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etal facility hummed wit

ard, machine oil, and the

ike my blood

here as the operations m

ed the pack's revenue, all to prove that a she-wolf from a low-ra

did he r

g in the psych ward, he had a te

unexplained absence and demo

my financial independence and fo

uard at the gate, did a d

severe limp from a rogue attack

uine shock and pity. "Are you... are you okay? We all heard...

Ciara," I said, offering him a small, re

know. He... he moved all your stuff to the

I said, my tone leavi

ked straight to the office of th

n't k

the doo

man whose ambition was only mat

aten jelly donut in one hand, his greasy

widened, then quickly narrowed

ts of donut spraying from his mouth. "You're tres

s fat fingers hovering over

relishi

mighty Luna reduced

n't f

sk, sat down, crossed my legs, and pulled the f

it onto

wrongful termination, Mr. Price," I said, my

row furrowing as he read the bold wor

quickly, letting

te me. "Your termination was signed by Alpha Darius himself. You're a liability. Now

ng his posture, but my au

lethal, icy intent

orially. "But I thought I'd talk to you first. As a professional cou

resting on the phon

eer melted right o

pon wasn't my

mory of my p

e the subject of a massive internal

ccounts-like Silver Creek-and pocketing hun

sing the weather. "When a high-ranking pack member files a formal wrongful termination grievance, the very first thing the Elde

as a carefully place

all color, turning a

reasy sweat erupte

ntically, trying to figure out how the "craz

what Alpha Dariu

d out, Walter woul

stripped of his wolf, and banis

beautiful lake, hiding the terrifyin

ffy office stretched,

rantic, terrified thumpi