Chapter 356
\nMarked By the Pureblood Alpha (Deanna and Luis) novel Chapter 356<\/p>\n
Chapter 356 Full Definition of a Scumbag<\/p>\n
Chapter 356 Full Definition of a Scumbag<\/p>\n
Erik\u2019s POV:<\/p>\n
My jaw actually dropped.<\/p>\n
\u201cLuis, you\u2019re serious? You\u2019re insane! Do you even grasp what twenty percent means? If Deanna ever turned on you, those shares are enough to topple you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen, why-\u201d<\/p>\n
I honestly wanted to knock some sense into this love\u2013drunk Alpha.<\/p>\n
But Luis was dead serious. \u201cThe hundredth step is mine\u2013toward her. That\u2019s the security I want her to feel.\u201d<\/p>\n
A servant approached, bowing slightly.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlpha, Ms. Deanna has returned.\u201d<\/p>\n
Luis and I looked up. Deanna was crossing the long colonnade toward us, sunlight skimming over her shoulders.<\/p>\n
I smiled and waved. \u201cHey, Deanna. Long time.\u201d<\/p>\n
She nodded. \u201cYou\u2019re here too today?\u201d<\/p>\n
For some reason, she gave me a once\u2013over, eyes curious, almost probing.<\/p>\n
\u201cMm. Puddy\u2019s routine check,\u201d I said, keeping it cool.<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing wrong with him?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry. Just the usual. He\u2019s spry as ever\u2013got a few more years in those paws.\u201d<\/p>\n
Deanna nodded. \u201cGood.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cStill not leaving?\u201d Luis cut in, eyes cool on me.<\/p>\n
I was speechless for a moment.<\/p>\n
No dinner invite\u2013just a boot.<\/p>\n
I glanced at Luis\u2019s stormy face.<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t help roasting him in my head, Loyal t he sees a pretty face, huh?<\/p>\n
Somebody forgot brotherhood the second his mate walked in.<\/p>\n
I gave Deanna an awkward smile. \u201cDeanna, I\u2019ve got errands. See you two next time.\u201d<\/p>\n
I grabbed my kit and made myself scarce.<\/p>\n
Deanna\u2019s POV:<\/p>\n
Once Erik left, my gaze drifted back to Luis.<\/p>\n
He lounged in the wicker chair, one leg crossed over the other, staring at his phone.<\/p>\n
The flowers were blazing, the sun was warm\u2013yet a chill sat over the garden.<\/p>\n
I stepped up to him. \u201cHey.\u201d<\/p>\n
No answer. The screen\u2019s light flickered over the hard lines of his face, making his profile look even colder.<\/p>\n
Mila murmured in my head, \u201cOur mate seems a bit \u2026 prickly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Huh?<\/p>\n
I tested him, lightly. \u201cIgnoring me? Guess I\u2019ll go back to the room.\u201d<\/p>\n
Luis still didn\u2019t move.<\/p>\n
Fine. I ignored him, too and turned to leave.<\/p>\n
The moment I turned, a big hand caught my wrist from behind.<\/p>\n
Luis gave a light tug, and I landed squarely on his thick, muscled thigh.<\/p>\n
Heat climbed into my cheeks. \u201cServants are around.\u201d<\/p>\n
There were four gates on this lawn, each staffed by two very proper servants.<\/p>\n
They never stared\u2013but still.<\/p>\n
I still felt embarrassed.<\/p>\n
Luis slid his hand into my palm, thumb grazing my fingertips before he laced our fingers tight. His voice dipped, lazy and rough.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo what? You\u2019re the lady of the house.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ugh, this man.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou and Erik go way back. What\u2019s his\u2026 perspective like? Specifically, his dating perspective?\u201d<\/p>\n
Luis\u2019s POV:<\/p>\n
Erik again?<\/p>\n
She\u2019d barely walked in, and they were chatting like old friends.<\/p>\n
Pink bubbles in her eyes, staring like he\u2019s candy.<\/p>\n
Now she wanted intel\u2013in front of me?<\/p>\n
My mood tanked. I answered, my voice sour, \u201cWhy do you want to know?\u201d<\/p>\n
She tugged my arm, sweet as sugar. \u201cTell me?\u201d<\/p>\n
All that coaxing\u2013over another man?<\/p>\n
That\u2019s it. Erik is banned from my house.<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t blink. \u201cHe\u2019s a hopeless flirt.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her eyes flew wide. \u201cNo way.\u201d<\/p>\n
I kept piling it on, voice flat. \u201cSilver\u2013tongued with women, fickle, noncommittal\u2013the full definition of a scumbag.\u201d<\/p>\n
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