To Claim a Mate: A Fated Mates Shifter Romance (Redwood University Book 3) by Poppy Ireland

Author:Poppy Ireland [Ireland, Poppy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Romantasy Publishing
Published: 2023-04-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Seventeen

Nicole

This was bad. Very, very bad.

The thought of a psycho like Alpha Jones having such a powerful weapon was terrifying. The destruction it could cause would be catastrophic.

After the initial chatter from the audience wore down, we all stood silently—at a cautious distance—to hear what he was going to say next.

Alexei’s evil father nodded to someone offstage right before the two henchmen who took my father from me stepped out, hauling that poor neutered elemental away. I instantly tensed at the sight of them, which did not go unnoticed by my mate.

“What is it?” he whispered.

I shook my head. “I’ll tell you later.”

“Now that the demonstration is out of the way,” Alpha Jones purred into the mic, “shall we go over the specifics?” He paused for a moment, daring anyone to object, but no one did. “As you can imagine… having a weapon like this could be a game changer. It does not come without great responsibility or expense. Manufacturing this serum takes time because it requires the utmost precision. And as any business owner knows, time is money. If you were hoping to procure my invention at a discount, unfortunately, that won’t be possible. I’ve also decided I’ll need to be incredibly selective in who I sell to. It’d be an awful shame to put this much power in the hands of one of my enemies, don’t you think?” He chuckled darkly, making a point to look directly at me and Alexei.

A man off to the left raised his hand before asking, “How do we know it works? Do you expect us to take that elemental’s word for it?”

I held my breath, hoping this was all a farce, but I highly doubted Alexei’s father would look as confident as he did if it were.

Alpha Jones narrowed his eyes briefly before clearing his throat. “I absolutely understand your concern, Alpha Desmond. But let me assure you, if you pass through initial vetting, I’d be more than happy to allow you to bring along a test subject of your own when you come to pick up the serum. I am giving you all my word that, if the serum does not work on the spot, I will refund every penny paid.”

Well, fuck. There went that hope.

He waited for the murmurs of approval to quiet down. “So, if you’re interested in negotiating, contact my office, and my secretary will send you the necessary disclosures and application. If I feel you’re worthy, I will be in contact with you to discuss pricing.” His gaze roamed the room from left to right, a sinister smile blooming on his face when he saw the obvious terror from most and calculated interest from a few equally scary-looking individuals. “Thank you for your time. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a meeting to get to.”

You could hear a pin drop from a mile away as Alpha Jones walked away with his head held high.

Once he was completely out of sight, Alexei grabbed my hand and said, “We need to get you out of here.

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