ALEXANDER
The door clicked shut behind Faye, and for a moment, I just sat there, staring at it like it had the answers I was avoiding.
Her scent still lingered faintly in the air, warm and irritatingly hard to ignore. My fingers tapped lightly on the edge of the desk, a restless rhythm I didn’t realize I’d started until the silence in the room made it loud.
I told myself I hadn’t been too harsh. I told myself she’d recover, and keep her focus on her duties without prying. But deep down, I knew the truth. I’d dismissed her. Not just her words, but her. And that sat heavier in my chest than I cared to admit.
Adrian, my wolf...shifted uneasily in the back of my mind. "You didn’t have to push her away like that." His tone was sharper than usual, and I could feel the faint heat of his dis
