Wolf Novel 24

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CH 24

Harmony

She turned at the sound of a voice she did not want to have to deal with, knew it was Chloe, and she was standing there with her younger sister, both of them looking all smugly at her.

She didn’t care that Chloe was with Damien, the woman could have him and his money as far as she was concerned. But she didn’t have to stand there and put up with being grabbed onto by her. Told her she could have him, and she could. He was nothing but a cheating pig. That Harmony no longer wanted anything to do with him.

Yes, she was poor and on limited funds, but it was her money, she wasn’t out there buying things with someone else’s money, flashing that card around and flaunting that she needed someone else to buy her things. She could support herself, work hard and earn her own

money.

Though she came to a halt as she saw the angry look on Garrett’s face as he stepped passed her and turned in time to see his hand clamped around Chloe’s wrist, as she looked to be going to grab Harmony by the hair, she wasn’t yet ready to let go of their interaction it seemed.

“I wouldn’t touch Harmony.” Garrett grated out “And if anyone isn’t worthy of being in this store it’s a homewrecker, you’re nothing but a mistress.” He sneered nastily down at her.

Harmony reached out to touch him to stop him. There was no need to intervene, she could just walk away, as could he. That was all that was needed right that minute, she didn’t care what Chloe had to say or thought. She knew she’d not done anything wrong. This was just Chloe being spiteful and vindictive because she’d been outed as Garrett had just said; as being a

mistress.

She saw Chloe’s eyes widen as she stared up at him. He was very tall and well–built. He was also not of the girls‘ social circle, and was much older than she was. It looked to Harmony that Chloe didn’t know who he was. “How dare you touch me, get your filthy hands off me, I’m Chloe Silverton.” she tried to pull away from him “She’s nothing but a…”

Garrett suddenly yanked that woman right up to him as he leaned down and put his face close to hers. “I wouldn’t go there, or I will turn the press on you, and your filthy need to ruin others‘ lives. Do you want to see how much dirt I can dig up on you, Miss Silverton?” his voice was low and menacing, and it sent a shiver of almost fear down her own spine.

“You, your nobody.” Chloe arced her other hand up to slap him.

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Harmony watched him lean back out of the way easily, of the hit she tried to land on him, and

then the woman was flung away from him, and she stumbled and fell on her ass in an undignified manner, and Harmony thought it was his intent.

She grabbed on to his coat. “Garrett, it’s alright, let’s just leave.” She murmured at him.

“Why should I, why should you?” he asked right back, and took a step away from her. “Stay there Harmony, I will deal with this horrid woman, of no class.”

She saw Chloe’s sister stoop down to pick her up, and ask her if she was okay, and she saw

two store clerks run this way kind of frantically. “I’m sorry Mr Owens, for this inconvenience,

I’ve called security.” One of them told him.

“Yes, call security. I want to press charges against him.” Chloe stated as she stood up finally

and brushed out her dress.

Harmony stepped to Garrett’s side and tugged at his arm to try and make him leave. He was

causing a scene and people were starting to mill about “Garrett please.” She hissed at him.

He didn’t move, just glanced at her before she saw both the store clerks turn and stare at

Chloe nearly horrified, and one gasp out. “You want to press charges against Mr Owens?” kind

of sounded mortified about that turn of events.

“I don’t think I want to shop where people like this.” Garrett suddenly stated, and waved his

hand in Chloe’s direction, “rude, ill–mannered woman shops, either remove her, or I’ll take

myself, my family and all my company’s business elsewhere.” He stated, and Harmony saw

horror cross both those clerks faces.

“Oh, like your some big hot shot.” Chloe stated, “I’m going to be Damien Blackwell’s wife.”

“I’m Garrett Owens of Owens Constructions.” Garrett smiled right at her, and Harmony saw

Chloe’s eyes go very wide at the news.

He was a full 10 years older, a generation gap between them, he was also responsible and

respectful and didn’t go out there to be seen swanning about in the society pages. He was

only in the business world news, not something Chloe would read on a daily basis, but would

know his name and company.

