Adrian's POV
Despite my outward confidence after Victoria left my office, anxiety gnawed at my chest like a persistent wolf pup.
*She's fine,* Raze insisted. *Our mate is stronger than you give her credit for.*
*I know. But Victoria can be... unpredictable when cornered.*
I'd been sitting in my office for the past twenty minutes, trying to convince myself that Lina could handle this alone. She needed to prove—to herself and to my mother—that she wasn't some helpless girl who needed her Alpha hovering protectively.
But damn it, the wait was killing me.
I grabbed my phone, fingers hovering over Lina's contact. No. She needed space to process. I wouldn't be that possessive mate who—
My phone rang. Chloe.
"Dad!" Her voice was breathless with excitement. "Lina's meetin
