Claimed by My Ex Chapter 90 Your company is massive!

Chapter 90: Chapter 90 Your company is massive!

Victoria’s POV

I’d been settling into my new role at the company for a few weeks when my first major assignnt arrived - a business trip to another pack’s territory where one of our branch offices was located. Grace had accompanied , eager to escape the routine and explore new horizons.

Grace had been enjoying herself imnsely for several days, practically living it up like a tourist. Finally, she made ti to et

for lunch at my office.

As I finished reviewing so reports, my office door flew open and Grace burst in, her energy filling the room before she even spoke.

"Victoria! Your company is massive! I nearly got lost trying to find your office," Grace announced, her eyes wide with excitent.

I set aside the docunts I’d been working on and stood up, grabbing my purse. "Perfect timing. I just finished up. Let’s go grab that lunch I promised you."

As we walked toward the elevator, Grace leaned in conspiratorially. "I think I just saw Ethan downstairs. Or his doppelg??nger. The guy looked just like him, only tanner and way more disheveled. He had so woman clinging to his arm."

My wolf, Nora, instantly bristled at the ntion of Ethan’s na, a low growl reverberating through my mind. I kept my expression neutral, not wanting Grace to see how the re ntion of his na still affected .

"It probably was Ethan," I replied casually.

"What?" Grace’s jaw dropped in genuine shock. "No way! That’s too coincidental. How would he even know you’re here?"

"He doesn’t," I explained, pressing the elevator button. "He’s here to et with the new CEO of Lancaster Enterprises, not . He has no idea I’m the one who’s taken over."

Grace’s laugh echoed in the elevator as we descended. "That’s priceless! Rember how he used to make you jump through hoops just to see him? How you’d have to plan around his schedule like he was royalty? Now the tables have turned. Let him taste what it feels like to be kept waiting."

My wolf purred with satisfaction at the thought. Nona had never liked Ethan’s wolf, Leon, even when I was blind to all the red flags.

"Co on," I said as we reached the ground floor. "I made reservations at this amazing place that serves authentic local cuisine. You’re going to love it."

"Lead the way, Alpha," Grace replied with a wink, using my pack title playfully.

Neither of us expected what awaited us at the restaurant. As we were being led to our private dining room, I caught a scent that made my wolf bristle - smoky, with notes of amber and a hint of betrayal. Ethan.

He spotted

before I could redirect Grace to a different path. His eyes lit up with that familiar manipulative gleam that I once mistook for genuine affection.

"Victoria!" he called out, untangling himself from the arm of a woman who had been clinging to him. "What a coincidence eting you here! This must be fate!"

His expression shifted as a thought seed to dawn on him. "Wait... did you follow

here? Victoria, I never thought you’d track

across continents! I can’t believe you still can’t let

go."

He gestured to an empty chair at his table. "There’s only one seat left, but we can share. Join us! It’s been too long since we’ve eaten together."

The woman beside him shifted uncomfortably, finally becoming visible to . She bore an unsettling resemblance to

- not identical, but enough that anyone would notice the similarity. My stomach turned as I realized Ethan had found himself a poor substitute.

"Ethan, it really is you. Why are you like a bad penny that keeps turning up? And thinking we’d follow you? Are you delusional?" Grace snapped, her protective instincts flaring. As my closest friend, she was practically pack, and her loyalty ran deep.

The woman beside Ethan tugged gently at his sleeve and whispered, "Mr. Sterling..."

She then looked at , and I could see her confidence faltering as our eyes t. My wolf sensed her discomfort, the way her posture shifted subtly in submission despite her human appearance.

"I’m Mr. Sterling’s assistant," she said, her voice soft as she partially hid behind Ethan. "My na is Mona."

Grace stared at her, then back at , her eyes widening. "You... Victoria, she..."

I could see the realization in Grace’s eyes - this woman was chosen for her resemblance to . The thought made my skin crawl. My bond with Nora strengthened as my wolf’s anger mirrored my own.

"Let’s go, Grace," I said firmly, turning away.

Ethan stepped forward, blocking our path. "There’s only one table available. I don’t mind sharing with you, Victoria. It’s been so long since we’ve dined together."

"Get lost," I replied, my voice as cold as winter moon.

Grace nodded emphatically. "Exactly. Who would want to share a table with you? We have a private room reserved."

As I tried to walk past him, Ethan lunged forward and grabbed my wrist, pulling

toward him with surprising force. The pressure was painful, his fingers digging into my skin where my pulse raced.

"Ethan, let go!" I demanded, my eyes flashing briefly with my wolf’s golden glow before I could control it.

But he tightened his grip, desperation clear in his voice. "Victoria, do you really have to treat

this way?"

Just as I was about to let Nora take over - consequences be damned - a deep voice rumbled from behind us.

"When she says let go, are you too stupid to understand English?"

I turned my head to see Damien Sterling striding toward us, his powerful fra commanding attention from everyone in the restaurant. My wolf instantly recognized his scent - smoky cedar with notes of midnight rose. My mate. Though he didn’t know it yet, thanks to the enchanted bracelet I wore that masked my true nature from other wolves.

What was he doing here? How was it possible that in a foreign country, I kept running intofamiliar Homo sapiens? It felt like so bizarre company retreat rather than a business trip.