188 Chapter 188

188 Chapter 188

Damien’s POV

I took the long route to my office.

Past the conference rooms. Through the executive lounge. Down the hallway that added an extra three minutes to my commute but

kept me far away from Emma’s desk.

Pathetic.

But I couldn’t face her. Not after last night. Not after the things she’d said.

My office door closed behind me with a soft click. Finally. Alone.

I dropped into my chair and stared at the mountain of paperwork waiting for me. Contracts. Budget reports. Territory disputes.

None of it mattered.

I rubbed my temples, a headache already forming behind my eyes.

*She deserved it,* Alex growled in my head. *She insulted our mate.*

A knock on the door made me look up.


“Come in.”

The door opened, and Lucas stuck his head in. “You got a minute?”

Relief flooded through me. “Yeah. Come in.”

He stepped inside, closing the door behind him. His expression was serious. Business mode.

“What’s wrong?” I asked.

“Nothing’s wrong. Actually, we might have caught a break.” He moved to my desk, pulling out his phone. “Got some intel this morning.

About Voss and Valerie.”

went rigid. “What

Recent activity. They’re moving around. Getting visible

feet before I’d

up a map. “We’ve had scouts tracking unusual movement for weeks. Yesterday, one of them spotted what looks like

“Recruitment?

rogues. Some of them are coming from deep in human


fists. Three years. Three fucking years of hunting these bastards, and now they

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the open?

My voice came

phone on my

that would draw

“But our scouts noticed.”

darkened. “She was at a meeting point two nights ago.

a group of strays.”

traitorous bitch who’d helped torture my mate. The rage hit me


claws extended, digging into

word came out as a growl.

“Before you go

care how dangerous they

your pack does.” He leaned forward, his expression intense. “We can’t afford to lose wolves

be smart about

wanted was to rip Valerie’s

To be the Alpha my pack needed instead

do you

out their numbers, their strengths, their weak points.” Lucas pulled up another

phone. “Then we hit them

“How long?”

“Two weeks. Maybe three.”

“Too long.”

“Damien-”

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