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 kind of

They’re moving around.

feet before I’d

had scouts tracking unusual movement for weeks. Yesterday, one of them spotted what

“Recruitment?

Gathering new rogues. Some of them


years of hunting these bastards, and now they were bold enough to recruit

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the open?

My voice came out

be concerning.” Lucas set his phone on my desk,

draw too much

“But our scouts noticed.”

Valerie’s scent.” Lucas’s expression darkened. “She was

a group of strays.”

That traitorous bitch who’d helped torture my mate. The rage hit me like a physical force. My vision went


claws extended, digging

word came out

fury. “Before you go charging in there, we need a

care how dangerous they

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

need to be smart about

I wanted was to rip Valerie’s throat out with my

breathe. To think. To be the Alpha my pack needed instead

do you suggest?”

their movements. Figure out their numbers, their strengths, their weak

“Then we hit them

“How long?”

“Two weeks. Maybe three.”

“Too long.”

“Damien-”

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