#Chapter 229: Burned

Grace Was there something in the drink? What was it? He was a bartender. I hadn't been paying attention to when he'd made my drink. Was he... Was he planning to kill me? Kidnap me? Did he work for Alpha Shadow now or Sean? I looked up at him, terrified of what I would find. His eyes were furious. Then, they dropped to his glass. He looked back up and cocked an eyebrow. He snorted. "I wouldn't waste the alcohol." I swallowed. "So... it's not poison?" "Well, it's alcohol, so it is poison but harmless in the right quantities," he smirked. "What fun would it be to kill you, Miss Wolfe?" I flinched at the derision in his tone. "And rob everyone who is in my position or worse, the chance to watch you fail, fail, and fail again? I'm relishing every news report on how you've fucked up again, you know? Sometimes, I think my parents are too." I licked my lips. "Why... turn off the news then?" He scoffed. "I've already seen that report. I would've actually liked to watch the trial, actual