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

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

to drift off, she felt movement beside her.

firm arm wrapped around her waist.

inhaled sharply, her

rising when Nora woke. The bed beside her was empty. The space where

rubbing her temples.

we

time to dwell on it. She

she grabbed her bag and stepped outside, only to see Arnold and Alex already sitting

He rolled down the window. “Nora!

She hesitated.

his fingers tapping lightly against the steering wheel.

shook her head. “I’ll take

his face as expressionless as ever.

there was an underlying

opened the car door. She slid into the seat beside Alex, who

Arnold started driving.

the

his friends, about a game he wanted to play later. But between Nora and Arnold,

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

ride,” she said curtly before stepping out.

nothing, simply watching as she

At Work:

work, pushing aside the lingering emotions from the

important. The studio’s key project for the year had been finalized. She and Leo sent the proposal to Professor Colton, a renowned figure in their field.

surprise, he responded the same

Leo asked, disbelief in his voice as he scanned the email.

evaluation but noted that

I’ve been out

“I’ll make up for the years I lost. I won’t disappoint

her. “Want to invite him to dinner? Maybe we

made the call.

declined. “I already have plans

of it–until he casually added, “Arnold invited me to

A pause.