“And you’re just a mistress, nothing more, never will be.” Garrett stated “Either she leaves the

store or I will.”

She could see the store’s security coming this way hurriedly. “Garrett please,” she murmured,

taking off the coat.

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“I’ve got this Harmony, I can see why you left the Blackwell’s company,” he announced loudly” No one working there has any class, or brains. Certainly, no loyalty to those around them. I’m glad you’ve come to work for me.”

She watched as Chloe’s younger sister started pulling her away from them. “Stop it, Damien’s father will be furious with you if you, anger Mr Owens. He’s already angry at you and Damien. Don’t make things worse.” She heard Margarette hiss at her sister.

Chloe glared at her, and then turned and stalked down the aisle away from them. She sighed and found Garrett’s eyes right on her. “Are you alright?” he asked her gently, reached out and

took her arm “Did she hurt you?”

“No,” Harmony shook her head. “You shouldn’t involve yourself in things like that.”

“That girl was going to grab you by the hair and try to humiliate you. I will not stand for that, when she was the one that ruined things for you.”

“It’s fine, just let it go. I don’t want to be a part of it, Garrett. Let them be together, if that is what they want.” She sighed “I only wish he’d left me before going to her is all.” she shook her

head a little.

He sighed and touched her face, “You’re too forgiving, do you know that,” He murmured “Come on, let’s get these coats and get something to eat.”

“I’m not really hungry.” She muttered and she wasn’t.

He collected the coat she was now holding and walked to the counter. “I’ll take both of these.”

He stated and held out a card to the clerk.

“We should get back to the office, Garrett, perhaps being out in public is not a good idea for me at the moment,” she murmured as they walked away.

She heard him sigh, “You shouldn’t have to hide away, Harmony. They should be the ones hiding from public view, after what they did to you. Not the other way around.”

“They like the limelight,” she muttered. “And I’d much prefer not to be in it.”

“Alright.” He nodded and they headed back outside.

She huffed as she realised she’d left her sweater back there in the store and turned to look back as the bracing cold of the winter’s day hit her. Only to find Garrett putting that blue coat

around her. “Here, put this on,” he stated.

“I can’t wear that, it’s for your

mother.”

“Is it really? Or did I trick you into thinking that, so you’d allow me to buy you a proper coat.”

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He smiled at her.

Her eyes widened as she stared up at him. “You needed one; had to return the last one. It’s winter and snowing, cold to freezing, you need a proper jacket.” He shrugged “Come on, here comes the car.” He stated as he buttoned up that jacket for her. He grabbed her hand and tugged her towards his car that was now pulling up at the curb.

She’d not even seen him call for his car. That was weird. He pulled her right into the car next to him and nodded to his driver, then looked right at her. “Harmony have you checked the trending topics today?” he asked her “To see who the press are siding with.”

“No, and I don’t want to know either,” was her only reply.

“Hmm, well, I think you’d be pleasantly surprised, 90% is in your favour. The people are calling Damien a bastard, and the lowest of low. There is also, from what I’ve seen this morning, a comparison going on between you and Chloe, likely why she came at you just now.

“You’re winning that, by the way, she’s been labelled as the mistress who ruined your up–coming engagement and future marriage into the Blackwell family. You did see the time and date stamp on that piece about Damien buying an engagement ring.”

“Yes, and we discussed it just the week before, he was caught cheating on me.” she nodded “I was expecting him to propose on Christmas Day.” She sighed.

“The high society socialites also understand this, that, that ring was for you, because they track everything in their world to keep up with the goings–on, even ones older than I am, because they are looking for good marriage material for their own children or grandchildren

even.

She did know all that, had seen it with Mr and Mrs Blackwell themselves, sitting at breakfast talking across the table about the other wealthy children they knew who were in the society pages of the papers. They were looking for a match for their 22–year–old daughter themselves

in the same way.

“The other 10%?” she muttered.

“Well, not everyone is going to be on your side, everyone has their own opinion,” Garrett commented. “There is a little bit of backlash along the lines of ‘what did she expect, she’s poor and comes from nothing. Did she really think she could hold onto a wealthy Batchelor