Author's POV Xavier Durant leaned against the polished mahogany conference table, satisfaction radiating from his sharp features as he concluded his meeting with Jinn Reynolds, CEO of Horizon Technologies. The Stoneheart Pack Alpha had been chasing this partnership for months, and today's negotiation had gone better than expected. "I think we're nearly there,"Jinn said, adjusting his Italian silk tie with the kind of practiced ease only men with private jets could pull off. "Just need to iron out the final details next week, and we've got ourselves a deal." Xavier's wolf, Ares, growled with pleasure beneath his skin. This merger would lock Stoneheart Industries into the tech sector. "I'll have my team draw up the preliminaries," Xavier replied, voice smooth as aged b

