تسجيل الدخولAlanThe moment my office door pushed open without a knock, I looked up sharply, already prepared to snap at whoever thought they could walk in on me like that, but the words died before they even formed because Natasha was standing there, and one look at her face told me something was very wrong.She wasn’t just upset.She looked shaken in a way that made every part of me go on alert at once.“Natasha,” I said, rising from my chair so fast it scraped against the floor. “What happened?”She opened her mouth, but for a second, no words came out. Her chest was rising too fast, her fingers were still wrapped tightly around her phone, and I could see it clearly now, she was trying hard not to let the fear take over.I crossed the room in two quick steps and held her by the arms. “Talk to me.”“He called me,” she said, and even though her voice was low, I heard every bit of the fear hiding under it.Something cold settled in my chest.“Who?”Her eyes lifted to mine. “Matt.”My jaw tightene
NatashaI hadn’t gone far from Alan’s office before I stopped in the middle of the hallway, pressing my hand against the wall like I needed something solid to hold on to, because the weight of everything we had just said was still sitting heavily on my chest, and no matter how much I tried to shake it off, it refused to leave me alone.Alan wasn’t going to listen, that much was clear.And Matt… Matt wasn’t the kind of man who let things go.I closed my eyes for a second, letting out a slow breath, trying to calm myself down before I completely lost it, because the last thing I needed was for anyone to see me falling apart when I was supposed to be holding it together.“You’re fine,” I muttered under my breath. “You’re fine.”But even as I said it, I didn’t believe it.I pushed myself off the wall and started walking again, my steps slow at first, then a little faster, like moving would somehow clear my head, but it didn’t, because every thought kept circling back to the same thing.Ma
Chapter 36NatashaI found Alan in his office, standing by the window with his back to me, his shoulders tense in a way that told me he had already made up his mind about something, and that alone made my chest tighten because whenever he got like this, it meant he wasn’t going to listen to anyone, not even me.“Alan,” I called softly, closing the door behind me.He didn’t turn right away, and for a moment, I just stood there watching him, wondering how things had gotten this bad that Matt’s name alone could put this much weight on all of us.“You should be resting,” he finally said, his voice low, controlled, but I could hear the anger sitting beneath it.“I’m not tired,” I replied, taking a few steps closer. “And even if I was, I wouldn’t be able to sleep knowing what’s going on.”That made him turn, his eyes landing on mine, sharp and burning with something I knew too well…rage.“He made his move,” Alan said. “And now he’s going to regret it.”I shook my head slowly, my hands foldi
MattStanding in the middle of that council room felt like being placed right at the center of a storm that I couldn’t step out of, no matter how much I wanted to, and yet I refused to show even the smallest crack in my composure because the moment I did, they would take it as proof that I was already guilty. My shoulders stayed straight, my chin lifted just enough to show defiance, and my hands remained calmly clasped behind me even though the tension in my body was so tight it almost hurt.“I did not betray anyone,” I said, making sure my voice carried clearly across the room, steady and firm, without even the slightest shake. “And I plead not guilty to every accusation placed against me.”The silence that followed wasn’t the kind that gave comfort; it was the kind that judged, heavy and thick, filled with doubt and quiet whispers that didn’t need to be spoken aloud for me to hear them. Their eyes were on me, every single one of them, and not one of those looks held belief. Not one
NatashaWhatever had happened leading to this very moment, I knew that Alan would never let it go. If Matt was behind this, he would die by Alan’s hands and he wouldn’t care if he was his Nephew or not. For several hours, the gun battle raged on and with each minute that passed, I was getting more and more scared because I had no idea what this could mean for not only me but for the entire pack who was made to suffer the consequences of my involvement with Matt.“Are you okay?” Sophia asked.At that moment, I was more than happy she was here. If she wasn’t, I had no idea how I was going to run through everything that had happened. She had been my anchor, my strength especially on issues like this when I thought I was going to lose my mind.“I’m not okay. I hate that I've dragged all of you here, making it seem like you are a part of this. Please forgive me,” I said.She took my hands in her’s, giving it a gentle squeeze as she silently assured me that everything would be fine. I didn’
AlanThe alarm was still blaring when I stepped out of the boardroom, its sharp, unrelenting sound echoing through the halls in a way that made it impossible for anyone to ignore the urgency of the situation, and as I walked forward, taking in the hurried movements of guards and the tension that clung to every corner of the corridor, I could already feel it settling deep within me that whatever had just unfolded outside was no minor disturbance, but something far more deliberate, something that tied directly into everything we had just discussed moments ago.“Alpha!”The call came from ahead of me, and when I turned, I saw one of the guards approaching at a hurried pace, his face drawn tight with the kind of strain that told me he wasn’t just delivering routine information, but something far more serious, and the moment he stopped in front of me, I didn’t bother with pleasantries or patience.“What is it?” I asked, my voice steady but firm enough to make it clear that I expected nothi







