Page 15 of Knocked Up By My Fated Alpha
But today was different.
Elias’s words tore at me, and I spiralled, starting the meeting on autopilot, with my mind firmly entrenched in the past, until the moment I caught sight of those intense forest green eyes across the boardroom.
Those eyes anchored me to the present.
Her pale skin, thick, dark brown hair pulled back in a loose bun, tendrils framing shockingly delicate features, and full red lips parted ever so slightly, ignited a riot of emotions in my chest.
Seeing her felt like a punch to the gut, a slice of familiarity cutting through me, sharp and undeniable. I couldn’t perceive her scent from where I sat, but an unshakable feeling settled in my chest.
It was her. The woman from the elevator.
“You.”
No sooner had the word left me than she bolted, heels clacking against the polished floor.
Going after her was pure instinct. It didn’t matter that I was in the middle of a meeting. I caught her arm just as she rounded the corner to the restroom, tugging her into what seemed to be an empty meeting room.
She stared up at me in surprise, her thick, luscious hair spilling loose from her bun and her wide green eyes bleeding black.
“You,” I rasped. It had to be her. “Do I know you?”
She took a step away at my words, her back hitting the wall, and her arms going around her middle, her gaze blank and empty without recognition.
“No.”
My wolf snarled within me, refusing to accept her words.
“Don’t lie to me.” The words left me in an unintended growl, and the look of bafflement on her face grew.
“I don’t understand, Mr Blackwell,” she responded, seeming genuinely confused. “You assumed control of the company for the first time today. I…Staff one-on-one introductions haven’t been made yet.”
A seed of doubt sprouted in my mind.
Was it really not her? Had I been so rattled by Elias’s words and so desperate to find the woman from that night that I had made a mistake?
“Then why did you leave the meeting room?” I sounded like I was grasping at straws.
“I needed to use the restroom, sir.” Her cheeks reddened, and she looked away as though embarrassed. “I apologize for leaving abruptly.”
I didn’t believe her. I grasped her hair, sweeping it off her shoulder, and she let out a soft gasp that almost had my pants tightening, her fingers latching onto my shirt.
I pressed my nose to the crook of her neck, and she went completely still as I took in her scent. Underneath her soft floral perfume, her base scent was slight yet scintillating, but it wasn’t the scent that haunted my dreams.
It wasn’t her.
I stepped away from her, and the woman tossed a vicious glare at me before hurrying out of the room. What on earth had I just done, harassing an employee? It wasn’t like me to make sloppy mistakes like this. It wasn’t like me to be so hung up on a woman I barely knew.
Maybe it was a good thing I’d been unable to find her. It was time to call off the search and focus on reality and—
My phone buzzed. I took the call after a moment of hesitation.
“It’s not a good time, Sinclair.”
“Alpha, the human investigation bureau called.” Sinclair’s voice was tense and foreboding. “There’s a wolf serial killer on the loose. Our pack’s scent is on the new human victim.”
Wonderful. Because today simply couldn’t get any better.
“I’m on my way.”
