Lunch ended too quickly. The minutes slipped away like sand through my fingers. The upcoming meeting with Alpha was not something I was looking forward to, so you can understand my frustration. It wasn't going to be good. I could feel it in me. My every instinct screamed that something terrible was about to happen.
The moment we cleared our plates, I couldn't keep delaying the meeting much longer. Straight to Alpha's office I went, my steps reluctant, each one heavier than the last. The cold, hard knock on his door felt like a countdown to whatever fate awaited me.
"Come in."
I stepped inside, and my eyes immediately landed on him. Alpha was sitting behind his desk, his gaze piercing, yet strangely… sad. I felt my stomach churn even more.
"Greta," he began, his voice heavy, each wo
