Caesar's POV The moment Elias and Elena stepped into the elevator downstairs, my phone buzzed in my pocket. Marcus's voice came through, clipped and efficient. "Alpha, I've got something on Alpha Shaw." I turned toward the window, keeping my tone neutral, though beneath my skin my wolf had gone still and alert. "Go ahead." "He left the country twenty years ago. Has a daughter. This time, he came back alone—wife and kid are still overseas." Marcus paused. "The house he's staying in? Registered under his wife's name. Clean on the surface. For now." "Alright." I rubbed the bridge of my nose, claws prickling faintly beneath my nails. "What about the other thing—Viya and DK Pharmaceuticals?" A rare beat of silence. "We just finished digging into that." Another pause. "If

