Chapter 29: The Unexpected Alpha Philanthropist
Moana

My trance with the TV was broken by the sound of Selina’s voice coming from beside me.

“Interesting,” she said, wiping her hands on her apron. “That’s more than I expected.”

I turned to face her, still surprised by Edrick’s sudden act of generosity. “He doesn’t do things like this often, does he?” I asked.

Selina shrugged. “Every so often. It’s usually once a year or so these past few years, but it’s never made public, and it’s rarely this much. I wonder what changed to make him donate such a large amount and for him to allow it to be televised.”

“And to an orphanage, no less,” Lily chimed in from behind me.

Shrugging again, Selina turned around and started to head back to the kitchen. I followed her, still curious about the situation. “You said it’s been happening just for the past few years?” I asked.

She had her back turned to me as she scrubbed so hard at the stovetop with a damp sponge that it was making the metal racks on

flipping absentmindedly through the channels as she searched for cartoons. I searched WereCorp’s most recent public relations campaigns, and lo and behold: there was a list of articles with vague information on Edrick’s donations over the past few years.

me. I hadn’t realized it, but she must have grown bored of flipping through the television channels and

onto my lap and beginning

but I couldn’t quite shake the feeling in my mind that Edrick’s newfound “compassion” was all

wondered if he was coming back to the penthouse at all, and if he did, I wondered if he wouldn’t want to sleep

came in. He was already in his pajamas, and stormed over to the other side of the bed without a word. I could tell that

Edrick as he sat on the edge of the bed. “Something about a billionaire CEO donating a

His tone of voice

that just yesterday you thought that compassion was

“I have to do certain things sometimes to uphold the image

my most recent drawing: a picture of the city

side, with his back turned to me. The only sounds in the room were the sounds of the city

of a sudden, he

as equally as their werewolf counterparts,” he said. “It’s absurd, really. I’ve always tried my best to be fair to everyone

look over at Edrick. “Why do they say

shrugged. “It’s

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