Caelan POV:
The office is built for function, not intimidation.
I notice that immediately.
There are no trophies lining the walls, no exaggerated displays of dominance meant to remind visitors whose ground they stand on. No oversized desk designed to force submission through proximity alone. Instead, the room is clean and solid, reinforced in quiet, practical ways — thick supports worked into stone, glass treated for impact, technology integrated without arrogance.
It’s a space meant for long conversations and difficult decisions.
That tells me more about Alpha Rourke than any posturing ever could.
He closes the door himself. That alone earns my full attention. Most Alphas delegate that small act of control, using it to assert distance. Rourke doesn’t. He seals the room with intentio
