“I said… no…” I said, though my voice dropped as I realized Beta had started to walk away. I found it terribly rude and annoying, but I couldn’t be mad at him. I was sure he was just trying to protect himself and his Alpha.
Maybe Julian told him I might say no, but to give me time to think about it.
Sighing, I carried the envelope back into the office.
Blissfully, just after lunchtime, there was a break in the crowd, which gave Noah and me a few minutes to catch our breath and quickly eat our own lunches. We didn’t think we’d have enough time to go to the breakroom though, so he pulled a chair over to my desk and we both used the desk as a table.
As he was making room for himself, he noticed the invitation. Reading it, his eyes went wide.
“Are we going?” he asked.
“I don’t do any of
