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Cole’s response was immediate and firm. “Brigitta joined the company on her own merit. It has nothing to

do with me.”

Linda’s lips curved into a faint, knowing smile. She found it amusing that Cole would say such a thing.

To her, it was obvious, he was simply being reserved, acting as if he had no involvement while secretly keeping an eye on Brigitta just as she had asked.

“You don’t have to be so modest,” she teased. “I appreciate it, Cole.”

But before she could continue, Cole’s voice turned cool and detached. “I have something to deal with. Let’s

talk another time.”

And with that, he severed the mind–link.

Linda sat still for a moment, staring at the empty space in front of her.

A subtle sense of dissatisfaction settled in her chest. Normally, she was the one controlling the rhythm of a conversation, deciding when it began and when it ended.

But Cole had cut her off as if her words held no weight at all.

She exhaled slowly, her nails tapping lightly against her desk.

There was no rush, if Cole was keeping his distance now, she would simply find another way to close the

gap.

Meanwhile, Cole sat in his office, his fingers loosely gripping his phone.

He hadn’t actually had anything urgent to do, he had simply wanted to end the conversation with Linda.

His thoughts were elsewhere, and as soon as he disconnected, he acted on them.

He dialed a familiar number.

a set of data on her computer when her phone buzzed beside her. She glanced at the

“Cole?”

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her voice, the tension in

hasn’t seen you in a while,” he said, his voice carrying an unmistakable softness. “Do you have

figures and reports blinked back at her.

schedule ahead.

days,” she said honestly.

of anticipation dimming

“Good.”

brief moment where Cole had more to say, but before he could, Nora took his agreement as confirmation and hung up, returning to her work without giving it another thought.

seated, his phone still in his hand. He knew Nora

slight feeling

nearly as much as

his chair, knowing

evening, her focus unshaken until the clock struck past ten. Only then did she

she buried herself in work, the rest

event,

influential figure within the Silvermoon Pack had gathered in

the hall.

families, all of them were present,

deliberately

standing among people who measured

conversations and polite

had sent her

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exception among them. He had never cared about inheriting his family’s

path from the ground up, carving out a name for himself independent of his family’s

banquet hall, his posture

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