ALPHA FALLS IN LOVE

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER ONE

Drowning what was left of the Scott whiskey , he tossed the glass aside and leisurely glanced at his wristwatch . It was half past nine , thirty minutes late and none of the members of the board meeting were here yet .

He dialed a number on his phone , and the receiver picked up on the third ring .

"You're three seconds late, "he said gruffly into the phone . That was just how he was . Gruff and raw and male .

The person at the other end of the call had an audible shaking and stuttered a bit ,before hurriedly answering .

" My phone was inside my pocket . " The voice was smooth and just a bit thick with accent .

"I suppose it was made for pockets and not hands , right ? Get here this instant . And you've gotten just five minutes to be here . " He ended the call and let the phone slip from his fingers to the glass table in front of him.

He tapped his foot on the floor impatiently , waiting for the members to arrive . He checked his wristwatch again , a bit of gold and sapphire catching in the light .

A bright chandelier hung in the middle of the room , sending a golden gleam of light spiralling through the whole room .

The watch was made from pure gold and had been a gift from one of his business partners . A ghost of amused smile crossed his lips , as he recalled the petrified look on his face when Reynord told him , in no unclear terms, that he wasn't going to work with him again .

The man trembled ,holding his bottom lips desperately with his upper one . He was shaking down his boots .

"Why, Mr Mackenzie , if I may ask, "he whispered fiercely. Beads of sweat were already gleaming on his forehead .

Reynord clucked his tongue in annoyance , that was the thing about humans . They were always asking questions!

Why ? How ? When ? All a series of unthinkable questions that get on his nerves like no other .

He tipped his head to one side , watching as the man in front of him was shaking with fear and anger . Sure enough , anyone would be angry at getting stood up and made to look like a fool .

He had terminated their contract at the very last stage , when the construction was almost done .

"You , sir, are already asking the question . To which I have no answers either . At least not the one you would like to hear . Wanna know why I terminated the contract?? . " He leaned forward, acting as if they were two long friends and he was trying to divulge a very huge secret to him .

A satisfactory smirk curved on his lips as the man's brow furrowed , but he leaned in , nonetheless .

"You're such a Ninny . Not that I would have minded if I had not caught up with your illegal ways . But I did , didn't I ? " He raised one perfectly arched brow , and picked up the glass of champagne .

That does it then ! Setting the man to fume and boil with palpable anger . Reynord rolled his eyes at the silly attempt of the man.

"You !! " His face was red as tomato and his knuckles were clenched so hard , the skin around them became pale .

"Yes ? " He replied . Amusement lacing his words .

The man's gaze fell on his wrist ,where the watch which he had gotten him as a "complimentary " gift , was clasped around them .

"I gave you that watch ! And it is worth millions of dollars . Made from pure gold. How do you think I got the money ? Where do you think I got the money from ?? " He growled . He might as well be a cute little kitten , or a wounded goat with the gaze that Reynord was passing at him.

Pity and amusement .

" I don't know. And I honestly don't care. " He gave a light shrug of his shoulders , looking innocently at the fuming man.

" I want it back ! I want my watch back ! " He cried , a strangled cry that forced it way out of his long throat.

Reynord threw his head back and laughed . A dark cackle that sent the whole inhabitants of the room plunging into Antarctica .

He looked up at the man , his grey cold and polished like marble .

" Really ?? " He asked in a mocking tone . c*****g his head sideways .

" Well then ,come along . Come get it ! . " He stood up ,pushing his chair back and started to walk towards the door . He could see his bodyguards from his peripheral vision and shook his head . A motion for them not to do anything.

Suddenly , a cry flew out in the room and the man was running towards him , arms stretched forward and a silver knife jutting from it .

He turned his back abruptly , and the knife slashed through the air and was just a minute behind his ear .

His eyes flickered between black and grey , alternating between them before going back to grey .

He grabbed the man's hand from behind , lifted him up like he weighed nothing more than a loaf of bread and flung him on the hard wood .

He made an exaggerated show of brushing off imaginary dust from his Dior upper suit and smoothing out the wrinkles .

He stepped out of the room and entered the sleek black limo that was waiting for him .

