CHARLES BARRETT
The tension between the two men was intense. To be honest, I kind of hoped that they chose to tear each other apart. I wouldn’t lose any sleep over two fewer mutts in the world. No one had said anything for a few minutes. They just stared at each other. Suddenly, an alarm began to blare, breaking the silence. The door flew open, and the woman that I used as a secretary came running in, “Alpha!! There’s a fire in the lobby!!” She shouted in a panic. A fire! How the hell did that happen? “we need to evacuate the building!” she continued. I told her to calm down and begin the evacuation. We would get this sorted quickly and get back to business. I ushered everyone out of my office, and Torres huffed in frustration at the interruption. Kennedy smirked, which I thought was str
