ALEXANDER
I leaned back in my chair. “Why did you come to my office, Faye?”
She crossed one leg over the other, her movements deliberate, like she knew I was watching. She met my eyes with that calm confidence that was as provoking as it was… impressive.
“I got tired of waiting for you to show up and welcome me to the Blood Crescent pack properly,” she said, voice even and smooth, almost rehearsed. “So, I thought… why not come find you myself and give you a little lecture on courtesy before the great meeting?”
I should have been annoyed. I was the Alpha here—wolves didn’t just stroll in and lecture me on manners. Normally, anyone with half a brain would choose their words carefully in my presence. But her tone was softer than usual, lacking the bite she usually wielded like a weapon.
