FAYE I remained in the office for what must have been close to two hours. By then, several files lay open across the coffee table in front of me. The tablet Alexander had given me rested on my lap. The more I read, the less this situation made sense. The numbers matched, the dates matched, and the approvals were there. Even the supporting documents appeared complete. I was so absorbed in comparing one document with another that I barely noticed the office door opening. Only when I heard footsteps did I finally look up. It was Cole. He stopped the moment he saw me. "Oh," he said with a friendly smile. "Luna." "Hello, Cole," I replied. "I thought the Alpha was still here," he admitted, glancing around the office. "I saw the lights on." "He went back to our chambers," I explaine

