After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

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Their

met across the room.

A slow tension filled the space between them.

Neither of them spoke.

Arnold’s gaze dropped briefly to the towel wrapped around her body before rising to meet her eyes again.

Nora’s fingers tightened around the wardrobe handle.

The air felt heavier now, thick with something unspoken.

Neither of them moved.

Neither of them looked

away.

It was the first time in a long time they had truly **seen each other.

And neither of them knew what to do with it.

Nora stood motionless, gripping the edge of her towel as the warmth from her shower still clung to her skin. She had not intended to create this situation. The towel barely covered her thighs, and a single movement could make it slip. She pulled it tighter around herself, suddenly self–conscious under Arnold’s gaze.

“I just forgot to grab my pants,” she said, her voice steady but rushed.

She wasn’t trying to seduce him. She just wanted to avoid any misunderstandings.

Arnold’s sharp gaze flickered over her for the briefest moment before he looked away, unreadable. A quiet nod was his only response.

his expression

Something unspoken stretched between them.

Nora turned quickly and walked back into the bathroom, her heart pounding unexpectedly. She shouldn’t feel this nervous. They had shared the same space for years, yet now, after so much time apart, she felt the weight of his presence in ways she hadn’t before.

When she returned, dressed in her nightgown, Arnold was still in the room. He was leaning against the window, his phone in hand, looking like he had just finished a call.

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of them

herself. The familiar comfort of the mattress did little to soothe her. Sleep came slowly, her thoughts tangled

began to drift off, she felt

arm wrapped around her

sharply, her body

bed beside her was empty. The space where Arnold had lain was cool, as

rubbing her

are we

time to dwell on it. She

to see Arnold and Alex

He

She hesitated.

fingers tapping lightly against

“I’ll take a cab.”

at her, his face as expressionless as ever. “Get in.”

calm, but there was an underlying authority that made refusal feel pointless.

small sigh and opened the car door. She slid into the seat beside

Arnold started driving.

the car.

about school, about his friends, about a game he wanted to play later.

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office, Arnold’s luxury car immediately attracted attention. Nora felt the

for the ride,” she said curtly before stepping

nothing, simply watching as she

At Work:

immersed herself in work, pushing aside

finalized. She and Leo sent the proposal to

surprise, he responded the same

it already?” Leo asked, disbelief in his

evaluation but noted

out of

response. “I’ll make up for the years I

to dinner? Maybe we can discuss some details in person.”

made the call.

“I already have

casually added, “Arnold invited

A pause.