lett

appeared at the of

oomed, deeply suppressing everything that

work files, acting as if

pletely, I never anticipated that

use, following closely behind Alexa

ed, her slender hand gen

yees in the hallway stopped their work, their gazes fol

st night repeated over and over. I didn't even s

ncial reports. I need to carefully

the reports and quietly adjusting the screen angl

th my pencil-those large expenditures had all been categorized under "strategic reserves" budg

e would be kept secretly for now-t

directly into the office and

ave a proper

owly raised my eyes to l

of deliberate steadiness that could control everyone. "But as I said last night, this will absolutely not af

nct, "you know in your heart that your promises are meaningles

alf a second, but he couldn't refute it, beca

deliberately softening her voice as if stating something

bear the responsibility for the pack's succession. The pack cannot exist without the c

ent thirty years ago-the Alpha at the time brought in a bastard from outside. The birth mother was executed after the child's first month under the high-sounding reason of 's

eared in the smug s

," I picked up my pen again and lowered my head to continue working. "

nto several secon

ions on important documents, not l

d or halted because of this. But if irrelevant personnel come to disturb my private

learly feel that complex gaze resting heavily on m

ce, he finally walked t

office doorway, my phone

z,

t up, displaying a comp

answered the call agilely before his gaze could reach the screen

in as calm a v

the phone, carrying obvious authority: "

please h

and Faye were indeed still standing in the doorway

said quietly, "Please leave

a flash of wariness I had never

d at him did he fina

felt some long-dormant power