ALEXANDER
After leaving Irene's room, I headed straight to my office.
I had barely settled into my chair when Cole walked in. Judging by the expression on his face, whatever he had wanted to talk to me about couldn't wait much longer. He closed the door behind him and approached my desk, looking as though he had been waiting for me for ages.
I leaned back in my chair and regarded him.
“What is it?”
“An update from one of my sources in North Ridge,” he replied. “And I don't think you're going to like it.”
I raised an eyebrow, waiting for him to continue.
“Conrad knows you were in Silver Hollow yesterday. Apparently, the information reached him before he could carry out his next move, so he decided to hold off for a while.” Cole paused briefly, his expression hardening. “But he receiv
