, my gaze drifting down her body. Confused, Willow followed my line of sight, only to realize her wet clothes were clinging to her figure, outlining her curves and bra. Alarmed, she quickly adjusted her clothes with her free hand then looked at me with wide eyes and a flushed face.
“Let’s go,”
I tore my gaze away from her and resumed walking toward the packhouse. This time, she followed me quietly. Upon entering the packhouse, it was dark, with no moonlight filtering in. When we reached my study, I stopped at the doorstep and gestured for Willow to enter first.
She stood still for a few moments, seemingly contemplating something. Eventually, she lifted her legs and walked into the room. My eyes traced her slender, wet figure as I followed suit, closing the door behind me.
The click of the door locking resonated in the silent room, drawing Willow’s immediate attention. The two of us were alone in the packhouse, and her expression conveyed her awareness of this fact.
“Why did you bring me here?”
she asked as I took slow steps toward her side.
“Why do you think?”
I halted, facing her, my hands buried in my pockets. Unconsciously, my gaze fixated on a few droplets of water that cascaded from her wet hair down to her glistening chest. A surge of heat shot through me as I found myself captivated by her allure.
Willow’s lips parted slightly, sensing my intense scrutiny. “Reuben ”
she said my name, drawing my attention back to her face. “Why did you take over Wade Moon Pack?”
She asked as she drew closer to me.
“What did I do?”
I raised an eyebrow.
“You know exactly what I mean. The Wade Moon Pack, it’s under your control now,”
she pointed out, her tone laced with anger. “Why did you claim it? Why?”
she demanded.
I stared at her for a moment before reaching for a tablet on my desk and picking it up.
“Here,”
I selected a video and handed it to her.
“What’s this?”
she hesitated but took it.
“Footage from a werewolf gambling house,”
I explained. As the words left my mouth, Willow’s eyes widened in surprise.
She immediately played the video, it revealed Sky gambling with a group of shady individuals. He continued playing, cursing, and growing increasingly frustrated as he lost every penny. Eventually, he was left with nothing, completely broke. He engaged in a fight and eventually wagered the Wade Moon Pack papers in a final gamble, only to lose them as well.
Willow’s hand trembled as she watched the video. “Sky was drunk ”
Her grip tightened on the tablet. “He gambled away years of his father’s hard work like it was ”
Since Sky was the heir to the Wade Moon Pack, his signature held legal weight, it meant the pack was now truly no longer in Alpha Benjamin’s possession.
“Sky told me that Wade Moon now belongs to the Emerald Bright Pack,”
she murmured, puzzled.
I retrieved the tablet from her hand and handed her a paper that legally stated that the Wade Moon Pack now belonged to Emerald Bright.
“How is this possible?”
Willow looked up at me in surprise.
“Later that day, I bought Wade Moon from that criminal wolf,”
I slowly took the paper from her hand.
Her eyes grew wide in surprise, “Why did you acquire it in the first place?”
I took a step closer to her and lifted her chin up, “Because I wanted to.”
Willow’s eyes shook in realization. “Did you do it because I am staying there ”
I released her chin and stated sternly, “Since you are here, inform Alpha Benjamin that he has fifteen days to vacate pack lands with his members.”
“No! It’s their home. Where will they go?”
Willow’s face turned pale.
“Why should I care?”
I raised my emotionless eyes to her. “Those that protest will be taken care of,”
I added.
“No, you can’t do that, Reuben!”
She stepped closer to me.
“Why can’t I? I am the legal owner of the Wade Moon Pack land,”
I stated.
“Name your price! I’ll buy it back,”
her eyes showed determination.
I chuckled darkly, triggered by her love for the Wade Moon Pack. She was ready to offer up years of her savings and fortune for a stranger?! My wolf growled in my mind as I replied, “Then pay me ten times the original price.”
“Ten times?”
Her face turned white in horror.
“That’s the amount I paid to obtain those pack lands,”
I revealed. Willow’s eyes blazed at the additional papers on my desk then back to me over the obscene amount I had paid.
“You paid ten times the land’s original price just to get Wade Moon land?”
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