Thor

d insisted on getting me a glass of water, his face etched with worry. I assured h

nd lack of sleep. A message buzzed on my phone. It was from Serena

I are starving. W

in the pack's communal dining hall. Serena, with her bubbly personality, and P

ogue," Poppy commented, her green eyes s

ith Alpha Kaelen's filing system. And his

d, her cheeks flushing. "I saw him walking a

dryly. "And a man with that much power is usual

car, the flicker of something in his eye

aning in conspiratorially. "Any word on 'Rafe'? Has

ed bitter. I couldn't tell them the Alpha had made me his assistant. They would worry, and I didn'

shy," Serena of

l arrangement, not a romance novel. He's probab

arks. The jolt of electricity when our hands had touched. That hadn't felt lik

Focus on what you can control. You're working in the Alpha's office. That's p

aelen hasn't been with anyone since he took over from his fath

lked past our table. He caught my eye and let o

at his back. Serena

"Don't waste your energy on him," I told

ile colleague. A demanding, enigmatic boss. And a mate who didn't exist. I was ad

certain. Pop

t alone. "No matter what," I whispered into