Chapter 14

SYDNEY'S POV I stared at Alexander in disbelief, my eyes widening incredulously as his demand echoed in the room, harshly bouncing off the walls. His determined eyes were fixated on me, his lips were set in a straight line, and his arms folded across his chest hinted at his seriousness. "You're saying I have to give you 5 million dollars to break the mating bond?!"?The words burst from my lips, and my voice resounded in the room.?"What the actual hell! "?The absurdity of his request was incredulous. "This is straight-up extortion,"?Aria snapped in my mind. "Yes, you have to give me 5 million dollars before I agree to break the bond,"?he answered calmly, as if he was asking me to pay him a measly sum of three hundred dollars. The nonchalant demeanor with which he responded only heightened my disbelief. "You can't possibly be serious,"?I exclaimed, the words tumbling out of my mouth in a mixture of disbelief and frustration as I got on my knees on the bed, all strung up.?"You're the Alpha of the Nightscar Pack, you own GT Group,and yet you're asking me for a breakup fee?" "That's right,"?he replied, his tone firm and unwavering, and his gaze steady as he met my incredulous stare. "That's insane, Alexander!"?I exclaimed, my voice rising with a mixture of exasperation and heightened disbelief. He shrugged.?"Since you're the one who proposed breaking the bond, you have to pay me a fee. That's my condition. And mind you,"?his brows rode up his hairline,?"I'm talking about US dollars. If you can't meet my condition, don't even think about bringing up breaking the bond ever again." My jaw dropped as I gaped at him. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. How petty could he be??"But Alexander, that's absurd! You know I can't afford to give you that kind of money. You don't even need it. Your pack's company’ revenue is way more than that." How did he expect me to come by that huge amount of money if he didn’t know that I co-owned Luxe and Atelier? He folded his arms across his chest, unmoved by my protests.?"That's not my problem, Sydney. You wanted to break the bond, now you have to deal with the consequence—5 million dollars." I felt a surge of frustration and anger rise within me as he kept repeating the amount he wanted me to pay him.?"You're being completely unreasonable, Alexander. This is unfair!" "And it is fair that you're breaking the bond without prior notice or reasonable excuse,"?he raised a perfectly arched brow. "I didn't know I had to inform you eons before I decided to break the bond,"?I retorted, my body taut with irritation. He shrugged in that nonchalant way again, his expression indifferent.?"You don't just wake up one morning, leave the house, and announce you're breaking the bond,"?he reiterated, his tone lacking any form of remorse or understanding. "I told you before I left!"?I exclaimed, frustration bubbling up inside me. Oh Goddess. This man was driving me nuts with his dismissive attitude. He shrugged again, his lips twitching into a sardonic smile, a flash of amusement dancing in his eyes.?"I had thought you were joking. Or just exercising your newfound courage or something,"?he remarked, his tone dripping with condescension. Wow! I gaped at him, incredulous at his audacity.?"This is utter extortion, Alexander!"?I exclaimed, my voice trembling with anger. But he remained unfazed, shrugging nonchalantly as if my outrage was just a minor inconvenience.?"Call it what you want,"?he retorted, his tone dismissive.?"But those are my terms. Take it or leave it,"?he concluded, his words leaving a bitter taste in my mouth. I clenched my fists, and my mind raced with disbelief and indignation.