Chapter 34

Jarod left his office and headed to the throne room, where his men awaited an urgent meeting he had called for. With Viktor preoccupied, he had important matters to discuss with his men and assignments to give them. Lost in thought, he nearly collided with someone.

"I'm sorry, Alpha," the person said as they steadied themselves, and from their scent, Jarod recognized who it was.

"What the hell, Freya!" he exclaimed as she stepped away from him.

"I'm sorry, I didn't see you," Freya responded.

Jarod raised an eyebrow at her, "What?"

"I mean, I was preoccupied," Freya corrected herself, "And I've been looking for you. You asked me to wait in your room for hours."

"Keep waiting. I have this game to attend to," Jarod told her, and without another glance, he walked past her and left. Freya watched him depart with a frown; the fool had ignored her. It wasn't his fault. If only the other woman had kept quiet, she would have dealt with the Lycan prince. But Layla had to go and mess up her plan