ALMOND Four days have passed since my last encounter with Alvah, and it feels like he has vanished or something has happened to him. His phone remains switched off, and I'm unable to reach him. Even Liam, his Beta, is nowhere to be found for me to question him about his Alpha. My initial plans to seek answers have all crumbled, including the absurd idea of seducing him in the office to enable me to get answers. What on earth was I thinking? The last thing I remember is telling him about my intention to resign. I had carefully prepared my resignation letter, now resting in my bag. But I needed to execute plan A before resorting to plan B, and now neither of my plans seems feasible because Alvah is nowhere in sight. "Almond Lyall, come to the CEO's office," the voicecom announces, and I p