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Graham and Nicole?

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CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SIX

GRAHAM

The paperwork on my desk was getting too much, my head starting to pound from staring at numbers and reports. I rubbed a hand over my face and sighed. It felt like the walls of the office were closing in, like the weight of being Alpha was heavier than usual today.

I was halfway through signing another patrol schedule when there was a soft knock at the door.

My mind jumped straight to Zoey or Ronald. It was usually one of them who bothered me in the middle of the day.

“Come in,” I called without looking up.

The door opened, quiet, too quiet. I lifted my head, ready to complain about being interrupted but it wasn’t Ronald and it wasn’t Zoey.

Nicole stepped inside, closing the door carefully behind her.

My chest tightened. “Nicole,” I said, voice coming out sharper than I intended for it to. “What do you want?”

She stood there for a second, like she was trying to measure my mood. Then she walked closer, folding her hands together. “I just wante
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