Author's POV
Following the cockroach incident, Xavier Durant had turned the Stoneheart Industries headquarters into something between Fort Knox and a paranoid sss warehouse.
A company-wide memo had gone out with zero room for misinterpretation: all deliveries were to be rejected at the door.
Anyone who broke protocol faced everything from docked bonuses to immediate termination.
In break rooms and elevator lobbies, staff whispered behind coffee cups and shared wide-eyed glances.Their Alpha was afraid. He was rattled, and it showed.
Xavier 'd drawn first blood in this silent war, and every instinct told him Allison Carter wasn't done.
The cockroach stunt was just her opening move.
Worse, she had moved into Storm Manor, placing them squarely inside the Storm Pack's pow
