Page 36 of Rejected By My Stepbrother Alpha
I turned and fixed a smile onto my face. Cooper stood from his chair and we walked over to the glass door of the conference room.
Carol was leading two people toward the room. When I saw the woman, shock froze me into place.
Oh my…
I clutched my heart as it stopped beating.
It can't be.
I must have dozed off at my desk. This had to be another daydream.
As Carol, Damian, and the woman walked closer, I only had eyes for her.
Her reddish-brown hair was pin-straight, hanging to her shoulders, and long bangs caressed the sides of her cheeks like a lover's touch. She was dressed in a form-fitting, black power suit that showcased her toned legs and high red stilettos. The woman clutched her sleek red briefcase and walked with her head held high and her shoulders back. Someone might assume that she was the CEO of any company that she walked into.
When she looked at me with those intense blue eyes, I knew it was her.
She's really here.
My ex-stepsister. The Mate that I rejected in front of the entire pack. The woman who starred in every single daydream and fantasy that I’ve had for the last seven years.
Ivy. My Ivy.
No, she isn't yours.
But my wolf disagreed as he jumped around in excitement inside of my head. He howled so loudly that I could barely hear myself think.
Something inside of my chest stirred. The hairs on my arms raised and happiness burst inside of my heart. Was this what it felt like to be truly alive?
I hadn't felt this way in…seven years.
Damn it!
I didn't want to react this way to Ivy. She used my late father for his money. That was the only thing she had cared about back then. That was probably still true now.
Why did she have to be the only woman I'd ever felt…anything for?
Our gazes met through the glass wall and seven years of repressed forbidden feelings flowed between us. The heat we shared was intense enough to ignite the entire city of Sun Fire.
Ivy's beautiful eyes were resigned as she took me in.
Of course.
Ivy knew that she would be seeing me today. She knew that I would be the CEO of Bloodmoon Enterprises. After all, her mother and her had tried to steal this company from my father when he was on his deathbed. Jealousy zipped through me. She had been given time to mentally prepare for this moment.
Carol, Damian, and Ivy walked into the conference room and my breath caught in my throat.
What was she doing here? Was she vice president at Blackwood Inc.?
In the back of my mind, I registered Cooper introducing himself to Damian.
Ivy didn't take her eyes off mine as she held out her hand to me.
“I'm Ivinia,” she said in a calm, professional voice.
I paused for a split second.
So, that was how she wanted to play this? Ivy was going to pretend not to know me?
