Evaline:
By the time I stepped into the elevator, my mind had stopped behaving like a responsible organ and had chosen chaos instead.
The seventh floor.
Of course it had to be the seventh floor.
The same floor as River's office. It was the floor where the most powerful Alphas of the region kept their offices. It made sense strategically and politically… but for me, it just meant trouble. The last thing I needed was passing by River's office looking like a guilty teenager sneaking into someone else's house.
And if River had been here today instead of Nightshade Pack...
Moon Goddess, I would never hear the end of it.
River wasn't jealous. Not exactly.
He was… territorial.
Possessive.
Overprotective to the point the word itself felt too small.
And nothing brought that possessiveness out faster than Elion Grey.
I groaned under my breath as the elevator doors slid open.
Why in the world had Alpha Grey summoned me?
