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Never. !

The door clicked shut behind him. I listened to his footsteps move down the hallway, down the stairs, and fade into the floor below. Then I sat very still for a moment. The room felt different when he was gone. Like the air had stopped holding its breath. I reached under my thigh and pulled out my phone. I went back to the documents first, scrolling through the photographs slowly this time without the pressure of a ticking clock. The merger terms, the liability clauses, the Chen Industries letter with its careful, cordial language wrapped around something that was neither careful nor cordial.

How could I not want revenge? Damien. Isabella. I wouldn't let either of them off the hook.

I asked “ Of course not alpha” he nods

“No, you don’t. This is – different.” “Different how?”

Not even close. ***********

“So I fell short on the funds? Do you need to go out of your way to point that out? After all the years I’ve cared for you, must you get upset over a bit of money? “You’re nothing like your sister. You are a thankless brat.” Sitting next to me, Tania glanced at my phone before looking up and uttering, “Oh, it is just four hundred dollars, Susan.” Susan let out a strained chuckle in embarrassment. “My eyesight isn’t what it used to be. I must have missed a zero.” She glared at me. “Why didn’t you say something sooner?” Susan reluctantly transferred me the rest of the funds, her voice stiff when she said, “There you go. You have the money. Now, get us a decent spread. Don’t keep everybody wait

We did not fracture under pressure anymore. We reinforced.

Not a greeting. A promise.