Ford

assive corrugated metal facility hummed with the sound of machinery. The

like my blo

nighters, negotiated brutal contracts, and doubled the pack's revenue, all to prove that

ice delivered to me. The reason cited: "prolonged, unexplained absence and demonstrated mental instabi

ake when he saw me. He was a kind, older wolf with a seve

uine shock and pity. "Are you... are you okay? We all heard...

t Ciara," I said, offering him a small, r

know. He... he moved all your stuff to the

I said, my tone leavin

to the office of the plant supervisor, Walter

sitting behind his desk, a half-eaten jelly donut in one hand, his greasy face illuminated by his compu

ts of donut spraying from his mouth. "You're tres

he button for pack security. He was relishing this. He lo

desk, sat down, crossed my legs, and pulled the folded psychia

wrongful termination, Mr. Price," I said, m

e read the bold words: "Patient's wolf is mentally soun

te me. "Your termination was signed by Alpha Darius himself. You're a liability. Now

my aura was entirely different. I let a slive

rially. "But I thought I'd talk to you first. As a professional cour

one, froze instantly. The smug, nasty

my Alpha mate. It was my

estigation by the Pack Elders. He had been caught creating fake supplier account

ing the weather. "When a high-ranking pack member files a formal wrongful termination grievance, the very first thing the Elder

as a carefully place

sy sweat erupted on his forehead. He stared at me, his little eyes darting frantic

und out, Walter wouldn't just be fired. He would be brutally tortu

beautiful lake, hiding the terrify

ick and suffocating. The only sound was the fr