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Unspoken Toast

It seemed that Griffon was not interested in Roman's comparisons. Roman said nothing more and led me to sit opposite him. As soon as we sat down, a man in an expensive suit opened a bottle of wine and handed it to me “Taya Palmer, right? Can you drink? I didn’t know who this man was, and the suddenness of his offer made me feel uneasy. I hesitated, unsure of what to do. I wasn’t sure if he was a wolf or not, so I didn’t know if he was offering me regular wine, or wine laced with wolfsbane.

Wolfsbane would kill me.

Seeing me hesitate, the man suddenly smiled. “Don’t worry. There isn’t any wolfsbane in this.”

The man’s gentle demeanor put me at ease.

I accepted the wine and took a small sip, but I still felt unsure about drinking it.

The woman sitting next to the man noticed my hesitation and began to sneer. “Beta Starke, the girlfriend you found is awful. Preston kindly poured her a drink, but she was too scared to drink it. How rude.” Preston… This must be Griffon’s cousin, Preston Knight, also a playboy but not as depraved as Roman. When I was still Griffon’s secret lover, I never met any of his family or friends. I couldn’t help but take a few more glances at Preston. He looked a little similar to Griffon, but not nearly as cold as him. The woman’s face darkened when she saw that I didn’t bother to

React to what she said. If it were anyone else, they would have understood what she meant and apologized to Preston, then they would have drunk the entire glass of wine as to not seem rude. I knew what she meant, but the words were for Roman to hear, not me, so I decided to play du mb.

Frustrated, the woman turned to Roman. “Beta Starke, without Preston, you wouldn’t even have had the chance to meet Griffon, let alone talk about the project,” she scolded. “But your girlfriend doesn’t even want to drink a glass of wine. How are we going to have fun later?” I had thought that Roman was familiar with Griffon, not that it was Preston who had introduced them.It seemed that Roman’s plan wasn’t just to take me to meet a few friends. He also wanted to talk business with Griffon. However, I wasn’t too worried, since discussing whatever the project was would take time. That meant I still had a chance to figure out how to get away. With this in mind, my tensed body began to relax. But as I breathed a sigh of relief, Roman suddenly raised his chin and said, “Drink it.” Damn, I can’t play dumb anymore. So I picked up the glass and drank it with one gulp. I seldom drank alcohol. Griffon didn’t like the smell of it, so I did not drink at all.

Instead of just drinking the wine down, I managed to choke on it, not used to the taste of any alcohol. Tears streamed down my face. Roman saw I was choking and held me in his arms, patting my back to help me breathe. Griffon’s cold gaze fell on the hand that was holding me. Through my teary eyes, I sensed Griffon’s killing intent in his eyes.

Finally, his wolf was showing a possessive streak toward me. There was hope… But when I looked again, I found nothing in his eyes except indifference and alienation. I laughed at myself for expecting more from him. Seeing me calm down, Roman hugged me and explained to Preston, “She’s not the kind of girl who parties and sells her body. You’ll have to forgive her for being a little…green.”

Preston smiled and didn’t say anything, but the woman next to him suddenly became angry. “Beta Starke, what do you mean by that?” Roman raised his eyebrows and said mildly, “Ma’am, I wasn’t talking about you. Why are you so worked up?”

The woman exploded in an instant. I was pretty sure she was a human woman, one of the types that was a groupie for wolf shifters. “I’m so much younger than you. How can you call me ma’am?”

“You may be younger than me, but you look older than me. If I don’t call you ma’am, what else can I call you? “You…” The woman was forced into silence. She stomped her foot and. Turned around, pulling at Preston’s sleeve and acting cute, I was surprised she felt comfortable enough in a room of male shifters to act this way.

“Preston, look at him. How can he say such mean things to me? Let’s go. Preston patted her hand and tried to comfort her, “Khloe, you know Roman. He didn’t mean it.” Khloe was unwilling to let Roman off easily. Although she used to be a top escort in Nightshade, she didn’t want to hear the word “selling” again now that she was with Preston. She couldn’t argue with Roman, but she could deal with his woman. “Let’s forget about it. We’re here just to have, but sitting here is boring. Why don’t we play a game?” Hearing the word “game,” everyone became interested. “What game?”

Khloe took out a few decks of cards and placed them on the table. “Let’s play a team card game. The losing team must take off one piece of clothing.” “Interesting.” Roman was thrilled with the idea, and he agreed right away. And the other men would not resist the temptation either. Concerned that Griffon might not be used to such activities, Preston turned his head and glanced at him. “Griffon, they often play like this. If he didn’t want to do before he could finish his sentence, Griffon took a card from Khloe. “How do we play?” Preston was shocked. His cousin had always avoided such places, yet today, just because Roman invited him to meet a woman who looked like Tara, he had agreed to come and was now patiently playing games with them. That was odd. Khloe didn’t expect Griffon, who was rumored to be uninterested in women, to be so easygoing and willing to play with them. She immediately smiled. “It’s very simple. Let me explain the rules to you.” After explaining the rules, Khloe gathered everyone to draw lots and form teams.I sat stiffly on the sofa, not sure what to do. Just as I was hesitating about how to refuse, Khloe seemed to read my mind and spoke up first. “Everyone has to participate. Ms. Palmer, you’re not going to turn me down in front of everybody, right?” All eyes turned to me, making me feel uncomfortable. As if not playing would ruin the fun for everybody. I couldn’t afford to offend anyone here, so I forced myself to participate. Seeing that I was willing to comply, Khloe didn’t say anything more.

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