Laila's POV
I shook my head in the end though.
“I don’t know why he was acting so hostile, but I can’t imagine it had anything to do with me.”
“I wouldn’t be so sure,” he said. “And I wouldn’t be so dismissive of him. It was only after telling everyone about our engagement that he started acting so possessive –”
“He was in a bad mood –”
“It was because of my connection to you,” William said with absolute certainty. “Jason is not someone to take lightly. He’s a powerful Alpha, and that power makes him exceptionally dangerous. As soon as your contract allows for it, you need to end any and all collaboration with him.”
“I can’t just end things,” I said. “This is a multi-million dollar contract that my company needs.” I needed it too, to show everyone at work that I knew what I was doing
