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\nMarked By the Pureblood Alpha (Deanna and Luis) novel Chapter 20<\/p>\n
The Heart I Buried for You by Serene Lockwood 20<\/p>\n
Chapter 20 Jillian Seeks Out Luis<\/p>\n
Deanna\u2019s POV:<\/p>\n
1 sat in my office, staring out the window, lost in thought.<\/p>\n
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Mistbane Pack\u2019s Moonline Expansion Project still needed four billion in funding, and I knew Jillian would pull every trick she had.<\/p>\n
After all, ten percent of the company\u2019s shares meant millions in annual dividends\u2013and more importantly, long\u2013term security. For a human like her, that was enough to secure a foothold in the pack.<\/p>\n
I had never cared much about money before.<\/p>\n
What I cared about was family, because my adoptive mother, Dorothy, had treated me terribly \u2015cruelly, even. For twenty years, she kept me under constant emotional manipulation, cold violence, and relentless discipline.<\/p>\n
Whenever I scored high on exams, she\u2019d get upset.<\/p>\n
If I made a good friend, she\u2019d get upset too.<\/p>\n
Even laughing felt like a sin.<\/p>\n
Back then, I couldn\u2019t understand why Dorothy hated me so much or why she never wanted me to be happy.<\/p>\n
The way she looked at me held no love, only coldness and disgust.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t until the truth came out that I finally understood: I wasn\u2019t her daughter at all.<\/p>\n
When I was brought back to the Mistbane Pack, I longed for love from Philip and Kathryn, even a shred of care from Desmond.<\/p>\n
But to them, Jillian was always the true daughter, the beloved sister.<\/p>\n
I swallowed my pride for three long years, only to realize no amount of endurance could buy<\/p>\n
their love.<\/p>\n
The kidnapping had left me with a lot of realizations.<\/p>\n
No matter how much I gave, how low I bowed my head, how loyal and devoted I was, someone who didn\u2019t love me never would.<\/p>\n
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If I couldn\u2019t have love, then I wanted money\u2013lots of it, and all of it mine.<\/p>\n
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The problem was, aside from Olsendreich Pack, only Mooncrown Pack had the resources to<\/p>\n
invest four billion.<\/p>\n
Would I really have to humble myself and go to Jake?<\/p>\n
Absolutely not!<\/p>\n
I refused to crawl back to that pathetic, one\u2013sided love.<\/p>\n
That left me only one option\u2013Luis.<\/p>\n
That night, he promised me one wish.<\/p>\n
Since he hadn\u2019t agreed to make me his woman, that wish was still unclaimed, which meant I could use it to secure the investment.<\/p>\n
Luis\u2018 POV:<\/p>\n
\u201cAlpha, are you even listening to us?\u201d<\/p>\n
The anxious voices of the elders crackled through the phone.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe werewolf guards we sent out haven\u2019t reported back yet, and Mooncrown Pack needs an Alpha heir! If you don\u2019t act soon, we\u2019ll have to arrange a mate for you!\u201d<\/p>\n
My lips curled into a smile. \u201cNo need. I\u2019ve already found my mate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Before they could respond, I hung up and turned back toward my office.<\/p>\n
Avery, my beta, came up to me.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlpha, Ms. Wiley from Mistbane Pack says she needs to see you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Deanna? I had just been thinking about her, and now she was here.<\/p>\n
A spark of anticipation ran through me. \u201cSend her straight to my office.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d Avery blinked.<\/p>\n
I gave her a sharp look. \u201cDo I need to repeat myself?\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cN\u2013No!\u201d She waved her hands frantically and scurried off.<\/p>\n
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Jillian\u2019s POV:<\/p>\n
I was dressed in a custom Chanel dress, balancing on sky\u2013high stilettos as the elevator carried me to the ninety\u2013ninth floor.<\/p>\n
Avery led me down the corridor toward the CEO\u2019s office.<\/p>\n
\u201cAvery, I really owe you for this. If I land this investment, I\u2019ll make sure you\u2019re taken care of,\u201d I said, expressing my gratitude.<\/p>\n
She coughed lightly as we reached the door. \u201cYou\u2019re too polite. You already know our Alpha, yet you still gave me a Herm\u00e8s bag just to ask for my help.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then, she added, \u201cGo on in. Our Alpha specifically asked me to bring you to his office. Make sure you seize the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Know Luis?<\/p>\n
Her words threw me for a loop.<\/p>\n
I was puzzled, but I still raised my hand and knocked.<\/p>\n
A lazy, magnetic male voice drifted from inside. \u201cCome in.\u201d<\/p>\n
My heart skipped a beat.<\/p>\n
Last time, I had only glimpsed Luis\u2018 back and profile from afar, yet his image had burned itself into my mind. I had even dreamed about him more than once.<\/p>\n
Not only was he impossibly handsome, but he was rich and powerful. If I could hook a pureborn Alpha like him, I\u2019d never have to worry about being cast aside by Mistbane Pack.<\/p>\n
Taking a deep breath, I turned the handle and stepped into the office, the sharp click of my stilettos echoing across the polished floor.<\/p>\n
\u201cHello, Alpha.\u201d<\/p>\n
Luis looked up at the sound of my voice.<\/p>\n
The instant his eyes met mine, my breath caught.<\/p>\n
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He was devastatingly handsome\u2013skin a cool, pale tone, features sharp and perfectly sculpted. His eyes were long and narrow, and his lips\u2026 thin, sensual, dangerous.<\/p>\n
Today, he wore a simple gray shirt, the top two buttons undone. His sleeves were rolled to his forearms, revealing lean, corded muscle.<\/p>\n
As he wrote, the veins along his arms flexed faintly under his skin, radiating restrained power.<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t help imagining those perfect hands on my waist, those sinful lips brushing my cheek.<\/p>\n
Just the thought made my blood simmer, heat flooding through every inch of me.<\/p>\n
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