The tension in the room was thick enough to cut with a claw.
Austin sat with her back to the door, feeling Kaius's steady presence beside her. His hand rested casually on the back of the couch behind her, radiating warmth and power.
It wasn't a protective gesture. It was territorial. And somehow, it made her sit a little straighter.
The office door clicked open. A second later, knees slammed against the marble floor.
Someone had fallen hard.
Or maybe they were forced down.
"Why are you closing the door ?" Benjamin's voice rang out, cool and unbothered.
"Feeling ashamed now ? Trying to hide what you've done ?"
"Yes, yes… of course," Alpha Walton stammered. His voice was stripped of pride, shaky and small.
The arrogance he used to carry like a badge was nowhere t