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His thought was drawn back to the present as he heard the shuffling of some feet around him .

Finally , they are here .

Their faces were filled with nothing he wasn't used to seeing, fear and more fear , and they dared not look directly into his eyes .

None of them dared .

" I suppose now that you're back from the constable and police prison , we can continue our discussion ? Not that the time is an hour past already . " He spoke casually , his voice laced with mockery and under current warning .

" There was an emergency . " One of them , Mr Ashton finally muttered. And the rest latched on to it , mumbling their different excuses .

"Ahhh ,well I guess one cannot totally overrule the possibility of an emergency now , can they ? Of course not . " He spoke tartly .

" You know , within that span of one hour , I could have made billions of dollars ? The ones that your wretched family could only dream of"He furrowed his brows as if in deep thought.

" Oh. My bad . Did I see wretched?? I meant to say useless . " He eyed them and rolled his eyes. He was simply feeling generous and thoughtful today . If not ,they would all have been sacked .

He raked his hand through his hair , wondering why his wolf was trying to surface. Being an alpha , and a powerful one at that . He had control over his wolf , but today something feels off .

Ignoring the irritated feeling ,and associating it with the late attendant of his staff . He proceeded to listen to today's presentation .

" As you can see . " The man , human and somewhat in his late forties, was pointing towards the projector , at the margins and dots and illustrations that were there .

" No ,of course not. You know I'm blind . " He replied furiously and he saw the man swallow .

"I'm very sorry sir . " He bowed and tried to continue.

Reynord knew he should let the matter go , he was an alpha . He wasn't supposed to be Petty . At least amidst the humans . And just a few of his own . But he just can't help it !

He needs a way . Something to distract him from the way his wolf was prowling on the edge of his mind , trying to surface .

" Sorry for what ? For being a light-headed nincompoop , dummy ? For being bald and applying oil to your head ? For insinuating that I'm blind ? Which one ?? " He asked , in a serious tone . The one that booked no argument and just wanted answers .

Fear gripped all of them , and they exchanged terrified glances amongst themselves .

"For insinuating that you're....you're blind sir . " The man quickly bowed , almost colliding his head with the glass table .

That would have been entertaining though .

"Alright then , I'll give it to you . At least you own your s**t. Not many people can. " He gave them a pointed and exaggerated deliberate stare .

The man blew out a sigh of relief and hurried to continue .

"So moving on , looking at the chart you'll clearly see the increase and decrease of our sales . And for the month of March , we had a sky rocket sale . " He paused ,hoping for his word to have an effect on Reynord .

Well , he'll probably be waiting for an eternity then . Reynord shot him a bland and bored look ,and said nothing .

The man hurried on , not wanting his petty arrogant boss , to find fault with anything he said again .

" But April doesn't look so promising , and therefore here we are " He stopped his speech and scurried away to his seat . More than glad to be relieved of the work and allow the other person to take over. .

A shrill voice , fitted for a Nightingale and what seemed like an overly enthusiastic gesture of arms and legs . The lady tried to continue .

By showing Reynord ,the ways they think they could increase sales . Mackenzie Inc . international . It had been his parent's , and they deal with buying and selling .

However, since Reynord's acquisition of the company , he had turned it to somewhat different one . A big . A very big one .

Different divisions and businesses.

Mackenzie Inc . International was known far and wide and referred to as company of companies.

"I suggest an alliance with J&R holdings " she finished her speech.

But Reynord was hardly registering what she was talking about. Everything is now a blur of heepty-jumpeety words floating about in circles and different bursts of colors around his head .

His mind grew muddled and his face hot . His first thought was that

i . He's been poisoned .

It's not the first time , after all, one couldn't be handsome ,rich and powerful and alpha without having close to a million enemies . And coupled with Reynord's cynical and cold personality , that number would be multiplied by hundreds .

But no , it wasn't poison . It was his wolf .

The two of them are here , and that itself is a rare occurrence . His eyes turned bright purple and he quickly closed them .

What is going on??

"Everybody out !! . " He bellowed in a nonhuman voice . That sounded somewhat like a growl and shook the whole room .

He kept his eyes closed as the scrambling and shuffling sounds grew intense and then silence .