"Alpha, we need to finalize your plus-one and the security escort route for the Metropolitan Charity Gala tonight."The pack's high council meeting had just wrapped up. Rowan, his lieutenant, stepped forward quickly and handed Kallum a tablet.The air in the hallway instantly froze.I stood half a step behind Kallum, clutching a thick stack of organized lab results to my chest.Four years.As the former Alpha's only daughter and his secret fated mate, I had never once stood by his side at a public event. In everyone's eyes, I was just the chief scientist in a lab coat, cleaning up his messes in the dark.Now, Scarlett was officially single.Who was he taking?A pathetic, self-destructive urge rose in my chest. I stepped forward, keeping my voice low. "The gala tonight... do you want me to come with you?"Kallum stopped in his tracks.He turned his head, his cold, piercing wolf eyes looking down at me.No answer.Just absolute, suffocating silence.The guards down the hall looked away,
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