His eyes remained fixed on me.
I took a slow breath.
"Maybe it's time to put the ego aside," I said.
The room became very quiet. I knew the words were blunt, but I wasn't taking them back.
"Act like the Alpha you need to be right now," I said. "The Alpha who puts his pack first, even when doing that means accepting something he doesn't particularly like."
Jason's expression hardened. I could tell he wanted to argue with me.
But he didn't. I stood from the chair.
"I'll let you think about it."
Jason watched me. I reached for the back of the chair and straightened it before stepping away from the desk.
"I've said what I needed to say," I said.
I turned toward the door. Before I could reach it, Jason's voice stopped me.
"If I think about it and still decide that I don't want your i
